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Kien Nguyen-Trung

Monash University

23 Innovation Walk

Wellington Road

Clayton, Victoria 3800

Australia

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Scholarly Papers (15)

1.

Documenting debates on GenAI in (reflexive) qualitative research

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Nov 2025 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2025
Kien Nguyen-Trung
Monash University
Downloads 487 (146,941)

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reflexive thematic analysis, reflexivity, qualitative research, generative AI, technologies, research methodologies

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Narrative-Integrated Thematic Analysis (NITA): How can LLMs support theme generation without coding?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 02 May 2025 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2026
Kien Nguyen-Trung and Ngoc Nguyen
Monash University and National Economics University of Vietnam (NEU)
Downloads 370 (208,972)
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ChatGPT, Coding, Categorizing, Generative AI, Qualitative Data Analysis, Thematic Analysis, Template Analysis, Reflexivity

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On methodological incongruence in applying Generative AI in qualitative data analysis

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Dec 2025 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2025
Kien Nguyen-Trung and Susanne Friese
Monash University and Max-Planck Society
Downloads 369 (207,676)

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generative AI, large language models, methodological incongruence, nonpositivist qualitative research, qualitative data analysis, thematic analysis

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ChatGPT in thematic analysis: Can AI become a research assistant in qualitative research?

Quality & Quantity, 0[10.1007/s11135-025-02165-z]
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Jun 2025
Kien Nguyen-Trung
Monash University
Downloads 223 (342,220)

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ChatGPT, Coding, Categorizing, Generative AI, Qualitative data analysis, Thematic analysis, Template analysis, Reflexivity

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Beyond Binary Positions: Making Space for Critical and Reflexive GenAI Integration in Qualitative Research 

Qualitative Inquiry, 0[10.1177/10778004261429393]
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 20 Jan 2026 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2026
Susanne Friese, Kien Nguyen-Trung, Steve Powell and David Morgan
Max-Planck Society, Monash University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Portland State University
Downloads 189 (411,650)

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Responsible AI, Ethical Use of AI for Qualitative Research, AI for Qualitative Analysis, Open Letter Critical and Reflexive Discussion on the Use of GenAI, Rejecting the Use of GenAI for Reflexive Qualitative Analysis

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Vulnerabilities of people with different types  of disabilities in disasters: a rapid evidence  review and qualitative research

Disasters, volume 49, issue 3, 2025[10.1111/disa.12686]
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 05 Dec 2024 Last Revised: 20 May 2025
Monash University, Independent, Independent, Monash University, Independent, Independent, Independent and Monash University
Downloads 189 (403,391)

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People with disabilities, Vulnerability, Disaster, Climate change, Extreme weather events. Ethical Statements and Declarations, thematic analysis, rapid evidence review

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Navigating the Recent Debates on Generative AI in (Reflexive) Qualitative Research: Mapping a Fast-Evolving Field

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 May 2026
Kien Nguyen-Trung, Ha Kyung (Hidy) Kong and Shinya Uekusa
Monash University, Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Canterbury
Downloads 175 (497,070)

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Generative AI, Global South, Methodological Debate, Qualitative Research, Research Ethics, Research Paradigm

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Chinh phục học bổng Tiến sĩ Chiến lược dài hạn, tư duy hợp lý, và nỗ lực bền bỉ

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
Kien Nguyen-Trung
Monash University
Downloads 147 (508,926)

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Scholarship, Doctoral degree, academia, scholarship application, admission, Australia, New Zealand, strategy, career direction, sense of purpose, essay writing, argument development, research proposal

9.

Inclusive and Equitable Urban Nature-based Solutions: A Practical Guide 

Number of pages: 124 Posted: 16 Dec 2025
Monash University, Monash University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Monash University and Monash University
Downloads 102 (684,672)

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Nature-Based Solutions, GEDSI, Gender Equality, Disability Inclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Systems Thinking, Behavioural Change, Behavioural Science, System Transformation, System Change

Applying ChatGPT and AI-Powered Tools to Accelerate Evidence Reviews

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, volume 2024, issue 1, 2024[10.1155/2024/8815424]
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 30 Jan 2025
Kien Nguyen-Trung, Alexander Saeri and Stefan Kaufman
Monash University, University of Queensland and Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Downloads 46 (1,131,842)
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Artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, evidence synthesis, large language models, rapid review, research methods, literature review, generative AI, ChatPDF, GPT for Sheets and Docs

Applying ChatGPT and AI-Powered Tools to Accelerate Evidence Reviews

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 03 Apr 2025
Kien Nguyen-Trung
Monash University
Downloads 28 (1,400,723)

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Framework Analysis, Thematic Synthesis, Rapid Framework Review, Qualitative Research, Upscaling, Research Design

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From numbers to narratives: Becoming a qualitative researcher in the Global South

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 24 Feb 2025 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2025
Kien Nguyen-Trung
Monash University
Downloads 59 (970,490)

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autoethnography, qualitative research, research methodology, research methods, Global South, Vietnam

13.

SeCOM‐B: An Integrated Model for Understanding Human Behaviour Change in Wicked Socio‐ecological Problems

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 Dec 2025
Monash University, University of Queensland, Monash University, Monash University and Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Downloads 50 (1,074,648)

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COM-B, systems thinking, behaviour change, system change, system transformation, social structure, macrosystem, mesosystem, microsystem, socio-ecological systems, motivation, capability, opportunity

14.

Generative AI in qualitative data analysis: A rapid framework review of literature 

Number of pages: 71
Khanh Nguyen-Xuan, TH-Anh Nguyen and Kien Nguyen-Trung
Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Freelance and Monash University
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generative AI, large language models, qualitative data analysis, validity and reliability, rapid framework review

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Narrative-Integrated Thematic Analysis: Generate Qual Themes without Coding

Posted: 13 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2025
Kien Nguyen-Trung and Ngoc Nguyen
Monash University and National Economics University of Vietnam (NEU)

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thematic analysis, qualitative data analysis, generative AI, non-coding approach, coding, theme, ChatGPT, Framework Analysis, Template Analysis, Reflexive Thematic Analysis