Newswise — The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior will gather at the Wyndham Grand Downtown in Pittsburgh, PA from July 25 - 28 for the 48th Annual Conference, “Creativity and Innovation in Nutrition Education.” Prior to the start of the conference, the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior will host a level 1 training session, “Introduction to Qualitative Methods.” The session will be held Saturday, July 25 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the conference hotel.
Through a series of interactive lessons and practice sessions, participants will receive introductory training in conducting qualitative research. They will also learn how to:• Create a sound research question appropriate for qualitative exploration;• Design a rigorous qualitative study protocol to increase the trustworthiness of data;• Develop a semi-structured interview or moderator guide that includes open-ended, unbiased, nonjudgmental questions, probes, and prompts;• Compare and contrast different qualitative methods (e.g. grounded theory, phenomenology) and data collection techniques (e.g. interviews, focus groups);• Develop a codebook with basic codes using interview or focus group transcripts; and• Explain one process for developing themes and theoretical models from qualitative data.
The training will be conducted by Suzie Goodell, PhD, RD, North Carolina State University; Virginia Carraway-Stage, PhD, RD, East Carolina University; Natalie Cooke, PhD, North Carolina State University; and Amanda Peterson, BS, East Carolina University. Cost per person is $60 for SNEB members, $75 for non-members and $50 for students, regardless of membership. Session cost includes breakfast and lunch. Advance registration is required at http://www.sneb.org/events/registration.html. Attendees will earn 7 CEUs.
Please contact the SNEB office at [email protected] with questions.
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