Formulating Research Questions and Designing Studies - 4/10/2023

Registration Closed

In this workshop, participants will brainstorm research ideas, write, and refine a measurable research question. You will discuss when IRB approval is required for their study. The basics of research design will be discussed and applied to their selected research question.

After participating in this workshop, learners will be able to:

Write a FINER (feasible, interesting, novel, ethical, relevant) educational research question;
Specify an educational research area of interest;
Evaluate whether they need IRB approval for their study;
Select the correct design for their research question.

Recordings will be made available for viewing following the completion of each workshop. Viewing of recordings may not be substituted for participation in live workshops.

This workshop is a part of the MERC Virtual Workshop 2023 - Series 1.

Karen Richardson-Nassif

Karen Richardson-Nassif, PhD, Professor Emeritus, was the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Development and Diversity in the Office of the Dean, College of Medicine. She was previously the Predoctoral Director and Director of Research in the Department of Family Medicine and Director of Assessment in the Office of Medical Education at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She has served on numerous committees on curriculum change, program evaluation, and leadership. She was an advisor for the LEAD AAMC program and Advisor to the Women’s Mentoring Program and the New Hampshire/Vermont Schweitzer Fellowship Program. She is also a reviewer for several journals. She attended the Harvard Macy Physician Educators Scholars Program in 1999 and the Evaluator’s Institute in 2000 and 2001. In 2005, she received the Vermont Women in Higher Education Jackie M. Gribbons Leadership Award. She received the Research in Medical Education Best Paper Award, AAMC, in 2008 and Outstanding Service Award from the Northeast Group on Educational Affairs in 2010.