We take gangstalking and targeting seriously because it destroys lives. It makes people feel isolated and stigmatized. It involves a type of suffering that most others cannot readily understand. Whether you experienced "gangstalking" or "targeting" in the past or it is happening to you now, the Gangstalking Research Study (GRS) wants to hear about it. 

The goal is to explore and understand gangstalking from the perspective of those who lived through it. This is an in-depth study focused on the targeted individual (TI) community. It involves collaboration between researchers and participants with the intent to empower people and help solve problems.

If you have ever felt "gangstalked" or "targeted," we want to know what it was like. Your story is more than just socially, culturally, and scientifically relevant. It is part of a wider pattern. It can move others toward empathy, accountability, and action. 

We provide a modest financial incentive for participants, $40 for an interview that lasts about one hour. 

You do not need to use your real name. 

You do not need to go on camera.

Your interview will never be posted online. 

See the participants page if you received an invitation. 

Please note: The GRS is NOT a mental health assessment or designed to help victims find their perpetrators. 

The GRS is not testing any hypothesis or implementing an intervention. This is a non-experimental academic research study that uses interviews to obtain information about the beliefs, preferences, attitudes, and personal experiences of targeted individuals (people who get gangstalked). 

Collecting narrative data, we seek to understand their world view to gain insight and generate new theories about this misunderstood phenomenon. Ensuring neutrality and reduction of bias through a rigorous and systematic data collection effort, the findings reflect the experiences and perceptions of others - not the researchers. 

Check out the Qualitative Research Design section for more information. 

Participants are chosen specifically for their ability to provide the best information related to gangstalking. GRS interviews are not public. Participants do not need to go on camera. We will never post an interview online. 

Our methodological approach relies on "bracketing," a technique that sets aside preconceived notions about a study topic to reduce researcher bias. During an interview, we listen to you and will not question your experiences. 

The GRS is an independent project under the sole supervision of the researchers who designed and conduct it. No public, private, governmental or non-profit agency is otherwise involved. 

The data we collect are confidential and not shared with any other people, group or organization. Participation is by invitation only. Participation is voluntary and can be withdrawn at any time. 

The GRS has ethical approval from California Polytechnic State University's Institutional Review Board (or IRB), which has oversight responsibility for the GRS. The IRB does not have access to the data and is not involved with study design or implementation. The IRB ensures compliance with the three fundamental ethical principles for human subjects research – respect for persons, beneficence, and justice.

This project is funded by a grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, a private operating foundation dedicated to providing leadership in support of anthropology and anthropologists worldwide. The Wenner-Gren Foundation does not have access to the data and is not involved with study design or implementation. You can see project-specific information on Wenner-Gren's website here.

The Gangstalking Research Study (GRS) Team are dedicated professionals and experts in their fields. 

Dr. Liz B. Johnston is an Associate Professor of Social Work in the Department of Social Sciences at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Dr. Joel "Christian" Reed is a medical anthropologist whose work focuses on Africa, global health and social movements.  

We conduct this study ourselves. No other people, group, agency or organization are involved in data collection or analysis or have access to the data. 

We do not outsource any labor or share information from this study in any way. 

Through future publications and reports, we aim to provide new and reliable data to the academic research community and to survivors of gangstalking.