Research Labs

Research Assistance Lab

The College of Education’s Research Assistance Laboratory (RAL) provides faculty and graduate students with advice and instruction in designing quantitative research studies, selecting and developing instruments, setting up statistical analyses, and using statistical software.

The Research Assistance Laboratory provides assistance and instruction to individual faculty and graduate students in designing research studies; selecting and/or developing instruments; setting up statistical analyses; using statistical quantitative software; entering data (faculty only); preparing data for analysis; analyzing data; identifying external sources of funding; and conducting research seminars for groups of faculty and/or students (e.g., writing grant proposals, conducting program evaluations).

The Julie C. Laible Qualitative Research Lab

The College of Education’s Qualitative Research Lab (Qual Lab) provides faculty and graduate students with access to the latest qualitative data analysis equipment and software such as various kinds of tape transcribers, voice recognition software, QSRN6 qualitative data coding software, audio and video tape dubbing equipment, super VHS video cameras, video monitors, ATLAS video coding software, video documentary editing software, and a library of qualitative data analysis reference texts.

Contact:

Dr. Judy Giesen
College of Education
307 Carmichael Hall
Box 870231
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205-348-4081
FAX 205-348-3683