Melissa DeJonckheere

Melissa DeJonckheere is an adolescent health researcher specializing in qualitative, participatory, and mixed methods research. She is Co-Director of the Mixed Methods Program at the University of Michigan and regularly teaches qualitative and mixed methods research to trainees of all levels. Her research focuses on psychosocial influences on health and well-being, particularly among adolescents with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Dr. DeJonckheere is also interested in improving access to and participation in academic research for youth, students, and trainees who have historically been excluded from science and research experiences. She is program director of MYHealth, a virtual, out-of-school research training program for high school students from southeast Michigan. She has used natural language processing to analyze text data in qualitative and mixed methods studies. She is currently pursuing research related to the use of natural language processing and AI in qualitative and mixed methods research in the health and social sciences.