Janice Morse, RN, PhD, FAAN

Contact Information:

• Mailing Address:
• University of Utah
• College of Nursing
• 10 South 2000 East
• Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5880
• Phone: (801) 585-3930
• FAX: (801) 587-9838
• E-mail: janice.morse@nurs.utah.edu

Educational:

Janice Morse is a Professor and the Ida May "Dotty" Barnes, RN, and D. Keith Barnes, MD, Presidential Endowed Chair in the College of Nursing. She was formerly a Professor, Founding Director and Scientific Director, The International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, University of Alberta, and Professor of Nursing and Behavioral Science at the Pennsylvania State University. She holds PhDs in both nursing and anthropology and uses anthropological research methods to explore the illness experience, suffering and comforting. Dr. Morse is an authority in qualitative research methods, serves as Founding Editor for the journal Qualitative Health Research, and the International Journal of Qualitative Methods. She has published more than 350 articles and 14 books, and is a fellow of the American Academy for nursing, American Anthropological Association, the Society for Applied Anthropology, and the Canadian Academy for Health Sciences. Her contributions to nursing and health research have been acknowledged: she is the 5th Episteme Laureate (the bi-annual research award, Sigma Theta Tau International) and has been awarded an honorary Doctorate from the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Research Program/Scholarly Activity:

Morse is interested in the theoretical basis of nursing, and the development of evidenced-based theory. Presently, her research may be classified under three domains: (1) The nature of suffering and comforting; (2) Patient falls, their prediction and intervention, and (2) the development of qualitative methods.

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Training Award:

Educational Background:

• PhD, Nursing (Transcultural), University of Utah, College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT, 1981
• PhD, Anthropology (Physical), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1981
• MA, Anthropology (Physical), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 1980
• MS, Nursing (Transcultural), The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1978
• BS, Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1977
• RN, New Zealand Diploma, Maternity Nursing, Grey Hospital, Greymouth, New Zealand, 1966

Clinical Experience:

• Consultant, Hill Rom Safety programs, patient falls

Area of Specialization:

• Patient falls, suffering & comforting, qualitative research methods

Recent Publications (Past 5 years):

