[nabs-l] Participation in a Study

[Susana Verdinelli]

Dear List Members,
Greetings! My name is Susana Verdinelli and I am a faculty member at Walden University. I really appreciate that you consider participating in a project that I am conducting. I hope you don't find my message intrusive.
The project explores the factors that contribute to the engaging and perseverance in graduate studies among persons with disabilities enrolled in online programs. I want to invite you to participate in this project. I believe that understanding the factors that contribute to academic persistence in online environments may help recognize students with disabilities' needs and inform educational institutions how to better address them. The title of the project is: Persistence Factors in Pursuing a Higher Degree among Graduate Students with Disabilities. The study received IRB approval from Walden University.
You can participate in this study if you meet the following three conditions: (1) You are a graduate student, (2) You are a person with disabilities (e.g. (a) physical or sensory conditions, (b) health impairment or problem, (c) learning disability, or (d) attention deficit disorder, (3) You successfully completed at least one quarter in your online program. You have to be enrolled in an online program, although not necessarily in a full online school as the one I work for. You will be completing a demographic form and participating in a phone interview that will be audio recorded. The phone interview is expected to last 45-70 minutes. A brief follow up interaction with the researcher will take place to clarify aspects of the interview.
A 50 (fifty) dollar compensation will be given to each participant.
If you have questions about me or about this project or you just want to know something else before committing to it, please contact me at:
Email: susana.verdinelli at waldenu.edu<mailto:susana.verdinelli at waldenu.edu>
Phone: (469) 277-2320
Thank you very much for reading this message and consider participating.
Kindly,
Susana



Susana Verdinelli, Psy.D.

Core Full Time Faculty

Counseling Psychology -School of Psychology

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Walden University

100 Washington Avenue South

Suite 900

Minneapolis, MN 55401

susana.verdinelli at waldenu.edu<mailto:susana.verdinelli at waldenu.edu>