Interviewing Participants about Sensitive Topics
Interviewing participants in difficult or emotional situations? Learn from Bethany Morgan Brett and Katy Wheeler.
Methodspace 2022 in Review
What did we do on Methodspace in 2022? Find commentary and content for the year!
Scholarly journals: What is next?
How are scholarly journals changing? See interviews with editors and exemplary articles.
Researching Professional Practice: A Collection of Articles
This multidisciplinary collection of open-access articles offers a variety of perspectives about studying practice, with practitioners.
Market or consumer research
One way research tools are used outside academia is in market research. See this collection of open-access articles for examples.
Dr. Jan Eichhorn discusses survey research
Dr. Jan Eichhorn offers tips for survey research.
Studying Risky Behaviors or Settings
Risky or illegal behaviors can be challenging to study - and concerning for researcher safety. See this collection of open access articles for examples.
Self-Care and Well-being for Researchers Studying Sensitive Issues
Self-care is essential when studying painful, sad, difficult experiences or situations. Find strategies and tips in this video from Dr. Helen Kara and collection of open-access articles.
Sensitive Research and the COVID 19 Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has created yet more sensitive research concerns. Read this post from Lahman and Brown for suggestions.
Online Interviews about Sensitive Topics
How can you interview participants online about sensitive topics? Tips from Janet Salmons, author of Doing Qualitative Research Online.
COVID-19 as Chrysalis: Research Representation Considerations from the College Class of 2025
Thinking about studying college students, or partnering with student co-researchers. you will find this post by Ari Burstein.
Covid, Gender and Publications
This open-access article explores some of the implications of Covid pandemic shutdowns and isolation for female academics.
Relationally Approaching Fieldwork: Using Indigenous Methodologies as Ethical Practices in the Context of Human Participant Research
Dr. Durdella offers suggestions for researchers who want to take a respectful, relational approach.
Studying Trauma
A collection of open-access articles offers methodological examples for researchers who want to study highly sensitive problems.
Research and Innovation: A Design Perspective
Dr. Muratovski reminds us that researchers work in a variety of settings, so must tailor studies and present proposals that will be understood.
Researching Sensitive Problems: Inequities
As part of a series about studying sensitive topics, this collection of open-access articles includes a variety of studies about inequity.
Research for Gender Inclusion: Transitioning Your Vocabulary
Simple tips for making your survey or interview welcoming to all.
Be a Courageous Researcher!
Methodspace will offer an eclectic mix of guest contributions in a month-long focus: Be courageous: Studying sensitive, political, or hot-button issues.
Learning by Doing: Building Cross-Disciplinary, Intergenerational Research Teams
Teaching research with field experiences.
A Practitioner’s View on the Value of Team-Based, Student-Powered Interdisciplinary Research
This post offers a practitioner’s view of a university-bank research project with Bass Connections faculty and students.