Take Part in Research

This page provides details of opportunities to participate in research.  There is an associated e-mail list (participants; non-Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full-email address).  Please feel free to add your name to the 'participants' list if you would like to be informed about opportunities to participate.  Please contact Sarah Manning-Press, Research Governance and Planning Manager if you are not a member of staff or a student at the University of Essex and wish to be added to the e-mail list.  Please also contact Sarah if you are seeking participants and would like to add your research to this page.

'Exploring the Role of Language Switching in Therapy for Bi-Lingual and/or Multi-Lingual Clinical Psychologists Sharing the Same Native Language as their Minority Clients'

Principal Investigator: Ms Zahera Kapasi, Trainee Clinical Psychologist
Institution: University of Leicester
E-mail: zdk1 (add @le.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address)
Ethical Approval: Granted by University of Leicester Ethics Committee
Type of research: Online survey followed by one-to-one interviews
Data collection period: Until July 2012

Additional information: This study aims to identify the prevalence of language switching amongst bi-lingual/multi-lingual clinical psychologists.  If you'd like to take part in the short multiple choice survey please click on http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G88LYDP.  The second part of the study focuses on one-to-one interviews to explore your views and experiences of language switching.

'The Teaching of Philosophy of Science on Clinical Psychology Doctorates'

Principal Investigator: Mr Axel Lofgren, Trainee Clinical Psychologist
Institution: Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, University of Nottingham
E-mail: lwxal3 (add @nottingham.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address)
Ethical Approval: Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, University of Nottingham
Type of research: Online survey
Data collection period: Until November 2012

Additional information: This study involves completing an anonymous survey examining attitudes towards the teaching of philosophy of science on Clinical Psychology doctorates.  It should take no longer than 10 - 15 minutes to complete.  To participate please click on http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/797570/Teaching-of-Philosophy-of-Science.

'Global Living Standards'

Principal Investigator: Dr Miles Thompson, Clinical Psychologist, Masters/PhD student
Institution: Institute of Management Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
E-mail: miles.thompson (add @gold.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address)
Ethical Approval: Psychology Department, Goldsmiths, University of London
Type of research: Online survey
Data collection period: Until the end of May 2012

Additional information: This study aims to explore people's views about those around the world who lack basic resources, opportunities and rights.  If you want to take part in the study or just find out more about it please click this link https://survey.gold.ac.uk/f3av.

'LGBT Adults' Recollections of Homophobic Bullying in their Childhood - their story of survival'

Principal Investigator: Sarah Wraighte, Trainee Clinical Psychologist
Institution: School of Health & Human Sciences, University of Essex
E-mail: snwrai (add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address)
Ethical Approval: Granted by Ethics Officer, School of Health & Human Sciences
Type of research: One-to-one interviews
Data collection period: March - September 2012

Additional information: This research involves interviewing LGBT individuals on a one-to-one basis about their childhood experiences of being bullied.  All participants will be given a £15-20 as a token of appreciation for this help and contribution.  1) Are you an LGBT individual?  2) Were you bullied as a child/teenager?  3) Are you willing to talk (confidentially on a one-to-one basis) about your bullying experiences?  Then please contact me to be a part of this research.

'Student Lifestyles Survey'

Principal Investigator: Dominic Conroy
Institution: Department of Psychology, University of Sussex
E-mail: dc221 (add @sussex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address)
Ethical Approval: Granted by University of Sussex Life Sciences and Psychology Cluster based Research Ethics Committee
Type of research: Online questionnaire
Data collection period: January - June 2012

Additional Information: This research focuses on particular aspects of student lifestyles.  Students are currently being recruited to complete an online questionnaire hosted on a secure server.  Everyone who completes the questionnaire has the chance to win one of four £25 prizes.

'British Army Personnel who have experience of studying at Higher Education’

Principal Investigator: Ms Kim Webb
Institution: Department of Anthropology, University of Durham
E-mail: k.v.webb@durham.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 334 0259
Ethical Approval: Ethics & Data Protection Committee, Anthropology Department, University of Durham
Type of research: Online survey followed by interviews
Data collection period: To the end of June 2012

Additional Information: British Army students sought to share their experiences of higher education.  Individuals may have studied some time ago, more recently or be studying now.  Interviews will take place in early 2012 via e-mail attachment, skype, telephone or face-to-face where possible.  There is no payment for taking part but your experiences may make a real difference to future students who have served in the military. Online survey available at http://enlist2enrol.ning.com/ .

'Multisensory contributions to the own-group biases in person recognition'

Principal investigator:  Rachel Cooper, PhD Student
Institution:  Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Essex
E-mail: rcoopea (add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address)
Telephone: 01206 874919
Ethical approval:  Granted by Science and Engineering Faculty Ethics Committee
Type of research:  The collection of photographs and videos as stimuli for later recognition memory experiments
Data collection period:  Until October 2012

Additional information:  If you take part in this study you will be photographed and video recorded while reading a few short sentences.  Your voice will also be recorded.  Your recordings will be shown to future participants in ethically approved memory experiments and your details will remain confidential.  The study will take up to 20 minutes and you will be reimbursed with £2.