Methods and study designs
As most of my work is on big and complex questions and in dynamic, often chaotic, settings, I tend to choose mixed and multi-method studies.
In single-method studies, I can help best with:
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survey design
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qualitative interviewing and analysis
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systematic literature reviews
More inclusively, I work with:
- qualitative approaches (interviews, focus groups, ethnographic work)
- quantitative methods and sources of data (surveys, audits of routinely collected data, use of big data from electronic patient records)
- pictorial and other arts-based approaches
- textual analysis methods
- theory-based approaches (e.g. realist evaluation and synthesis, ethical analysis, etc.)
- secondary research, etc.
I have also developed a rich personal arsenal of what I call ‘rigorous shortcuts’ or ‘shortcuts to rigour’ – tools that enable maximum rigour when we don’t have the time or resources for the ideal study design.