CARAS Webinar: Why, When, and How to Incorporate More Complex Research Designs in Alternative Sexualities Research; Saturday, September 17, 2022
Why, When, and How to Incorporate More Complex Research Designs in Alternative Sexualities Research
Presenters: Robert Bienvenu, Ph.D. and Brad Sagarin, Ph.D.
Saturday, September 17, 2022, noon-2pm (U.S. Pacific)/3-5pm (U.S. Eastern) - two hours
To register for this webinar, please visit: https://forms.gle/3GqvYkCpQEQDgBuM6
Attendees may earn 2 Continuing Education (CE) credits
Cost: Attendance is free for all CARAS subscribers.
Attendance with CE credit is free for CARAS Professional and Student subscribers, and $35 for others.
Attendance without CE credit for non-subscribers is $25
Pre-registration is required. Registration will close at 3pm (U.S. Pacific)/6pm (U.S. Eastern) on Friday, September 16, 2022. Please register early!
For additional information about the webinar, please see the webinar information sheet.
Webinar Abstract
Past scientific research addressing alternative sexualities has been largely observational or descriptive in nature. While important, particularly in the early stages of development of a research area, such designs have inherent limitations. As the field moves forward, researchers will need to incorporate a broader array of research methodologies to address important health and public policy questions.
In this workshop we will describe the kinds of research designs that are commonly found in the current social and behavioral science literatures addressing alternative sexualities. We highlight situations where the scientific objectives of a study may require more complex designs, such as longitudinal measurement or a randomized controlled trial, in order to address the scientific objectives of the research. We will explore design elements that are relatively uncommon in alternative sexualities research today, such as use of biomarkers, that enable researchers to tackle novel questions on alternative sexualities.
After a review of the current literature and some key research design concepts, we will examine particular cases to illustrate how answering certain research questions may require more complex designs. For example, in a kink-aware healthcare context, how can we develop appropriate scientific evidence to demonstrate that (proposed) Treatment A is better than (standard) Treatment B?
We welcome questions and suggested research-design related cases from workshop participants. Please forward your questions and suggested cases to education@carasresearch.org
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Describe research designs that are most commonly found in the scientific literature addressing alternative sexualities today.
Describe research designs that are appropriate for developing evidence-based clinical interventions and practice.
Evaluate elements that may be appropriate in a research design, such as: randomization, control group, random sampling, level of measurement, endpoint, superiority/equivalence/non-inferiority designs, biomarkers, digital measures.
Propose an appropriate research design to address a given set of scientific questions.
Presentation Content Level: Basic to Advanced
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