My name is Maria G. Aguirre and I am a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at Auburn University. I am writing to you to request your assistance with my dissertation research investigating factors that facilitate coping with bereavement, with specific attention to meaning-making. My research has been approved by both my dissertation committee and Auburn University’s Institutional Review Board. The study is being hosted online and I am currently seeking individuals coping with bereavement to participate in my research. You are eligible to participate in this study if you are 19 or over and have lost a close family member or friend within the last 12 to 48 months due to natural causes, illness, accidental death, violence, or suicide. Participating in this study will involve providing demographic information and responding to survey questions about your experience of coping with bereavement. Total time for completing this study is not expected to exceed 25 minutes. If you are interested in learning more about the study and possibly participating in my research, please click on the link provided below or copy and paste the URL into your web browser. I thank you for your time. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=GHzd...GoCA0G9BQ_3d_3d Sincerely, Maria Aguirre, Doctoral Candidate Department of Counseling and Counseling Psychology Auburn University aguirmg@auburn.edu
