Qualitative Core

Why use Qualitative Research Methods ?

To develop a deep understanding of a topic
To highlight voices and experiences often missing from our knowledge base
To explore topics that do not have instruments or measures
To analyze thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
To develop explanatory models and theories

Qualitative Core’s Goals When Working With You

Enhance the rigor, transparency and credibility of your study
Ensure the design is appropriate for the study aims
Best practices for collaboration, partnership and co-design with community partners
Appropriate and rigorous analytical plan (including member checking, peer review, or validation where appropriate)

WE CAN SUPPORT YOU DURING ALL PHASES OF YOUR RESEARCH INCLUDING

Philosophical approach
Methodology and research design
Specific aims
Sampling plan (information power/data sufficiency/data saturation)
Data collection plan
Data management
Dissemination
As a member of the DSMB
Consult with a member of the qualitative core before making changes and hoping for the best
If qualitative core members are active collaborators on the project, they can sometimes see trouble ahead and help to prevent or alleviate it

Start Working With Us Early During Proposal Development!

Early in proposal development stage is the best
Studies have problems, that is OK
Definitely consult with a member of the qualitative core before making changes and hoping for the best
If qualitative core members are active collaborators on the project, they can sometimes see trouble ahead and help to prevent or alleviate it
Involve us in philosophical approach, methodology, design, community engagement, and data management approach
We are an important part of the DSMB

How To Get In Touch With Us

If you would like to talk with a member of the qualitative core, please email: [email protected]

To request a Qualitative Core Consultation, please select this link and complete the request form:

Qualitative Core Consultation Form

Faculty

Martha Abshire Saylor

[email protected]

Expertise

Study Design/Methodology:

Qualitative description,

Data Collection:

Semi-structured interviews,

Analysis:

Content and thematic analysis
Use of photographs to enhance qualitative analysis

Specialist Content Areas

Cardiac conditions
Caregiving,
Dyadic experience of advanced illness
Dementia,
End of life,
Heart failure,
Shared decision making

Kamila A. Alexander

Natalie and Wes Bush Rising Professor

[email protected]

Expertise

Study Design/Methodology:

Focus group methodology

Data Analysis:

Content analysis
Narrative analysis
Thematic analysis

Specialist Content Areas

Activity-space
Community-engaged research
Gender-based violence
HIV
Intimate partner violence
Intersectionality
Mental health
Syndemics
Social networks
Women’s health

Anna Beeber

Associate Dean, Faculty Development

Expertise

Study Design/Methodology:

Community engaged research
Grounded Theory,
Ethnography
Qualitative, multiple method, and mixed methods proposals

Data Collection:

Evaluation of consent for potentially cognitively impaired study participants

Data Analysis:

Secondary analysis of qualitative data
Qualitative analysis

Specialist Content Areas

Aging
Long-term care
Workforce

Catherine Ling

Chief Nursing Officer, Center for Community Programs, Innovation & Scholarship (COMPASS)

[email protected]

Expertise

Study Design/Methodology

Educational pedagogy;
Photovoice in education
Qualitative methods in clinical practice settings for QI;

Data Analysis

Narrative analysis
Thematic analysis

Specialist Content Areas

Community programming
Military/Veterans and families;
Primary care
School Health

Dr Jermaine Monk

Associate Dean of DEIB

Expertise

Study Design/Methodology

Case Study Design,
Grounded Theory
Interview Protocol Design Phenomenology

Data Collection

Focus Groups
Data Analysis Coding

Specialist Content Areas

Ableism
Health Equity
Identity Construction (i.e. race, gender, sexuality, class, etc.)
Social Determinants of Health
Universal Health Access

Janiece L. Taylor

[email protected]

Expertise

Study Design/Methodology:

Qualitative Description;

Data Collection:

Focus groups;
Qualitative methods for research with older adults

Data Analysis:

Narrative analysis;
Saturation across qualitative methodologies

Specialist Content Areas

Disability
Equity
Pain,
Older adults
Women’s health

Jennifer A. Wenzel

Director, PhD and Postdoctoral Programs

Expertise

Study Design/Methodology:

Hermeneutic phenomenology;
Mixed methods;
Qualitative description;

Data Collection:

Individual and focus group interviews;
Data Analysis: Program evaluation

Specialist Content Areas

Cancer:
- Survivorship,
- Treatment
- Decision-making,
- Dyadic interventions;
Health disparities

Rebecca J. Wright

[email protected]

Expertise

Study Design/Methodology:

Experience Based Co Design
- Participatory Action Research
- Co-Design
Delphi Methodology
Patient/caregiver/community & non-health partner engagement
Recruitment & retention strategies
Sampling (information power, data sufficiency & saturation);
Strategies & innovation in qualitative approaches across wide variety of populations and settings

Data Collection:

Film & photovoice;
Narrative & semi-structured interviewing techniques
Workshops & focus groups

Data Analysis

Framework analysis
Thematic analysis
Reflexive thematic analysis

Specialist Content Areas

Caregivers/care partners/Family
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion with an Intersectional focus,
Nursing Research
Palliative & End of Life Care
- Settings: Emergency department, ICU, Clinic, Community
- Populations: Broad palliative care needs, Older adults, Racial/Ethnic/Nationality tailoring, ALS, Wounds,
Wound care

Role of Co-Investigator on the proposal

Qualitative Core Expert role in proposal development
Align aims, methods, and analyses
Guidance on piloting interview/focus groups topic guide, if needed
Support identification of required sample size for study purpose
Write the analysis section of proposals
Review the budget to ensure support for data management, data cleaning, and analyses

Role of Consultant on the proposal

Qualitative Core Expert role in proposal development
Align aims, methods, and analyses
Guidance on piloting interview/focus groups topic guide, if needed
Support identification of required sample size for study purpose
Support development of the analysis section of proposals
Review the budget to ensure support for data management, data cleaning, and analyses

We are able to help depending on the scope of the request
Best approach
Meet with Qualitative Core Expert to discuss what is needed, devise analysis plan, and timeline
Work will be assigned to a Qualitative Core member based on interest, expertise, and workload
Depending on the amount involvement in the project, the Qualitative Core Expert may be considered for co-authorship

Support can be requested for consultation on manuscript response to reviewers, if needed.

