Authors are people who share about a research study and are responsible for the research.

Authors get credit for doing the research.

When someone is an author on a research paper, video, brochure, poster, or presentation, it means they had an important role in the research.

If you are part of a research team, you might have the right to be an author.

It’s important to talk with your project leader about who will be an author.

You can talk about who will be an author at the beginning, middle, and end of working together on a research team.

When we share about research it’s important to use words and ideas that are respectful.

This can help other people learn about how to respect people with disabilities.

It is important to reflect, or think about what you do as a researcher.

If we think about how things went, we can make them better for next time.