About Reviews and Reader Feedback Examples of Crystallization in Progress Research Exercises and Handouts  Bibliography Web Resources for Qualitative Research  Join the conversation and learn what's new!   Qualitative researchers no longer must choose between narrative/artistic representations and social scientific reports. Through crystallization, researchers can explore any topic more meaningfully, get the most out of rich data sets, and reach a variety of audiences in academia and beyond!    Dr. Laura Ellingson, Associate Professor of Communication and Women's & Gender Studies at Santa Clara University, is an experienced qualitative methodologist whose work explores embodiment, crossing the art/science continuum of methodology, ethics of representation, and participatory and feminist research strategies. Purchase Engaging Crystallization in Qualitative Research: An Introducation at Sage Publications or your favorite book seller.   Latest News Two panels at the upcoming National Communication Association Convention in New Orleans will highlight Engaging Crystallization. Dr. Ellingson will offer a response and reflection at the close of each panel.   Expanding Our Voices through Crystallization: A Multigenre Approach to Communication Disability Issues Research Sponsor: Caucus on Disability Issues Thu, 11/17: 2:00 PM  - 3:15 PM  New Orleans Marriott  Room: La Galerie 4 - Second Floor    Voicing the Self and Other in Ethnographic Inquiry: Methodological Possibilities of Engaging Crystallization Sponsor: Ethnography Division Sat, 11/19: 9:30 AM  - 10:45 AM  New Orleans Marriott  Room: Preservation Hall 4 - Second Floor