Mallette publishes in Composition Forum

Jennifer Mallette, associate professor and chair in the Department of Writing Studies, recently co-published an article in the Fall 2025, Volume 56 edition of Composition Forum. Entitled "Adding to the Qualitative Research Method Toolkit: Eliciting and Coding Participant Drawings," Mallette co-authored the article with J. Michael Rifenburg and Rebecca Nowacek.

Abstract

This methods-focused article attends to the mechanics of participant drawing as a data collection tool in qualitative research. Writing studies researchers undertaking qualitative research benefit from a wealth of handbooks on how to design methodologically sound studies. However, despite interest in visual research methods, little guidance is provided on eliciting or coding participant drawings. Therefore, we detail how we elicited and coded drawings from participants in a multi-institutional study. We conclude with implications for writing studies researchers to consider when deciding whether to include this data collection tool in their qualitative research toolkit.

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