TQR 10th Annual Conference Upcoming Keynote Presenter Eli Lieber – The Qualitative Report

Eli Lieber

President and co-founder of SocioCultural Research Consultants, LLC (Dedoose.com)

Eli Lieber, Ph.D. is the president and co-founder of SocioCultural Research Consultants, LLC (Dedoose.com), an Associate Research Psychologist in the UCLA Center for Culture and Health, and vice president of the Institute for Mixed Methods Research. Initially trained as a quantitative psychologist specializing in social-cognitive development and measurement, Eli’s post-doctoral training and subsequent work have included teaming with colleagues from a wide variety of social science disciplines on a range of research topics. The result of this experience—expertise in both quantitative and qualitative methods and exposure to a variety of substantive areas—proved perfect for his present focus on mixed method research design, team building, and data management, analysis, and presentation. At UCLA he has spent the last 20 years at UCLA primarily focused on providing methodological support to a range of projects being carried out at UCLA and other institutions. His reputation for developing creative strategies to maximize the use of project resources and technology in social science research, particularly in mixed methods studies, is the basis for many collaborations and lead to his efforts in the development of Dedoose. Eli publishes broadly in both the general area of mixed method research as well as a range of substantive areas where qualitative and mixed method approaches are being applied. He also works with the William T. Grant Foundation and other groups in promoting the use of mixed method approaches and regularly lectures, trains, and conducts workshops on these topics.

Keynote Presentation

Social Science Research Methods: Design, Strategic Implementation, and Technological Advances

In this presentation, Dr. Lieber will reflect on his 20+ years of work at UCLA focused on the advancement of thinking about and strategically implementing qualitative and mixed methods approaches in social science research. As in all sound research, study design, sampling, and data management and analysis requires thoughtful planning, reflection, and flexibility. In qualitative and mixed methods research, these issues become more complex given the nature of the data and the multiple perspectives being brought to the work. However, when done well, the findings from these studies can offer more comprehensive understandings than what would be possible with more limited designs. Finally, in addition to this more conceptual framing, Dr. Lieber will discuss some technological advancements that can help increase efficiency and effectiveness in qualitative and mixed methods research.

Workshop

Introduction to Dedoose: Research and Evaluation Data App (REDA) for Social Science Research

Dedoose is an intuitive web-app for the management, integration, and analysis of text, video, audio, survey, and other data. Equally useful for those working from traditional qualitative or more comprehensive mixed methods perspectives. Dedoose features addresses issues related to collaboration, platform preferences, integrating different forms of data, learning curve factors, accessibility, cost, and flexibility. The analytic features were designed and are continually evolving to accommodate research from a wide variety of epistemological positions and support efficient and methodologically rigorous work. In this introductory session, Eli will provide a brief overview on the history and driving factors behind the development of Dedoose, take a tour of typical tasks and the key Dedoose Workspaces, and respond to participant inquiry with regard to specific features and functionality.