CAHR, the Canadian Society for International Health, and the Universities Without Walls (UWW) partnered on the third Data Collection Skill Development Workshop which aimed to: assist new HIV researchers to identify, anticipate and plan for the challenges they may experience collecting data for their masters, doctoral and/or post-doctoral projects and/or community-based research projects; use real and simulated case examples to explore options for responding to complex methodological and ethical challenges experienced while conducting research; provide an opportunity for each attendee to discuss their own research project that is in the planning stage with experienced researchers; and promote ethical and methodological reflection, and strategies to mitigate harm to communities, throughout the stages of data collection and management. This one-day workshop focussed on five data collection methods used in HIV research: focus group discussions, observation/participant observation/ethnography, semi-structured interviews (in English and French), structured surveys, and arts-based methods.
The session was led and facilitated by Dr. Carol Strike (Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto), Dr. Adrian Guta (School of Social Work, University of Windsor), Dr. Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco (Ontario HIV Treatment Network), Dr. Sarah Flicker (Environmental Studies, York University), Dr. Kelly O’Brien (Physical Therapy, University of Toronto), and Dr. Marilou Gagnon (School of Nursing, University of Ottawa).
