Listed below are links to our current research projects. Please read carefully and feel free to participate if you meet the criteria listed. Also, feel free to send a link to this page to friends, family or other interested individuals as appropriate. Thank you for your interest in our research.

Mental Health Services Access for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals

A study of the availability of affirmative mental health services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals is seeking participants to answer a brief survey. The study is being conducted by Gina P. Owens, Ph.D., and Ellen D.B. Riggle, Ph.D., at the University of Kentucky. If you self-identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, and are over the age of 18, please click on the website below to receive more information and take the survey. This survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. http://www.coe.uky.edu/surveyor/?survey=GLBTAccess

CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT

A research study about the level of confidence and trust that Americans have in government in the United States is seeking participants. We are particularly interested in finding out why confidence might vary across different groups of Americans (for example, GLBT citizens and heterosexual citizens). This study is being conducted by Jerry Thomas, MPA, Ellen D.B. Riggle, Ph.D., and Sharon Scales Rostosky, Ph.D., of the University of Kentucky. You will asked to complete an on-line survey that asks questions about you and your feelings about government. The survey will take about 10-15 minutes. This study is open to all United States citizens or residents over the age of 18. If you are interested in partipating in the survey please click on the following link: http://www.coe.uky.edu/surveyor/?Survey=CIG

Please check back in the future for other studies.