Using a “Whole Person” Approach for Better Data and Happier Respondents

In all the work we do, we apply a holistic “whole person” approach.

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How Research Can Help You Weather the Great Resignation

Whether you call it The Great Resignation or The Great Reshuffle, the voluntary departure of 47 million people from their jobs last year has been a big deal for employers of all sizes.

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Words of Pandemic Wisdom from the Southpaw Moms

It’s been a rough year for parents. (We’ve done the research.) The fabulous Southpaw Moms share some words of wisdom gleaned during the pandemic.

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What I Learned Outside the Classroom — Lessons from the Court, Field and River

Fun fact: I was a student athlete for most of my younger years, with a lot more emphasis on "athlete" than "student."

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Superpowers of the Generalist

I got my PhD in a super-specific line of study, but now I actually prefer being a super-generalist.

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An Ode to Amazing Women

My great grandmother Mollye was left-handed like me. Her sister Maude ran away to join the circus...

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My Data Driven Approach to New Year’s Resolutions

Every December, I love to do a year-end assessment of my life and plan for the new year ahead.

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My Biggest Culture Shock Ever – And What it Means for Your Research

When I worked in research for public relations agencies, it was pretty typical for an account team to send a survey out to the office to get input on something (like a campaign idea or a tagline) that they were working on for a pitch or even for an existing client.

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Happy Lefthanders Day!

One of the things lefties are known for is being awesome at “divergent thinking,” or looking at different ways to solve a problem.

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Moderating Tips Learned at the Bar

I’m always looking for parallels between my research life and my non-research life. Just as playing the ukulele made me a better report writer and ordering decaf coffee influenced my questionnaire

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It Only Took Me Ten Years…

…but I finally took a vacation! A real, unplugged, no wi-fi, locked up my phone kind of vacation. I had all kinds of worries before I did this: “My clients

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Thank you for choosing me for your research journey

As the year starts to wind down, I want to thank you for being on this journey with me. “What journey?” I can hear you wondering. Let me explain. Making

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Last week I went to moderator training at RIVA.  It’s one of the best known training centers for qualitative researchers, and I’d been wanting to go for several years (and

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I moved to New Orleans last year, and I’ve just survived my first Mardi Gras! (That’s me on Mardi Gras day.) If you’ve never experienced it, Mardi Gras is a

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