• Ellis, C, Brochner, A., Denzin, N., Lincoln, Y., Morse, J., Pelias, R., & Richardson, L. (2007). Talking and thinking about Qualitative research. In Ethical Futures in Qualitative Research: Decolonizing the Politics of Knowledge. Edited by N. Denzin and M. Giardina. CA: Left Coast Press.
• Morse, J. M. (In press) Sampling in grounded theory research. In Handbook of Grounded Theory. Edited by T. Bryant & K. Charmaz London, UK: Sage Inc.
• Niehaus, L. & Morse J. M. (In press). Critical issues in mixed-method design. In Handbook of Social Research Methods. Ed by Julia Brannen, Len Bickman & Pertti Alasuutari, London, UK: Sage Inc.
• Morse, J.M. (In press). Breaking bad news: Patients' perspectives. In Breaking Bad News, (Edited by J.Spiers, A. Cave, M. Cave and J. Morse).
• Richards, L. & Morse, J. M. (2007). Readme first for a user's guide to qualitative methods. (2nd ed) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Morse, J. M., Niehaus, L., Wolfe, R., Wilkins, S. (2006). The role of theoretical drive in maintaining validity in mixed-method research. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3 (4), 279-291.
• Morse, J. M. (2006). Politics of evidence. In "Qualitative Inquiry and the Conservative Challenge. (pp. 79-92). Ed by Norm Denzin & Micheal Gairdina. Palo Alta, CA: Left Coast Press. Reprinted from QHR, 16(3), 395-404.
• Morse, J. M., Wolfe, R., & Niehaus, L. (2006). Principles and procedures for maintaining validity for mixed- method design. In Leslie Curry, Renée Shield & Terrie Wetle (Eds.) Qualitative Methods in Research and Public Health: Aging and Other Special Populations. (pp. 65-78). Washington, DC: GSA and APHA.
• Morse, J.M. (2006). Strategies of intra-project sampling. In P. Munhall (Ed). Nursing research: A qualitative perspective. (4th ed). (pp. 529-540). Boston: Jones & Bartlett.
• Morse, J.M. & Niehaus, L. (2006). Combining qualitative and quantitative methods for mixed-method designs. In P. Munhall (Ed). Nursing research: A qualitative perspective. (4th ed). (pp. 5 41-554). Boston: Jones & Bartlett.
• Morse, J. M. (2006). Biased reflections: Principles of sampling and analysis in qualitative enquiry. (pp. 53-60). In Jennie Popay (Ed.), Moving beyond effectiveness in evidence synthesis: Methodological issues in the synthesis of diverse sources of evidence. London: HAD.
• Morse, J. M. (2006). Insight, inference, evidence, and verification: Creating a legitimate discipline [Keynote address]. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 5(1), Article 8. Retrieved [18 June, 2006] from http://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/backissues/5_1/html/morse.htm
• Morse, J. M. (2006). The safety of safety research: The case of patient falls. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 38(2), 72-86.
• Weaver, K. & Morse, J. M. (2006). Pragmatic Utility: Using analytical questions to explore the concept of ethical sensitivity. Research in Theory and Nursing Practice, 20(3), 191-214.
• Mayan, M., Morse, J. M. & Eldershaw, L. P (2006). Developing the concept of self-reformulation. QHW: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 1(1), 20-26
• Morse, J. M. (2006). Re-conceptualizing qualitative evidence. [Keynote address] Qualitative Health Research. 15(3), 415-422.
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• Morse, J. M., Niehaus, L. & Wolfe, R. (2005). The utilization of mixed-method design in nursing research. International Nursing Review (Japanese), 28(2), 61-66.
• Morse, J. M. (2005). The ramifications of perspective: How theory focuses research, data and practice. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 32(2), 93-100.
• Olson, K & Morse, J. M. (2005) Delineating the concept of fatigue using a pragmatic utility approach. In The Essential Concepts of Nursing. (p. 1141-160) (Ed by J. R. Cutcliff & H. P. McKenna) London: Churchill Livingston.
• Morse, J. M. (2005). Toward a praxis theory of suffering. (p. 257-272). In The Essential Concepts of Nursing. (Ed by J. R. Cutcliffe & H. P. McKenna) London: Churchill Livingston. (Reprinted from ANS, 2001).
• Morse, J. M. (2005) Creating Qualitatively-Derived Theory. Canadian Nursing Research, ed by Cherylyn & Mua Singh,. Toronto: Elsevier Canada.
• Morse, J.M. (2005) On comfort and comforting. In Nursing Today, (ed by Luminita Beldean, Ullrich Zeitler & Liliana Rogozea) (pg 123-136) Romania: Almer Mater. Reprinted from the American Journal of Nursing, 100(9), 35-38; with permission from LWW Pub.
