We are inviting you to participate in focus groups to discuss your experiences with difficult dialogues in the classroom. Focus groups will last 60-90 minutes and take place in Communications 298, the School of Communication Studies’ Message Effects Lab. The sessions will be audio and/or video recorded for later review and transcription by the research team. Identifying information will not be included in any of the transcripts. The university’s institutional review board has approved this research study. You will be asked to read and sign a consent form immediately prior to the start of the group, and will have an opportunity to ask the co-facilitators questions about the focus group. Once the focus group starts, you may decline to respond to any particular question, and may discontinue your participation. As a way of showing our appreciate for your participation, snacks will be provided at the focus group and participants will have the chance to win Amazon.com gift cards. Please contact the principal investigators with any questions and/or concerns: Courtney Wright, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, cwright@utk.edu, 865-974-7066 Joe Miles, Associate Professor of Psychology, joemiles@utk.edu, 865-974-4183 If you are interested in participating, please register for a focus group below.

This is an instructor focused workshop and only faculty/staff or GTAs may enroll.

We are inviting you to participate in focus groups to discuss your experiences with difficult dialogues in the classroom. Focus groups will last 60-90 minutes and take place in Communications 298, the School of Communication Studies’ Message Effects Lab. The sessions will be audio and/or video recorded for later review and transcription by the research team. Identifying information will not be included in any of the transcripts. The university’s institutional review board has approved this research study. You will be asked to read and sign a consent form immediately prior to the start of the group, and will have an opportunity to ask the co-facilitators questions about the focus group. Once the focus group starts, you may decline to respond to any particular question, and may discontinue your participation. As a way of showing our appreciate for your participation, snacks will be provided at the focus group and participants will have the chance to win Amazon.com gift cards. Please contact the principal investigators with any questions and/or concerns: Courtney Wright, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, cwright@utk.edu, 865-974-7066 Joe Miles, Associate Professor of Psychology, joemiles@utk.edu, 865-974-4183 If you are interested in participating, please register for a focus group below.

This is a student focused workshop and students are given enrollment priority.