Recruiting for a paid creative writing study with American trans and nonbinary people
The EQUATE Lab at Loyola University Chicago, led by Will Beischel, Ph.D., is recruiting for a new study. We’re looking for trans and nonbinary people for an online study where participants will write a short science fiction story about what gender might look like in a futuristic world. In this writing task, participants will also get to create their own science fiction character and world. We hope this study will help us obtain a better understanding of how trans and nonbinary people creatively think about gender. This study was approved by the Loyola University Chicago ethics board. Here is a link to the ethics approval: https://loyolauniversitychicago-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rhenry3_luc_edu/IgDmSVZWktlET5v67QirAsfHAclKjvPslu8gF-kC-rTDaXY?e=oPa4xm
This study involves a short online screener survey with demographics questions. In order to participate, you must be 18 years or older, live in the United States, identify as trans, nonbinary, or gender-diverse, and have access to the internet and a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Selected participants may then be invited to take part in a 15-minute informational meeting to go over the study instructions via Zoom. Selected participants will then have a chance to write their story in their own time over the span of a week and will submit their story in an online survey. The story task will take about 30 to 90 minutes to complete, with most people taking about 45 minutes on average. Participants will also submit an image of their character using physical or digital art (e.g., drawing) or through online tools (e.g., Google images). This additional task should take up to 30 minutes to complete. Participants will be paid $30 USD for their participation using either Venmo, Zelle, or Cashapp. Select participants may also have the chance to take part in a follow-up interview that would last about an hour and would receive an additional $30 USD for their participation.
For more information and to input your email address please click here: https://luc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4JjHPzn7goeECwe
Our research team is comprised of people of diverse identities including queer, trans, and nonbinary researchers and we have 10+ years’ experience working with LGBTQ+ participants to create transformative knowledge about gender and sexuality. We also work hard to protect the confidentiality of all our participants. You can find more about Dr. Beischel’s work here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eyMcjbUAAAAJ&hl=en