Wayne Babchuk


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Wayne Babchuk Professor of Practice, Quantitative, Qualitative, & Psychometric Methods

Ph.D., COMMUNITY AND HUMAN RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, 1997
M.A., ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, 1991
M.A., ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, 1982
B.S., EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, 1978

Philosophy Statement:

I am an applied research methodologist specializing in the history, epistemology, application, and instruction of qualitative research across disciplines, research ethics, grounded theory, ethnography, mixed methods-grounded theory, and ethnographic grounded theory. With a broad and diverse background in education and the social sciences, I strive to bring a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to all aspects of teaching, research, and service.

Courses Taught

  • EDPS 800 – Foundations of Educational Research
  • EDPS 892 - Special Topics in Education (Teaching Internships)
  • EDPS 900K – Qualitative Approaches to Educational Research
  • EDPS 930A - Ethnographic Methods
  • EDPS 935 – Seminar in Qualitative Research
  • EDPS 991 - Advanced Mixed Methods
  • EDPS 991 – Research Ethics
  • EDPS 991 – Intersecting Qualitative and Mixed Methods Designs
  • EDPS 991 – Grounded Theory Principles and Practices

Professional Highlights


Honors and Recognition
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Students. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Parents Association and University of Nebraska Teaching Council2003. Chancellor’s Award for Best Academic and Entertainment Program, Nebraska International Multicultural Exchange Conference (NIMEC). University of Nebraska-Lincoln2000. Outstanding Contribution to the Status of People of Color Award, People of Color in Predominantly White Institutions conference. Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of People of Color. University of Nebraska–Lincoln2016. College of Education and Human Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2017. Dean’s Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Academy, University of Nebraska– Lincoln 2017. College of Education and Human Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2020. Annual McGraw-Hill Distinguished Scholar Award. Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV 2023. Charman Outstanding Professor Award, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Experience
Professor of Practice, Quantitative, Qualitative, and Psychometric Methods (QQPM), Department of Educational Psychology; Graduate Faculty Member, Courtesy Professor of Practice, Department of Anthropology and Department of Sociology, University of NebrasAssociate Professor of Practice, Department of Anthropology, Department of Educational Psychology (QQPM), and the Department of Sociology, Dean’s Fellow of CAS TeaVisiting Professor, African Doctoral Academy, Africa Centre for Scholarship, Stellenbosch, University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaTreasurer, Executive Board Member and Research Associate, Kalahari Peoples Fund of Sub-Saharan Africa, University of Texas at Austin Program Director, Department of Academic Conferences and Professional Programs, University of Nebraska-LincolnEditor-in-Chief, Journal of Ethnographic ad Qualitative Methods (JEQR)Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Psychology and the Department of Anthropology, University of Nebraska-LincolnProject Director, Minority Health Disparities Research Study, Survey, Statistics, and Psychometrics, University of Nebraska-LincolnLecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-LincolnResearch Associate, Kalahari Peoples Fund, University of Texas, Austin