Call for Participants
Speaking Into Silence:
Unwanted Sexual Experiences in Higher Education*
My name is Kamaria Porter and I am a Black woman doctoral student studying higher education at the University of Michigan. I am conducting a research study about Black women’s experience with deciding whether to report unwanted sex and harassment in higher education. Participants will receive a $30 Amazon, Starbucks, Target e-gift card.**
If you are interested, please fill out this survey: signupsis
I am looking for people who meet the following criteria:
- Identify as a woman including cisgender women, trans women, non-binary individuals who are perceived as female. (any and all sexual orientations welcome!)
- Currently or recently (within 3 yrs) enrolled in college or graduate school
- Identify your racial identity as Black, African American, or Black Multiracial.
- Experienced unwanted sex or harassment during college or graduate school at an HBCU or PWI.
- Participants from Washington D.C. HBCUs or PWIs encouraged.
Participation in this study includes:
- 1 Interview through video conferencing
- Interview will be recorded.
- You will choose a pseudonym to protect your anonymity .
- Participants will receive a $30 gift card after the initial interview.**
- Follow up interviews are optional.
If you are interested, please fill out this survey: signupsis
If you have any questions, please email me Speakingin2Silence@gmail.com
*The University of Michigan Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board has determined that this research is exempt from IRB oversight.
** Incentive changed to $30 to accommodate more participants and follow up incentives.