During the semesters, the Qualitative Core holds an in-person Qualitative Research Methods Data Drop in Clinic.
- This clinic is for doctoral students who are working on qualitative research within their doctoral studies who have questions or are needing supporting in any of the following:
  - Methodology
  - Design
  - Data Collection
  - Data Analysis
  - Technical Aspects
  - Collaboration/Participant Involvement/Inclusion
- The date and time are subject to change based on new semesters and Qualitative Core Expert availability – doctoral students will receive email updates with information in addition to the website.
  - For the Spring 2024 semester, the drop-in clinic runs on:
  - When: Fridays, 12:00pm-1:30pm
  - Where: JHSON S405

PhD NRSA Proposal Support
- Student works with one Qualitative Core member on the proposal
- The Student, Adviser, and Qualitative Core Expert reach agreed upon aims, research design, and analysis plan
- Help with sample size, writing of the analysis section
- Need to begin working together at least 45 days prior to the submission date

PhD Dissertation
- Goal is to have students participate in the data management training and working group so they can do their own data management under guidance
- If analyses are complex, it is recommended a Biostatistics Core member is on the committee
- If no biostatistician on the PhD committee, Biostatistics Core will provide basic consultation
DNP Students
- The DNP program has statistical support integrated into the course of study. DNP students should direct requests for statistical support to the faculty for 817 and/or 818 and their DNP advisors

To be discussed as per project need, but can include:

Train project staff in data management, data collection, and data analysis, and rigor in the associated qualitative research method.
Hold as needed or regular working group of project staff to discuss issues in recruitment, retention, and data management
Hold as needed, or regular sessions to support data analysis and coding process.

Guidance and support in building, growing and sustaining relationships and partnerships with community groups and individuals

Best practices for Advisory Groups
Best practices for including community members as co-investigators, consultants, and co-authors
Support for tailoring approaches to different populations, different settings, and different methodological approaches

Available to 1-2 students over a two-semester timeframe, who:
- Have demonstrated experience with qualitative data management, data collection, and data analysis.
  OR
- Wish to gain hands-on experience
  - Involvement could satisfy a Research Residency
After completing a brief interview, students are assigned to a project and mentored by a Qualitative Core Expert

Involvement includes:

Students and Qualitative Core meet together to discuss ongoing projects
Preparation and presentation of a qualitative training session (topic TBD)
Observe and help respond to Qualitative Core requests
Attend and support the weekly Qualitative Core doctoral drop in clinic
Support administrative running of the core
Students may be able to help with analyses of manuscripts and presentations when there is no funding available

Date	Workshop
4/11/2024	Workshop Title: Improving the study trustworthiness using the COREQ: A gendered case example Speaker/s: Quanlei Li, PhD, MPH, MSN, BSN, RN Link & Passcode: Wright
09/06/2023	Workshop Title: Developing a Qualitative Proposal Speaker/s: Dr Catherine Ling, Dr Janiece Taylor, Dr Jennifer Wenzel, Dr Rebecca Wright Link & Passcode
06/21/2023	Workshop Title: Lessons Learned From The Field: A Panel Discussion with Qualitative Investigators Speaker/s: Dr Catherine Ling, Dr Janiece Taylor, Dr Jennifer Wenzel, Dr Rebecca Wright Link & Passcode:
04/05/2023	Workshop Title: Increasing Rigor in Qualitative Sampling Approaches: Saturation & Information Power Speaker/s: Dr Rebecca Wright Link & Passcode: *20baY1T

Date	Workshop
TBD	Workshop Title: Is This About What I Think or What They Think? Rigor Across Different Approaches in Qualitative Data Analysis. Speaker/s: Dr Rebecca Wright
TBD	Workshop Title: Refining Qualitative Data Collection Skills: Semi-Structured interviews, Narrative interviews, and Focus group. Speaker/s: Dr Rebecca Wright
TBD	Workshop Title: Supporting Your Team and Participants While Working with Important and Challenging Topics in Qualitative Research: Dynamics, Risks, and Strategies. Speakers/s:
TBD	Workshop Title: Identifying & Managing Risks in Qualitative Research: Planning Ahead, Navigating the IRB, and Protecting Participants Speaker/s: Panel Discussion with Qualitative Core Members (moderator TBD)
TBD	Workshop Title: Recruitment, Retention, and Relationship: Strategies for Maintaining Participant Engagement in Qualitative Research Speaker/s: Panel Discussion with Qualitative Core Members (Moderator TBD)
TBD	Workshop Title: Strategies for Ethical Conduct in Qualitative Research Speaker/s:
TBD	Workshop Title: Strategies for Selecting Your Approach and Methodology in Qualitative Research Speaker/s:
TBD	Workshop Title: Revisiting Sample Size in Qualitative Research – Worked Examples of Information Power, Data Sufficiency, and Data Saturation Speaker/s: Dr Rebecca Wright