• Morse, J.M. (2005). Creating a qualitatively-derived theory of suffering. In Ulli Zeitler (Ed) Clinical practice and development in nursing. (pp 83-91). Center for Innovation in Nurse Training, Aarhus, Denmark.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). Preparing and evaluating qualitative research proposals. In C. Seale, D. Silverman, D. Gobo, & J. Gubrium (Eds.), Inside qualitative research: Craft, practice, context. (Chapter 32, p 493-503). London: Sage.
• Morse, J. M. (2004) Constructing qualitatively-derived theory: concept construction and concept typologies. Qualitative Health Research, 14(10), 1387-1395.
• Pasco, A., Morse, J. M., & Olson, J. (2004). Cross-cultural relationships between nurses and Filipino Canadian patients. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 36(3), 239-246.
• Morse, J. M., & Chung, S. E. (2003). Towards holism: The significance of methodological pluralism. Korean Journal of Nursing Query. 12(1),38-48. Reprinted in International Journal for Qualitative Methods 2(3). 2 (3). Article 2. Retrieved November 25, 2003 from http://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/backissues/ 2_3final/ html/morsechung.html
• Morse, J. M., Beres, M., Spiers, J., Mayan, M., & Olson, K. (2003). Identifying signals of suffering by linking verbal and facial cues. Qualitative Health Research, 13, 821-832.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). A review committee's guide for evaluating qualitative proposals. Qualitative Health Research, 13, 833-851.
• Corbin, J., & Morse, J. M. (2003). The unstructured interactive interview: Issues of reciprocity and risks. Qualitative Inquiry, 9 (3), 335-354.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). Principles of mixed and multi-method research design. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioural research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Interviewing the ill. In J. Gubrium & J. Holstein. (Eds.), Handbook of interview research. (pp. 317-330). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.li>
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Enhancing the safety of hospitalization by reducing patient falls. American Journal of Infection Control, 30(6), 376-380.
• Morse, J. M. & Mitcham, C. (2002) Exploring qualitatively-derived concepts: Inductive-Deductive pitfalls. In Morse, J. M., Hupcey, J. E., Penrod, J., Spiers, J. A., Pooler, C., & Mitcham, C. (2002). Issues in validity: Behavioral concepts, their derivation and interpretation. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 1(4). Article 3. Retrieved 15 December, 2002 from http://www.ualberta.ca/~ijqm.
• Morse, J. M. & C. Pooler. (2002) Analysis of videotaped data: Methodological considerations. In Morse, J. M., Hupcey, J. E., Penrod, J., Spiers, J. A., Pooler, C., & Mitcham, C. (2002). Issues in validity: Behavioral concepts, their derivation and interpretation. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 1(4). Article V. Retrieved December 15, 2002 from http://www.ualberta.ca/~ijqm.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Enhancing the usefulness of qualitative inquiry: Gaps, directions, and responsibilities. Qualitative Health Research, 12, 1419-1426.
• Mulkins, A., Morse, J. M. & Best, A. (2002). Complementary therapy use among people living with HIV/AIDS. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 93(4), 308-312.
• Morse, J. M. & Pooler, C. (2002) Patient-family-nurse interactions in the trauma-resuscitation room. American Journal of Critical Care, 11(3), 240-249.
• Morse, J. M., Hupcey, J., Penrod, J., & Mitcham, C. (2002). Integrating concepts for the development of qualitatively-derived theory. Research and theory for nursing practice: An International Journal, 16(1), 5-18.
• Morse, J. M., Barrett, M., Mayan, M., Olson, K., & Spiers, J. (2002). Verification strategies for establishing reliability and validity in qualitative research. International Journal for Qualitative Methods, 1(2). Article 2./li>
• Morse, J. M. & Richards, L. (2002). Readme first for a user's guide to qualitative methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Qualitative health research: Challenges for the 21st Century. Qualitative Health Research, 12(1), 116-129.

