I met with Wade again earlier this week, and we went over my proposal. He gave me some important reminders, including not to forget to cite any non-obvious statements (that aren't my own claims)! It takes a bit of thinking to realize what you may have said that seems like common knowledge to you, but might not be to the audience. For example, the statement that "student mental well-being is a major concern for universities." Having been exposed to my own mental health struggles and knowing many others who've had their own, I initially figured that it was something that everyone knows. In truth, I still need to back up the claim with a reference. Essentially, anything I'm not arguing as new information based on my research should be cited. Time to drill that into my brain!
Wade also helped me to set a deadline for when my ORE (Office of Research Ethics) proposal should be submitted: no later than December 1st. That gives me the rest of October (which is nearly over--oh how the time flies...) and all of November to fill out the ORE form and develop my survey. Both of which are pretty time-consuming tasks. Thankfully, I have the guidance of my supervisor (plus all the literature review to read through) to give me direction. I've also completed an ORE form before, so at least the process isn't a new one! Additionally, a progress report is due for Katie at the end of November, so I foresee that time as being very, very busy.
As I mentioned in my last post, I still had plans to meet with someone from Health Services. That meeting happened yesterday, and it was incredibly useful. She gave me information about all of the peer health support groups run by Health Services (there are 11 in total!) and their various initiatives to promote wellness, including mental wellness. One interesting thing that she told me was HS wants students to understand that "any door is the right door"--in other words, if a student doesn't know where to go, they can show up in one spot and be guided to where they need to be. In one of the articles I read (Mowbray et. al, 2006), an issue the researchers discovered was that students would wander from place to place, unsure of where they're supposed to be. So, I think that it would be helpful to more effectively promote the idea of "any door is the right door," so that students are less confused and are more likely to seek help.
Sources Cited
Mowbray, C. T., Megivern, D., Mandiberg, J. M., Strauss, S., Stein, C. H., Collins, K., … Lett, R. (2006). Campus mental health services: Recommendations for change. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(2), 226.
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