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I work with researchers on a variety of things related to their research projects. This includes:

 

  • developing research studies

  • nailing down the methodology for existing projects

  • going through the IRB process

  • writing it up:

    • methodology sections

    • statistical analysis plans

    • results sections

    • dissertation chapters three and four

  • conducting analysis

  • assisting with technical jargon related to research design and analysis

  • assist with finding sources for literature reviews

  • document reviews and copy edits (see below for details)

  • provide guidance and review of presentations and publication documents

 

My goal is to help you complete your research while being respectful of your time and money. 

To that end, students can consider reviewing the materials at on the Free Lessons page to help you address any issues that you may be able to handle on your own (for free!)

 

When you are ready for more support, you can meet with me or send me work to review. 

 

Ready to get help? Review our services below.

You can submit work here or email drsmith@theresearchschool.org​ and let us know how we can support your research journey!

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One Time Meeting – $50/30-minutes

One-on-one meetings are held virtually via a GoogleMeet link provided by The Research School. Meetings are scheduled in 30-minute increments and are tailored to support the researchers’ needs—troubleshooting particular issues, reviewing the study’s problem, purpose and research questions, study methods or other issues as needed. Schedule a meeting here or email me at drsmith@theresearchschool.org. 

 

One-on-one coaching – get a personalized action plan for how to move through the phases of your project. Coaching clients sign up for a month of services that keep them moving. The coaching package includes:

 

  • Up to four one-on-one coaching sessions per month: Each session is 30-minutes in length via a GoogleMeet link provided by The Research School. Meetings are tailored to meet your needs. We discuss your progress and strategies to overcome challenges. Documents, files and questions can be sent in between meetings in preparation for us to review them at the next meeting. Each session will end with clear, actionable steps to keep your project moving forward. 

 

  • Email support between sessions: Coaching clients have access to support throughout the month. Working on your project and running into a question? Want a quick response about whether your first steps of a process are on the right track before completing the whole task? No need to wait for our next coaching session; just email me! Emails sent during business hours are responded to that day. Emails sent after business hours are responded to the following day. Emails sent on weekends and holidays are typically answered within 24 hours.

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  • Discounts on Document Review: All coaching clients receive a 20% discount on detailed document review services (see description below). Document reviews can be done (with a discount) for up to six months following coaching. Round one of review is $200 for coaching clients and round two of review is $70 for coaching clients. 

 

One month of coaching: $300. Clients can pay for their first meeting ($50) before deciding if they would like to sign up for the full month. The balance ($250) is due at time of commitment. 

 

Two consecutive months of coaching: $540 (10% discount) Clients can pay for their first meeting ($50) before deciding if they would like to sign up for the full month. The balance ($490) is due at time of commitment. 

 

Three consecutive months of coaching $765 (15% discount) Clients can pay for their first meeting ($50) before deciding if they would like to sign up for the full month. The balance ($715) is due at time of commitment. 

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Reading for coaching? Sign up for your first meeting here or email me at drsmith@theresearchschool.org. 

 

Document Review – Document reviews (dissertation chapter, IRB applications, article drafts, grant proposals) are completed in one or two rounds. 

 

Round One: A line-by-line review with edits made via tracked changes. Emphasis is placed on sentence and paragraph structure as well as overall flow of the document. APA 7th edition corrections are made as well as corrections for spelling, grammar and general typos. Feedback is provided in areas where more detail or clarity is needed. Two documents are returned. One copy with tracked changes and a second “clean” copy that has all changes accepted but keeps all comments with regard to additional detail that is needed – $250

 

Round Two: A second round of review can be done after you have made edits based on the feedback in round one. This is a second line-by-line review with edits and feedback on your revised document. – $75

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*Note: documents that exceed 25 pages may incur an additional fee. 

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Submit your document for review here or email me at drsmith@theresearchschool.org

 

Copy Editing for a Dissertation - $750

Copy editing services include an in-depth look at the document to ensure that all elements are included and formatted with respect to APA 7th edition and University’s guidelines. The full document should be approved by the committee before being submitted for a copy edit. The copy edit is meant to be the last edit of the document. The following tasks are completed during a copy edit. 

 

  • Grammar and Punctuation

    • Check for subject-verb agreement.

    • Ensure consistent use of commas, semicolons, and colons.

    • Review for proper use of apostrophes (e.g., its vs. it's).

