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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">My name is Dr. Elizabeth Wachira and I’m inviting you to take part in a research study investigating the influence media has on how other cultures are viewed.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The survey is completely anonymous, no identifiable information is recorded.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The following link will take you directly to the Qualtrics survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">To participate, you must be aged 18 years or older and a student at Texas A&M- Commerce University.
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Participants will complete a survey that includes questions about media usage and demographic information.
<b>The anticipated time to complete the survey is 15 minutes.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you do not meet the participation criteria or know others who may be interested, please feel free to forward and share this email narrative with them. Attached
is a copy of the study flyer that provides similar information, and consent form for your review. For more information, questions or concerns, please contact either of the investigators: Dr. Elizabeth Wachira at
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Elizabeth.Wachira@tamuc.edu">Elizabeth.Wachira@tamuc.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
or Dr. Renee Buster at </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:rbuster@twu.edu">rbuster@twu.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dr. Elizabeth Wachira, PhD, MPH, BSN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Department of Health and Human Performance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Post Office Box 3011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Texas A&M University Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Commerce, Texas 75429</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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