Graduate Students and their food consumptions

Investigators: Branden Vazquez, Matt Neese, Brittany Sleeper

Study Title: Graduate Students and fast food consumption

We are students at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. This study is being conducted as a part of our Group research project requirement for the Forensic Psychology Program. We are asking you to participate in a research study. Please take your time to read the information below and feel free to ask any questions before signing this document.

Purpose: We are conduction research to determine the fast food consumption amongst graduate level students.

Procedures: As a participant in this study, you will be presented with a Likert scale asking about meal consumptions throughout the week to fill out and turn in. This inventory should take approximately 5-15 minutes to complete. Once you have completed the Likert scale, you will return it to the investigator(s) of the study.

Risks to Participation: There are no known perceived/potential risks associated, either physically or emotionally, with this study’s participation

Benefits to Participants: You will not directly benefit from this study. However, we hope the information learned from this study may benefit society in our understanding of how graduate students consume meals on a weekly basis.

Alternatives to Participation: Participation in this study is voluntary. You may withdraw from study participation at any time without any penalty.

Confidentiality: During this study, information will be collected about you for the purpose of this research. This includes graduate level, program of study, length of program.

No personal identifying information will be asked of you, but should any personal identifying information be accidentally gathered, it, along will all research materials will be kept within a safe in a locked room on secure Chicago School of Professional Psychology campus. Research materials will be kept for a minimum of five years after publication per APA guidelines.

Your research records may be reviewed by federal agencies whose responsibility is to protect human subjects participating in research, including the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) and by representatives from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Institutional Review Board, a committee that oversees research.

Questions/Concerns: If you have questions related to the procedures described in this document please contact Branden Vazquez at [email protected]; Matt Neese at [email protected]; Brittany Sleeper at [email protected]; and Dr. Jay Maiden at [email protected].

If you have questions concerning your rights in this research study you may contact the Institutional Review Board (IRB), which is concerned with the protection of subjects in research project. You may reach the IRB office Monday-Friday by calling 312.467.2343 or writing: Institutional Review Board, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells, Chicago, Illinois, 60654.

In this survey, graduate people will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about eating habits. It will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete the questionnaire. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.

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