Fwd: Call for LGBT participants for online survey (chance to win 1 out of 30 $50 gift cards)

[Elizabeth Casswell]

Thought some of you might be interested in participating in this study.

Begin forwarded message:

From: Kylie Barefoot <kbar...@georgiasouthern.edu>

Date: December 7, 2012 9:56:47 AM CST

To: Barefoot Kylie <kbar...@georgiasouthern.edu>

Bcc: cassw...@gmail.com

Subject: Call for LGBT participants for online survey (chance to win 1 out of 30 $50 gift cards)

Hello,

I am part of a research team at Georgia Southern University conducting a research project designed to help describe the unique health needs of LGBT people living in urban and rural areas. As part of this project, we are collecting data from individuals who identity as sexual and/or gender minorities.

You have been contacted because of your association with an LGBT related interest group or organization in hopes that you may be willing to complete an anonymous online questionnaire and/or pass on this information to others who may be eligible to participate in order to promote a greater understanding and awareness of the unique experiences and needs of the LGBT community.

By participating in this online research study that aims to examine the relationship between geographic location, experiences with healthcare providers, and physical and psychological well-being in individuals who identify as a sexual or gender minority (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, queer, etc.), you could be 1 of 30 people to win a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com while also providing valuable information that will be used to advocate for and design culturally sensitive preventive programs and interventions specifically designed for the needs of the LGBT community.

Study participation is expected to take between 30-45 minutes using our online survey provided at the end of this email. Your responses will be entirely anonymous and you have the option to exit the survey at any time.

In order to participate, you must:

1) Identify as a sexual or gender minority (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, queer, etc.)
2) Be over the age of 18

Thirty $50 gift certificates to Amazon.com will be randomly awarded to participants at the end of data collection. Your chances of winning depend upon the number of people who entered into the drawing following participation. You have the option of completing the survey, but not participating in the drawing if you do not wish to. This project has been approved by the Georgia Southern University Institutional Review Board (H13171).

Please visit the following web address to complete the survey and to access an informed consent further explaining the project and your rights as a research participant:


https://www.research.net/s/rural13171a


Finally, if you do not identify as a sexual or gender minority and/or are interested in helping with this project, please consider forwarding this message on to other individuals that may be interested in participating. Thank you in advance for your assistance with this project.

Please feel free to contact the primary investigator at kbar...@georgiasouthern.edu or any other member of the research team if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.


Thanks and best regards,

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K. Nikki Barefoot, M.S.

Research Assistant, Rural Health Research Institute

Clinical Psychology Psy. D. Student

Department of Psychology

Georgia Southern University

http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/rhri/