22 Feb
2017
22 Feb
'17
6:02 p.m.
Spreading the word: My sociologist friend is looking for people in tech to
interview for her dissertation (themes: diversity, meritocracy), her email
is copied below if you're interested in contributing your story to this
study, or know someone who might be.
Cheers,
Jay
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sigrid Luhr <sigridluhr(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 4:01 PM
Subject: Dissertation Help
To:
Hello friends,
As you probably know, I'm currently interviewing folks who work in the tech
industry as part of my dissertation. After exhausting most of my own
contacts, I'm reaching out to you. Do you know anyone who works in the
industry in the Bay Area who might be willing to sit down for an interview
with me? I'm casting a pretty wide net right now in terms of who I
interview, so if you think someone might be a good fit for the study, they
probably would be!
Gere's a little blurb that I've been using to send out to potential
respondents (feel free to copy and paste to send to friends you know):
My name is Sigrid Luhr and I am a PhD candidate in the Sociology Department
at the University of California, Berkeley. I am currently conducting
interviews with tech workers living and working in the Bay Area as part of
my dissertation research. Broadly, the project centers around diversity and
narratives of meritocracy within the tech industry.
If you are interested in taking part or have any questions about the study,
please let me know. Interviews typically last an hour and mostly cover work
experiences and perceptions of the tech industry. The interview itself can
take place at a time and place most convenient to you (most take place in
coffee shops). And, as is the case with most sociological research like
this, I will never use your name or any identifying information in my
dissertation or anywhere else. Please get in touch with me at
sigridluhr(a)gmail.com or 301-655-8153 if you have any questions or are
interested in participating.
Thank you!
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Sigrid Luhr
301-655-8153 <%28301%29%20655-8153> sigridluhr(a)berkeley.edu