Work with Nicole: Research

Research (and researchers) has had a negative reputation in many marginalized communities.

This is caused by a variety of factors, including the lack of transparency between the researcher, the entity commissioning the research, and the community the research is being done in. Who is involved in the research?

Who has a say in the research design? Who is responsible for conducting the research and analyzing the data?

Will the research findings are brought back to the community and disseminated in ways that are accessible to that community?

A research process that intentionally builds in community participation with expert guidance allows experts to work in collaboration with organizations and communities to identify and address emerging intersectional needs.

Working with Nicole Clark Consulting ensures your organization develops a research process that’s accessible and centers the knowledge and lived experiences of community while also breaking down barriers between communities and entities in presumed positions of power.

With Nicole Clark Consulting, your organization can:

  • Develop culturally relevant and rigorous research designs, collect quality data, interpret findings, and identify best practices geared to make research more responsive to existing emerging community needs

  • Build trust with communities who have a historical mistrust of research and researchers

  • Build meaningful and sustainable relationships with communities

  • Plan for potential barriers in proposed recruitment and enrollment

  • Efficiently and effectively organize and track your study progress

Choose from four customizable formats

  • Client Relationship (You hire Nicole to lead project development and activity implementation)

  • Partnership (You want to bid on a project with Nicole, your proposal won and you want Nicole to co-lead, or you’ve developed a project and want Nicole to co-lead)

  • Capacity Building (You want to build staff capacity to implement your project or data collection/analysis process. Your staff will be responsible for activity implementation)

  • Office hours (You already have the key components of your project developed, and want Nicole to review and provide expedited, actionable feedback)

Sample Research Services

  • Research problem identification + purpose development

  • Literature review development

  • Community engagement group recruitment + facilitation

  • IRB preparation and submission

  • Study design

  • Qualitative and quantitative data collection

  • Data analysis and sense making

  • Data visualization and findings report development

Let’s work together. Tell Nicole about your research needs today.