Lab Purpose: To provide consultation and assistance in research design, data collection, data analysis, and dissemination styles for researchers planning, proposing, or implementing qualitative research projects.

Goals:

• Advance the use of various qualitative methodologies and methods in research and scholarly projects.
• Foster comprehensive, innovative nursing and healthcare research, and to strengthen rigor in qualitative approaches used in the science of prevention and self-management of chronic illness.

Mission: To advance the use of various qualitative methodologies and methods in research and scholarly projects to foster comprehensive, innovative nursing and healthcare research, and to strengthen rigor in qualitative approaches.

Consultation Services

These include, but are not limited to:

1) Research Design

Grant writing, study design, sample and recruitment decisions, screening and consent documents, development of interview guides, IRB application preparation.

 2) Data Collection

Interview preparation, interview conduct, focus group conduct, field observations, transcription and data de-identification, data storage, oversight and critique of data collection.

 3) Data Analysis

Development of analytical plan, decisions regarding methodological approach, textual analysis or coding, development of coding dictionary if indicated, developing patterns or themes, and identifying appropriate exemplars.

 4) Dissemination

Discussions regarding venues for presentation and publication, preparation of tables, critique of representation of results.

 Qualitative Methods Service Request Form

If you have any questions, or need assistance, please contact the QA Lab.