Information for Participants
The Collaborative Community Research Center (CCRC) Repository is dedicated to ensuring the data collected is shared ethically, securely and with respect for participant privacy, autonomy and well-being of participants and the communities in which they belong.
CCRC Research Repository Consent
This video provides participants with information on their consent rights to participate in the CCRC Repository.
Click here to enrollWhat is a research repository?
- Collection of information from many individuals
- Storage of the data and
- Release of that data to qualified researchers to answer questions.
How do I participate?
Enrollment will take about 30 minutes.
Who should I call if I have questions or problems?
Richard J. Ricard, PhD LPC-S, Associate Dean & Professor, Counseling & Educational Psychology, is in charge of the Community Research Center (CCRC) Repository. You may call Dr. Ricard at 361.825.2731 or email at richard.ricard@tamucc.edu with questions at any time during the study.
You may also call Texas A&MUniversity-Corpus Christi Institutional Review Board (IRB) with questions or complaints about this study at irb@tamucc.edu or 361.825.2497. The IRB is a committee of physicians, statisticians, researchers, community advocates, and others that ensures that a research study is ethical and that the rights of study participants are protected.