Participate in a new research project: Share your story on the Covid Connect chat system
A research team from Â鶹´«Ã½ University and , supported by the , has created , an innovative chat system for people to anonymously share stores of challenges and successes related to the pandemic, and to read the stories submitted by others. The chats collected by the system will become a public data archive for future research on the effects of the pandemic.
The research team invites you to participate in the study by to talk about your experiences and feelings and read other’s experiences that are presented in story bubbles.
About the study
- All participation is voluntary, and you may remove your data at any time until the end of the project on Friday, December 31.
- The study is approved by the (REB 16356) on May 28, 2021.
Research team:
- Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Collins, Canada Research Chair in Linguistic Information Visualization and Associate Professor, Faculty of Science (FSci)
- Jennifer Laffier, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education
- Nathan Beals, student, FSci
- Shawn Yama, student, FSci
- Simone Arbour, Research Scientist, Ontario Shores
For more information about the study, contact Dr. Christopher Collins at ext. 6581.
For information about your rights as a participant, complaints or adverse events, contact the Research Ethics Office at ext. 3693.
