The Realist Lens - For Researchers Who Keep It Real Podcast
1) Episode 22 — Realist Evaluation in a Time of Transformation with Robert Sandler
In this episode of The Realist Lens, Alejandro is joined by Dr Robert Sandler, medical doctor and recent PhD graduate from the University of Sheffield, to explore how realist evaluation can help make ...Show More
2) Episode 21 — Keeping It Real Part-Time with Michele Wood
In this episode of The Realist Lens, Alejandro is joined by Michele Wood, art psychotherapist in palliative care and part-time PhD researcher at Lancaster University, to explore what it really means t...Show More
3) Episode 20 —Realist Thematic Analysis with Gareth Wiltshire
In this episode of The Realist Lens, Alejandro is joined by Dr Gareth Wiltshire, sociologist and critical realist scholar at Loughborough University, to unpack realist thematic analysis, a method desi...Show More
4) Episode 19 - A Unicorn or an Oxymoron? The Realist Trial with Sebastian Lemire
In this episode of The Realist Lens, Alejandro is joined by Sebastian Lemire, evaluator and methodological pluralist, to explore one of the most contested questions in contemporary realist inquiry: Is...Show More
5) Episode 18 — Across Cultures and Contexts: Kerryn O’Rourke on Realist Interviewing, Equity & Methodological Coherence
In this episode of The Realist Lens, Alejandro is joined by Dr Kerryn O’Rourke, public health researcher, realist evaluator, and Co-Lead of the Realist Research, Evaluation and Learning Initiative at ...Show More
6) Episode 17 — From Clinic to Complexity: Pragati Hebbar on Realist Thinking, Policy & Practice
In this episode, Alejandro is joined by Dr Pragati Hebbar, dentist, public health researcher, realist evaluator, and Assistant Director at the Institute of Public Health, Bangalore to explore what it ...Show More
7) Episode 16 — The Realist PhD Journey with Sara Dada
In this episode, Alejandro is joined by Dr. Sara Dada, global health researcher, newly appointed Ad Astra Fellow at University College Dublin, and the mind behind a truly ambitious realist PhD. Sara w...Show More
8) Episode 15 — The RAMESES standards with Joanne Greenhalgh
In this episode, Alejandro sits down with Professor Joanne Greenhalgh, one of the core members behind the RAMESES standards — the evolving benchmarks that have shapedrealist evaluation and realist syn...Show More
9) Episode 14 – Which Configuration Should I Use? Insights with Esther de Weger & Natascha van Vooren
Alejandro sits down with Dr Esther de Weger and Dr Natascha van Vooren to unpack the evolving world of realist configurations, from the classic CMO (Context–Mechanism–Outcome) to newer variations like...Show More
10) Episode 13 – CMO Configurations: A Conversation with Andrew Harding
Alejandro sits down with Andrew Harding, Lecturer in Health Inequalities at Lancaster University, to unpack one of realist research’s most defining ideas: Context–Mechanism–Outcome (CMO) configuration...Show More