Kyle Bower, PhD

Workshops

Standard

• Starter Workshops
• Advanced Workshops

Method-Focused Workshops:

• AI-Assist
• Analytic Planning
• Case Study
• Evaluation
• Narrative Inquiry
• Literature Review

I am happy to discuss custom training for your project or for your team/organization—let’s build something that works for you!

Methodological Expertise

• Evaluation
• Interview and focus group design
• Thematic and narrative analysis
• Phenomenology
• Mixed-Method

Consulting Services

I work with emerging scholars, community organizations and nonprofits, educators, and healthcare innovators and product designers. I offer custom research consulting, workshops & training, and qualitative data analysis support. I am also available for contract research work (recommended for project support greater than 20 hours).

Experience

As owner and principal consultant of Cardinal Direction Qualitative Research Consulting, I bring applied expertise in designing and conducting usability studies, leading qualitative evaluation efforts, and training interdisciplinary teams in methodological rigor

I have contributed to advancing qualitative methodology through training, consulting, and scholarship on digital and AI-enhanced tools. My work includes developing frameworks for integrating qualitative data analysis software into research workflows, promoting reflexivity in digital data collection, and conceptualizing the responsible use of AI in qualitative research.