The Lincoln Sport and Exercise Psychology Research Club’s first seminar series in partnership with the Motivation of Health Behaviours (MoHB) Lab at Central Queensland University (CQU), Australia recently concluded after six excellent seminars focused on student research projects. During 2021, six undergraduate or postgraduate students in the School of Sport and Exercise Science and six…Continue Reading International Student Research Seminar Series is a Success
Day: November 1, 2021
Collaborating on Climate Change
This week (1st-5th November), the University is hosting Climate Week, to engage staff, students and members of the public in climate action, in support of COP26, the climate change conference taking place in Glasgow. On Wednesday 3rd November (1.45-5pm), the ‘Collaborating on Climate Change’ event is taking place in Stephen Langton Building (followed by drinks…Continue Reading Collaborating on Climate Change
Telephone peer recruitment and interviewing during a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) survey: feasibility and field experience from the first phone-based RDS survey among men who have sex with men in Côte d’Ivoire
Background Many respondent-driven sampling (RDS) methodologies have been employed to investigate hard-to-reach populations; however, these methodologies present some limits. We describe a minimally investigated RDS methodology in which peer recruitment and interviewing are phone-based. The feasibility of the methodology, field experiences, validity of RDS assumptions and characteristics of the sample obtained are discussed. Methods We…Continue Reading Telephone peer recruitment and interviewing during a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) survey: feasibility and field experience from the first phone-based RDS survey among men who have sex with men in Côte d’Ivoire