Sinem Toraman Turk, PhD
she/her/hers
Associate Research Scientist in Public Health (Health Policy)
Research & Publications
Biography
Research Summary
Dr. Toraman Turk's research focuses on addressing health disparities in different contexts and advancing qualitative and mixed methods research methodologies. She is specifically interested in disparities in research participation, access to healthcare, and root causes of health disparities. Her methodological interests involve examining qualitative and mixed methods research applications and training practices. Her work involves a variety of research and evaluation projects that apply cutting-edge methodologies across the fields of education, health sciences, psychology, and social work.
Public Health Interests
e-Health; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Qualitative Methods
Selected Publications
- Qualitative and mixed methods research in cardiovascular care: Opportunities in the coming decadesCurry, L. A., Carter, C. R., Cherlin, E., & Toraman Turk, S. (2024). Qualitative and mixed methods research in cardiovascular care: Opportunities in the coming decades. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 17(5), e010586. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.010586
- Potential causes of delays in care for pediatric perforated appendicitis – A prospective interview studyTrinidad, S., Parrado, R., Hoang, M., Toraman Turk, S., Unaka, N., Beck, A. F., Schondelmeyer, A., & Kotagal, M. (2024). Potential causes of delays in care for pediatric perforated appendicitis – A prospective interview study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.16556
- Exploring the potential for cultural humility in the evolving field of mixed methods researchToraman Turk, S., Plano Clark, V. L., Guetterman, T. C., & Curry, L. A. (2024). Exploring the potential for cultural humility in the evolving field of mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898241250085
- Using MAXQDA for mixed methods research: An example integrating interview, survey, and social network dataToraman Turk, S. (2024). Using MAXQDA for mixed methods research: An example integrating interview, survey, and social network data. In S. Radiker & M. Gizzi (Eds.) The practice of qualitative data analysis. Research examples using MAXQDA, volume 2 (pp. 107-126). MAXQDA Press. https://doi.org/10.36192/978-3-948768188_6
- Digital generations paradox in pre- and in-service teachers’ literacy practices: An explanatory sequential mixed methods studyDemir, A., & Toraman Turk, S. (2023). Digital generations paradox in pre- and in-service teachers’ literacy practices: An explanatory sequential mixed methods study. Qualitative Social Sciences, 5(2), 140-164. https://doi.org/10.47105/nsb.1317619
- Assessing quality in mixed methods research: Concepts, frameworks, and criteriaFàbregues, S., Escalante-Barrios, E. L., Toraman Turk, S., Guetterman, T. C., & Fetters, M. D. (2023). Chapter 6: Assessing quality in mixed methods research: concepts, frameworks, and criteria. In R. Cameron & X. Golenko (Eds.) Handbook of Mixed Methods Research in Business and Management (pp. 76-93). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800887954.00013
- Distinguishing clinical and research risks in pragmatic clinical trials: The need for further stakeholder engagementWilfond, B. S., Toraman Turk, S., Kraft, S. A., Weiss, E. M., Tarr, P. I., Schnadower, D., & Freedman, S. B. (2023). Distinguishing clinical and research risks in pragmatic clinical trials: The need for further stakeholder engagement. American Journal of Bioethics, 23(8), 39-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2023.2217146
- “I Don’t Want My Child to be a Guinea Pig”: Reasons for non-participation in a parental tobacco cessation trial in the pediatric emergency department settingToraman Turk, S., Merianos, A. L., Stone, L., Schnadower, D., Bouvay, K., & Mahabee-Gittens, E. M. (2023). “I Don’t Want My Child to be a Guinea Pig”: Reasons for non-participation in a parental tobacco cessation trial in the pediatric emergency department setting. Toxics, 11, 655. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11080655
- Review of the book Mixing methods in social research: Qualitative, quantitative, and combined methods by R. HallToraman, S. (2022). [Review of the book Mixing methods in social research: Qualitative, quantitative, and combined methods by R. Hall]. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1-3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15586898221077567
- Teaching presence in online courses: Similar perceptions but different experiences from multiple instructor perspectivesTurk, M., Müftüoğlu, A.C., Toraman, S., (2021). Teaching presence in online courses: Similar perceptions but different experiences from multiple instructor perspectives. Online Learning Journal, 25(4), 156-177. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v25i4.2885
- Crossing borders: Challenges of refugee womenOzturk, B., Yalim. A. C., & Toraman, S. (2021). Crossing borders: Challenges of refugee women. In F. Nyemba & R. Chitiyo (Eds.), Immigrant women’s voices and integrating feminism into migration theory (pp. 195 – 213). IGI Global. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4664-2.ch011
- Reflections about intersecting mixed methods research with social network analysisToraman, S., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2020). Reflections about intersecting mixed methods research with social network analysis. In D. E. Froehlich, M. Rehm, & B. Rienties (Eds.), Mixed methods social network analysis: Theories and methodologies in learning and education (pp. 175 – 188). Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429056826
- Graduate students’ current practices for writing a mixed methods research study abstract: An examination of doctoral dissertation and master’s thesis abstracts in the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses GlobalTM databaseToraman, S., Cox, K., Plano Clark, V. L., & Dariotis, J. K. (2020). Graduate students’ current practices for writing a mixed methods research study abstract: An examination of doctoral dissertation and master’s thesis abstracts in the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses GlobalTM database. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 12(1), 110-128. https://doi.org/10.29034/ijmra.v12n1a4
- History and advances in mixed methods research in psychologyPlano Clark, V. L., Wang, S., & Toraman, S. (2020). History and advances in mixed methods research in psychology. In A. Schweizer, M. del Rio Carral, M. Santiago-Delefosse (Eds.), Les méthodes mixtes en psychologie. analyses quantitatives et qualitatives: de la théorie à la pratique (pp. 21 – 41) [Mixed methods in psychology. quantitative and qualitative analyses: from theory to practice]. Dunod.
- Applying qualitative and mixed methods research in family psychologyPlano Clark, V. L., Wang, S. C., & Toraman, S. (2019). Applying qualitative and mixed methods research in family psychology. In B. Fiese, K. Deater-Deckard, M. Celano, E. Jouriles, & M. Whisman (Eds.), APA handbook of contemporary family psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 317-333). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000099-018
- Intersection of mixed methods and community-based participatory research: A methodological reviewDeJonckheere, M., Lindquist-Grantz, R., Toraman, S., Haddad, K., & Vaughn, L. (2018). Intersection of mixed methods and community-based participatory research: A methodological review. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 13(4), 481-502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1558689818778469
- An observational study of children's behaviors across two playgrounds: Similarities and differencesStanton-Chapman, T., Toraman, S., Morrison, A., Dariotis, J., & Schmidt, E. (2018). An observational study of children's behaviors across two playgrounds: Similarities and differences. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 44, 114-123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.03.007
- Federal funding for mixed methods research in the health sciences in the United States: Recent trendsCoyle, C. E., Schulman-Green, D., Feder, S., Toraman, S., Prust, M. L., Plano Clark, V. L., & Curry, L. (2018). Federal funding for mixed methods research in the health sciences in the United States: Recent trends. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 12(3), 305-324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1558689816662578