My name is Aki and I am a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology program at Miami University of Ohio. I currently reside in Austin, and am looking for participants for my dissertation project. The project will involve you making a movie about your relationship with nature. "Nature" can be defined broadly; in other words, it could be about you and your pet, your favorite tree, river, trail, or mother nature at large. Your participation is voluntary, and you will have creative control over your movie.

If you participate in this study, you will have the unique opportunity to learn about film medium as a way to explore yourself and your relationship with nature, through the film production itself, as well as multiple conversation with a doctoral-level researcher.

You must be 18 year-old or above. Your participation will entail an initial meeting, and two other interviews in which I will ask you about your relationship with nature and the experience of making the film. 

I am looking at a timespan of about 1-3 months for a 5-20 minute-long short film. No prior experience in film-making is necessary. 

If you are a UT student, you will be able to loan a video camera from the library. There will also be editing softwares available at the library. 

If you are interested or want more information, please contact me, Aki Imai, at imaih@miamioh.edu. I'd be excited to have you on board for this exciting project!

The study is supervised by Larry Leitner, Ph.D. and approved by Miami University IRB #00804r.