Dissertation research
You might remember Emily Burris who asked us for help on her research work a few months ago. She came back to us again looking for subjects;
Up to $200 paid research for combat veterans!
Graduate student seeking military veterans for participation in a paid dissertation research study regarding the accurate assessment of post-traumatic stress. Research often relies on individuals who do not have the disorder. You are eligible if you deployed in support of OIF/OEF/OND and do not have a history and/or diagnosis of PTSD. Participation is completed via live web conferencing and you will be compensated $15 for 60-90 minutes of your time, with a chance to win $200, $100, and $50 based on your performance in the study. Contact eburris(at)alliant(dot)edu for more information!
Here’s her Facebook link.
Category: Who knows
If this is on the up and up, combat vets should step up for free and have the money donated to a bona-fide vets organization.
So it’s a study on PTSD, but they don’t want people with PTSD to participate. Am I missing something here?
She’s looking for people without PTSD for a comparison study vector.
She previously did the study on those with PTSD.
I assume it is for the control group. Scientific research requires a minimum of two groups, experimental and control groups.
I wonder what “performance” would win the $200? Even I have the good taste not to delve further into that…
I can think of someone here that can….
Stop talking about me
We are studying PTSD, but want specifically folks who have not been diagnosed with PTSD. Gee, what could possibly go wrong with that.
My apologies to Ms. Burris if she actually is attempting a genuine scientific study here. So many vets I know have been labeled with the PTSD just because they went to the VA for something unrelated and came out with an official crazy diagnosis that my “Beware Meter” has a hair trigger.
She isn’t talking about diagnosing people based on these interviews. I don’t think that as a PhD candidate she is qualified.
That said, according to her posts elsewhere she is working on a PTSD screening tool:
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/paid-research-for-veterans-with-a-history-of-pts.61269/
My guess is that she needs vets that don’t have a diagnosis to go through the screening to see how the results compares to those with a diagnosis.
This makes sense to me- she has to have reliable and repeatable results to scientifically prove that this tool works (or doesn’t).
Agreed. This sounds like a study designed to obtain control group data. You need control group data for hypothesis testing to see if the results obtained from the subject group are statistically significant.
Oh, I understand all that, and would not argue against the position that such a study needs to be done.
My point is simply that data can be used and misused in multiple ways. While her motives may be entirely honorable, even laudable, healthy skepticism should be exercised.
Control groups are certainly necessary to most research projects. Caution when the stakes can be so high is not unreasonable.
From browsing her Facebook link, I think she already did her interviews/research on folks with PTSD, and is looking to establish a control group by conducting the same interviews, but with folks not exhibiting PTSD symptoms. Seems legit to me.
Not qualified as I was on the periphery of DS/DS, flying Red Sea ops out of Jeddah. Which beats flying rubber dogshit outta Hong Kong, but wasn’t Air Medal worthy.
But I’ll never get over Macho Grande. The horror…
And that’s enough IMDB references for one post!
I’ll never get over Macho Grande.
And what about people who have been in combat-related situations? Would a submariner or aircrew who encountered hostile forces bit did not rate a CAR still be able to participate?
Do you like movies about gladiators Billy?
Anyone can get over Macho Grande – provided they don’t take off without enough fuel in their aircraft.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Macho+Grande+Airport-41XS/@30.5349855,-97.4897736,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8644e798e388b997:0xf23b54eea347ab06!8m2!3d30.5349855!4d-97.4197411
(smile)
Hey, that’s where I was!!
Over Macho Grande?
I will now perform my patented world-reknowned mentalist act…I’m getting: “hmmm, that top picture looks like she could slowly pull off her glasses, shake her hair loose, look at me and say “IDE SARC, I’ve been a bad, bad girl and I need you to punish me”…wonder where I am pulling THAT signal in from- it’s loud and crystal clear.
You heard it too?
612 participants: “We got screwed out of our money. She didn’t pay us a dime!”
El SARC Magnifico: “She paid me $25k. Weird.”
I’m going to go out on the male pig limb but does anyone else think that smart chicks in glasses are hot?
Sounds like someone that really wants to do some good work. She should be applauded for this
Oh yeah. And I’ll applaud.
Let us know what 1 hand clapping sounds like…..
1 hand fapping? 😉
And then some!
I don’t know man …
I guess us old Vietnam TBI / PTSD cases are so, like, yesterday …
Ok, please get the word out. She seems legit enough. I called and talked to her when she started all this months back.
I even ran a background check on her.
Emily Burris is 33, her address and home of record all check out. She entered the Doctoral program in 2011. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Law, Liberal Arts and Criminal Justice.
Ok, ya I think she is hot too…fairly sure I made that known last time. She has stripped off the makeup and obviously made an attempt to appear less attractive because that will make her more professional…I guess.
My PM’s and email are stacking up about this lady. She appears to be legit, if you get screwed out of $50 that cost you nothing to start with…oh well.
Oh, and I keep getting reports that she is really an Islamic poser collecting info on vets. All I can tell you is she was born right here in the good ole U S of A.
I am not endorsing her, just saying give her a break already. Other than some old traffic tickets she seems to be a more upstanding citizen than I am.
Is that a distinction?
Speaking personally, if that were by comparison with me that would be a pretty low bar.
It ain’t much…but its something anyway.
Believe me when I say that the sad truth is that bad guy intel dudes can easily access all the data they need to collate into actual targeting packages just by cruising ‘social media’ websites.
