THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE CAUSES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO DECLINING PARTICIPATION AND CONFIDENCE IN SOCIAL RESEARCH IN RURAL COMMUNITIES BY FOCUSING ON THE PROBLEM OF RESEARCH FATIGUE IN ENERGY BOOM COMMUNITIES. A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS WITH DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC EXPERTISE WILL PARTNER WITH A DEDICATED OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST TO UNDERTAKE OBJECTIVES FOCUSED ON: (1) INFORMING THE RESEARCH AND FUNDING COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE LOCATION AND TYPE OF EXISTING ENERGY IMPACTS RESEARCH BY SYNTHESIZING AMONG STUDIES PUBLISHED FROM THE MID-2000S TO THE PRESENT, (2) IDENTIFYING THE KEY FACTORS AND DRIVERS SHAPING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES AMONG RESEARCHERS, (3) ASSESSING EMERGENT BENEFITS, RISKS AND COSTS TO COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS FROM PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH, AND (4) INNOVATING NETWORKING AND TRAINING STRATEGIES AND A SET OF BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT IN RESEARCH APPLICABLE IN ENERGY BOOM COMMUNITIES AND OTHER PLACES EXPERIENCING RESEARCH FATIGUE.