Methods & Research Design
Professor Lawrence has taught graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on research design. These courses consider questions such as: What makes one study more persuasive than another? How do social scientists assess scholarly research? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the main methods used in research in the social sciences? What are the elements that go into designing a research project? She has also offered courses in qualitative methods that teach specific methods such as process tracing, archival research, field research, and ethnography.
Courses taught include:
Research & Inquiry in the Social SciencesQualitative MethodsQualitative Field ResearchResearch & Inquiry in International Affairs
For syllabi, please email: adria.lawrence at jhu.edu