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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Students helping students? You are invited to take a survey for a Psychology grad student, see below…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mercedes Anderson [mailto:mcande13@asu.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 25, 2017 8:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Solano, Nicolette<br><b>Subject:</b> Thesis Research Participation Request<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'>Greetings </span>Nicolette Solano<br><br>My name is Mercedes Anderson and I am a doctoral student at Arizona State University in the Counseling Psychology department. I am working on a research project with my advisor Dr. Bianca Bernstein focusing on social support and well-being for graduate students in STEM related programs (STUDY00005203). I am currently searching for participants to take a brief, 10-15-minute survey. I would like your assistance in forwarding the following call for participants to the list serve for masters and doctoral students in your program. If there is another person in your department who handles research request, please feel free to send their contact information.<br> <br><strong><span style='color:#222222'>If you choose to forward this information to your students, the student invitation to participate is provided below.</span></strong><br> <br>If you have any questions concerning the research study, please email me at <a href="mailto:mcande13@asu.edu">mcande13@asu.edu</a> or Bianca Bernstein at <a href="https://proxy.qualtrics.com/proxy/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbbernstein%40asu.edu&token=gPyXaAC6jgKDD6jrdFCTz3O8PcH%2F96MNmJUwEuO9S6g%3D">bbernstein@asu.edu</a><br> <br>Thank you very much!<br> <br>Sincerely,<br><br>Mercedes Anderson<br>Doctoral Student<br>Department of Counseling Psychology<br>Arizona State University<br> <br>_______________________________________________________<br><br clear=all><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Prospective Study Participant: </span><br> <br>My name is Mercedes Anderson and I am a graduate student in Counseling Psychology working under the direction of Dr. Bianca Bernstein at Arizona State University. I am currently conducting a study for my thesis that examines the relationship between support from friends and family and psychological well-being.<br> <br>In order to participate you must:<br><strong>1)</strong> <strong>Be a</strong> <strong>current graduate student in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics related program (Masters or Doctoral level)</strong><br><strong>2) Have completed at least 9 credit hours of graduate coursework</strong><br><strong>3) Be 18 years or older</strong>.<br> <br>The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. You will be asked to complete an online survey that includes questions about demographics, support you receive from friends and family, stress levels, and your general well-being. Your participation is entirely voluntary and all of your responses will be kept confidential. No personally identifiable information will be used in any reports of these data.<br> <br>As an incentive for your participation, you will be given the option to enter a raffle to win one of ten <strong><u>$20 Amazon gift cards</u></strong>. Participating in the raffle is optional and the e-mail you provide to be contacted with the drawing results will be kept confidential and erased after the drawing.<br> <br>If you are interested in participating in this study, please click on the following link, which will direct you to the project information page and the survey: <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'><a href="https://asu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_eLfUcqqQMW4l50p&RID=MLRP_6Vh7NuqbwpdvJaJ&Q_CHL=email">Take the survey</a></span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'>Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser: <a href="https://asu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_eLfUcqqQMW4l50p&RID=MLRP_6Vh7NuqbwpdvJaJ&Q_CHL=email">https://asu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_eLfUcqqQMW4l50p&RID=MLRP_6Vh7NuqbwpdvJaJ&Q_CHL=email</a></span><br><br>If you know other STEM graduate students who may be interested in contributing to this study, please feel free to forward them the link. Your participation would be greatly appreciated.<br> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'>Sincerely,</span><br><br>Mercedes Anderson<br>Doctoral Student<br>Department of Counseling Psychology<br>Arizona State University<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Follow the link to opt out of future emails:<br><a href="https://asu.co1.qualtrics.com/CP/Register.php?OptOut=true&RID=MLRP_6Vh7NuqbwpdvJaJ&LID=UR_cU8FayMgYm7E1NP&BT=YXN1%250D%250A&_=1">Click here to unsubscribe</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://asu.co1.qualtrics.com/WRQualtricsContacts/Watermark.php?UID=UR_cU8FayMgYm7E1NP&EMD=EMD_b788Y1Z4vNUHJcx&CGC=MLRP_6Vh7NuqbwpdvJaJ"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>