The Bright Spots Mini-Lab supports the growing interest in qualitative and mixed methods research among public health practitioners, students, and researchers. “Learning Lab” sessions provide attendees with an opportunity to learn from and consult with experts on activities that build on the qualitative research skills they’ve learned in classrooms or while at work in their agencies.

Template analysis is a structured approach in which researchers identify major domains covered in a data collection and provide summaries of participant responses for each domain. They then place each summary in a matrix to identify recurring themes under each domain.

In this workshop, attendees will build their understanding of:
1. Recognizing when rapid qualitative methods would be most appropriate
2. Describing the steps of template analysis as a rapid qualitative method
3. Proposing how to use template analysis in one’s own research program

Free and open to all! CE credits available.

Presenter Grace Ryan, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Her research focuses on supporting rural and under-resourced primary care and community settings to implement evidence-based interventions to improve adolescent health. She is a mixed-methods researcher, specializing in qualitative approaches, and began using rapid qualitative methods as a part of her work to support vaccine uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Grace.Ryan1@umassmed.edu)

Grace Ryan, PhD, MPH

Presenter Patrick Brady, PhD is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota. He is a mixed methods researcher focused on enhancing food and nutrition security through social safety nets using action oriented and community engaged strategies. (bradyp@umn.edu)

Patrick Brady, PhD