Editorials/Non referee:

• Morse, J.M. (In press). What is the domain of qualitative health research?Qualitative Health Research, 17(6)
• Morse, J.M. (2007) Developing qualitative research [Editorial]. Qualitative Health Research, 17(5)
• Morse, J.M. (2007). Expanding the scope of QHR: Publishing review articles. Qualitative Health Research, 17(4), 427. DOI: 10.1177/1049732307299500
• Morse, J. M. (2007). Qualitative researchers don't count. [Editorial] Qualitative Health Research, 17(3), 287.
• Morse, J. M. (2007) Quantitative influences on the presentation of qualitative articles. [Editorial] Qualitative Health Research, 17(2), 147.
• Morse, J. M. (2007). QHR: The next phase. [Editorial] Qualitative Health Research, 17(1), 3.
• Ellis, C., Pelias, R., Denzin, N., Lincoln, Y., Morse, J., Richardson, L., & Bochner, A. (In press). Thinking and talking about qualitative research. Qualitative Inquiry.
• Morse, J. M. (2006). Sound-bite research results. [Editorial]. Qualitative Health Research, 16(10), 1315-1316.
• Morse, J. M. (2006). Diagramming qualitative theories. [Editorial]. Qualitative Health Research, 16(9), 1163-1164. DOI: 10.1177/1049732306294011
• Morse, J. M. (2006). The power of the anecdote. [Editorial]. Qualitative Health Research, 16(8). DOI: 10.1177/1049732306292121.
• Morse. J. M. (2006). Response. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research.
• Morse, J. M. (In press). Preface. Qualitative Research in Health Care (edited by I. Holloway), GB: Open University Press.
• Morse. J. M. (2006). The façade of scholarship. Qualitative Health Research, 16(7), (DOI) is 10.1177/1049732306290553
• Morse. J. M. (2006). Advances in qualitative health research. Qualitative Health Research, 16(6), 379-340, DOI:10.1177/1049732306288586.
• Morse, J. M. (2006). Deconstructing the mantra of mentorship: In conversation with Phyllis Noerager Stern. Health Care for Women International, 27 (6), 27(6):548-558.
• Morse, J.M. (2006). The scope of qualitatively-derived clinical interventions. Qualitative Health Research, 16(5), 591-593. DOI:10.1177/1049732306286908.
• Morse. J. M. (2006). The Modified Morse Fall Scale [Letter]. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 12, 175-175.
• Morse, J. M. (2006). The ordinary and the extraordinary. Qualitative Health Research, 16(4), 451-452. DOI: 10.1177/1049732305284578
• Morse, J. M. (2006). Commentary: reprinting of 'Beyond empathy. Expanding expressions of caring.' (1992). Journal of Advanced Nursing, Special 30th Anniversary Issue, 53(1) 87-88.
• Morse, J. M. (2006) It is time to revise the Cochrane criteria. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 16(3), 315-317.
• Morse, J. M. (2006) The critique of research (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 16(2). 171-172.
• Morse, J. M. (2006) The politics of developing research methods. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 16(1). 3-4. DOI: 10.1177/1049732305284080
• Morse, J. M. (2005) The limits of research. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 15(10).1291-1292.
• Morse, J. M. (2005) Feigning independence: The article dissertation. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 15(9)., 1147-1148. DOI: 10.1177/1049732305281328.
• Morse, J. M. (2005). Qualitative research is not a modification of quantitative research. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 15(8), 1003-1005.
• Morse, J. M. (2005) What is qualitative research [editorial] Qualitative Health Research, 15(7), 859-860. DOI: 10.1177/1049732305279135
• Morse, J. M, ,Hupcey, J. E. Penrod, J. (2005). Into or beyond concept analysis in holistic nursing? (Letter to the editor). Journal of Holistic Nursing, 23(1), 9-11.
• Morse, J.M. (2005) The paid/unpaid work of participants. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 15(6), 727-728.
• Morse, J. M. (2005). Qualitative research. (p. 1557-1559). In Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics (Ed by C. Mitcham), New York: Gale Pub.
• Morse, J. M. (2005) Evolving trends in qualitative research: Advances in mixed-method design. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 15(5), 583-585.
• Morse, J. M. (2005) Ethical issues in institutional research. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 15(4) , 435-437.
• Morse, J. M. (2005). Fostering qualitative research. (Editorial) (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 15(3), 287-288.
• Morse, J. M. (2005). Decontextualized care . (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 15(2), 143-144.
