Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia invites people, aged 55 and older, to complete an online survey for its Family Genealogists and Long-Lost Relatives Study, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada.
The study is focused on the psycho-social impacts of family searches for long-lost relatives using DNA databanks. The university wants to learn more about the experiences of midlife to older-aged adults who have searched for and located a previously unknown immediate or closely related genetic relative in the past five years.
Dr. Barbara Mitchell, Professor of sociology/gerontology, manages the project.
Do you qualify for this study?
- Are you aged 55+?
- Have you searched for and located a previously unknown immediate or closely related genetic relative (i.e., parent, child, sibling, grandparent) using DNA testing and databases within the past 5 years?
- Have you had at least one meaningful contact (i.e., face-to-face visit or phone call) with that long-lost immediate genetic relative? OR, if they are deceased or you have been unable to contact them, have you had contact with another relative who knew them and is also genetically related to you?
This online survey will take less than 30 minutes to complete.
Your name and identity will remain confidential, using a pseudonym, and your individual answers will not be linked with your name in any reports of data.
Learn more and take the survey on Simon Fraser University’s website.
