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Recruiting Study Participants from Under-Served Groups by Nicole MartinRogers

I am Nicole MartinRogers, Ph.D., a senior research manager at Wilder Research. Our mission is to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities through research and evaluation. Most of the time when we are asked to conduct an evaluation study, the participants can be found through the program being evaluated (obviously!) But in some …

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DOVP Week: Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski on Universal Design

My name is Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski, Research Associate at the Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston. Most of my research and evaluation work has focused on improving employment and postsecondary education outcomes for people with disabilities. I am co-chair of AEA’s Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Populations (DOVP) TIG and co-author of the Universal …

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Judy Savageau on The IRB Process in Human Subject Research

Hello! I’m Judy Savageau, faculty, researcher, and IRB representative for the University of Massachusetts Center for Health Policy and Research. I want to bring attention to the need for us to be mindful that our stakeholder groups are often ‘subjects’ in our evaluation research. Why are there ethical concerns? Like research, evaluation involves human subjects. …

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Elizabeth Autio on Recruiting Teachers for Your Education Study

My name is Elizabeth Autio and I am an associate at Education Northwest, a non-profit organization serving educators through research, evaluation, and technical assistance. This is a companion piece to my earlier post on Recruiting Participants for Your Study: Practical Strategies and Advice that more specifically details tips on recruiting teachers into your study.  I …

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Linda Cabral, Laura Sefton, and Kathy Muhr on Recruiting People with Mental Health Conditions for Data Collection

Hello! We are Linda Cabral, Laura Sefton and Kathy Muhr from the Center for Health Policy and Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. We recently completed an evaluation project that involved recruiting people with mental health conditions to participate in individual interviews, focus groups, and surveys regarding their experiences with a mental health …

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Elizabeth Autio on Recruiting Participants for Your Study: Practical Strategies and Advice

My name is Elizabeth Autio and I am an associate at Education Northwest, a non-profit organization serving educators through research, evaluation, and technical assistance. Lesson Learned for Recruiting Study Participants: Recruiting study participants is challenging. Success has ramifications for continued funding, buy-in and attrition. Based on my experience recruiting for a federally-funded randomized controlled trial, …

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