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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling and Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ohio University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>205 McCracken Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Phone: 740-593-0846<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:leinbaug@ohio.edu">leinbaug@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'>Show, by your actions, that you choose peace over war, freedom over oppression, voice over silence, service over self-interest, respect over advantage, cooperation over competition, action over passivity, diversity over uniformity, and justice over all. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> mcsutton1985@gmail.com [mailto:mcsutton1985@gmail.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>MaryAnn Sutton<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 01, 2012 12:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> Leinbaugh, Tracy<br><b>Subject:</b> Dissertation Research Participation Request<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Dr. Leinbaugh:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I would appreciate your help in passing along the information below to students in your program. I am seeking participants for my dissertation research on the thoughts of students in the field of mental health on working with older adult clients. This research project has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at Lehigh University.<br><br>Thank you for your help!<br><br>MaryAnn Sutton<br>------------------------------------------------------<br>Dear Student,<br><br>You are invited to participate in a dissertation study of graduate students’ thoughts on working with older adult clients. This study is open to any current graduate student working toward a degree in the field of mental health (including clinical, counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy).<br><br>The first page of the online survey will serve as an informed consent form. The survey will take approximately 35-45 minutes to complete. This study has been fully approved by Lehigh University’s Institutional Review Board.<br><br>Upon completing the survey, you may enter your e-mail address, and if your participant number is one of the pre-selected numbers, you can receive one of four ITunes gift cards! <br><br>You can access the survey at:<br><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/suttondissertation12" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/suttondissertation12</a><br><br>If you have any questions or concerns about this project, please feel free to contact the researchers below. <br><br>Thank you for your time and consideration!<br><br>MaryAnn Sutton, M.Ed.<br>Doctoral Candidate<br>Counseling Psychology<br>Lehigh University<br><a href="mailto:mcs207@lehigh.edu" target="_blank">mcs207@lehigh.edu</a><br><br>Grace Caskie, Ph.D.<br>Associate Professor<br>Counseling Psychology<br>Lehigh University<br><a href="mailto:grc204@lehigh.edu" target="_blank">grc204@lehigh.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>