Understanding quantitative and qualitative research in psychology, 1st edition Bourne

Victoria Bourne serves as a Professor (Teaching Focused) at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has instructed on research methodology and statistical analysis across all academic levels, from first-year undergraduates to advanced postdoctoral researchers. At Royal Holloway, she serves as the Director of Teaching and Learning in the Department of Psychology, leading and teaching on undergraduate research modules. Professor Bourne authored “Starting Out in Methods and Statistics for Psychology”, published by OUP in 2017. Alana James holds the position of Associate Professor in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences at the University of Reading. She has educated in both numerical and descriptive research methods in psychology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, offering training in the utilization of interviews and focus groups for educational professionals. At Reading, Dr. James is a School Director of Teaching and Learning and, in 2019, received the Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year Award, presented by Oxford University Press and the British Psychological Society Division of Academics, Researchers & Teachers in Psychology (BPS DART-P). Kevin Wilson-Smith previously served as a senior academic in the Psychology Department at the University of Glasgow (thematic lead for descriptive methods) and at present functions as an NHS Consultant Scientist at Public Health Scotland. He has taught both numerical and descriptive methods at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, specializing in Military Psychology. Wilson-Smith has held the position of Vice Chair of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Academics, Researchers & Teachers in Psychology (BPS DART-P) and additionally serves as a committee member of the BPS Research Board.