Cooking For Change: An Intervention For Food Insecurity
Study Title: Cooking for Change: An Intervention for Food Insecurity
Researcher(s): Katherine Chan, Ashley Kim, Sebastián Rivas Alvarez, Kiran Shah, and Shane McCarty, PhD, Binghamton University
Researcher Contact Info: smccarty1@binghamton.edu or 607-777-5523
You are being invited to take part in a research study conducted by the researchers named above. Below is detailed information for you to consider when determining whether or not to participate. Carefully consider all of this information and ask any questions you may have about it before deciding whether to participate or not.
Voluntary Consent: You are being asked to volunteer for a research study. It is your choice whether to participate or not. There will be no penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled if you choose not to participate or to discontinue participation.
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to gather information on food insecurity, cooking confidence, and prior knowledge of nutritious eating. You are being invited to participate because you are at least 18 years old and a Binghamton University Student. It is expected that approximately 50 individuals will be participating in this research.
Procedures and Activities: At a cooking demonstration, you will scan a QR code of a flyer to complete an online Qualtrics survey as the pre-demonstration assessment. This survey will include questions on: food insecurity, cooking confidence, and prior knowledge of nutritious eating. You may choose “Prefer Not to Say” or discontinue from completing the survey at any time. You will also receive a handout with recipe information. After the survey, you will observe a live cooking demonstration. Your participation is completely voluntary and you may leave at any time. After the cooking demonstration, you will scan the same QR code on a flyer to complete a similar, but different version, of the online Qualtrics survey as the post-demonstration assessment. Additionally, you will receive a second handout about cooking safety skills and extra recipes. There is no cost or compensation for participation.
Duration: Your time commitment for the cooking demonstration will be approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Risks: Some of the foreseeable risks or discomfort that can be caused from participation issourced from questions about food insecurity, cooking confidence, and prior knowledge ofnutritious eating. Slight risk of breach of confidentiality.
Benefits: Participants will be able to taste the food cooked in the demonstration. However, there is no guarantee participants will receive any other direct benefits.
Alternatives: Participation is voluntary, and the only alternative is not to participate.
What happens to the information collected for this research? Information collected as part of this research will be distributed at relevant regional, national, and international conferences. Identifiers might be removed from identifiable private information and/or identifiable specimens and, after such removal, the information and/or specimens could be used for future research studies or distributed to another investigator for future research studies without additional informed consent from you.
How will my privacy and data confidentiality be protected? We will take measures to protect your privacy including collecting data anonymously. No personal information will be collected such as name, address, or computer IP address. We will take measures to protect the security of all your personal information including keeping all data on password-protected computer drives. These are reserved for research purposes only.
Qualtrics is a Binghamton University-approved survey platform and we anticipate that your participation in this survey presents no greater risk than everyday use of the Internet.
Please note that email communication is neither private nor secure. Though we are taking precautions to protect your privacy, you should be aware that information sent through email could be read by a third party.
Despite these precautions, we can never fully guarantee your privacy or the confidentiality of all study information. Individuals and organizations that conduct or monitor this research may be permitted access to inspect the research records, including accessing your private information. These individuals and organizations include: approved study team members, and the Binghamton University Institutional Review Board (IRB).
What if I want to stop participating in this research? Taking part in this research study is your decision. Your participation is voluntary. You do not have to take part in this study, but if you do, you can choose not to participate in any study activity or to completely withdraw at any point without penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect your relationship with the researcher(s) or Binghamton University.
Who can answer my questions about this research? If you have questions, concerns, or have experienced a research-related injury, contact the lead researcher: Shane McCarty, PhD via phone at (607) 777- 5523 or email at smccarty1@binghamton.edu.
Want to participate?
Below is a video with more information on our study. Scan the QR code to access the consent form with more information.
Informational Video:
Consent Form QR Code:
Contact Information
Do you have any questions? Contact us! Principal Investigator: Shane McCarty, Ph.D. Email: smccarty1@binghamton.edu