Research Request: Psychological Impact of Missing Persons on Families

[Randy McCall]

I am forwarding the following to give our members to inform them of this research, and to give them an opportunity to contact the researcher if they wish:

> Subject: Let's Bring Them Home

>

> My name is James Lampinen, an associate professor of psychology at

> the University of Arkansas. My research addresses questions at the

> intersection of psychology and the legal system. Much of my recent

> research has focused on the problem of missing persons. 

>

> We are currently working with Let's Bring Them Home on a project

> examining the psychological impact of missing persons on families.

> We hope that this study can help us develop better ways of helping

> families to cope with the trauma of having a family member go

> missing.

>

> We are seeking your help in recruiting families to participate in the

> study. 

>

> The survey is approximately six pages long and can be completed in

> about 30-45 minutes. The survey has been fully approved by the

> human subjects review committee of the University of Arkansas. 

> Participants' responses will be treated in the strictest

> confidence. Only the  researchers will have access to the

> individual responses of participants.  In order to examine the long

> terms effects of having a family member go missing, participants

> will be invited to complete follow up surveys.

>

> If you know of family members who are interested in participating

> in the survey, please have them contact the researchers at

> lamp...@uark.edu.  

>

> After contacting us, participants will be provided with a web address

> where they can complete the survey at their convenience.

>

> Information about Dr Lampinen: Dr. Lampinen is an associate

> professor of psychology at the University of Arkansas.  Dr.

> Lampinen received his bachelors degree in psychology in 1991 from

> Elmhurst College and a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology in 1996 from

> Northwestern University.  He spent two years as a post-doctoral

> fellow at the State University of New York at Binghamton before

> joining the faculty at the University of Arkansas.  Dr. Lampinen

> has authored over 40 articles/book chapters. He is currently under

> contract with psychology press for a book entitled The Psychology

> of Eyewitness Identification and another book entitled Protecting

> Children from Violence.

Lets Bring Them Home web site: http://www.lbth.org/

Randy McCall

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