Volunteers needed to participate in a dissertation study regarding Native Americ
Cass Lake/Leech LakeLast Updated: 03-23-09
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If you are 18 years or older and a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, you are invited to participate in a research study. Research is being conducted with Native Americans and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Revised (MMPI-2) and levels of acculturation. The purpose of the research is to continue to establish Native American normative characteristics on the MMPI-2 and to look the relationship between level of acculturation and outcome scores on the MMPI-2. This research involves completing 4 questionnaires, a demographic form, and an informed consent form. It is estimated that the total time your participation in this research study will take will be approximated 2.5 - 3 hours. A meal will be provided, refreshments will be offered throughout the testing period, and a ten-dollar gift card to a local gas station, a local store, or grocery store will be given to all volunteers. Volunteers will receive the gift card of their choice.
All questionnaires are completely confidential and you are free to ask any questions related to this research of the primary researcher. To ensure confidentiality, your personal questionnaire results cannot be given to you. However, debriefing meetings will be set up for all those interested in hearing about the overall results of the study. You will also have the option of having the overall results of this study mailed to you when the study is complete.
Who is Beth Prewett and why should I help her dissertation research?
I am a doctoral student at Capella University who is very invested in multicultural issues regarding psychological testing and assessment. While working at the Bugonaygeshig School and while going to school, I found that psychology has sometimes done an injustice to human beings because of cultural and value differences and misunderstandings. I\\\'d like to do this research to, at the very least, open some minds in the field I have chosen to go into and to work towards culture fair testing. The research will not cure any ills that have been done and continue today, but change has to start somewhere. I also have a lot to learn and I believe learning it from PEOPLE instead of books can help me tremendously grow as a clinician. So, I am asking your help.
How can I participate?
I have testing sites set up on and around the reservation. If you are interested in participating, please contact Beth Prewett at 218-256-7341 or bethprewett@hotmail.com. If I am not home, please leave your name and a way to contact you regarding testing sites, dates, and times. Miigwetch!
This research is being conducted by Beth Prewett, graduate student at Capella University, as part of her dissertation. This research has the approval of Archie LaRose, Tribal Chair of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. Beth is under the supervision of Dr. Mark Zwingelberg, Psy.D. LP, Dissertation Chair. Dr. Zwingelberg is also an Adjunct Faculty at Capella University.
Testing Sites are set up on and around the reservation---call for more informati
