My research has focused on the development and use of intensive, team-based qualitative research, generally referred to as Rapid Assessment Process (RAP). RAP uses triangulation and iterative data analysis to develop a preliminary understanding of a situation from the insider's perspective in less than a month. I have shared RAP in agriculture, public health, higher education, public administration, leadership, etc. in both developing and developed countries. My RAP engagement involved US community colleges, HIV/Aids in South Africa, state farms in Poland and Romania, U. S. Department of Agriculture in Senegal, and at the Wingspread conference to develop a protocol for the Base of the Pyramid. I have strengthened graduate programs with global linkages, including with the University of Pretoria. I have twenty years-experience living and working abroad as a Peace Corps Volunteer, U.S. Foreign Service Officer (United States Agency for International Development), and Senior Fulbright Specialist. I had long-term assignments in the Philippines, Sudan, Liberia, and South Africa and short-term assignments in Egypt, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Botswana, Thailand, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Selected Works:
- Beebe, J. (2014). Rapid qualitative inquiry: A Field guide to team-based assessment. London: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Beebe, J. (2005). Rapid assessment process. In K. Kempf-Leonard (Ed.) Encyclopedia of social measurement: Three volume set. (Vol. 3, pp 285-291) San Diego, CA: Academic Press/Elsevier.
- Beebe, J. (2002). Basic concepts and techniques of rapid appraisal. In J. McDonald (Ed.). The applied anthropology reader. (pp. 70-87). Boston: Allyn & Bacon/Longman.
- Beebe, J. (2001). Rapid Assessment Process: An Introduction. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira.
- Beebe, J. (2000). Rapid assessment and response: Sound methodology for producing timely responses. International Journal of Drug Policy, 11, 29-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0955-3959(99)00047-X