Research is very important in many fields, but particularly in the medical and mental health fields. Research allows professionals to better know the populations they choose to work with, and after all, (I think) we all want to work with professionals who are competent and knowledgeable.
If you have some free time and are interested in helping educate the professionals who work with you, please see the links below. I will include any
information I have about the requirements to participate in the projects. Please be aware that each project will have different risks, and some may have
incentives (rewards) for participating. Each project will describe these individually. If you have questions about any of these projects, please contact
the researcher(s) directly. There is no expectation that you complete any survey listed here--it is completely voluntary. All of the surveys listed here have been approved by their respective IRB boards, to the best of my knowledge.
information I have about the requirements to participate in the projects. Please be aware that each project will have different risks, and some may have
incentives (rewards) for participating. Each project will describe these individually. If you have questions about any of these projects, please contact
the researcher(s) directly. There is no expectation that you complete any survey listed here--it is completely voluntary. All of the surveys listed here have been approved by their respective IRB boards, to the best of my knowledge.
- This project is studying how mothers impact their adolescent son's (13-19) development of masculinity (biological, adopted, step, half, foster). This anonymous study is directly addressing the challenges we see in society with boys and working to address them. Anyone who completes the survey will be entered in a drawing for one of several $30 Target gift cards. The study is small because believe it or not, we know lots about what dads do to impact sons but the scholarly literature is missing information about how moms impact sons. Feel free to pass this information along to any moms of adolescent sons you know. https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=182005