Research Methods in the Health Sciences provides clinical and
non-clinical health science students with a comprehensive review of the
designs and methods most frequently used in the discipline. Rather than
preparing them to conduct original research, this text helps students
develop a broad working knowledge of research processes across
methodologies.
Over the course of 10 chapters, students gain a strong understanding of
the scientific method, evidence-based practice, deductive and inductive
reasoning, ethical issues when conducting research, and the role of
literature in the research process. They read about developing research
problem statements and purpose statements, and asking sound research
questions. Dedicated chapters illuminate how to select the right
methodologies to ensure a study is valid, reliable, and trustworthy, how
to understand qualitative and quantitative studies, and how to
understand mixed methods research. Each chapter features field-tested
tips for studying the material according to individual learning styles,
as well as activities to help students develop high-order thinking
skills.
Written to help students develop foundational knowledge in the
discipline, Research Methods in Health Sciences is an ideal resource
for introductory courses in health science research methods.
Deborah Zelizer is the chair of health science and program director
of the health science major at Stony Brook University. She has served as
principal investigator on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant,
Dissemination of a Model Program to Increase Interest in Health
Professions and as a grant collaborator on a community-based telehealth
project, Project C.A.R.E. She earned her doctoral degree in leadership
for higher education from Capella University and her master's degree in
social work from Stony Brook University.
Kathleen McGoldrick is a clinical assistant professor of health
science at Stony Brook University, where she teaches courses in
scholarly writing in health science, research methods in health science,
and disability health and community. She has authored articles on the
intersection of disability studies and health sciences and increasing
awareness of disability studies in undergraduate curriculum. She holds a
master's degree in library and information science from St. John's
University.
Deborah Firestone is a clinical associate professor of health
science at Stony Brook University, where she has served as the faculty
director of the College Human Development, and the principal
investigator of the Health Careers Opportunity Program. She has also
served as a grant reviewer for the Department of Health and Human
Service (HRSA), Health Resources and Services Administration. She earned
her doctoral degree in education from St. John's University.
