𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱!
You must be age 18 or older to participate in the study. You do not need to have any religious affiliation to participate.

The information in this consent form is to help you decide if you want to be in this research study.  Please take your time reading this brief form and contact the researcher(s) to ask questions if there is anything you do not understand. The survey will take you less than 10 mins to complete.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
This brief survey asks you to think about the Saint Mary of Carmen Festival grounds. You will answer questions about festival boundaries markers and what else happens in those areas. These data will be used in an archaeological/historical research project about multifunctional sacred spaces.

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝘆 "𝗻𝗼"?
You can skip any questions you prefer not to answer. If you would like to exit the survey and not submit any of your answers, just close the browser window before clicking “submit”.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆?
The survey is anonymous, and no one will be able to link your responses back to you.  Your responses to the survey will not be linked to your computer, email address or other electronic identifiers.  Please do not include your name or other information that could be used to identify you in your survey responses. If you accidentally include such information, I will remove it from your response.  Information provided in this survey can only be kept as secure as any other online communication. Information collected for this study will be published and possibly presented at academic meetings.  

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁
I have read this form, been given the chance to ask questions and have my questions answered.  If I have more questions, I have been told who to contact. I can print or save a copy of this consent information for future reference.  Answering a question(s) indicates I consent to participate. If I do not want to be in this study, I can close my internet browser.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
If you have questions or concerns about this study, contact the Principal Investigator.

𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙡
Dr. Natalie M. Susmann
Fenwick Hall
College of the Holy Cross
1 College Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01610

𝙀𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡
SacredSpaceResearchStudy@gmail.com

If you would like to speak with someone other than the research team about the study, please contact:
 
Institutional Review Board
College of the Holy Cross
1 College Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01610