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Sharlene Hesse-Biber

Sharlene Hesse-Biber

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
42
Citations
18461
World Ranking
4559
National Ranking
2167

Overview

Sharlene Hesse-Biber is affiliated with Boston College in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Social Sciences. Their research centers primarily on genetics, with a strong focus on BRCA gene mutations in cancer.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a multidisciplinary approach that integrates genetics, public health, and communication studies. Notable works include:

  • Impact of BRCA Status on Reproductive Decision-Making and Self-Concept: A Mixed-Methods Study Informing the Development of Tailored Interventions (2022, Cancers)
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Genomic Healthcare Utilization, Patient Activation, and Intrafamilial Communication of Risk among Females Tested for BRCA Variants: A Mixed Methods Study (2023, Genes)

Although not the first author, the scientist has also frequently collaborated on studies such as:

  • Parent of Origin Effects on Family Communication of Risk in BRCA+ Women: A Qualitative Investigation of Human Factors in Cascade Screening (2020, Cancers)
  • Coping response and family communication of cancer risk in men harboring a BRCA mutation: A mixed methods study (2021, Psycho-Oncology)
  • Predicting Openness of Communication in Families With Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome: Natural Language Processing Analysis (2022, JMIR Formative Research)

Research collaborators that appear frequently alongside Hesse-Biber include Andrew Dwyer, Memnun Seven, Hannah Shea, Jing Jiang, and Sara Schaik. These partnerships often cross disciplinary boundaries, blending qualitative and quantitative methodologies to explore genetic risk communication and family dynamics in hereditary cancer contexts.

Publications have been concentrated in these venues:

  • Cancers (3 publications)
  • Genes (2 publications)
  • Psycho-Oncology (1 publication)
  • JMIR Formative Research (1 publication)
  • Frontiers in Genetics (1 publication)

Hesse-Biber's work spans several subfields including Genetics, Sociology and Political Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, and Communication, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach.

Key topics covered in their publications include:

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception

Best Publications

  • The Practice of Qualitative Research

    Sharlene Janice Hesse-Biber;Patricia Leavy

  • Handbook of emergent methods

    Sharlene Janice Hesse-Biber;Patricia Leavy

  • Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis: Theory, Methods and Practice

    Udo Kelle;Gerald Prein;Katherine Bird;Raymond M. Lee

  • Handbook Of Feminist Research: Theory And Praxis

    Sharlene Janice Hesse-Biber

  • Qualitative Approaches to Mixed Methods Practice

    Sharlene Hesse-Biber

  • The Oxford handbook of multimethod and mixed methods research inquiry

    Sharlene Janice Hesse-Biber;R. Burke Johnson

  • Am I Thin Enough Yet?: The Cult of Thinness and the Commercialization of Identity

    Sharlene Janice Hesse-Biber

  • The mass marketing of disordered eating and Eating Disorders: The social psychology of women, thinness and culture

    Sharlene Hesse-Biber;Patricia Leavy;Courtney E. Quinn;Julia Zoino

  • Triangulation and Mixed Methods Research: Provocative Positions

    Donna M. Mertens;Sharlene Hesse-Biber

  • Feminist Research Practice

    Sharlene Hesse-Biber;Patricia Leavy

  • Women at work

    Kathryn Ward;Mary Frank Fox;Sharlene Hesse-Biber

  • Feminist research practice : a primer

    Sharlene Janice Hesse-Biber

  • Emergent methods in social research

    Sharlene Janice Hesse-Biber;Patricia Leavy

  • Working Women in America: Split Dreams

    Sharlene Janice Hesse-Biber;Gregg Lee Carter

  • Feminist Perspectives on Social Research

    Sharlene Janice Hesse-Biber;Michelle L. Yaiser

  • The handbook of emergent technologies in social research

    Sharlene Janice Hesse-Biber

  • Coming at Things Differently Future Directions of Possible Engagement With Mixed Methods Research

    Sharlene Hesse-Biber;R. Burke Johnson

  • Feminist Approaches to Triangulation: Uncovering Subjugated Knowledge and Fostering Social Change in Mixed Methods Research

    Sharlene Hesse-Biber

  • HyperRESEARCH: A computer program for the analysis of qualitative data with an emphasis on hypothesis testing and multimedia analysis

    Sharlene Hesse-Biber;Paul Dupuis;T. Scott Kinder

  • Racial Identity and Body Image Among Black Female College Students Attending Predominately White Colleges

    Sharlene Hesse-Biber;Stacey Livingstone;Daniela Ramirez;Emily Brooke Barko

  • Internet-Mediated Technologies and Mixed Methods Research: Problems and Prospects

    Sharlene Hesse-Biber;Amy J. Griffin

Frequent Co-Authors

Donna M. Mertens
Donna M. Mertens University of Washington
Nigel Fielding
Nigel Fielding University of Surrey
Charles C. Ragin
Charles C. Ragin University of California, Irvine

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