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Qualitative data analysis consulting and training for research groups

Dr. Melissa Beresford has been providing qualitative data analysis courses, workshops, and training sessions using MAXQDA for 12 years. She specializes in providing QDA training to students and research professionals on transdiciplinary and mixed-methods research teams. She holds a PhD in Anthropology and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at San Jose State University in San Jose, California. Dr. Beresford regularly uses MAXQDA in her own research, investigating how humans adapt to water insecurity. As a research methodologist, she also regularly conducts research to advance methods for community-based participatory research and qualitative data analysis. Dr. Beresford is a Co-Director of the NSF Cultural Anthropology Methods Program (CAMP) and Associate Editor of the journal Field Methods.

Beresford, M., A. Wutich, M. DuBray, A. Ruth, R. Stotts, C. SturtzSreetharan, A. Brewis. (2022). Coding Qualitative Data at Scale: Guidance for large coder teams based on 18 studies. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221075860

Quimby, B. and M. Beresford. Participatory Modeling: A methodology for engaging stakeholder knowledge and participation in socio-environmental research. Field Methods. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X221076986

Beresford, M., L. Jones, J.C. Bausch,C. Williams, A. Wutich, S. Porter, B. Quimby, W. Eaton, K. Braiser. (2020). Third-Party Effects in Stakeholder Interviews. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406920966482

Wutich, A., M. Beresford, C. Bausch, W. Eaton, K. Brasier, C. Williams, S. Porter. (2020). Identifying stakeholder groups in a socio-ecological system: Comparing quantitative and qualitative social network approaches. Society & Natural Resources. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2019.1707922

Wutich, A., M. Beresford, C. SturtzSreetharan, A. Brewis, S. Trainer, and J. Hardin. (2021). Metatheme Analysis: A qualitative method for cross-cultural research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211019907