Barriers to Participant Recruitment and Retention: A Researcher's Prospective

The dataset was derived from a cross-sectional survey conducted among researchers affiliated with a large research-intensive university in the southeastern United States. The survey was distributed to 9,613 individuals listed in the university’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) database. A total of 150 researchers responded, yielding both quantitative and qualitative data.

The dataset includes:

Demographic information of respondents (e.g., race/ethnicity, academic role)
Closed-ended responses assessing perceived barriers to participant recruitment and retention across diverse populations
Open-ended responses providing narrative insights into recruitment challenges and proposed strategies

The data collection occurred in 2024 and was designed to inform institutional and research strategies for enhancing diversity and inclusion in research participation.