Dr. Sarah J. Tracy (Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2000) is a Professor of qualitative methodology and organizational communication in The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, in Tempe, AZ, United States. She has led over 100 keynotes and workshops around the world for students, professors, and professionals in multiple disciplines related to her research. Sarah created the “Eight big-tent criteria” model for excellent qualitative research, developed phronetic iterative qualitative data analysis (PIQDA), and is author of Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact (now in its 3rd edition with Wiley) and more than 100 scholarly monographs. She has been honored as Distinguished Scholar by The National Communication Association, Fellow by the International Communication Association, Distinguished Scholar and Distinguished Teacher by The Western States Communication Association, and is listed by Stanford University’s Scientist Career Rankings in the top 2% of scientists in the world. Sarah aims to provide people with relatable and actionable tips that they can use to immediately improve the quality, efficiency, impact, and enjoyment of their research. She approaches research from a use-inspired standpoint and endeavors toward creating scholarship that inspires wisdom, compassion, transformation, and well-being. In her free-time, Sarah enjoys playing with her rescue pup and cat, yoga, and traveling with her husband.
Publications, open scholarship, an occasional blog, YouTube channel, and more information:
Dr. Tracy has been a ResearchTalk/Odum scholar for more than 10 years, covering topics that span all stages of a qualitative project.
