Population Research Support Services (PRSS) Core
The Population Research Support Services (PRSS) Core provides qualified research support staff to UTSW investigators and beyond, to conduct qualitative and quantitative clinical and population health research.
Our Purpose
- Facilitates the execution and management of clinical and population health research, including: collection, management, and analysis of all types of qualitative and quantitative data
- Supports principal investigators (internal and external) to meet their individual needs to conduct research (regulatory submission, personnel management, participant engagement, etc.)
- Ensures studies are guided by well-established principles, including study design, data collection, data analysis, and product needs, emphasizing rigorous, high-quality research
Research Support Services Offered
- Study and project coordination
- Regulatory support/IRB submissions
- Data reporting
- Research recruitment, enrollment, retention
- Qualitative study design
- Qualitative data analysis and reporting
- Database design & maintenance
- NVivo user license
- Data collection and management
- Electronic health record data collection and management
- Scientific writing
- Research design (full project collaborations)
- Qualitative study implementation
- Programming
Fee Structure
Prices are subject to change 9/1/25.
| Service | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Data Design & Development | $60/hr | Generate / develop analytic data sets (including data dictionaries); etc. |
| Quantitative Data Support/Training | $60/hr | Standardization of data elements; data creation; data collection; descriptive analysis; etc. |
| Quantitative Data Collection Management | $65/hr | Build recruitment/retention tracking instrument(s); Data entry; Project builds in REDCap and Nvivo, etc. |
| Qualitative Data Collection | $75/hr | Interviews - structured, semi-structured, cognitive, etc.; include brief Field Notes for each; Survey administration; focus groups, etc. |
| Qualitative Data Analysis | $75/hr | Codebook development, systemic analysis, coding, etc. |
| Qualitative Data Management | $75/hr | Build recruitment/retention tracking instrument(s); Data entry; Project builds in REDCap and Nvivo, etc. |
| Qualitative Research Design | $75/hr | Assist in developing sampling design, methods, and instruments; Targeted literature development; rapid analysis grid development; instrument development; etc. |
| Study Coordination | $65/hr | Tracking for deadlines, milestones, meetings; report management; regulatory needs; oversight of research assistants; etc. |
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