Qualitative Research Initiative Leadership

The QRI is led by a passionate group of faculty and research professionals who are responsive to the needs of qualitative and mixed-methods researchers at Illinois. For questions or to contact the QRI, you can email qri-uiuc@illinois.edu.

Catherine Corr

Catherine Corr
Assistant Professor, Special Education

Chung-Yi Chiu

Chung-Yi Chiu
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health

Melissa Goodnight

Melissa Goodnight
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology

Melissa Graebner

Melissa Graebner
Director, Initiative for Qualitative Research in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IQRIE), Gies College of Business

Jess Hagman

Jess Hagman
Social Sciences Research Librarian, Social Sciences, Health, & Education Library

Kaylee Lukacena

Kaylee Lukacena
Research Development Manager, Center for Social & Behavioral Science

Rachel Magee

Rachel Magee
Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences

Ellen Moodie

Ellen Moodie
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology

Melissa Ocepek

Melissa Ocepek
Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences

Andrew Orta

Andrew Orta
Professor, Department of Anthropology

Saad Shehab

Saad Shehab
Head of Assessment and Research, Siebel Center for Design (SCD)