Wayne Babchuk
Professor of Practice, Quantitative, Qualitative, & Psychometric Methods
Department of Educational Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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TEAC 225
Lincoln NE 68588-0345 - Phone
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402-472-2223 On-campus 2-2223
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wbabchuk1@unl.edu
Dr. Wayne Babchuk is currently accepting students for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.
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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
Education
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
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 Council
- 2003. Chancellor’s Award for Best Academic and Entertainment Program, Nebraska International Multicultural Exchange Conference (NIMEC). University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2000. 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–Lincoln
- 2016. 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 Nebras
- Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Anthropology, Department of Educational Psychology (QQPM), and the Department of Sociology, Dean’s Fellow of CAS Tea
- Visiting Professor, African Doctoral Academy, Africa Centre for Scholarship, Stellenbosch, University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Treasurer, 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-Lincoln
- Editor-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-Lincoln
- Project Director, Minority Health Disparities Research Study, Survey, Statistics, and Psychometrics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Research Associate, Kalahari Peoples Fund, University of Texas, Austin