DISSERTATION RESEARCH / SEEKING FEMALE SPOUSES OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ***if you are an international student, please forward this information to your partner or spouse - thank you very much*** Dear Spouses and Partners of International Students, My name is Monica Bigler, and I am an Swiss international student at the University of Florida where I am completing my doctoral degree in counseling psychology. I came to the US as a spouse of an international student myself and have been a student since 1998. I am conducting a research study to understand the experience of spouses and partners of international students while living in the United States. The study consists of an anonymous online survey and has been approved the University of Florida Institutional Review Board. I am requesting your participation in this research, which will involve approximately 30-45 minutes to fill out an online questionnaire. I very much appreciate the time you take to share your thoughts and perceptions.The results of this study will be used to help design services for spouses of international students. If you are a female spouse of an international student and 18 years old or older, your participation is greatly appreciated. Please go to the following web address and complete the survey packet: http://survey.psych.ufl.edu/bigler If you have any questions regarding the research study, please email or call me at (352) 359-0322. Thank you very much for your assistance with this research. Sincerely, Monica Bigler, M.S., MAMC Doctoral Candidate Department of Psychology University of Florida Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250 (352) 359-0322 [log in to unmask]