STEMS Research Study

STΣMS: Students’ Experiences in Math and Science Study

Dear Dr. Dragos,

I am writing to invite your Engineering students to participate in a study about their experiences in the major. We have one that is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and is approved by CPP IRB Protocol #10-138 for research with human participants.This study is for students who have at least 2 years left here at Cal PolyPomona. We have another study for students in all grade levels and is approved by CPP IRB Protocol #11-117 for research with human participants.

I am a Research Assistant for Dr. Bettina Casad, a Psychology Professor at Cal Poly Pomona and the Principal Investigator on the project. In the STΣMS: Students’ Experiences in Math and Science Study, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math students from Cal Poly Pomona will complete a series of online questionnaires, interviews, and lab sessions over the next 2 years. Participants will be paid $85-$205 over the course of 2 years for their participation for this longitudinal study. For the other engineering study, students will complete an online questionnaire as well.

To share these opportunities with your students, we would like to visit your course title, e.g., BIO 101 class that meets on day of week and day of week at timesin room ______ to make a very brief announcement at the beginning or the end of your class. If this fits your schedule, please let us know which day and time work best for you.

If you don't have time in your class schedule, we would appreciate it if you could forward this email and/or the attached flyer to your students. If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact us at cppmathscistudy@yahoo.com or 909-869-4792, or you may contact the Principal Investigator directly atbjcasad@csupomona.edu or 909-869-3470.

Thank you for your consideration,

Sara Chapman
Research Manager
STEMS: Students' Experiences in Math & Science Study
Cal Poly Pomona
Building 1 Room 220
909-869-4792
http://www.csupomona.edu/~bjcasad/STEMS_study.html