I am Judith Davidson, Ph.D., and qualitative research is my
passion. Through my blog, I hope to share the directions this
passion has taken me and explore emerging topics of interest in my field.
I inquire with qualitative research, teach about it, and
write about the methodology. I have
experience with diverse parts of the craft of qualitative research. The topics I have explored range from sexting
and teens to the worlds of reading teachers.
I like the challenges of working with complex research designs,
interdisciplinary teams, and diverse sites, including project coaching and
creative meeting design and facilitation.
I am deeply interested in the digitalization of qualitative
research and am particularly knowledgeable of NVivo software. I have used this software in my own work, with
projects with which I have consulted, and with many graduate students.
As a methodologist, I have explored a range of approaches
within qualitative research including arts-based research
and different forms of action research.
I am an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of
Education at the University of Massachusetts—Lowell (1999 to present), where I
have taught qualitative research to all level of students. [ https://www.uml.edu/Education/Faculty-Staff/faculty/Davidson-Judith.aspx ]
The Graduate School of Education at UMass Lowell now offers a Ph.D. in Research and Evaluation with an option to specialize in qualitative research. Contact me for more information about this program! [https://www.uml.edu/Education/Programs/Doctorate/Research-Evaluation-Doctorate.aspx]
I received my doctorate in education from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana (1995); my master’s in reading education from Bank Street College of Education, and, my bachelor’s in Japanese Language and Literature with a minor in Writing for Children from Antioch University.
The Graduate School of Education at UMass Lowell now offers a Ph.D. in Research and Evaluation with an option to specialize in qualitative research. Contact me for more information about this program! [https://www.uml.edu/Education/Programs/Doctorate/Research-Evaluation-Doctorate.aspx]
I received my doctorate in education from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana (1995); my master’s in reading education from Bank Street College of Education, and, my bachelor’s in Japanese Language and Literature with a minor in Writing for Children from Antioch University.
I have taken “Inquire, Create, Change” to be my motto because of my passionate belief in the power of inquiry; the joy of creation that I find in this work; and the ability to make creative change through inquiry.
