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Asian Women Body Objectification Study I am a Ph.D. Clinical Psychology student at CSPP and am seeking participation from Asian American women, 18 years and older and residents of the US, to help with my dissertation study. I invite you to participate in my study regarding native values, socio-cultural values, and body image in Asian American women. Participation is confidential and completely voluntary. Participants can withdraw from the study at any time prior to survey submission. If you know someone who can help with my dissertation, please forward them the link below. Thank you!! Please click on the following link to participate: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JGNwKeCgX1knpc16mJSVHA_3d_3d Thank you in advance for your participation! Marenda Tran, MA 071308
Health Study - University of Texas at Austin Study Announcement for Physical Activity Attitudes Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN, School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin and her colleagues are conducting a study to explore ethnic differences in midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity. You are eligible to participate in this study if you are a midlife women aged 40 to 60 years old who do not have any mobility problems; who can read and write English; who are online; and whose self-reported ethnic identity is Hispanic, non-Hispanic (N-H) White, N-H African American, or N-H Asian. Data will be collected through the Internet from Feb. 1, 2008 to May 31, 2011. Methods for the data collection include an Internet survey among 500 midlife women in the U.S. on the Internet and four ethnic-specific online forum discussions among about 30 midlife women per ethnic group recruited among the Internet survey participants. Your involvement will consist of the following: (a) about 30 minutes are usually needed to complete the Internet survey questionnaire; and (b) the online forums will be conducted for 6 months, should you agree to participate in the additional online forum discussion. Your participation is asynchronous (you can visit the online forum site and read and post messages at your convenience). You will receive a gift certificate of 10 dollars for filling out the Internet survey, and an additional gift certificate of 50 dollars for participating in the additional online forum (only those who participate in the additional online forum for 6 months will be provided with this additional gift certificate). To get reimbursed for the online forums, you have to post at least one message per topic. For more information, please visit at our website ( http://mapa.nur.utexas.edu) and/or contact us.Study Announcement for Menopausal Symptom Experience Eun-Ok Im, MPH, PhD, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin and her colleagues are conducting an Internet study on menopausal symptom experience among diverse ethnic groups of middle-aged women. In the study, Internet survey and online forums using a Web site (home-page) will be conducted to get information on women’s symptom experience during the menopausal transition. You are being asked to participate in this study if you are a middle aged woman aged 40 to 60 years who can read and write English and who are a White, Hispanic, African-American, or Asian. Data will be collected from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2008. Methods for the data collection include an Internet survey among 500 middle aged women in the U.S. on the Internet and online forum discussions among four ethnically different online forum groups (30 members per group at the beginning). Your involvement will be: (a) about 30 minutes are usually needed to complete the Internet survey questionnaire; and (b) online forums will be conducted for 6 months (6 months for 7 discussion topics and additional topics that the participants may add) if you agree to participate in the additional online forum discussions. Your participation is asynchronous (participants can visit the online forum site and read and post messages at their convenience). Reimbursement for participation will be made by providing a Target gift certificate of 10 dollars per Internet survey participant and a Target gift certificate of 50 dollars per online forum participant. To get reimbursed for the online forums, at least two messages per topic should be posted. For more information, please visit at our Web-site ( http://moms.nur.utexas.edu/MOMS/) and/or contact us.Contact Information: Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN, Professor School of
Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin 1700 Red River,
Austin, TX, 78701 E-mail: eim@mail.utexas.edu Project Website: http://mapa.nur.utexas.edu 061408
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American Women If you are an Asian American woman over 18, we invite you to participate in a research study on body image, eating attitudes and ethnic identity To be eligible for this study, you must be:
Both women born in the United States and those who have immigrated to the US are eligible for the study. All women who participate will have an opportunity to enter a drawing for a $150 gift certificate to an online store, department store, bookstore or health club. You may access the online survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Slgd0s5gzDGpj4wsPNQVag_3d_3d if you would like more information you may contact Linda Beckman, PhD at lbeckman@allliant.edu or (626) 284-2777, ext. 3043. Linda Beckman, PhD, Principal Investigator Are you interested in providing a helping hand in Bangladesh? Would you consider joining with the Volunteers’ Association for Bangladeshi in strengthening the educational system in Bangladesh? Some ex-patriots and others who have grown to love Bangladesh and the Bangladeshis are providing funds to strengthen the programs in some rural high schools and provide scholarships for some of the poorest students. In addition, a few village basic health programs and computer training centers are being established.. If you would like to know exactly where your money is going and how it is being spent to improve the prospects for some of the poorest young people, look into the Volunteers’ Association for Bangladesh (VAB). Since all of its organizers and workers in the U.S. are volunteers, any administrative costs for VAB are practically nil. VAB was established in 1988 in the state of New York as an international charity with tax exempt status. The idea began with Dr. A.T. Rafiqur Rahman, who after a distinguished career in international development and university teaching, wanted to do more for his native country after retiring in Irvington, NY. Forty years ago, Dr. Rahman had the pleasure of working with some of the first American Peace Corps volunteers at the Academy for Rural Development, Comilla. With these two groups, former Peace Corps volunteers and Bangladeshi ex-patriots in the New York area, Dr. Rahman has organized a small, but enthusiastic association of individuals and organizations dedicated to improving the prospects of young Bangladeshis. It is not reasonable to believe that such enthusiasm and dedication is limited to the New York region.VAB would like to hear from people with similar concerns across the country. If you would like to share in this endeavor, contact VAB, P.O. Box 234, Irvington, NY or go to www.vabonline.org for more information. Asian American Net will publish biographies of prominent Asian Americans who have made significant achievements in their professional fields and contributed significantly to their communities and the American society at large. Scholars, professionals, entrepreneurs, business owners, and others are invited to submit their brief biographies (preferably less than 1,000 words) for consideration to be published by Asian American Net. Young Asian Americans who have already achieved distinctions and those who demonstrate potentials to be successful both in academic and non-academic areas are also invited to submit their biographies. To submit your biography online, please click here. You may also nominate your colleagues and others who you think merit recognition by Asian American Net. To fill out an online nomination form, please click here.
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