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Introducing the Mixed Methods Research Institute (MMRI)
Numbers. Stories.
Welcome
Numbers and stories, studied together.
The Mixed Methods Research Institute (MMRI) supports researchers who integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches, so that evidence about health, care and communities is more complete and more useful in Newfoundland and Labrador, across Canada and around the world.
MMRI builds on the established mixed methods expertise of Memorial’s Faculty of Nursing, where every graduate program emphasizes mixed methods, and on scholarly connections across Canada and internationally. Its reach extends well beyond nursing, to medicine, social work, pharmacy, education, the social sciences and other fields.
Our vision
Transformative research that promotes health for all peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador.
In support of the Faculty of Nursing’s strategic plan, Leading Excellence 2024–2029.
Stay tuned
The Institute’s web presence is growing. Training dates, resources, Board of Advisors announcements and news will be added here as the Institute launches its programs.
About the Institute
Strengthening mixed methods research, from Memorial to the world
Our purpose
To strengthen research capacity, advanced methodological training and interdisciplinary collaboration in mixed methods research.
Our goals
Through research collaboration, training and knowledge sharing, to strengthen research capacity at Memorial, throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, across Canada and internationally.
Five commitments
- Build a strong foundation: terms of reference, a five-year strategic plan, an Institute Director and a Board of Advisors, and pursue affiliation with the Mixed Methods International Research Association as a Canadian chapter.
- Strengthen research capacity and funding success: at least two training activities a year in mixed methods design, data integration and analysis, and an online resource library.
- Grow collaboration, locally to globally: networking events, workshops and conferences, and a proposed online community (working title: The Rock Research Network).
- Sustain the Institute: intensive institutes for graduate students and faculty, an international conference in St. John’s and collaborative grant applications.
- Advance equity, diversity, inclusion and Indigenization: intersectional research that addresses inequities, co-designed with marginalized and underserved communities and including Indigenous perspectives.
What is mixed methods research?
The “what” and the “why” in one study
Mixed methods research integrates quantitative data, such as surveys and health records, with qualitative data, such as interviews and observation. Bringing the two together produces insights, called metainferences, that neither offers on its own.
- Convergent QUAN + QUAL → Merge and compare
- Explanatory sequential QUAN → QUAL → Explain
- Exploratory sequential QUAL → QUAN → Build and test
Watch · Video introduction
What is Mixed Methods Research?
Dr. John W. Creswell, one of the founders of the field, explains what mixed methods research is and why it matters.
Watch on YouTube ↗Video: Mixed Methods Program, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
Research and publications
Mixed methods at the Faculty of Nursing
- Framework for types of metainferences in mixed methods research
Younas, Fàbregues, Munce and Creswell · BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2025 - Mixed methods studies using secondary analysis in nursing and midwifery: A methodological review
Fàbregues, Younas, Inayat, Escalante-Barrios and Durante · Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2025 - The pathway building technique in implementation research using mixed methods design
Younas, Porr, Maddigan, Moore, Navarro and Whitehead · Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 2024 - Particularity, Engagement, Actionable Inferences, Reflexivity, and Legitimation tool for rigor in mixed methods implementation research
Younas and Fàbregues · Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2024 - Implementation strategies to promote compassionate nursing care of complex patients
Younas, Porr, Maddigan and colleagues · Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2023 - Review of mixed-methods research in nursing
Younas, Pedersen and Tayaben · Nursing Research, 2019
See also the Faculty’s funded research projects and PhD projects, including several mixed methods studies.
Leadership
The people behind the Institute
AY
Dr. Ahtisham Younas
Faculty of Nursing · Key scholarly leader in the development of MMRI
A Memorial graduate (PhD, 2022), Dr. Younas advances how mixed methods studies are designed, integrated and judged for rigour, including a 2025 framework for types of metainferences co-written with Dr. Sergi Fàbregues, Dr. Sarah Munce and Dr. John W. Creswell.
Email: ay6133@mun.ca
Dr. April Pike, Dean, Faculty of Nursing · Dr. Julia Lukewich, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Nursing · Dr. Daisy Baldwin, Faculty of Nursing, · Dr. Abubaker Hamed, Faculty of Nursing
Stay tuned
A Board of Advisors bringing together Faculty of Nursing members and mixed methods scholars at Memorial, across Canada and internationally will be announced as appointments are confirmed.
Training and events
Learn with us
Mixed methods talks in the Faculty of Nursing Academic Series. Free, at noon Newfoundland time; registration required.
- Nov. 20, 2026 · Workplace Integration of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Internationally Educated Nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador
Dr. Esther Monari and Dr. Ahtisham Younas · HSC Room 2956 or online - Jan. 22, 2027 · Whose Voice Counts? Power Dynamics Across Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research
Dr. Daisy Baldwin and Dr. Ahtisham Younas · Online - Feb. 19, 2027 · Nursing Students’ Experiences and Preparedness in Caring for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations: A Mixed-Methods Study
Dr. Chantille Isler and Dr. Daisy Baldwin · Online - Nov. 23–27, 2026 · Memorial Research Week, including the Faculty of Nursing’s event on Nov. 24
Coming soon
A webinar series, workshops and grant-writing training, a five-day summer institute in St. John’s, a mixed methods resource library, consultation and mentorship, and an international conference in St. John’s. Stay tuned for dates and registration.
Contact
Bring us your question
Media and communications
Kip BonnellCommunications Advisor, Faculty of Nursing
kip.bonnell@mun.ca
709-730-6974
Location
Nursing Research UnitHealth Sciences Centre, 300 Prince Philip Drive
St. John’s, NL A1B 3V6
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More is on the way. News about MMRI talks, training and opportunities will be shared here and on Memorial Nursing’s channels.
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