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RESEARCH ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Research Assistance Services

The College of Educationā€™s Research Assistance Services (RAS) provides faculty and graduate students with advice, assistance, and instruction in qualitative research, quantitative research, and academic writing.

The RAS is staffed by three advanced doctoral students: 1) a qualitative methodologist, 2) a quantitative methodologist, and 3) a writing specialist. The RAS provides a range of assistance to individual faculty and graduate students, including evaluating research purposes and questions, discussing data collection and analytic approaches, recommending applicable resources and readings, reviewing academic manuscripts to offer suggestions on content, and providing formatting/copyediting recommendations and guidance.

InfoPlease Note

*Please note that R.A.S. GAs may NOT offer any form of assistance that violates the universityā€™s or any other professional organizationā€™s code(s) of ethics and/or honor code(s). These prohibited services include but are not limited to: offering any assistance related to UA studentsā€™ comprehensive exams, conducting data collection or analysis for R.A.S. visitors, and authoring portions of visitorsā€™ manuscripts, including reference, methods, and findings/results sections. The R.A.S. is a support service, and as such the GAs are happy to provide aid that includes helping visitors understand course content material, how to conduct a form of data analysis, offering feedback on visitorsā€™ findings/results, evaluating visitorsā€™ academic writing for clarity and content, and demonstrating proper applications of formatting and copyediting.

The R.A.S. also maintains a library of qualitative and quantitative data analysis reference texts, which students may access when the R.A.S. is open. Additionally, the College of Educationā€™s Julie C. Laible Qualitative Research Lab, located within the RAS, provides faculty and graduate students with access to qualitative data analysis equipment and software, including digital audio recorders, microphones, transcription equipment, and video recorders that may be checked out for use by faculty and staff when the R.A.S. is open.


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Location

Hilliard Building, Room 109

Software

If you would like to explore what research-related software is available to you through UAā€™s Office of Information Technology, including NVivo and Qualtrics, please visit this website: https://oit.ua.edu/software/

Social Media

  • Twitter: @UARAS_
  • Facebook: Research Assistance Services, The University of Alabama College of Education

RESEARCH ASSISTANCE

InfoSummer Hours

Summer Hours are effective May 16th-August 15th, 2024

Qualitative Graduate Research Assistant:  Sun Gu

Hours for Fall 2024

Tuesday: 8:30am – 3pm

Wednesday: 11am – 3pm

Thursday: 8:30am – 3pm

Unless indicated otherwise, appointments/meetings may be virtual or in-person at the Office of Research Assistance Services, located in Hilliard Building 109. Please indicate your preference when emailing and/or reserving a meeting time with the appropriate RAS Graduate Research Assistant.

Quantitative Graduate Research Assistant: Benjamin Lugu

Hours for Fall 2024

Monday: 9am – 5pm

Tuesday: 9am – 5pm

Wednesday: 8am – 2pm

Unless indicated otherwise, all appointments/meetings may be virtual or in-person at the Research Assistance Center, located in Hilliard Building 109. Please indicate your preference when emailing and/or reserving a meeting time with the appropriate RAS Graduate Research Assistant.

Writing Support Graduate Research Assistant: Theode Niyirinda

Hours for Fall 2024

Wednesday: 8am – 4pm (In person)

Thursday: 8am – 4pm (In person)

Friday: 8am – 12pm (Virtual)

Unless indicated otherwise, all appointments/meetings may be virtual or in-person at the Research Assistance Center, located in Hilliard Building 109. Please indicate your preference when emailing and/or reserving a meeting time with the appropriate RAS Graduate Research Assistant.