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Project Title: Lived Experiences of Single Black Mothers in Leadership Positions within Higher Education

Principal Investigator(s): Iyhia McMichael, University of New England Doctoral Candidate, Email: [email protected]; Phone: 860-952-4266

Faculty Advisor: Marylin Newell, PhD, University of New England, E-mail: [email protected]

Introduction

• Please read this form, you may also request that the form is read to you. The purpose of this form is to provide you with information about this research study, and if you choose to participate, document your decision.

• You are encouraged to ask any questions that you may have about this study, now, during or after the project is complete. You can take as much time as you need to decide whether or not you want to participate. Your participation is voluntary.

Why is the Study Being Done?

• The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of single Black mothers who are leaders in postsecondary education, in order to understand how they view these roles and the strategies they use to manage the demands of the roles of motherhood and school leadership.

Who will be in the study?

• Participants involved in the study will be Single Black mothers who hold a postsecondary leadership position. The approximate number of participants for this study will range from 5-8.

• You have been identified as a potential participant because you meet the criteria of being a single Black mother between the ages of 22-44 who is working in a leadership position in higher education and raising children under the age of 18.

What Will I Be Asked to Do?

• If you agree to be in this study, you will be asked to:

o Participate in an interview of approximately 1 hour in length. o Allow the interview to be recorded

o Participate in any additional communications needed for research including reviewing the transcript of your interview

What are the possible risks of taking part in the study?

• There is minimal risk to participating in the study. Possible risk includes the possibility of some of the questions exceeding your level of comfort. You may refuse to answer any question that you are uncomfortable with answering and may decline to participate in the study at any time. All information that could be used to identify you will be removed. A pseudonym will be assigned for the duration of the study. No reference to any identifying information will be made in the study.

What are the possible benefits of taking part in the study?

• There are no direct benefits to you for participating in this study; however, your participation in this study will help bring attention to lived experiences of single Black mothers in the workplace, specifically those women working in leadership positions in higher education.

What will it cost me?

• There is no anticipated cost to you for participating in the study. There will be no compensation for participation in the study.

How will my privacy be protected?

• Any information you provide will be kept confidential. The researcher will not use your information for any purposes outside of this research project. Also, the researcher will not include your name or anything else that could identify you in any reports of the study.

• Your interview will be held privately by phone. The recorded interview will be transcribed by a professional transcription company Rev.com

• The final study will be submitted to the Digital University of New England repository.

How will my data be kept confidential?

• Only the researcher will have access to recordings and these recordings will be used for the researcher to go back over the interview to ensure accuracy of each participant’s story. Audio recording will be destroyed upon the completion of the

research.

• The University of New England Institutional Review Board may examine or audit the data

• A copy of your signed consent form will be maintained by the principal investigator for at least 3 years after the project is complete before it is destroyed. The consent forms will be stored in a secure location that only members of the research team will have access to and will not be affiliated with any data obtained during the project.

• Research findings will be provided to participants and participants can request findings via e-mail: [email protected], or via my home personal line at 936- 554-2804.

What are my rights as a research participant?

• Your participation is voluntary. Your decision to participate will have no impact on your current or future relations with the University.

• You may skip or refuse to answer any question for any reason.

• If you choose not to participate there is no penalty to you and you will not lose any benefits that you are otherwise entitled to receive. You are free to withdraw from this research study at any time, for any reason. If you choose to withdraw from the research, there will be no penalty to you, and you will not lose any benefits that you are otherwise entitled to receive.

What other options do I have?

• You may decide not to participate in the study. Your participation in this study is voluntary.

Whom may I contact with questions?

• The researcher conducting this study are Iyhia McMichael. For questions or more information concerning this research you may contact her at (936) 554-2804 and [email protected]

• If you choose to participate in this research study and believe you may have suffered a research related injury, please contact Marylin Newell, PhD at 207- 345-3100 or [email protected]

• If you have any questions or concerns about your rights as a research subject, you may call Olgun Guvench, M.D. Ph.D., Chair of the UNE Institutional Review Board at (207) 221-4171 or [email protected]