WHAT I DO

QUALITATIVE DATA HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS CONSULTANT

- QUALITATIVE DATA RESEARCH PLAN: Create research designs, timelines, budgets for short or long-term projects.

- QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION: Apply a broad range of methodologies to collect project-specific data (primarily focus groups, interviews, surveys, but also participant-observation, simulated patient scenarios, pile-sorting, photo-elicitation).

- QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS: Use software analysis programs to create thematic, textual, numerical and graphical data output. Highly experienced in Dedoose, and proficient in Nvivo, and Atlas ti.  Additionally, paper-based/thematic sorting analysis is offered. Provide presentations, background and leadership in conducting effective team-based data analysis meetings.

-DATA SYNTHESIS & REPORTING: Author peer-reviewed or grey literature & articles. Create online materials, reports, grant or progress report content. Perform professional presentations and educational lectures (using power point, posters or group-discussions).

-PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Locate, interview, hire, and manage project collaborators. Move agendas and timelines forward. Create and implement budgets. Coordinate and lead team-meetings. Provide advocacy and education for a project.

-RECRUITMENT: Identify research participants through advertisements, personal solicitation, relationship and network building.

- TOPICAL EXPERTISE & SPECIAL INTEREST: Health services, systems, quality improvement, public health, diabetes, obesity, women and children's health (family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, early childhood development), International/immigrant health, cancer, rural health, community engagement, disabilities, medical student/resident training curriculum, physician communication training, social-behavioral health

- CLIENTS: any business that serves health-care related clients, such as hospitals, nonprofits, consulting firms and tech companies.