Dear Students,

 My name is Tina Yang, a doctoral candidate in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Kansas. I am recruiting participants for my dissertation research under the supervision of Barbara Kerr, Ph.D. This study investigates stress, coping, and psychological well-being of American graduate students and Korean, Taiwanese, and Chinese international graduate students. If you identify yourself as an American graduate student of any race/ethnic origin, or if you are a Korean, Taiwanese, or Chinese, international graduate student, your participation in the study is much appreciated. Please use the following link for the research survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=qA_2fLxUwWOjYsVi48rAyzfA_3d_3d

 Please allow yourself 10-15 minutes to complete this online survey. Your participation is completely voluntary and your responses will remain anonymous and confidential to the degree permitted by the technology used. There are no foreseeable risks involved with this study. Your participation is extremely valuable and will greatly facilitate counseling psychologists and school administrators in providing better services to graduate students both domestically and internationally. Thank you very much for your valuable time. If you would like to participate in drawing one of the nine Amazon.com gift cards in the amount of two $50s, two $25s, and five $10s, please send an email with the subject title “Stress and coping survey gift card” to tinayang@ku.edu Emails will be drawn randomly from the pool of emails we receive. For confidentiality, your email will not be linked to your survey responses. Your chance of receiving a gift card is not contingent upon completion of the survey.

 This study has been approved by the Human Subjects Committee of the University of Kansas, Lawrence Campus (HSCL) # 18053. If you have any questions regarding this research, please feel free to contact one of the investigators listed below or the HSCL at University of Kansas. If you have any additional questions about your rights as a research participant, you may call the Human Subjects Committee Lawrence Campus at               (785) 864-7429  or email them at jbutin@ku.edu .

 If you have any questions or need additional information regarding this project, please feel free to contact one of the investigators. The contact information is listed below.

 Sincerely,

 Tina Yang                                                

Doctoral Candidate                                 

Counseling Psychology                           

1122 W. Campus Rd.                               .

Joseph R. Pearson Hall, 6th Fl                  

University of Kansas                               

Lawrence, KS 66045-3101                      

Email: tinayang@ku.edu