LISTENING BETWEEN THE LINES

INNOVATING DIGITAL METHODS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

I am a professor and research consultant located in Johnson City, Tennessee. My specializations include qualitative research design and implementation, qualitative social media analysis, the use of data analysis software like ATLAS.ti, and language-based analysis methods such as discourse and narrative analysis.

My research and consulting work centers on the use of digital tools and spaces in a variety of qualitative research contexts in the USA and abroad. I’ve been a tenured faculty member at the University of Tennessee, the University of Georgia, and currently at East Tennessee State University. International experiences have always been a priority for me, mostly recently as a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland in 2023.

My first teaching experience was in Lesotho, Southern Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer and over the years I’ve been a visiting scholar at the University of Innsbruck, the University of Tasmania and have offered professional development for the Indiana University satellite campus in North Macedonia (South East European University) and for the University of Alabama on site in Quito, Ecuador.

Consulting clients have included Discerning Leadership, Evidera, Adelphi Values, Sandia National Lab, and Refugee Transitions.

I am co-author of three books, including Doing Qualitative Research in a Digital World (Sage, 2022); Looking for Insight, Transformation and Learning in Online Talk (Routledge, 2019); and Digital Tools for Qualitative Research (Sage, 2014).

If you are looking for qualitative research support, don't hesitate to reach out.