Transcription Support

Our team offers transcription support for a variety of projects conducted by University of Iowa student, staff, and faculty researchers. We transcribe audio and video files from interviews, focus groups, and other forms of conversation, into documents for clients to review. We can also provide executive summaries of the transcribed materials.

In addition to transcription, our research staff offer data coding services of the transcribed materials, including manual and semi-automated coding to identify and synthesize themes in the transcribed conversation or speech.

Our transcription service is one mechanism through which we advance the University’s mission to increase students’ research experiences outside the classroom. We hire and train University of Iowa students to work as transcriptionists under the supervision of our staff. In addition to CITI certification to ensure research subjects’ rights, our students complete HIPAA privacy training certification, technical skills training, and project specific training prior to working on projects at our research center.

For more information on working with our team to assist with your transcription needs, please contact ppc@uiowa.edu. To view the Public Policy Center's additional research support services, click here.