Faculty Affiliates
Review our list of faculty across Augusta University with expertise in various aspects of qualitative research and design. These affiliates are that consult with appropriate faculty on projects with the QRL.
Dr. Desiree Bertrand
Assistant Professor, Interim Chair - Department of Prelicensure, College of Nursing
Dr. Bertrand is an expert in the area of interpersonal violence, contraceptive use, and health disparities.
Her research includes phenomenology, focus groups and in-depth interviews.
Dr. Angela Bratton
Associate Professor of Anthropology- Department of History, Anthropology, & Philosophy, Pamplin College or Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Bratton is an expert in the areas of Identity, Gender, Sexuality, Reproduction, Ritual, Medical, and Folklore.
Her research experience includes: Ethnography Participant-Observation, Interviews, Qualitative Surveys, Focus Groups, and Photovoice
Dr. Audrey Johnson
Assistant Professor- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Allied Health
Dr. Johnson is an expert in the areas of physical function and mobility during acute hospitalization (adults) and interprofessional education and collaborative practice.
Her research experience includes: Case Studies, Mixed Methods, Phenomenology
Interviews, Focus Groups, and Observation
Dr. Eunhye Kim
Assistant Professor - Social Work, Department of Social Sciences, Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Dr. Kim is an expert in the areas of Mental Health, Racial Discrimination, and Ethnic Minority Experiences.
Her research experience includes Grounded Theory, Community-Engaged Research, Interviews, Observation, and Analysis of Organizational Documents.
Dr. Darla Linville
Associate Professor of Education, Department of Research, Counseling and Curriculum, College of Education
Dr. Linville is an expert in the areas of discourses of sexuality and gender in schools, adolescence, education policy, and young adult literature.
Her research experience includes: Youth Participatory Action Research, Participatory Analysis with Youth, Community Engaged Research Focus Groups, Interviews, Observations, Mapping, Social Constructivism, Queer Theory, Decolonizing Methods, Critical theory, Feminist
Dr. Rhia Moreno
Assistant Professor of Education- Department of Research, Counseling and Curriculum, College of Education
Dr. Moreno is an expert in the areas of cultural studies, language instruction and learning, culturally sustaining pedagogy, qualitative research methods, arts-based pedagogies.
Her research experience includes Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Design-Based Research (DBR), Case Study, Ethnographic Methods, Arts-Based Research, Focus Groups, Observation, Participant Observation, Photo Elicitation, Course-Related Artifacts, Artwork, Social Constructionism, Pragmatism, Dewey's Theory of Experience, Self-Efficacy Theory, Sensemaking Theory
Dr. Taylor Walker
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Dr. Walker is an expert in the areas of Professional Socialization, Difference & Identity, Storytelling & Social Change, and Culture-Centered Health Interventions.
Her research experience includes: Ethnography, Community-Engaged Research, Interviews,
Narratives, Participant Observation, and Creative Analytic Methods
Narrative Theories, Post-Structural Feminism, and Place-Based Pedagogy
Dr. Julie Zadinsky
Director, Center for Nursing Research and Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Dr. Zadinsky’s clinical background is in pediatric nursing, and her primary research focus has been on health promotion in vulnerable populations, especially children and adolescents. She also has conducted research in other areas, such as perioperative nursing and education and training. She has experience with both mixed methods and qualitative research.
