Kyra Mancini, GDI Research Associate, has served as data analyst, coder, and transcriber for Group Dimensions International since 1987. She has worked on projects for National Easter Seals Project ACTION, The World Bank, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program, Rhode Island Supreme Court, Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families, National Committee for Quality Assurance, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Department of Energy, U.S. Census Bureau, QualityMetric, and many others.  Her specialty is health-care related focus groups and key informant interviews. Kyra also co-trains Conducting Professional Focus Groups and offers training for those who wish to develop expertise in GDI's unique "structured transcript" technique, which she was instrumental in designing. She received her BS/RN degree at the University of Southern Maine and is currently working on her Master's in Health Policy at USM..