The Qualitative Research Interest Group (QRIG) is an interprofessional group united by an interest in qualitative approaches to health research. Qualitative researchers at MaineHealth Institute for Research and the Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest co-host the group. All are welcome. The group meets through Microsoft Teams on the fourth Thursday of every month.

 

The QRIG will meet virtually on Thursday, March 26, from 12:30PM–1:30PM EST. This month, the QRIG will host Kenny Maes, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of the Applied Anthropology Graduate Program at Oregon State University.

His presentation, “Community-Based Participatory Research with Community Health Workers: Training, Leadership, and Allyship,” will focus on how community health workers (CHWs) are engaging in research and evaluation about their own profession, and how allies support this work. This will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss research training opportunities for CHWs and allies; how CHWs use both qualitative and quantitative research to empower themselves and their profession; and how CHWs move from participating in research to leading research.

Please contact Carmit McMullen (Carmit.McMullen@kp.org) to receive the calendar invitation.

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Looking to enrich your research by gathering information directly from patients, clinicians, community members, and others? Tufts CTSI’s Qualitative and Mixed Methods Service can help.

The Tufts CTSI Qualitative and Mixed Methods Service supports researchers, community members, and others in using qualitative and survey methods in health-related research. We are here to help you go beyond numbers alone by integrating interviews, focus groups, observations, and surveys to generate insights that can improve health and health care.

Researchers, community members, and others affiliated with a Tufts CTSI partner organization can request support by submitting a service request.

  • Initial consultations of up to 10 hours are provided at no cost.
  • For more extensive consultation, we can join research teams (FTE portion).

To learn more, please submit a service request.