{"id":58,"date":"2026-01-14T17:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/aheberle\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2026-01-14T20:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:31:23","slug":"qualitative-methods-consulting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/aheberle\/qualitative-methods-consulting\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualitative Methods Consulting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I offer consulting support for researchers, nonprofits, and organizations seeking rigorous, ethical, and meaningful qualitative and mixed-methods research, particularly in work involving children, parents, and families or work involving mental health.<\/p>\n<p>With training as a licensed clinical psychologist and extensive experience in qualitative inquiry, I help teams design and carry out qualitative work that is methodologically sound, funder-ready, and grounded in respect for participants\u2019 lived experiences.<\/p>\n<p>My approach emphasizes qualitative research as a powerful method for understanding complexity, context, and meaning\u2014especially in applied and equity-focused work.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Areas of Expertise<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I provide consultation across multiple stages of the research process, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Qualitative and mixed-methods study design<\/strong><br \/>\nSupport with conceptualizing qualitative components that align with research questions, theory, and funder expectations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interview and focus group protocol development<\/strong><br \/>\nDesigning developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, and ethically grounded protocols for work with children, adolescents, and adults.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analytic framework and coding system development<\/strong><br \/>\nGuidance on creating rigorous, transparent analytic approaches (e.g., thematic, constructivist, or theory-driven methods).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qualitative rigor and trustworthiness<\/strong><br \/>\nSupport with strategies to strengthen credibility, reflexivity, and analytic transparency for publications, reports, and grant deliverables.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sense-making and reporting for funders and stakeholders<\/strong><br \/>\nHelping teams translate qualitative findings into clear, compelling narratives that remain faithful to participants\u2019 voices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Training and capacity-building<\/strong><br \/>\nWorkshops or individualized support for research teams seeking to strengthen qualitative skills and shared analytic practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Who I Work With<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I regularly consult with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Funded research teams and principal investigators<\/li>\n<li>Foundations and foundation-funded projects<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation and research organizations<\/li>\n<li>Education, health, and youth-serving nonprofits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am especially well-suited to projects that involve sensitive topics, developmental considerations, or equity-focused aims, where methodological care and ethical reflexivity are essential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I offer consulting support for researchers, nonprofits, and organizations seeking rigorous, ethical, and meaningful qualitative and mixed-methods research, particularly in work involving children, parents, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1210,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/aheberle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/aheberle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/aheberle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/aheberle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/aheberle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/aheberle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/aheberle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}