[Air-L] Seeking Participants for Study into Research Productivity Tools & Technologies

[Alexis de Coning]

Hi AoIR community,

I'm seeking interview participants for a study about research productivity
and time management hacks, tools, techniques, and technologies used by
scholars in a higher education. Please see the full IRB-approved recruiting
statement below, or let me know if you have any questions.

I'll begin conducting interviews this month, but will continue collecting
data for a while, so there is no rush to participate if you are currently
slammed with mid-semester work. Just drop me an email (*do not* "reply all"
this email, please) if you're interested and would like to be interviewed
at some point over the next few months, and we can set up a time that
works for you.

Best regards,
Lexi

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This study explores issues of time management and research productivity for
scholars in a variety of higher-education settings in the United States. In
particular, I want to hear about how you make time for research, and any
productivity or time management techniques, tools, apps, programs, “hacks,”
or advice you’ve tried or continue to use.

I’m looking for scholars based in the United States from all walks of
academic life – from early career researchers to full professors, from
small liberal arts colleges to large R1 institutions, from
tenure-track faculty to visiting scholars and post-doctoral fellows. You
may consider yourself a highly productive researcher or someone who
struggles to make time for research. All experiences and “experience
levels” are encouraged to participate. The only requirement is that you
have completed your PhD and work at a higher education institution in the
United States in the fields of Humanities or Social Sciences.

If you agree to be interviewed, you’ll be asked to participate in a
semi-structured conversation with me for roughly 60 minutes, to be
conducted and recorded via Zoom. Your participation is entirely
voluntary; there is no compensation for participating, and no penalty for
choosing not to participate or to withdraw from the study. You can withdraw
your participation at any time and for any reason.The anticipated risks to
participants are minimal; however, some participants may feel frustrated or
demoralized talking about the expectations of academic publishing and
obstacles to research productivity.

All data collected will remain confidential as required by the law and
institutional policy. All the
information and methods in this study have been approved by the West
Virginia Wesleyan College Institutional Review Board. Names will not be
attached to any data and recorded responses will be kept in a secure
location. Following completion of this research and analysis of the data,
all audio-visual recordings of the interviews will be deleted; only
anonymized transcripts will be kept for research purposes.

In the event of injury or illness as direct result of participation in this
research study, no compensation, financial or otherwise will be available
from the researcher or West Virginia Wesleyan College. If you have any
questions about this study, you may contact Alexis de Coning at
deconing.a at wvwc.edu, or contact the chairperson of the IRRB, Dr. Mary
Medlin, at medlin.m at wvwc.edu.

If you would like to participate in this study, please contact Alexis de
Coning at deconing.a at wvwc.edu.

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