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Hello Colleagues,
My name is Ronda Reyna, and I am a doctoral candidate in the School Psychology program at the University of Houston, College of Education. I am conducting a study towards completion of my dissertation and doctoral degree, and I ask that you consider participating in this study. You are eligible to participate if you are a student in School Psychology, a Specialist in School Psychology, a School Psychologist, a trainer or researcher in School Psychology, or a Licensed Psychologist.
I am assessing the relationship between social desirability and self-appraised cultural competency with regard to School Psychology practice. The survey consists of a brief demographic questionnaire, followed by two cultural competency measures, and a social desirability measure. You are asked to answer all questions to the best of your ability, and you may discontinue at any time should you no longer wish to participate.
The survey should take about 20-25 minutes to complete, and you will not be asked for any identifying information, apart from sociocultural demographics and experience in School Psychology practice.
All information is confidential and no identifying information will be attached to your survey responses. If you click on the link below, you will first be provided with information to help you decide whether to participate in the study, and you may then continue on to the survey after reading this information and checking the appropriate box. Please click on the link to proceed with the survey. You may need to copy the link into your browser, if you are not led directly to the survey.
This project has been reviewed by the University of Houston Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (713) 743-9204. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at rsreyna@uh.edu or by phone at (832) 758-9632. My dissertation chair, Milena Keller-Margulis, Ph.D., will also be available and can be reached at mkmargulis@central.uh.edu.
Please follow the link below to participate in the survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RWGX5S5
Sincerely,
Ronda S. Reyna, M.A.
Doctoral Candidate
School Psychology
College of Education
University of Houston
rsreyna@uh.edu
Dear School Psychologist,
We would appreciate your participation in a study entitled Identification of Specific Learning Disability Subtypes: Consideration of Comorbidity across Cognitive, Academic, Socio-emotional, and Executive Variables. The research is being conducted by Amanda M. Garrett, Psy. D. Candidate, as a partial requirement for the Doctor of Psychology degree, and the principal investigator and supervisor of the research project is Lisa A. Hain, Psy.D.
The purpose of this project is to examine cognitive, socio-emotional, and executive function capacities in children with specific learning disabilities (SLD). The archival data sought includes scores from either the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children – Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) or the Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Ability (WJ-III Cognitive), any individually-administered standardized achievement test, the Behavior Assessment System for Children – Second Edition, Parent Rating Scales (BASC-2 PR), and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Parent Rating Scales (BRIEF PR).
We are asking you to provide standard scores/scaled scores of the intelligence and achievement tests, as well as the T-scores from the BASC-2 and BRIEF parent forms. As this is an archival record review, there will be no contact between myself or Dr. Hain and the child, family, or team members. In fact, we ask you to only report the intelligence test, achievement test, BASC-2, and BRIEF scores, age, grade, gender, and disability label, without including the child's name or any identifying information. There is no harm to the students or any involvement of the students needed, and all data will be presented in summative form, with no individual data identified. Although there will be no benefit to the individual child, we will be willing to provide participants with a summary of the results after the study is completed.
We thank you in advance for your attention and possible participation. If you are interested in assisting us in our research, please contact us:
Amanda M. Garrett, Ed.S., NCSP
AmandaGar@pcom.edu
215-944-1814
Lisa A. Hain, Psy.D.
LisaHai@pcom.edu
215-871-6618
Dear School Psychologist,
My name is Aisha Pavelski and a student in the School Psychology Doctoral program at The Pennsylvania State University. As a school psychologist in the state of Pennsylvania I was wondering if I could use your valuable input for my master's thesis. Completion of this survey will only take about 15 minutes.
The purpose of this study is to explore the decision-making process school psychologists apply when determining whether or not a hypothetical student qualifies for special education. You will be asked to review a psychoeducational report about a student. You will also answer questions on a survey related to the information provided in the report. Subsequently, you will be asked to complete general demographic questionnaire (race/ethnicity, gender, age, etc.) about yourself, but will in no way identify you and your name will not be linked to your responses.
Following completion of the survey you will have the opportunity to click on a separate weblink to enter a drawing for a $30 VISA giftcard. The weblink will direct you to another screen where you will provide some identifying information. However, identifying information for the giftcard drawing cannot be linked to responses on the survey. Entrance in the drawing is completely optional.
I hope you will be able to find the time to assist me. It is much appreciated if you can. If you are unable to, I understand. Please contact me at (608) 484-0994 or aip112@psu.edu with questions, complaints, or concerns about this research. My research advisor is Dr. Beverly Vandiver. If you have additional questions about the research please contact her at bjv3@psu.edu.
If you have elected to participate, please click on the link below.
https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1I97jWmgR4CqeyM
Thank you for your consideration!
