The phrase "a role in changing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's involvement or contribution to a process of transformation or modification.
Example: "The organization played a crucial role in changing public perceptions about climate change."
Alternatives: "a part in transforming" or "an influence in altering".
We argue that the identification of tephra in archaeological sediments should, in due time, become as routine as other types of geo-archaeological analyses, especially given that tephra cannot only act as a useful chronostratigraphic marker, but can also play a role in changing patterns of environmental and cultural change at the level of the site or the region.
Therefore it is acknowledged that the pre post design provides no information about how children's BMI z-scores might have changed without intervention (although qualitative data does suggest GOALS played a role in changing family PA and dietary behaviours).
3. Natural causes always play a role in changing Earth's climate, but are now being overwhelmed by human-induced changes.
Can theatre really play a role in changing the regime?
Each gives you a role in changing yourself from mere drone into a self-mastering project.
But paperbacks did have a role in changing twentieth-century literature.
Fertility is an important component of population dynamics which plays a major role in changing the size and structure of a given population [ 7].
His five children also played a large role in changing his mind, an admission that earned him criticism from constituents and talk radio.
Working with Rep. Brian Bilbray, Issa played a key role in changing the law so a three-wheeled car could apply for an ATVM loan.
Managers' and leaders' attitudes play a central role in changing these norms and are a priority target for intervention [ 62, 63].
These politically-motivated changes, they expounded, have played a major role in changing the organization's key strategic areas.
