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Validate email addresses upon registration

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Description

# TL;DR
Validate email addresses upon registration to ensure we can actually reach participants and that researchers are associated with their stated email address.

# Narrative
As a new user, I may make a typo in my email address but not realize that email with compensation will not reach me.

As a researcher, I want assurance that collaborators listed with a particular email address are actually the person they say they are.

# Acceptance Criteria
A precise description of how/when this issue will be considered closed, e.g.:

- [ ] Registration workflow includes email to address to activate account
- [ ] Email address change happens upon confirming access to new account

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by tracing the registration workflow and the existing account email-change handling. Define where activation confirmation is required and how access to a new address is confirmed; done means registration activation and confirmed email changes satisfy both listed acceptance criteria.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, authentication, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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