Semi-Structured Interview Protocol, Community Perceptions and Expectations of the Gump Station in Mo'orea, French Polynesia

Ask for permission to record. If participant declines, explain that you will take notes with pen and paper.

If given permission to record, begin recording.

Explain that the point of this interview is to get an understanding of how Mo'orea community members perceive research activities. Explain that the research project hopes to generate ideas about how the Gump Station can contribute to the community.

Where do you live? How long have you lived on Mo'orea for?

What is your age?

What do you do for a living?

What comes to mind when you think about science and research on Mo'orea?

Have you heard of the Gump Station?

[if participant answered yes] What have you heard about the Gump Station?

Have you interacted with researchers from the Gump Station or other research stations like CRIOBE?

[if participant answered yes] Can you describe one of these interactions?

Have you heard of any current research projects on Mo'orea?

[if participant answered yes] What project(s) have you heard about? And do you think their research is useful or relevant?

[Give brief descriptions of recent research projects at Gump Station, {projects to be selected}] Which of these projects would you like to hear the results from? Which of these do you think more people would be interested in learning more about or hearing the results from?

Save and name file "Interview Number, Date." Upload to shared Interview Recordings folder on Google Drive.

If notes were taken with pen and paper, transcribe them using a word processing system. Upload as a .docx file to the shared Interview Notes folder.