Review our list of faculty across Augusta University with expertise in various aspects of qualitative research and design. These affiliates are that consult with appropriate faculty on projects with the QRL.

Dr. Desiree Bertrand

Assistant Professor, Interim Chair - Department of Prelicensure, College of Nursing

Dr. Bertrand is an expert in the area of interpersonal violence, contraceptive use, and health disparities.

Her research includes phenomenology, focus groups and in-depth interviews.

Dr. Bertrand
 

Dr. Angela Bratton

Associate Professor of Anthropology- Department of History, Anthropology, & Philosophy, Pamplin College or Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Bratton is an expert in the areas of Identity, Gender, Sexuality, Reproduction, Ritual, Medical, and Folklore.

Her research experience includes: Ethnography Participant-Observation, Interviews, Qualitative Surveys, Focus Groups, and Photovoice

 

Dr. Bratton
 

Dr. Audrey Johnson

Assistant Professor- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Allied Health

Dr. Johnson is an expert in the areas of physical function and mobility during acute hospitalization (adults) and interprofessional education and collaborative practice.

Her research experience includes: Case Studies, Mixed Methods, Phenomenology
Interviews, Focus Groups, and Observation

Dr. Johnson
 

Dr. Eunhye Kim

Assistant Professor - Social Work, Department of Social Sciences, Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 

Dr. Kim is an expert in the areas of Mental Health, Racial Discrimination, and Ethnic Minority Experiences.

Her research experience includes Grounded Theory, Community-Engaged Research, Interviews, Observation, and Analysis of Organizational Documents.

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Dr. Darla Linville

Associate Professor of Education, Department of Research, Counseling and Curriculum, College of Education

Dr. Linville is an expert in the areas of discourses of sexuality and gender in schools, adolescence, education policy, and young adult literature.

Her research experience includes: Youth Participatory Action Research, Participatory Analysis with Youth, Community Engaged Research Focus Groups, Interviews, Observations, Mapping, Social Constructivism, Queer Theory, Decolonizing Methods, Critical theory, Feminist

Dr. Linville
 

Dr. Rhia Moreno

Assistant Professor of Education- Department of Research, Counseling and Curriculum, College of Education

Dr. Moreno is an expert in the areas of cultural studies, language instruction and learning, culturally sustaining pedagogy, qualitative research methods, arts-based pedagogies. 

Her research experience includes Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Design-Based Research (DBR), Case Study, Ethnographic Methods, Arts-Based Research, Focus Groups, Observation, Participant Observation, Photo Elicitation, Course-Related Artifacts, Artwork, Social Constructionism, Pragmatism, Dewey's Theory of Experience, Self-Efficacy Theory, Sensemaking Theory

Dr. Moreno
 

Dr. Taylor Walker

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Dr. Walker is an expert in the areas of Professional Socialization, Difference & Identity, Storytelling & Social Change, and Culture-Centered Health Interventions. 

Her research experience includes:  Ethnography,  Community-Engaged Research, Interviews, Narratives, Participant Observation, and Creative Analytic Methods
Narrative Theories, Post-Structural Feminism, and Place-Based Pedagogy 

Dr. Walker
 

Dr. Julie Zadinsky

Director, Center for Nursing Research and Associate Professor, College of Nursing

Dr. Zadinsky’s clinical background is in pediatric nursing, and her primary research focus has been on health promotion in vulnerable populations, especially children and adolescents. She also has conducted research in other areas, such as perioperative nursing and education and training. She has experience with both mixed methods and qualitative research.

Dr. Zadinsky