MAP Survey Closing APRIL 30; Upcoming Activities

Deepest gratitude to the community for sharing, completing, and engaging in the “Mapping the Lifecourse of Adoption: Health, Well-Being & Adoptee Connections in Adulthood” project! 

SURVEY TO CLOSE APRIL 30 MIDNIGHT

We will be closing down the survey this April 30 at midnight, completing the first stage of this ambitious project. After this date there will be no further compensation available. However, if you are still interested in completing the survey without compensation you may email the PI, Dr. Hollee McGinnis at hamcginnis@vcu.edu to request a special private link that will remain available until May 8.

DELAYS IN COMPENSATION

Since we will be closing the survey on April 30, we will finally have time to get through the over 6,000 surveys that have been generated by robot attacks and fraudulent users who are not adopted but were only seeking compensation.

In order to identity true responses, we are sending some responders a Google form asking you to verify some information before compensation is sent.

THANK YOU & GRATITUDES

Deepest thanks to Also-Known-As, Chinese Adoptee Alliance , IAMAdoptee, and Adoptees of South America + Extended Latin America for hosting the final tea time about the MAP project on April 12, 2023 and getting the word out! I also want to thank the National Center on Adoption and Permanency for hosting a webinar about the project on April 21, 2023.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

May 5, 2023 34th Annual Adoption and Foster Family Coalition of New York Conference

Dr. Hollee McGinnis will be conducting a workshop about the MAP project at the 34th annual AFFCNY conference “Community Connections and Courageous Conversations,” in Hyde Park, NY

May 6, 2023 4-5:30pm EST Also-Known-As, Inc. Foundation Fireside Chat

Also-Known-As, Inc. is hosting the organization’s founder, Dr. Hollee McGinnis, for a community chat about the foundation roots of the group and future. Join the conversation!

July 12, 2023 IKAA Research Symposium, Seoul, South Korea

Preliminary findings about adoptee groups/spaces will be presented at the International Korean Adoptee Associations (IKAA) Korea Gathering (July 10-16, 2023) Research Symposium (Wednesday July 12) in Seoul, South Korea.

Be on the lookout for future webinars to share findings from the survey and make meaning of the data.