• Morse, J. M. (2005). Beyond the Clinical Trial: Expanding Criteria for Evidence (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 15(1), 3-4.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). Qualitative comparison: Appropriateness, equivalence and fit. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 14(10), 1323-1325.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). Fair and fast reviews. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 14(9), 1175-1176.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). Using the right tools for the job. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 14(8), 1029-1031.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). Alternative Modes of Representation: There are No Short Cuts. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 14(7), 887-888.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). Qualitative evidence: Using signs, signals, indicators and facts. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 14(6), 739-740.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). The hardening of soft data. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 14(5), 591-592.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). How to revise an article. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 14(4) 447-448.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). Purposive sampling. (Vol 1, p. 884-885) Theoretical saturation. (Vol. 3, p. 1122-1123). In M. Lewis-Beck, A. Bryman, & T. Futing Liao (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Morse, J.M., (2004). When persistence wears thin. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 14(3) 297-298.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). Qualitative Significance. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 14(2), 151-152.
• Morse, J. M. (2004). The complexities of health promotion. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 14(1), 3-4.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). The paradox of qualitative research design. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research,13(10), 1335-1336.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). The significance of standards. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 13(9), 1187-1188.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). The myth of holism. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 13(8), 1037-1038.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). Bias phobia. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 13(7), 891-892.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). The adjudication of qualitative proposals. Qualitative Health Research, 13(6), 739-742.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). Expired research. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 13(5), 595-596.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). Innovative inquiry (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 13(4), 447-448,
• Morse, J. M. (2003) Letter to the editor. Advances in Nursing Science, 26(1), 3.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). The qualitative research laboratory. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 13(3), 299-300.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). Perspectives of the observer and the observed. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 13(2), 155-157.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). Undemocratic data. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 13(1), 3.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Myth #53: Qualitative research is cheap. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research,12(10), 1307-1308.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Writing my own experience. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 12(9), 1159-1160.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). The qualities of qualitative researchers. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 12(8), 1019.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Intuitive inquiry. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 12(7), 875.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Qualitative tokenism. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 12(6), 729-730.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Considering the peer in peer review. (Editorial) Qualitative Health Research, 12(5), 579-580.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Where do interventions come from? (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 12(4), 435-436.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Theory innocent or theory smart? (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 12(3), 295-296
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Book Review: The application of problem-solving therapy to psychosocial oncology, Edited by Julia. A Bucher. Social Sciences & Medicine, 54 1149.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). Emotional re-enactment. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 12(2), 147.
• Morse, J. M. (2002). A comment on comments. (Editorial). Qualitative Health Research, 12(1), 3-4.

