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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Research participation request<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Christine Suniti Bhat (she/her), PhD, LPC, LSC (OH)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Professor, Department of Counseling & Higher Education</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The Patton College of Education</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">OHIO University, Athens, OH 45701</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Past-President, American Counseling Association, 2025-2026</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Website: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc">https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc</a><br>
Media: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat">https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat</a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 16, 2025 9:02 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bhat, Christine <bhatc@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] Survey on Belonging, Well-being, and Persistence in Counseling Students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hello Dr. </span>Bhat<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">,</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out to request your assistance in promoting a research study that I am conducting with two master’s students. This study aims to investigate the impact of program
sense of belonging on the mental health, burnout, flourishing, and institutional commitment of master's and doctoral counseling students.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I would greatly appreciate your help in sharing the following information with your students. The survey, which is IRB-approved (HIRB00021323), is confidential and estimated to take between 10-15 minutes to complete.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">As a token of appreciation for participation, the first 250 respondents will have the chance to win one of 100 $5 Amazon gift cards or one of 150 $2 Amazon gift cards. If you choose not to participate, pleas</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">e
follow the link to opt out of future emails:</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Below is a message that I kindly ask you to forward to your students:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear Counseling Students,</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">My name is Sean Newhart, and I am an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University, conducting a research study alongside two master’s students, Julia Kokatakis and Saloni Karwa. We invite you to participate
in a study examining the factors influencing well-being and persistence among counselors-in-training (HIRB00021323). Your participation will contribute to our understanding of how program belonging impacts mental health, burnout, flourishing, and institutional
commitment.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The survey is estimated to take between 10-15 minutes to complete. As a token of appreciation for your participation, we will be offering the chance to win one of 100 $5 Amazon gift cards or one of 150 $2 Amazon
gift cards to the first 250 respondents.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Follow this link to the Survey:
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<a href="https://jhuedu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3CqA5mG6dGh9cXQ?Q_CHL=email">Take the survey</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:<br>
<a href="https://jhuedu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3CqA5mG6dGh9cXQ?Q_CHL=email">https://jhuedu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3CqA5mG6dGh9cXQ?Q_CHL=email</a><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This survey is confidential, and your participation is completely voluntary. You may choose to exit the survey at any time. Importantly, there will be no penalties for not participating or for not completing the
survey. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me directly at
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:snewhar1@jhu.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#467886">snewhar1@jhu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you for your valuable time and consideration in contributing to this important research.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best regards,</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sean Newhart, Ph.D.<br>
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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