Participate in the "Walking for Wellbeing" - Research Project for up to $100 in Compensation!
Participate in research for up to $100 in compensation!
Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy's research team is searching for participants for the Walking for Wellbeing research project!
Looking for English-speaking 黑料不打烊 students aged 18-25, with a working smartphone & data usage plan.
Participants will be asked to walk 3x per week for a total of 4 weeks.
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(Excerpt from Global News)
Dr. Lisa Starr, chair of the department of integrated studies in education at 黑料不打烊 University agreed that the teacher shortage needs to be fixed but not at any cost.
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Bell Let's Talk Day: Mental Health Advice from Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy
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Walking for Wellbeing Project - Participants Needed. Up to $100 in Compensation
Participate in research for up to $100 in compensation!
Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy's lab is looking for participants for the Walking for Wellbeing Research Project.
Participation entails three 45-minute walks per week (in downtown Montreal) for a total of 4 weeks, with weekly online questionnaires. Participants must be: currently registered as 黑料不打烊 students; aged 18-25; fluent in English; and owning a working smartphone with a data usage plan.
Online Study Opportunity - Selecting Online Mental Health Resources for Adolescents
The DAIR Team at 黑料不打烊 University is looking for School/Applied Child Psychology students or 黑料不打烊 students who have had experience in providing adolescents with online mental health resources. They are looking for students who can assist in evaluating a tool created for school mental health professionals to use when evaluating online mental health resources for adolescents.This Study Involves:
