Michelle serves as President of the Institute for Mixed Methods Research (IMMR) with an academic appointment as Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia. She has authored multiple books and academic papers including her co-authored book Qualitative and Mixed Methods Data Analysis Using Dedoose: A Practical Approach for Research Across the Social Sciences. Michelle co-founded IMMR in early 2016 as an academic with over twenty years’ experience as a trainer in the use of Qualitative Data Analysis Software (QDAS) using Dedoose and NVivo. In addition, she is a credentialed project management professional (PMP) and senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom.

Michelle is a specialist in qualitative and mixed methods research design and analysis, and works as an international consultant in: program evaluation; research design; and mixed-methods and qualitative data analysis using data applications. Her research focus is to better understand how to support doctoral success and strengthen the research process; and build data-driven decision making capacity through technological innovation. Recent research includes exploring the changing practices of qualitative research during the dissertation phase of doctoral studies, and investigating how we bring learning into the use of technology during the research process. Michelle is currently working on projects with researchers from education, information systems, business communication, leadership, and finance.

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Dr. Lieber’s 20+ years as an UCLA research psychologist, data analyst, and mixed methods research consulting career has focused on developing and implementing strategies and solutions for effectively and efficiently conducting reliable, valid, and applicable social science research. Initially trained as a quantitative psychologist specializing in social-cognitive development and measurement, his post-doctoral training and subsequent work has included collaborations with colleagues working around the world in a range of social science (and other) disciplines. This experience and expertise with quantitative and qualitative methods has proven ideal for his present focus on integrating methods and research design and developing and leveraging the value of technology in this work—his contributions to the development of Dedoose being one primary outcome.

Beyond technology and consulting, Dr. Lieber’s research interests include the socio-cultural and historical impacts on disease transmission and prevention, Asian and Asian immigrant family experiences, literacy development, children with Type 1 diabetes and their families, social cognitive development, parenting, and the general adaptation of families to the challenges of immigration and a modernizing world. He received his B.A. in Psychology from California State University, Northridge (1988) and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (1996). In addition to his work with IMMR, Eli currently holds the positions of Associate Research Psychologist and Co-Director of the Fieldwork and Qualitative Data Research Laboratory, Semel Institute, Center for Culture and Health, UCLA; and CEO of SocioCultural Research Consultants, LLC.

Dr. Sara E. Grummert holds a dual appointment with Dedoose and the Institute for Mixed Methods Research. In her role with IMMR, she leads strategy around how to support the larger academic and research community through data analysis and writing seminars, conducting methods consultations and training workshops, and partnering with other scholars on research design, data collection, and data analysis for educational grants.

Dr. Grummert earned her doctorate at the University of California Riverside in the field of higher education administration and policy. Her areas of methods expertise include qualitative research design, qualitative data analysis, and advancing the use of visual methods. Her broader body of scholarship examines whiteness and antiblackness in higher education, with a focus on how college sport functions in relation to state violence. Additionally, Sara is a Senior Research Associate in the Center for Athlete Rights and Equity at the University of California Riverside where she also teaches courses related to research methods and higher education.

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