This will be a written assignment for my doctoral mixed methods research class.
For this particular assignment, respond to the following topic:
The Researcher Identity Memo is a formal statement of your personal research philosophy and paradigm. The content of provided files will provide the background needed to compose this statement. In this 2-3 page statement you are to explain how you identify yourself as a researcher in the larger research community. What philosophical base underpins your identity and from what paradigm(s) do you operate? In-text cited course materials must be used to support your position.
Textbooks, blogs, magazine or internet articles, book chapters, or special reports, do not count toward the peer-reviewed minimum. Connections to the peer reviewed references should be used throughout your writing with in-text citations and matching reference citations.
For your reference, I am a healthy, white 34-year old female from Kentucky. I am extremely active and spend a lot of time working out and eating healthy food. Also, I am a college professor in the Exercise Science department and own an online fitness and nutrition coaching business. My dissertation topic is the effect of daily vs. weekly check-ins for adherence in an online fitness & nutrition coaching program ). Please refer to this link for further explanation regarding my dissertation topic (
I have attached the book chapters, as well as recommended resources to elaborate on the assignment expectations. Also, I have included a discussion post written by me that elaborates on my research beliefs.
