We invite you to participate in a research study.  The purpose of the study is to understand the role of the advising relationship and research training environment on counseling psychology doctoral students’ research and scholarship.

 

We are inviting you to be in this study because you are currently enrolled in an APA-accredited Counseling Psychology doctoral program. Approximately 500 people will take part in this study at the University of Iowa.

 

If you agree to participate, we would like you to answer several questions about your advisory relationship, research training environment, and your research activities. Your participation in this study should take approximately 10 minutes. You are free to not answer any question you do not feel comfortable answering.

 

We will keep the information you provide confidential, however federal regulatory agencies and the University of Iowa Institutional Review Board (a committee that reviews and approves research studies) may inspect and copy records pertaining to this research. Your survey responses will be de-identified prior after they are downloaded from the survey site and any identifying information (i.e. email address for optional drawing for Amazon gift cards) will be stored separately from the rest of the data.  All records will be maintained on a secure computer system.  If we write a report about this study we will do so in such a way that you cannot be identified.

 

There are no known risks from being in this study, and you will not benefit personally.  However we hope that others may benefit in the future from what we learn as a result of this study.

 

You will not have any costs for being in this research study.

 

You will not be paid for being in this research study. However, you will have the opportunity to provide your email address if you would like to be entered into a drawing to win one of four $25 Amazon gift cards. You may also chose to participate in the study and not provide your email address. Electronic gift cards will be emailed to the winners of this drawing. Following the drawing for gift cards, all email addresses will be permanently deleted.

 

Taking part in this research study is completely voluntary. If you decide not to be in this study, or if you stop participating at any time, you won’t be penalized or lose any benefits for which you otherwise qualify. 

 

If you have any questions about the research study itself, please contact Martin Kivlighan at N334 Lindquist Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52240 or (319) 335-5333. If you experience a research-related injury, please contact: Martin Kivlighan at (319) 335-5333. If you have questions about the rights of research subjects, please contact the Human Subjects Office, 105 Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, 600 Newton Rd, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA  52242-1098, (319) 335-6564, or e-mail irb@uiowa.edu. To offer input about your experiences as a research subject or to speak to someone other than the research staff, call the Human Subjects Office at the number above.

 

Clicking the >> button below and completing the following survey will indicate your willingness to participate in the study. Upon completing this survey, no member of the research team will contact you for any reason.

 

If you do not wish to be in the study, please close your web browser window now or at any time before submitting the survey.

 

Thank you very much for your consideration of this study.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Martin Kivlighan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Psychological and Quantitative Foundations

University of Iowa

N334 Lindquist Center

Iowa City, IA 52240