Meet the Qualitative Researchers Blog

Get to know qualitative researchers at King’s College London in our blog showcasing creative research and the people doing it.

Blog Posts

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Nathan Stanley

Nathan talks about the people and experiences that influenced his journey into qualitative research, the importance of understanding narratives around social determinants of health, and his top tips for qualitative analysis

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Sanchika Campbell

Sanchika reflects on participatory research, challenging dominant perspectives, and the importance of remembering you’re a human before you’re a researcher.

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Hana Riazuddin

Hana talks about participatory research, re-distribution of power, and the importance of relationality in qualitative research

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Gargie Ahmad

Gargie talks about her work on mental health inequalities in people from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK, and reflects on reflexivity and the limitations of interviews

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Una Foye

Una reflects on why she does qualitative research and key learnings from qualitative mentors

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Steve Marshall

Steve Marshall reflects on his work with children who have a parent in palliative care, and considers the perceived barriers and benefits to involving young children in qualitative research

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Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Jia Liu

Jia Liu talks about her work examining cross-cultural health conceptions, and discusses the importance of qualitative research in understanding linguistic and cultural barriers to healthcare

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Prof. Magnus Ryner

Magnus, Director of the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS-DTP), talks about the role qualitative research plays in the LISS-DTP

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Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Hannah Cowan

Hannah Cowan talks about her research experiences looking at how to bring non-academic communities and medical researchers together to shape research agendas

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Ceri McKay-Smith

Ceri talks about her work examining homelessness in discourse, narrative and interaction

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Meet the Qualitative Researchers: Andrew LaBonte

Andrew discusses his use of qualitative video methods in researching interactional aspects of safety skills learning

Meet the Qualitative Researchers: Zara Shaikh

Zara Shaikh talks about her research exploring lived experiences of refugees in relation to health and inclusion, and events that shaped her career

Meet the Qualitative Researchers: Rebecca Kuykendall

Rebecca Kuykendall, PhD student in the African Leadership Centre at King’s, writes about her journey into qualitative health research

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Meet the Methodologies Research Division

Professor Glenn Robert introduces the Division of Methodologies in the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, and discusses their top tips for innovative and impactful qualitative research.

Meet the Qualitative Researchers: Samuel Swidzinski

Samuel Swidzinski reflects on the benefits of qualitative collaboration

Meet the Qualitative Researchers: Sharli Paphitis

Dr Sharli Paphitis discusses the role of storytelling and laughter in qualitative research and her passion for Community-Based Participatory Research

Meet the Qualitative Researchers: Sergio Silverio

Sergio Silverio discusses the role of lifecourse analysis and critical approaches in qualitative research, and his determination for better cross-disciplinary health collaborations

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