Social media has an amazing effect on individuals normally known to be very professional and cautious when it comes to PERSEC.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/06/20136619557614647.html
Argh, that link doesn’t go into too much detail re: what I was referring to.
A few years back, Israeli CI guys got a couple of young hotties to make social media accounts.
They used a little data mining to be able to converse ‘in a familiar manner’ and once one member of a top CT unit accepted one of the gals as a ‘friend’ the gals were rapidly accepted into the ‘social media inner circle’ of some guys that are normally very close mouthed, secretive, paranoid, and so on.
They played it very passive with the gals’ accounts, and eventually were invited to a party/reception where the guest list would have been The Dream for any bad guy planning a suicide attack.
Everyone involved was very shocked at how easy it was to pull off. It led to some very quick and extreme responses re: social media.
Anything is possible these days. Jonn attracts hotties from all over the place. I think its because he gives good phone.
All I can do is share my opinion on the information I have. Traced her tracks all the way back to her High School year book.
She appears to be legit, but then she just might be Mossad. I kind of doubt that since she started working on her PHD in 2011 and hasn’t finished yet.
Nah, she is just a small town girl from the midwest who went to live in sunny southern Kaliforya.
I didn’t explain clearly enough – my bad.
I’m saying I doubt she’s involved with any foreign intel, terrorism, anything of the sort.
What I tried and failed to say the first time: ‘The bad guys have an easy enough time collecting OSI from social media, an op like this involving someone like her wouldn’t be worth the time and effort by comparison’
I keep hoping to get on one of their targeting lists. Fuckers can’t seem to find me or something.
It really gets to be demotivating after a while. What’s wrong with me that terrorists don’t want to kill me? I mean come on! I did my time, I wore the uniform! I ran over cars in Baghdad and shot others. FFS, just put me on a damn kill list already.
Not that I’m bitter about it or anything…
You are not acting right. You need to “victim” up your act. Hang out at Gun Free zones. Put some anti-NRA stickers on your car. Play the part.
I think many of us noticed she’s hot before. Yep, still hot.
Why can’t somebody just get to the point with her, especially if she’s interested in the opinions of some old vets/pervs? By that I mean, “Show us some tits!”
I wish her all the best, and she is SOOOOO hot.
You mean that won’t be a perfectly acceptable scientific answer in her study?
Bummer.
As a combat vet with a PhD in molecular neurobiology, I believe she’s legit and that what she’s doing is, in fact, establishing a “control group” of individuals without a PTSD diagnosis against which to compare the “experimental group” (or whatever behavioral scientists are calling them these days). I urge other combat vets to participate! cptdrfrtim
Maybe I’m easily impressed, Father Tim, but I think it’s very cool that you visit here. I read about you. Very cool.
In case anyone’s wondering what 2/17 Air Cav is talking about:
http://www.mercurynews.com/2008/07/09/fisher-father-tim-52-answers-call-to-military-duty/
Hondo: I guess my cover’s blown, then! Good thing I picked up my 37-year sobriety chip tonight at my home group’s monthly birthday meeting — at least I won’t have to drink over this. 🙂 Thank you for your service, by the way.
Thanks, 2/17! I really loved my 2nd OCONUS deployment, with Aviators who allowed me to fly around in UH-60s with them. Especially at night, with aviator NVGs. (And I’m not even an Aviator!)
Welcome to our world, Father Tim! I’m fairly certain we’ve got enough here to keep you busy in all your capabilities!
God bless you, Sir!
Thanks, 20thEB. God has indeed blessed me richly by bringing me into contact with so many courageous and honorable Warriors whom I’d otherwise never have met. God bless you and your family.
SFC D: It’s because of courageous young people like you that I joined the military in my dotage with no prior service. I am in awe of your chevrons and rockers. My Chaplain Assistant in Iraq, SFC McG, was a real miracle-worker, and not just for keeping me in check while we were there! Thanks for your service.
Dave Hardin,
You should ask her if she’s willing to go undercover/incognito for a weekend with a combat veteran and ‘pal around’ with some guys who are actual (younger) combat veterans suffering from PTSD.
Here’s my reasoning: she’ll note that because they don’t know who she is professionally, not a one will mention PTSD or combat experiences whilst slamming shots and watching movies and so on. She won’t see an single drop of ‘poor me’ tears from any of the guys, and she’ll get a chance to observe social behavior by them when they are unaware they are being studied semi-professionally.
I would feel comfortable that the guys, finding out after the fact, and being made aware of the reasoning and motivation (‘what actual combat vets with PTSD as opposed to poser shitbags claiming PTSD do and don’t do’) would only throw me a moderate set of lumps at worst. And it would be the most worthy moderate set of lumps I ever received.
She could really do some good – an professional ‘outsider’ who, given the chance at the proper exposure, would probably add a very important voice in the secondary fight against phonies and phony PTSD claims.
Someone should FOIA this guy. He’s holding up a badge that says “E1”.
Him a deserter to Canada for two years and tossed out of the military for being AWOL. Plus helping at least five deserters these days (or at least when the film was produced). Not likely he will find much support on this web site.
He may have his own valid point of view and opinion, but this is not the place to expect sympathy or many others to join.
For those of us who are educationally challenged, she would likely draw more positive attention if she were to add (in addition to the current M. S and M. A.) to her name N. T….us older pervs would seek an audience with her.
I’ll just let you figure out the notation.
I concur with my esteemed colleague’s statement of including the N and T to her namesake.
She’s pretty.
I don’t qualify for the program so I get to be the one to say that.
You know I have had way to much to drink but smash for sure, lolololol.