Maria Lahman

Maria K. E. Lahman is a professor in the Department of Applied Statistics and Research Methods at the University of Northern Colorado, USA. Maria has taught writing and representing qualitative research for twenty years and specializes in creating ethical solutions for culturally complex situations, aesthetic representation of research, and advancing ethical research with young children and diverse groups. A graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, she challenges herself to weave aspects of social justice and peacebuilding into her pedagogy and scholarship.
Maria served as Mentor-in-Residence in November 2021 when we explored Academic Writing Month.
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Methodspace posts by Maria Lahman
by Maria Lahman, Ph.D. and Tyler Kincaid Ph.D., panelists for the How to Do Research and Get Published webinar, “How to write a paper: Qualitative methodology” share their insights.
Find tips that will help you hone your writing.
Since I am advocating for ways to stay engaged with writing, drifting may seem a strange interlude. Yet, I find drifting to be a vital companion state to writing. For me, usually drifting occurs when I have set aside all devices and am absorbed in some wholly different task, such as gardening, chauffeuring or waiting for children, or simply watching birds congregate at the feeder.
We are all busy. How can we find time to write? Maria Lahman, author of Writing and Representing Qualitative Research offers some suggestions.
A discussion of ethical issues from Maria Lahman, author of the forthcoming book Culturally Responsive Qualitative Research.
Dr. Maria Lahman offers practical advice for anyone interested in studying children, or engaging them as co-researchers.
In this post Becky De Oliveira discusses lessons learned and practical tips based on her recent doctoral research with older research participants.
The Covid-19 pandemic has created yet more sensitive research concerns. Read this post from Lahman and Brown for suggestions.
Self-care is essential when collecting data about sensitive issues. See this post from Dr. Maria Lahman for strategies.
Maria Lahman offers tips to help you hone your academic writing