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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Counseling Students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maintaining and improving empathic ability is vital for our field. My dissertation research is an attempt to understand the components of empathy and the cultural factors that shape its
development. I cordially invite you to take a 15-minute-survey to help me with this study.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">By completing the survey, you will have an opportunity to learn the study outcome, and to enter into a drawing for one of six $25 Amazon gift cards.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You are eligible to participate in this study if you are currently enrolled in a Master’s counseling program and you are over 18-year-old. You will not be asked to provide any identifying
information, such as your name or your university name, and you can withdraw from the study at any time. Your responses to the survey will be kept confidential. This study is approved by Penn State University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB
<a name="_Hlk3733045">STUDY00011860</a>). If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via email (</span><a href="mailto:qbc5002@psu.edu"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">qbc5002@psu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
or my cell (334-492-2328). Please also contact me if you prefer to take the survey in an alternative format (e.g., paper format, or with reading aid). You may also contact my advisor, Dr. Richard Hazler, via email (</span><a href="mailto:rjh29@psu.edu"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">rjh29@psu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
or phone (814-863-2415).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Here is the survey link:</span>
<a href="https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0NkgMZKHYs8uFPT" target="_blank">
<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#007AC0;background:white">https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0NkgMZKHYs8uFPT</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you very much for participating.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Qu Chen, Ph.D. Candidate, LPC, NCC, CCMHC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">318 Cedar Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Adrienne N. Erby, PhD, LPC, NCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Assistant Professor, Counselor Education
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Counseling and Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ohio University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">McCracken Hall 432V<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:erby@ohio.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">erby@ohio.edu</span></a>
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