Pat Bazeley
Pat Bazeley was awarded a PhD in community psychology for
a mixed methods action research-based thesis which argued that community
development was an effective strategy for the promotion of mental health in a
disadvantaged population. After graduating she worked in community development
and as a freelance researcher, undertaking projects in public health, welfare,
education, law, and community studies. From 1991-9 she was responsible for
research development and administration for academic staff at the University of
Western Sydney, Macarthur. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor with the
Translational Research and Social Innovation Group in the Faculty of Nursing
and Midwifery at Western Sydney University.
From 2000-2013 Pat provided
research training, consulting, and retreat facilities for researchers at
Bowral, in the southern highlands of NSW. She continues to provide occasional
training and consulting services for academics, graduate students and
practitioners in universities and other organisations, both locally and
internationally. Her particular expertise is in helping researchers to make
sense of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods data and in using
computer programs for management and analysis of data. Her passion is to help
people move beyond simple descriptive analyses of rich data.
Pat has a particular interest in
mixed methods research, where she is exploring tools and techniques for
integrating analyses of different forms of data, and the methodological
implications of doing so. She was 2015-16 President of the Mixed Methods International
Research Association. Pat has served in the past as an Associate Editor and on
the Board of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research. She has published books,
chapters, and articles on qualitative and mixed methods data analysis. She has
also published articles and reports on community health services, wellbeing of
older women, and on the career development and performance of researchers.