Recent Presentations (Past 5 years):
(Include keynotes, invited presentations, conference presentations, etc.)

• Morse, J.M. (Chair). Reconceptualizing qualitative evidence. Plenary discussion, 3rd Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2-5, 2007.
• Morse, J. M. & Neihaus, L. The politics of mixed methods: Methodological considerations at the Qal/Quan point of interface. Plenary address at the 3rd Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2-5, 2007.
• Morse, J. M. Compelling evidence: Establishing practice based on micro-analytic observational evidence. At the EBP research conference, University of Utah, April 27, 2007.
• Morse, J. M. Qualitative interventions. Epsilon Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, East Tenessee State University, March 15th, 2007.
• Morse, J. M. Compelling evidence. Azusa Pacific University Research Day, March 10th 2007. (Broadcast to Thailand).
• Morse, J.M. Developing qualitative inquiry. InQuRi, University of Utah, Feb 9th, 2007.
• Barker, R.T., Morse, J.M. & Gervais, P. Hospital Bed Design and Patient Balance During Ingress and Egress. 37th Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists, Banff, Alberta, Canada, October 22 - 25, 2006.
• Morse, J. M. The ethics of evidence. Keynote address: 7th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Surfers paradise, Australia, July 13-16th 2006. (Abstract proceedings, pg 24).
• Morse, J. M. Panel: "The best of times: The worst of times for QI" Chaired by Irena Madjar. 7th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Surfers paradise, Australia, July 13-16th 2006.
• Morse, J. M. & Niehaus, L. The risk inherent in unstructured interviews, 2nd Congress in Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champagne, IL. May 5. 2006.
• Morse, J. M., Niehaus, L. & McIntosh, M. Conceptualizing risk, 2nd Congress in Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champagne, IL. May 5. 2006.
• Morse, J. M. Qualitative Interventions, Bonnie and Vern Bullough Annual Lecture, University of Utah, May 4, 2006.
• Morse, J. M. Qualitative interventions. Keynote address at the 12th QHR conference, Edmonton, AB, April 3-5 2006.
• Morse, J. M. "Evidence <--> practice and the role of qualitative inquiry". Keynote address to the American Physical Therapy Association: Section on Research, San Diego, February 4, 2006.
• Morse, J. M. "The role of qualitative research in nursing intervention studies." McGill University & 5 remote sites, December 13, 2005.
• Morse, J. M. "Qualitative research: Where it has come from and where it is going." McGill University Qualitative Group, December 12, 2005.
• Morse, J.M. "Understanding suffering" Invited Public Lecture, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea, September 4, 2005.
• Morse, J. M. "Insight, inference, evidence and verification: Creating a legitimate discipline" Keynote address for The II Congress Iboamericano de Investigacion Culitativa en Salud, Madrid, Spain, June 22-25, 2005.
• Morse, J.M. "A praxis theory" Programa de Doutoramento em Engermagen, University of Lisbon, Portugal, June 20, 2005.
• Morse, J.M. "Qualitative Research in the Era Of Evidenced-Based Medicine," Closing Plenary address at the 11th Qualitative Health Research Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands, May 11-13, 2005.
• Morse, J.M. "The politics of evidence," keynote address at the Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. May 5-7, 2005, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• Morse, J.M. "Patient falls: patient protection and injury prevention." 2005 Patient Falls Conference, Madison patient safety Collaborative, March 10, 2005, Madison WI.
• Morse, J.M, Wolfe, R., Niehaus, L. & Wilkins, S. Symposia: Issues in Mixed-method Design. I: Morse, JM, Wolfe, R., & Wilkins, S. Design issues in Mixed-methods. II: Morse, JM, Wolfe, R., & Wilkins, S. The role of theoretical drive in mixed-method research. III: Morse, JM, Wolfe, R., Niehaus, L. Principles of qualitative to quantitative data transformation in mixed-method design. 6th International conference, Advances in Qualitative Methods, February 17-20, 2005, Edmonton, AB, Canada. (Abstracts pg. 75).
• Morse, J.M. "Mixed-method research: Perspectives of a journal editor" In plenary panel presentation: "Current concerns regarding qualitative and mixed method research." (J. Gubrium & S. Stahl, co-presenters). Improving the quality of science and addressing health disparities. Washington DC, November 19, 2004.
• Morse, J.M. "Enduring, Transition and emotional suffering: how can nurses help parents at the bedside?", PICU Education Day, Walter Mckenzie Health Science Center, Edmonton, October 14, 2004.
