Hi, I’m Melanie Sonsteng
a PhD candidate at UCLA, a community violence and trauma researcher, a believer in participatory research, and a lover of the outdoors.
Research Methods
Mixed Methods
Survey Research
Qualitative Research
Participatory Methods (PhotoVoice, Asset Mapping)
Education
PhD I University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Social Welfare
Dissertation: “Making the ‘invisible’ wounds visible: A multisite case study of school's experiences with community violence and trauma exposure”
Expected: June 2022
MSW I Boston University, School of Social Work
Concentration: Community Organizing and Program Planning/Evaluation
May 2014
Research Software
Atlas.ti
Dedoose
SPSS
STATA
Qualtrics