    • Scan for common typos and spelling errors (e.g., then/than, affect/effect, their/there/they're).

  • Consistency

    • Verify consistent capitalization of headings and titles.

    • Check for consistent spelling of key terms and proper names.

    • Check for capitalization of proper nouns including ethnicity and race.

    • Ensure a single voice and tone are maintained throughout the chapter.

    • Confirm consistent use of numbers (e.g., writing out single-digit numbers vs. using numerals).

    • Check for consistent use of abbreviations.

    • First person when referring to the researcher.

    • Future and past tense in appropriate chapters.

  • Methodological Considerations

    • Appropriate statistical notation 

    • Participant quotes formatted appropriately

  • Front Pages and Appendices 

    • Generate Table of Contents, List of Tables and List of Figures.

    • Format appendices and assist with placing images/pdfs into document as appendices.

    • Ensure all front pages (abstract, title page, acknowledgements, etc.) are included and formatted per the University guidelines.

  • APA Formatting (7th Edition)

  • General Formatting – margins, font, line spacing, page numbers, headings, paragraph indentation

  • In-Text Citations – listed in reference list, correctly formatted, block quotes are correctly formatted

  • Reference List – indent, alphabetical order, correct formatting (italics, periods, etc.), listed correctly based on type of reference, includes all necessary components, author names listed correctly

  • Tables and Figures – numbered correctly, titles are formatted correctly, spacing correct/appropriate, titled formatted for creating a list of tables/figures.

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​Submit your document for copy edit here or email me at drsmith@theresearchschool.org

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Study Design Support – $800. Sometimes individuals or organizations need help designing ways to collect data. The Research School can help. This is a comprehensive service where we develop the vision together and The Research School finds and documents the appropriate instruments and procedures to be used. This is a package that includes the following. 

  • Four (4) one-on-one meetings. Each meeting is scheduled for 30 minutes. The first meeting will discuss the needs and goals of the project. Subsequent meetings will allow for time to review the development of the project as it unfolds. 

  • Research and/or development of surveys, interview protocol or other instruments needed to collect data. The meeting times can be used to review the instruments and provide feedback so that more fine-tuning can be done as needed. 

  • Providing a detailed data collection plan that outlines how the participants can be recruited, how the data will be collected and any other relevant details for the specific study. This plan will also be discussed in the meetings to ensure that the right plan is designed for your needs. 

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Please email drsmith@theresearchschool.org to schedule a meeting to review your data analysis needs.

 

Data Analysis and Reporting – The Research School can support your data analysis process and provide reports of study results and findings. Prices depend on the number of participants, the number of instruments and questions as well as the type of analysis that is needed. Typical projects cost around $500 - $800. A typical quantitative project has less than 500 participants, one survey with up to 50 questions, and needs descriptive analysis along with 2-3 key inferential tests (t-test, ANOVA, correlation and regression). A qualitative equivalent would be 10–15 participants with interview transcripts that need thematic analysis based on key concepts already identified. Packages are based on the following. The following are considered when determining the price. 

 

  • Number of participants – This is important for both quantitative and qualitative studies. Quantitative studies with a large number of participants will mean a large amount of data. Large datasets take more time to clean, code and prepare for analysis. For qualitative studies, each participants’ records must be reviewed multiple times and processed. More participants means more time to review. 

  • Number of questions – It is important to know how many questions a survey or interviews will have. It’s also important to know how long qualitative interviews will be. These details will inform how much time is needed to review and clean data. 

  • Sophistication of analysis – Qualitative analysis may be inductive, deductive or both. Each approach requires a set time to complete. While quantitative analyses may be faster to run, more sophisticated analyses have specific assumptions that must be established for the particular dataset and checked before any analysis is run. Knowing these details will help to establish how much time will be needed. 

 

A preliminary meeting ($50/30 minutes) is necessary to discuss the details of the study. After this meeting, a project plan with pricing will be developed. Please email drsmith@theresearchschool.org to schedule a meeting to review your data analysis needs.

 

Program Evaluation and Workshops – The Research School can provide program evaluation for organizations and grant projects. Workshops on topics related to conducting research are also available. As these are highly individualized they require a meeting to review. Please email a request drsmith@theresearchschool.org with details about your general needs. 

 

Ready to get help? Email drsmith@theresearchschool.org and let us know how we can support your research journey!

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