In February 2021, WINRS collaborated with Dr. Barb Bowers to facilitate conversations with the CARDS community groups about the COVID-19 vaccine. We asked CARDS members to discuss the following questions: What would motivate you to get the vaccine? What concerns or barriers would stop you from getting the vaccine? How might we address barriers or concerns? Where do …
Recruiting research participants in the community So, you’ve developed a recruitment flyer for your study, you have the names of several area libraries, community centers and a few groceries stores known to have bulletin boards. All you need to do now is post those flyers, sit back and let the participants roll in, right? Well, …
Thinking Out Loud during an Opening Question One of our best practices is to start CARDS meetings by asking an opening question. Some of our opening questions are just for fun while others get people thinking deeply about research, their own experiences, or the topic for the meeting. All of our opening questions give people …