TEDNA, Research Study Announcement -- Colorado State University -- TITLE OF STUDY: American Indian

	Research Study Announcement -- Colorado State University -- TITLE OF STUDY: American Indian - Dads and Daughters Survey (AI-DADS)
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Principal Investigator: Dr. Irene Vernon, 970-491-2642, IRENE.VERNON@COLOSTATE.EDU

CO-Principal Investigator: Dr. Martin Reinhardt, 303-623-5531, MARTINR@CAHS.COLOSTATE.EDU

Flyer

This study is being conducted in partnership between the Interwest Equity Assistance Center (IEAC) and the Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity (CASAE) at Colorado State University. Our advisory group for this study is composed of members of the IEAC American Indian Advisory Council, and Joe Kelly of the Dads and Daughters organization.

We are requesting your assistance in recruiting American Indian fathers, step-fathers or adoptive-fathers, 18 years or older, of at least one American Indian daughter to participate in this study by filling out a paper based, or web-based, copy of the AI-DADS. A recruitment flyer is attached to this announcement for public posting.

Very little research based data currently exists regarding the relationships between American Indian fathers, step-fathers, and adoptive-fathers and their American Indian daughters. The purpose of this study is to collect information about those relationships and the data will be compared with results of a 2004 Roper Poll conducted on behalf of Dads and Daughters organization that focused on fathers in general.

This study is being conducted both on-site and on-line. The paper based survey will be administered at various conferences/meetings by the primary or co-primary investigator. The web-based survey will be available by clicking on the AI-DADS link at http://www.colostate.edu/programs/EAC/ All participants are required to read a consent form and check a box if they agree to allow their survey to be used in this study.

There are 50 questions that will take an estimated 15-30 minutes to answer. Participants can begin the survey at any time, and if they do not complete it, they are able to save it and come back later to finish. The survey will be available for a period of 30 days once participants sign-in for the first time. Once they complete the web-based survey and hit the submit button, the survey will no longer be available. All surveys must be completed by June 15, 2007 by 12pm Mountain Time.