Dr Neil Coulson is Associate Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is an international expert in the role of online self-help and peer support communities and the role of the internet in supporting people with long-term conditions.

"Neil Coulson captures the nuances of designing psychological research studies online in an accessible and thought-provoking way. An essential read for anyone wishing to embrace the Internet as a research tool." - Jenny Mercer, Principal Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK "Throughout the book Neil Coulson shares good practice and, in so doing, models how to conduct research in the online milieu that is of a high ethical, methodological and scientific standard." - Karen Rodham, Professor of Health Psychology, Staffordshire University, UK

• 1. Introduction to Online Research2. Online Interviews3. Online Focus Groups4. Online Surveys5. Online Experiments6. Social Media as a Research Environment.