Participate

Join a paid study and build your skills for teaching teen pregnancy and HIV prevention.

We are recruiting educators and health educators in training for the MPC: VISTA research study. Participants receive $300 for their time. Participants are assigned to one of three groups. All activities are remote.

Who is eligible to participate in the MPC: VISTA study

You may be eligible if you meet the following criteria:

  • Are an educator or health educator in training (including MPH students, pre-service health educators, or community health workers)
  • Work with, or plan to work with, adolescents
  • Have not previously taught Making Proud Choices! or any other Jemmott curriculum (BPBR, MAD, PHAT, Sisters Saving Sisters, Power Through Choices)
  • Have 3 years or fewer of experience teaching sex education
  • Have access to a computer or device with video capability and a reliable internet connection
  • Are 18 or older and English-speaking

What you get

$300 gift card upon completion

Distributed upon completion of all study activities.

Full MPC: VISTA training

Self-paced, online, with all eight simulation sessions included. MPC: VISTA group participants receive the training during the study. Waitlist participants receive it at no cost when the study ends.

All groups compensated equally

All participants receive $300 regardless of group assignment. Waitlist and Live Virtual Training participants also receive full access to MPC: VISTA at no cost when the study ends.

The three study groups

After completing the pre-study screener, survey, and virtual teachback, you will be randomly assigned to one of three groups:

MPC: VISTA

The virtual, asynchronous, interactive simulation training covering all eight MPC modules. Self-paced, completed on your own schedule.

Live Virtual Training

A live, Zoom-based virtual training session on the MPC curriculum, scheduled at a set time. Receive full access to MPC: VISTA at no cost when the study ends.

Waitlist

No training during the study period. Receive full access to MPC: VISTA at no cost when the study ends.

All three groups complete the same pre- and post-study activities and receive the same $300 incentive. All participants receive access to MPC: VISTA at the end of the study.

What participating in the MPC: VISTA research study involves

All study activities are conducted online. You complete them in your own time, with no need to travel or attend in-person sessions.

  1. Interest screener

    ~3 min
    A brief online questionnaire to confirm eligibility.

  2. Pre-survey

    ~20 min
    Online survey covering MPC content knowledge and your background.

  3. Pre-study virtual teachback

    ~45 min
    Completed online on your own schedule. You watch brief video clips of classroom scenarios and record your verbal responses as if you are the educator. No preparation needed.

  4. Study training

    varies by group
    MPC: VISTA group: approximately 8 hours, self-paced. Live Virtual Training group: approximately 6 hours, live Zoom and asynchronous pre/post work. Waitlist group: no training during study period.

  5. Post-survey

    ~20 min
    Same brief online survey as the pre-survey.

  6. Post-study virtual teachback

    ~45 min
    A second virtual teachback session, same format as the pre-study session, with a parallel set of classroom scenarios.

Total estimated time varies by group: MPC: VISTA group approximately 10 hours, Live Virtual Training group approximately 7 hours, Waitlist group approximately 2 hours during the study period.

Compensation

All participants who complete their study activities receive a $300 gift card, regardless of which group they are assigned to. If you are assigned to the waitlist group, you also receive full access to MPC: VISTA at no cost when the study ends.

Ready to apply?

The interest screener takes about three minutes and confirms whether you are eligible.

Apply to the Study

This study has been reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB No. IRB00014382). All activities are conducted remotely.