• Morse, J.M. "Suffering and comforting: Qualitative perspectives on traditional nursing values." Israeli Center for Qualitative Inquiry Annual Qualitative Conference, Be'er Sheva University of Israel, October 11, 2004.
• Morse, J.M. "A praxis theory of suffering." Department of Caring Science, Abo Akademi. Vassa, Finland, October 5, 2004.
• Morse, J.M. "Basic research within clinical and systematic caring science." Department of Caring Science, Abo Akademi. Vassa, Finland, October 4, 2004<./li>
• Morse, J.M. "Does qualitative research save lives?" Invited keynote address, 5th Qualitative Research Conference in Heath and Social Care, Bournemouth University, England, September 6-7, 2004.
• Morse, J. M. "The research process for creating the Theory of Suffering." Invited keynote at the 3rd international Conference Clinical Practice, Research and Development in Nursing. Aarhus, Denmark, August 18-20, 2004.
• Morse, J. M. "The role of qualitative inquiry: The case of suffering." Invited keynote: Prince Edward Island University Health Institute Conference, May 20-21, 2004.
• Morse, J. M. "Dimensions of suffering" Keynote address. 10th Qualitative Health Research Conference, Banff, AB., April 30th-May 4, 2004.
• Morse, J. M. Konrad, S. & Pooler, C. "The resolution of enduring: Experiencing a breast biopsy. 10th Qualitative Health Research Conference, Banff AB., April 30-May 4, 2004.
• Morse, J. M., "Special problems of Validity in Qualitative Research". Invited session: "Confiabilidade e Fideignidade em Pesquisa Qualitativa / Reliability and trustworthiness in Qualitative Research. (With Maria Velcilia Minayo & Julie Corbin), at the 1^a Conferencia Internacional do Frasil de Pesquisa Qualitativa, March 24-27, 2004, Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brasil.
• Morse, J. M. Constructing qualitatively-derived theory: Concept typologies. (Invited). 5th Advances in qualitative methods, January 29-31,2004, Edmonton Alberta. (proceedings, pg. 49).
• Murray, M, Spiers, J., & Morse, J. Diligence or vigilance? Finding the line between control and independence for parents living with a teenage with diabetes. Margaret Scott Wright Research Day, Edmonton, November 15, 2003.
• Pooler, C & Morse, J. Breathing in Pulmonary illness: Loss of the "taken-for-granted." Margaret Scott Wright Research Day, Edmonton, November 15, 2003.
• Pasco, Morse, J., & Olson, J. Negotiating the Filipino-Canadian nurse-patient relationship. Margaret Scott Wright Research Day, Edmonton, November 15, 2003.
• Morse, J. M. A biased perspective: using bias to facilitate qualitative inquiry. In Seminar: Using perspective in qualitative inquiry. 37th Biennial Convention Sigma Theta Tau International, Toronto, ON., November 1-5, 2003. Proceedings CD: Proceedings and Awards.
• Pasco, Morse, J., & Olson, J. Establishing the Filipino-Canadian nurse-patient relationship. 37th Biennial Convention Sigma Theta Tau International, Toronto, Ont., Nov 1-5, 2003. Proceedings CD: Proceedings and Awards.
• Morse, J. M. Incorporating theory into practice research. October 16, 2003. Plenary address' Shaping future directions on incontinence research in aging adults. John Hartford Foundation & University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
• Spiers, J.A. & Morse, J.M. Living with diabetes: What is it really like? Perspectives of denial from diabetic teenagers, their parents and health professionals. College of Nurses Aotearoa Conference, Wellington, New Zealand., August 22-23, 2003.
• Morse, J. M. Implementing an institution-wide fall interventions program-protecting and preventing patient falls. May 19, 2003, 74th Annual Convention, Kentucky Hospital Association, Louisville, Kentucky.
• Morse, J. M. Doing nursing research. University of Cincinnati, June 12, 2003.
• Morse, J. M. & Seung Eun Chung. The significance of methodological pluralism for achieving holism. 4th Advances in Qualitative Methods, Banff, AB, May 2-5 2003.
• Morse, J. M. A reviewers guide to reviewing qualitative proposals. 4th Advances in Qualitative Methods, Banff, AB., May 2-5 2003.
• Spiers, J, J.M. Morse, & M. Murray. Beyond similarities and differences in data: Integrating diverse viewpoints in data analysis. In Symposium: Identifying concepts using diverse data sets. 4th Advances in Qualitative Methods, Banff, AB, May 2-5 2003.
• K. Olson, J.A. Spiers & J.M. Morse. Conceptual clarity. In Symposium: Identifying concepts using diverse data sets. 4th Advances in Qualitative Methods, Banff, AB, May 2-5 2003.
• Morse, J. M. & Watson, M. Identifying appropriate fall prevention strategies. 4th Annual Evidenced-Based Fall Prevention and Management Conference, Tampa, Florida, April 2-4, 2003.