Aisha Pavelski
Doctoral Student in School Psychology
The Pennsylvania State University
My name is Brooke Chapla, and I am a doctoral student in the school psychology program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In an effort to gain more information about the current assessment practices of school psychologists evaluating linguistically diverse students I am conducting a research study and would like to invite you to participate.
If you decide to participate, you will be asked to complete an anonymous, online survey about your assessment practices with linguistically diverse students. In particular, you will be asked about demographic information, training experiences, assessment practices and tools used, self-reported competencies in language fluency, knowledge about discrimination between second language acquisition difficulties and learning difficulties, and knowledge about and practice in the use of interpreters. This survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
Although you may not benefit directly from participation in this study, we hope that your contribution will further the knowledge base by identifying the current assessment practices of school psychologists evaluating linguistically diverse students.
Participation is anonymous, which means that no one will know what your answers are. Taking part in the study is your decision. You do not have to be in this study if you do not want to. You may also quit being in the study at any time or decide not to answer any question you are not comfortable answering.
We will be happy to answer any questions you have about the study. You may contact me at 574-229-7468 or bchapla@huskers.unl.edu or my faculty advisor, Dr. Beth Doll, at 402-472-2238 or bdoll2@unl.edu if you have study related questions or problems. If you have any questions about your rights as a research participant, you may contact the University of Nebraska Lincoln Institutional Review Board, telephone 402-472-6965.
Thank you for your consideration. If you would like to participate, please click on the following link. You will be provided with information about your consent to participate, followed by the survey.
https://unleducation.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_d0hGF106otHIxQV
With Kind Regards,
Brooke A. Chapla, MS
Doctoral Student--School Psychology Program
University of Nebraska Lincoln
214 Teachers College
Lincoln, NE 68508
(574) 229-7468
bchapla@huskers.unl.edu
Dear Bilingual School Psychologist,
You are being invited to participate in a survey study for bilingual school psychologists, or school psychologists who use English and a second language to provide services to students and families who communicate in languages other than English or who have limited proficiency in English. In order to participate in this study you must work as a bilingual school psychologist either full or part-time in a school based setting, including as a consultant or on a per diem basis.
Please visit the link below to provide your consent to participate in the study and to complete the survey. If you have any colleagues who are bilingual school psychologists, we ask that you forward this letter to them and encourage them to visit this link to respond to the questionnaire. The survey will take 15 – 20 minutes to complete.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bilingualschoolpsychologysurvey
Sincerely,
Emilia C. Lopez, Ph.D.
Patricio Romero, Psy.D.
Sarah Birch, MS.ED
Principal Investigators
Queens College, City University of New York
Dear School Psychologist,
Greetings and salutations! I am a graduate student in the school psychology program at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. As part of the requirements associated with my program, I am conducting a research study under the supervision of Dr. Todd A. Savage and Dr. Scott Woitaszewski. The purpose of this study is to better understand how school psychologists train and educate themselves to work with individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) and related issues. I am very interested in your thoughts and opinions and hope you will be willing to participate in this study.
I respectfully request that you complete the following questionnaire that contains questions related to LGBTQ issues and demographic information. The questionnaire is taken online and will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Your participation in this survey is voluntary. By responding to these questionnaires and submitting them online, you are giving your consent to be involved in this research and to use your data.
The risks in this study are minimal. Due to the controversy concerning individuals who identify as LGBTQ and LGBTQ related issues, you may experience some emotional discomfort while answering questions. If for any reason you should feel uncomfortable, remember that you may discontinue the survey at any time. However, a possible benefit to you is you may gain personal insight of your own professional development concerning LGBTQ students. I also believe further information and research concerning LGBTQ can benefit the entire field of school psychology by providing common self education techniques to other school psychologists and by raising awareness for the LGBTQ community.
This is a formal research project. The responses you provide are anonymous and they will be treated in accordance with the ethical guidelines for conducting research as outlined by the National Association of School Psychologists. No one besides me and the advising professors of this study will have access to the completed questionnaires. I will not be able to identify individuals who choose to participate in this study nor will I be able to determine how any one person responded. Therefore, your candor in responding to the questions and prompts contained in the questionnaire is greatly appreciated.
This research project has been approved by the UW-River Falls Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects, protocol # H2012-W080. If you have any concerns about your treatment as a participant in this study, please call or write:
Molly Van Wagner, Interim Director, Grants and Research, UW-River Falls, 104 North Hall, River Falls, WI 54022. Telephone: (715) 425-3195
I realize your time is limited and valuable. I greatly appreciate your effort, opinions, and experiences in regards to this study. Thank you, in advance, for participating in this study! Should you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to contact myself or one of my advisors through the means below. You may also contact the investigator for a copy of the results of this study.
You can access the survey through the following link:
http://uwrf.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3KUccwOTCy1x0Og
Sincerely,
Carson McEvoy
Graduate Student, School Psychology
University of Wisconsin, River Falls
carson.mcevoy@my.uwrf.edu
Todd A. Savage, Ph.D., NCSP
Assistant Professor, School Psychology
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
todd.savage@uwrf.edu
Scott Woitaszewski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School Psychology
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
scott.woitaszewski@uwrf.edu
Help needed completing a dissertation research project investigating the "match" or "fit" between the information African-American parents are receiving from parenting education programs and the extent to which that information meets their needs.
Eligible participants are mothers who:
Interested mothers who meet the eligibility criteria would be asked to complete a 30-minute face-to-face survey, followed by a 10-minute brief interview. All families will receive $20 and a parenting tip sheet as compensation for sharing their time and opinion upon completion.
Please contact Ernesto Barnabas at erb205@lehigh.edu or 215-385-4138.
You are being asked to participate in a research study about collaboration efforts between school psychologists and school counselors in the state of Pennsylvania. You were selected as a potential participant because of your membership in ASPP as a practicing school psychologist in the state of Pennsylvania.
This survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
By continuing, you are providing your informed consent to participate in the study.
Thank you for providing your unique perspective on this important issue!
The survey can be completed at:
https://iup.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8vKC06TVpbwqyIQ
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
Dr. Mark McGowan
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational and School Psychology
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
mmcgowan@iup.edu
Dear School Psychologist,
My name is Lisa Phifer and I am a doctoral candidate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I am requesting your participation in my dissertation study entitled “The Influence of Supervision on School Psychologists’ Sense of Self-Efficacy.” The purpose of the study is to examine the current supervision practices of school psychologists and its influence on practitioner self-efficacy. Participants will be asked to complete a brief demographic questionnaire about work related variables and access to supervision as well as a self-efficacy scale for school psychologists. The survey should take approximately 15-20 minutes. All information collected in this study will be anonymous. At the end of the survey, all participants will have the opportunity to enter a raffle to win a $50 gift card to Amazon.
This project has been approved by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (Phone: 724.357.7730). The results of this study will be made available to participants upon request.
You can access the survey through the following link:
https://iup.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0j0q75xsTMZx9Gc
Thank you for your consideration,
Lisa Weed Phifer, M.Ed., NCSP
Doctoral Candidate
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
lqdp@iup.edu
Your participation is sought for a study entitled, Professional Roles and Practices of Urban School Psychologists which can be found at the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/urbanpsych
The purpose of this study is to ascertain a better understanding of the roles and daily responsibilities of school psychology practitioners who serve urban schools. Historically, urban schooling has been characterized by ethnically diverse populations, high population density, and economic disadvantages. These issues impact the schooling process and child development, creating potentially complex conditions under which educators, including school psychologists, who serve urban schools practice. Yet, studies on the experiences of school psychology practitioners who serve urban schools have been limited. As such this study seeks to understand: (a) Urban school psychologists’ roles and daily employment experiences and (b) Urban school psychologists’ views regarding graduate preparation, professional organizations, and issues associated with urban school psychological practice.
You qualify to participate in this survey if you are a school psychologist who services schools in or near the city of Philadelphia. This survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. While there is no compensation for this study, you may contact the primary investigator and receive a copy of the results. If you have any questions concerning any part of the survey you can contact the principal investigator at (412) 396-4477 or gravess@duq.edu . Thank you for your participation.
Sincerely,
Scott L. Graves Jr., Ph.D., Primary Investigator
Duquesne University
Sherrie Proctor, Ph.D., Secondary Investigator
Queens College, City University of New York
The purpose of the current qualitative study is to understand on a national level the ethical challenges school psychologists face today. The purpose of this study is twofold. First, we seek to understand these issues in order to better prepare preservice school psychology students for situations they might encounter while in the field. Second, we want to report on the efficacy and relevance of the recently published policy document by the National Association of School Psychologists, Principles for Professional Ethics 2010.
For this study, all state school psychology associations will be contacted and invited to allow their membership to participate in the study. Contacts for each state association were obtained by a web search of each state association’s website. An email was initially sent (October 2, 2011) inviting the contacts to forward the invitation and link to their membership.
The study consists of an online questionnaire where participants will be asked to describe ethical dilemmas, ethical transgressions or legal quandaries they have observed in their practice as school psychologists. We ask seven demographic questions and five open-ended questions (Please see below for the actual questions that appear in the online questionnaire). We anticipate that the survey will take 5-10 or more minutes to complete (depending on the level of detail participants choose to provide on the open-ended items). On the last item, participants are asked to enter their email address if they wish to be entered in a drawing to win one of two $50 gift certificates to Amazon.com. You can access the survey through the following link:
https://iucsr.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3jBTQHvBphs8tGk
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the primary investigator, Dr. Rebecca S. Martinez by phone (812.856.8324) or email rsm@indiana.edu
Thank you for your time and consideration of this research request.