Social Research Skills

Dr Mackay has expertise in the following aspects of Social Research:

• Research ethics - including  research with vulnerable groups on a sensitive topic.
• Research design.
• Sampling strategies.
• Research participant recruitment.
• Survey design.
• Use of online survey tools.
• Design of interview schedules.
• Interviewing skills (face-to-face, telephone).
• Use of software for Quantitative Data Analysis.
• Use of software for Qualitative Data Analysis.
• Report Writing
• Oral dissemination of Research Findings

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Dr Mackay was awarded an Evelyn Gillan Research Impact Prize in 2016 from the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR), supported by the Scottish Government, for the ongoing impact her doctoral research has had on legal practice in family actions.