The Qualitative Research Lab (QRL) offers consultation and support for qualitative social scientific research at 黄瓜短视频.
The QRL is housed in the CSSR and operates as a Core research facility for the Augusta University research community. The director and affiliates assist faculty, graduate students, and administrators in the development and implementation of qualitative research, from the initial design of research protocols to implementation of protocols to data analysis. Common services include consultation on research design, conducting interviews, focus groups, ethnographic field-work and participant observation and data analysis. When applicable, the QRL, in conjunction with the CSSR, will organize and facilitate workshops on general qualitative research techniques.
The QRL will support and facilitate a working group designed to provide community and collaboration for qualitative researchers looking for peer-led support and guidance. While the goals and activities of the working group will be guided by group members, benefits of the group may include writing/editing support, theoretical and methodological guidance, and project collaboration.
The QRL will host workshops and trainings through the CSSR for the 黄瓜短视频 community. In addition to scheduled campus events, academic departments and administrative offices may request specialized training designed to fit their specific research needs.
As a Core facility the consultation fee is $120 per hour for faculty/staff/affiliates of 黄瓜短视频 ($200 per hour for all others). An initial hour consultation meeting to discuss the project and scope of work is provided free of charge to all 黄瓜短视频 investigators.
Grant Preparation support is offered to 黄瓜短视频 researchers free of charge, provided that the QRL faculty affiliate is a co-investigator in the proposal with a funding request for significant percent effort.
After the initial consultation, a cost estimate is provided. Where meaningful intellectual contributions to research design, data analysis, and/or manuscript preparation will occur, possibilities for co-authorship on consequent publications and presentations for the QRL consultant will be negotiated at the initial consult and agreed to by the Faculty/PI, the QRL consultant, and the QRL Director.
If you are interested in using the services of the QRL or have a project you would like to discuss with the QRL, please fill out our QRL Request form to initiate a conversation!
* If you already have an iLab account you can request services directly through iLab.
The Qualitative Research lab has collaborated with Provost Neil MacKinnon and his research team to help understand, identify, and describe the factors that influence engagement and progress in international rural health issues through the CONVERGE symposium. This collaboration includes conducting interviews and focus groups with leaderships and participants in the symposium. Findings for this work are currently under review for publication and will be presented at the 2023 and 2023 annual conferences.
The QRL is collaborating with Dr. April Hartman to develop a training program for middle school and medical school students with the goal of developing the skills needed to get an accurate history of mental and/or behavioral health concerns, asking about substance use, and addressing social determinants of health in a way that is culturally sensitive and compassionate. QRL affiliate Dr. Darla Linville will conduct focus groups with middle school and medical school students regarding their experiences with the PPP program in order to improve its efficacy. Dr. Melanie O鈥橫eara and theater students are heading the training efforts using a theater model. The pilot program takes place June 2023 on the Summerville Campus and includes faculty from across the campuses.
Dr. Angela Bratton has collaborated with Dr. Caryl Bailey, Assistant Professor Anesthesiology, and students Amelia Vu and Andy Nguyen in their research on recruitment barriers in the field of anesthesiology. Their work is to be presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting in San Francisco and will be submitted for publication.
The QRL has teamed with Dr. Stacie Pettit and her research team focusing on understanding educational experiences of children raised in foster care. This collaboration includes training and conducting analysis of focus groups.
Dr. Julie Zadinsky has joined a team of faculty from the Georgia Preventative Institute, headed by Director, Dr. Yanbin Dong, to assess the long-term health and social benefits of an after-school program in young adulthood. Services provided include research design consultation, focus groups, and analysis.
The QRL is teaming with Dr. Ashwini Tiwari and team to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a breastfeeding peer support education program. Dr. Angela Bratton will training graduate assistants in the areas of interview techniques and data analysis.
Dr. Powell-Williams is an expert in the areas of identity, social movements, and victimization.
Her research experience includes: Interviews, Focus Groups, Narrative Analysis, Qualitative
Content Analysis, Participant Observation, Mixed Methods, Constructionism, Grounded
Theory, and Critical Theory
Presenter: Dr. Melissa Powell-Williams
In this lightning- talk session, researchers present their use of various qualitative methods such as interviews, arts-based elicitation, focus groups, ethnography, and content analysis to best tackle their research goals.
Drs. Dustin Avent-Holt and Melissa Powell-Williams share the goals and collaborative opportunities offered by Center for Social Science Research and QRL. This video is useful for anyone wanting to hear an overview of what our offices offer and how they are organized.
Interested in learning more about Qualitative Analysis? In this participant-driven panel talk, qualitative researchers will discuss common pitfalls, subjectivity versus objectivity, inductive and deductive approaches, guiding frameworks, and more. Bring your questions!
For two weeks this summer, April Hartman, MD, the division chief of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the Children鈥檚 Hospital of Georgia, and Melanie Kitchens O鈥橫eara, PhD, an associate professor of performance studies in the Department of Art and Design, worked with members of Theatre AUG and local middle school students to teach them dramatic acting skills in order to become pediatric standardized patients for mock appointments with medical students.
The Qualitative Research Lab, which opened this month in the Center for Social Science Research at 黄瓜短视频, offers consultation and support for qualitative social scientific research.