• Morse, J. M. Understanding suffering. Plenary address to Australia and NZ Pain Society 29th Meeting, Christchurch, NZ, March 10, 2003, (Proceedings, pg. 21).
• Morse, J. M. Understanding enduring behaviors. Keynote address, Pain Nurses Issues Workshop, Christchurch, NZ, March 9th, 2003.
• Morse, J. M. Methodological diversity and the future of qualitative health research. Keynote address at the 9th international QHR Conference and 1st Iberoamerican Qualitative Health Research Conference at Guadalajara, Mexico, February 25-27, 2002.
• Morse, J. M. Biased reflections: Principles of sampling and analysis in qualitative inquiry. In Putting effectiveness into context: Methodological issues in the synthesis of evidence form diverse study designs: An international seminar. Windermere, England, January 14-15, 2003.
• Morse, J. M. (2003). Methodological challenges when studying implicit behaviors. Lancaster University, England, January 13, 2003.
• Spiers, J. & Morse, J. Communicating bad news. 14th Annual Palliative Care Conference, October 21-22, 2002, Edmonton, AB.
• Morse, J. M. Suffering. The Faculty of Health and Caring, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Gotenburg University, Sweden.
• Morse, J. M. The theoretical development of the concept of suffering. Keynote address to Conference Methods in Nursing Education, Aarhus, Denmark. August 21-23, 2002.
• Morse, J. M. Developing concepts for observational data. 2002 International Human Science Research Conference, Victoria, June 19-22, 2002.
• Morse, J. M. & Singleton, J. (2002). International and interdisciplinary advancement of qualitative research. Scholarship recognition day, Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University, New York.
• Niehaus, L., K. Olson & J. Morse. Reconceptualizing fatigue. 8Th Qualitative Health Research Conference, Banff, AB April 4-6, 2002.
• Pasco, A., J. Morse & J. Olson. Filipino concepts as reflected in the Filipino patients experiences of being cared for a nurse from another culture. 8Th Qualitative Health Research Conference, Banff, Alberta. April 4-6, 2002.
• Morse, J. Using metaphors to link textual and observational data: The case of suffering. 8Th Qualitative Health Research Conference, Banff, Alberta. April 4-6, 2002.
• Morse, J. Building concepts using observational data: The concept of suffering. 14th Annual Scientific Session of the Eastern Nursing Research Society, The Pennsylvania State University, March 21-23, 2002.
• Morse, J. Using the Morse Fall Scale, at the 3rd Annual Evidence-Based Falls Conference, Tampa Florida, March 6, 2002.
• Morse, J. Predicting patient falls-Questions and answers. At the Collaborative Breakthrough Series on Reducing Falls and Injuries Due to Falls, Tampa Florida, March 7, 2002.
• Morse, J. Recent advances in qualitative inquiry. 19th Annual Issues in Nursing Research Conference, College of Nursing, University of Utah, March 9, 2002.
• Morse, J. Comfort and comforting. (Presented twice). First Francis Donovan Visiting Nurse Scholar, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. February 14, 2002.
• Morse, J. The relevance of suffering in the provision of care. Medical Grand Rounds. (Presented twice). First Francis Donovan Visiting Nurse Scholar, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. February 15, 2002.
• Morse, J. The eye of the beholder: Perspectives of the reviewer, the funder, and the consumer. Plenary Sage Lecture, Second Advances in Qualitative Methods International Conference, January 23-25, 2002 Sun City, South Africa.

Professional Societies:

• Association for Qualitative Research, 1998-present
• American Academy of Nursing, 1993-present
• Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, 2000-present
• American Nurses' Associations, 1977-83, 1993-present
• Pennsylvanian Nurses' Association, 1977-83, 1993-present
• Transcultural Nursing Society, 1979-1998
• Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Sigma chapters 1978-1997
• Sigma Theta Tau, Mu Sigma chapters, 1997-2007
• Alberta Association of Registered Nurses, 1981-92, 1996-2007
• American Anthropological Association, 1980-present
• Council of Nursing and Anthropology, 1979-1998
• Society for Medical Anthropology & SfAA, 1983-present

Public Service:

• Editor, Qualitative Health Research (Sage)
• Series Editor, Developing Qualitative Inquiry (Left Coast Press)
• Series Editor, Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry (Left Coast Press)
• Former Chair & Acting Chair, IIQM International Board

Editorial and Review Boards:

Study Sections:

Current Professional Activities:

• Consultant, Patient safety, Hill Rom Industries

Areas of Teaching Responsibilities:

• Principles of Qualitative Inquiry
• Inside analysis

Recent Awards: