DR. TRENA PAULUS

In April, Dr. Trena Paulus of East Tennessee State University was selected as a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in Humanities and Social Sciences for 2022-23.

As a Fulbright Scholar, Paulus will head to Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) in Poznan, Poland, for a six-month appointment in 2023.

Paulus is a professor in the Research Division in the Quillen College of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities in the Honors College, and an affiliate faculty member of the Applied Social Research Laboratory at ETSU.

As a Fulbright Scholar, Paulus will head to Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) in Poznan, Poland, for a sixmonth appointment in 2023. While there, she will work with the faculty of English to identify qualitative research methods relevant to that community and what methodological and technology innovations may still be needed. She will work with faculty and students to design, develop and co-teach a baccalaureate-level course in qualitative research methods for students in language and linguistics. In addition, she will provide mentoring and workshops on using qualitative data analysis software and offer a seminar for a new AMU program in medical humanities on how to apply qualitative interviewing skills to patient-centered communication in health care settings to improve patient outcomes.