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Research Methods

Research Methods

Author(s): Daniel Rodriguez

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2021

Pages: 260

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ISBN 9781792481222

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Dr. Rodriguez’s Research Methods textbook is an outstanding presentation of research methods for serious researcher students. Written in turbulent times with the SARS Coronavirus 2 pandemic in its peak, Daniel Rodriguez’s textbook incorporates timely real world events in each chapter and explains them in ways that everyone can capture. Indeed, his explanations of the different essential research concepts in each chapter are very detailed and are designed to enlighten even the most serious student while never forgetting that not every student comes to the classroom with the same learning history and resources. Therefore, his chapters include content from the most basic but essential concepts, such as types of variables and research designs, to the most complex, including how to write winning National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, and how to estimate sample sizes for research studies using freely available software. This textbook is geared to the most serious student who wants to succeed in research, regardless of academic background. However, in his usual style, Dr. Rodriguez presents content in ways that make comprehension accessible. As he notes regularly in his lectures, “you must explain content in ways that anyone can understand, regardless of educational background”, and his writing embodies this belief. Indeed, Dr. Rodriguez’s beliefs about learning and his style are evident in every word written in every chapter, from the first in which he introduces the art of learning, to the last in which he details the grant writing process. Dr. Rodriguez’s style is empathetic and sympathetic in that he understand what students go through, sits with them in their anxieties about succeeding in the field, but then provides them with the tools necessary to make their research dreams a reality. Therefore, this textbook is a keeper that students will want to remain on their shelves throughout their careers, as it will continue to be a valuable resource to access whenever planning and carrying out a new study.

Chapter 1 The Art of Learning and Dealing with Disequilibrium
Chapter 2 Learning to Write Like a Scholar
Chapter 3 The Publication Process
Chapter 4 Samples and Sampling
Chapter 5 The Randomized Controlled Trial
Chapter 6 Quasi-Experimental Designs
Chapter 7 Natural Experiments
Chapter 8 Cross-Sectional Designs
Chapter 9 Prospective Data
Chapter 10 Developing a Measure
Chapter 11 Statistical Analysis
Chapter 12 Qualitative Research Designs
Chapter 13 Grant Writing

Daniel Rodriguez

Daniel Rodriguez is a professor of Public Health at La Salle University in Philadelphia. His areas of specialization are biostatistics, research methods, and epidemiology. Dr. Rodriguez teaches courses in all three of these areas as well as a grant writing seminar and the capstone course sequence for Masters level students. Dr. Rodriguez also consults with research professionals preparing and managing federal and foundation grants. He has been a biostatistician on numerous federally funded grants and has secured and completed grants of his own. Dr. Rodriguez has extensive training in statistics and research methods, with particular focus on structural equation modeling (SEM) and longitudinal data analysis. More detail about Dr. Rodriguez’s career can be found in his Curriculum Vitae. 

Dr. Rodriguez’s Research Methods textbook is an outstanding presentation of research methods for serious researcher students. Written in turbulent times with the SARS Coronavirus 2 pandemic in its peak, Daniel Rodriguez’s textbook incorporates timely real world events in each chapter and explains them in ways that everyone can capture. Indeed, his explanations of the different essential research concepts in each chapter are very detailed and are designed to enlighten even the most serious student while never forgetting that not every student comes to the classroom with the same learning history and resources. Therefore, his chapters include content from the most basic but essential concepts, such as types of variables and research designs, to the most complex, including how to write winning National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, and how to estimate sample sizes for research studies using freely available software. This textbook is geared to the most serious student who wants to succeed in research, regardless of academic background. However, in his usual style, Dr. Rodriguez presents content in ways that make comprehension accessible. As he notes regularly in his lectures, “you must explain content in ways that anyone can understand, regardless of educational background”, and his writing embodies this belief. Indeed, Dr. Rodriguez’s beliefs about learning and his style are evident in every word written in every chapter, from the first in which he introduces the art of learning, to the last in which he details the grant writing process. Dr. Rodriguez’s style is empathetic and sympathetic in that he understand what students go through, sits with them in their anxieties about succeeding in the field, but then provides them with the tools necessary to make their research dreams a reality. Therefore, this textbook is a keeper that students will want to remain on their shelves throughout their careers, as it will continue to be a valuable resource to access whenever planning and carrying out a new study.

Chapter 1 The Art of Learning and Dealing with Disequilibrium
Chapter 2 Learning to Write Like a Scholar
Chapter 3 The Publication Process
Chapter 4 Samples and Sampling
Chapter 5 The Randomized Controlled Trial
Chapter 6 Quasi-Experimental Designs
Chapter 7 Natural Experiments
Chapter 8 Cross-Sectional Designs
Chapter 9 Prospective Data
Chapter 10 Developing a Measure
Chapter 11 Statistical Analysis
Chapter 12 Qualitative Research Designs
Chapter 13 Grant Writing

Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez

Daniel Rodriguez is a professor of Public Health at La Salle University in Philadelphia. His areas of specialization are biostatistics, research methods, and epidemiology. Dr. Rodriguez teaches courses in all three of these areas as well as a grant writing seminar and the capstone course sequence for Masters level students. Dr. Rodriguez also consults with research professionals preparing and managing federal and foundation grants. He has been a biostatistician on numerous federally funded grants and has secured and completed grants of his own. Dr. Rodriguez has extensive training in statistics and research methods, with particular focus on structural equation modeling (SEM) and longitudinal data analysis. More detail about Dr. Rodriguez’s career can be found in his Curriculum Vitae.