STORY CONSULTATION

We also offer consulting services to suit a range of narrative-based needs, across research, writing, and design.

Where we can help:

1. Conducting research on personal narratives

2. Crafting compelling narratives in grant proposals

3. Narrative research on technology users

4. Innovating through story-based design

5. Improving market research through an understanding of narrative identity

Selected Narrative Research

Turner, A. F., Lee, H. Y., & Le Doux, J. M. (2025). Crafting the self: The interplay of agency, entrepreneurial mindset, and narrative identity. Journal of Engineering Education, 114(3), e70003.

Turner, A. F., Thomsen, D. K., Tuval-Mashiach, R., Sevilla-Liu, A., Cowan, H. R., Sumner, S., & McAdams, D. P. (2024). Narrative identity in context: How adults in Japan, Denmark, Israel, and the United States narrate difficult life events. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 127(6), 1263–1287.

Turner, A., Couch, N., Cowan, R., Otto-Meyer, R., Murthy, P., Logan, R., Rogers, L., McAdams, D. (2022). The good and the bad in black and white: Race and narrative identity in America. Journal of Research in Personality, 104298.

Suh, Y., Perlin, J. D., Turner, A. F., West, A. L., & Gaither, S. E. (2022). The good life in cultural context: Examining Asian young adults’ psychological well-being and narratives of negative experiences. Journal of Research in Personality, 101, 104282.

Turner, A., Cowan, H., Otto-Meyer, R., McAdams, D. (2021). The power of narrative: The emotional impact of the Life Story Interview. Narrative Inquiry.