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.
From 2000-2013 Pat provided
research training, consulting, and retreat facilities for academic, graduate
student, and practitioner researchers at Bowral, in the southern highlands of
NSW. Her particular expertise is in helping researchers to make sense of
qualitative 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 published books, chapters, and articles on qualitative and mixed methods
data analysis, and articles and reports on community health services, wellbeing
of older women, and on the career development and performance of researchers.
She has served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research
(JMMR), was 2015–2016 President of the Mixed Methods International Research
Association, and is recipient of the inaugural 2024 “best paper” award for
JMMR.