Research begins with a gap
Whether you need to build your research skills, design a rigorous study, or make sense of complex data — QGap helps you close the gap.
About
I'm Dr Katy Wheeler — qualitative researcher, methods trainer, and the founder of QGap.
I have spent fifteen years researching the social dimensions of sustainability: how people make sense of it, what gets in the way, and why change is so much harder than it looks. Along the way I have developed rigorous methods for investigating exactly these kinds of complex social questions.
What I offer
Consultancy
Qualitative and mixed methods expertise applied to your specific research challenge — from research design and data analysis to programme evaluation and evidence review.
Training
Rigorous, practical methods training for researchers and practitioners who need more than a textbook answer. From qualitative interviewing and MAXQDA to generative AI and qualitative research practice.
Author of How to do Qualitative Interviewing (SAGE, 2021)
MAXQDA Professional Trainer
Essex Summer School instructor since 2013
QGAP framework published by SAGE Publications (2025)
Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Essex
Credentials
Ready to close the gap?
Whether you are looking for training, consultancy, or just want to find out if I can help — get in touch. I respond to all enquiries personally.
