We are asking you to participate in a research study on constructive deliberation. This study is being led by Casey Elizabeth Gilbert, Public Policy PhD at Northeastern University. The Faculty Advisor for this study is Moira Zellner, School of Public Policy at Northeastern University.

What the study is about

The purpose of this research is to understand participants’ experiences in deliberations, as well as understand the features of discourse that enable it to be constructive and productive.


What we will ask you to do

We will ask you several questions after your deliberation to better understand your experience and your perspective. This should take no longer than 5 minutes.


Risks and discomforts

We do not anticipate any risks from participating in this research.


Benefits

There are no direct benefits to this research, but information from this study will be used to inform facilitation of future deliberations. In addition, it will contribute understanding towards features of discourse that make it productive, and guide society in having constructive conversations about potentially contentious issues.


Privacy/Confidentiality/Data Security

This study is fully confidential. All data will be de-identified. No personal identifying data will be shared with the researcher. The research team will not share the data with anyone else. De-identified data will be stored password protected.


Follow up studies

We may contact you again to request your participation in a follow up study. As always, your participation will be voluntary and we will ask for your explicit consent to participate in any of the follow up studies.

May we contact you again to request your participation in a follow up study? Yes/No


If you have questions

The main researcher conducting this study is Casey Elizabeth Gilbert, a PhD student at Northeastern University. If you have questions, you may contact Casey at [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your rights as a subject in this study, you may contact the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Human Participants at 773.396.2327 or access their website at https://dhr.research.northeastern.edu/contact/.

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