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Qualitative researchers are interested in understanding the why and how of human experience. We are drawn to meaning, relationships, and the complexity of lived lives. Many of us are also committed—sometimes quietly, sometimes explicitly—to creating change for the good. This…

March 2026 In this newsletter, I discuss · REACTIVATING THIS NEWSLETTER · The Qualitative Research Facebook & YouTube · Compensation in Research · Research Ethics REACTIVATING THE NEWSLETTER I’m reactivating the newsletter since I am finally NOT writing a textbook.…

Get ready for World Poetry Day on March 21 and U.S. National Poetry Month in April BORN A POEM Born a poem of babble, coo, lallation, we lost the way in plodding, prosaic texts— sibilance silenced, joy abjured, expression extinguished.…

This spring, starting Jan. 20, I am excited to be able to offer a FREE Qualitative Research Writing Series through NVIVO. This will build on the webinar I presented in the fall. Registration details are at the link below. I…

Check out the recent blog entry on autoethnography by Beth Stover as part of my work as the mentor in residence at Sage’s Methodspace!

Read this guest blog entry at Sage’s Methodspace on how to determine authorship and author order in academic writing.

Check out this invited blog post at Methodspsace on honing your writing

See my recent blog entry on Methodspace about Writers Groups! Resources Durst, R. K. (1992). A writer’s community: How teachers can form writing groups. In K. L. Dahl (Ed.), Teacher as writer: Entering the professional conversation (pp. 261–271). National…

Recently I was in need of a fun gift to thank my good colleague, Dr. Randy Larkins, for all the work he has taken on to support my sabbatical. I was able to find many humourous statistics, research or Ph.D.…

Check out my invited blog entry for Academic Writing Month at QSR NVIVO.