<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Greetings everyone, </font></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-84a59bb7-7fff-1be6-01e4-549cec903952" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I'm writing to share information about an exciting new research project, titled “<i>Cultivating Dreams & Reimagining Futures:</i></span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><i> Prosperity Among Caregivers and Teens</i> (PACT)</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">”. </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">See flyer attached.</span></p></span></font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">To give you a quick summary of the study, we want to understand the factors that promote thriving among African American families. For the first phase of this project, we are inviting parents of teens (ages 12-17) to participate in a survey and focus group at UCR where they can share more about their experiences. This study is entirely voluntary. Please note the compensation for UCR employees will be processed through HR.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p></span></font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We currently have focus groups scheduled on Saturday, November 18th at 10am and Tuesday, November 21st at 5pm</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">If you have any questions about the project or would like to participate (share preference for a date if you have one), please let me know! </span></p></span></font></div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-18426a09-7fff-834d-f690-d4a8e64b1537" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Aerika</div></font></span></span><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt" dir="ltr">
<span>Aerika Brittian Loyd, PhD</span></div>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Associate Professor</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">University of California, Riverside<br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Email: <a href="mailto:aerikal@ucr.edu" target="_blank">aerikal@ucr.edu</a> | Phone: (951) 827-5276</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Associate Editor, <i>Child Development</i></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Director, <a href="https://youthdevlab.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">UCR Youth Health & Development Lab</a><br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><a href="https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/aerikal" target="_blank">Faculty website</a> <span>| <a href="https://psychology.ucr.edu" target="_blank">Department of Psychology</a></span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">Pronouns: She/Her</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>