Essentials of Thematic Analysis

Gareth Terry, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Rehabilitation Studies at the Auckland University of Technology. He has worked as a health researcher for the last 5 years and he is interested in the intersection of gender, bodies, and health. His work is informed by his background in critical health psychology and more recently (post)critical rehabilitation studies, with his current research exploring rehabilitation, disability, and access. Dr. Terry has written a number of chapters related to qualitative methods, with Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, and Nikki Hayfield. He also has a growing interest in research that draws on principles and practices of co-design, and its implications for knowledge translation activity. Dr. Terry contributes to a range of projects and provides methodological support to the PCR team. Nikki Hayfield, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of the West of England. Dr. Hayfield researches bisexualities, pansexualities, asexualities, and LGBTQ+/sexualitites more widely. She has published on a range of topics including bisexual identities, marginalization, and relationships. She also has a second strand of research exploring perimenopause and menopause. Dr. Hayfield uses qualitative methods of data collection and analysis, in particular thematic analysis, and she has written about qualitative research methods, including thematic analysis, insider/outsider research, and story completion tasks. Dr. Hayfield is a British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Psychologist and is currently the theme lead for the Identities, Subjectivities, and Inequalities theme- part of the Social Science Research Group.

This is a clear and accessible guide to thematic analysis that will greatly appeal to students and researchers who are developing their analytic practice. The authors walk the reader through the steps of analysis, which are illustrated with clear commentary and helpful examples. - Abigail Locke, PhD, Professor of Critical Social & Health Psychology, Keele University, Keele, UK Terry and Hayfield demystify reflexive thematic analysis with analogies from everyday life and offer hacks for fixing common mistakes. This book is a must-read for students and researchers conducting thematic analysis. - Adam Jowett, PhD, School of Psychological, Social & Behavioural Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK