Full course description
Take Your Qualitative Research Skills to the Next Level
September 19, 2026
10 am - 2 pm
Thomas Jefferson University, Center City Campus
Eakins Lounge, 1st Floor
1020 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA
About the Workshop
Discover MAXQDA: A Qualitative Software Workshop is a special add-on session of the Qualitative Institute (TQI) designed to build your hands-on qualitative research skills. MAXDA is a widely used software package for qualitative and mixed methods data analysis, used by researchers around the world to organize, code, analyze and visualize data. The name reflects its origins: "MAX" honors sociologist Max Weber, while "QDA" stands for Qualitative Data Analysis. Whether you are new to qualitative software or looking to strengthen your analytic toolkit, this workshop will provide a practical introduction to using software to support rigorous research.
You will be working on your own laptop for this workshop.
This workshop give you the opportunity to:
- Explore the practical uses of MAXQDA in qualitative research and analysis.
- Describe how to use built-in MAXQDA tools for transcription.
- Explain ways in which MAXQDA integrates AI.
- Demonstrate data imports.
- Visualize the progression of an interview.
- Describe how to use concept maps to visualize connections
- Identify patterns and relationships, present, and further explore your data.
Attend This Workshop If You:
- Have attended TQI (not required)
- Have some experience in qualitative research and you'd like to become acquainted with relevant software.
Instructors
Pei-Jung Li, PhD i s a MAXQDA professional trainer since 2021 and has delivered over 30 workshops. For over ten years, she has demonstrated her strong qualitative and mixed methods research experience, as evidenced by her journal publications and international conference presentations. In her career, she has taught graduate and undergraduate research methods courses. Leveraging her experience in various qualitative research methodologies and analytical approaches, she offers consultation ranging from research design and materials to data analysis and writing. Examples of these methods and analytical approaches include ethnography, case study, art-based research, narrative inquiry, participatory research, thematic analysis, video analysis, and discourse analysis. Dr. Li holds a PhD in Qualitative Research Methodology from Indiana University Bloomington, with a minor in Learning Services.
Dr. Rosemary (Rosie) Frasso is director of the Master of Public Health Program and is the Victor Heiser MD, Professor of Population Health at JCPH. She is also Director of Mixed Methods Research, at the Asano-Gonnella Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care. Her research focuses on the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods in projects designed to improve population health, healthcare quality, access to health services for vulnerable populations and evaluation of educational endeavors in medicine, social work, nursing, allied health, and public health settings. Her expertise in qualitative methods focuses on traditional and alternative data sources and data collection approaches, including, but not limited to, arts informed research, walking interviews, photo-elicitation interviews, freelisting and consensus-deriving group approaches.
Registration & Fees
The fee for this workshop is $150 and is a separate fee from the 3-day TQI program. Registration deadline is September 11, 2026.
You are required to bring your own laptop to this workshop.
MAXQDA is a VERBI Software, the company behind MAXQDA. Headquartered in Berlin, MAXQDA serves and supports thousands of researchers who use MAXQDA in more than 150 countries worldwide. MAXQDA is available at many of the world’s most prestigious universities and is employed by cutting-edge research institutions and market-leading corporations.
Questions? Contact qualitativeinstitute@jefferson.edu.