Sergi Fàbregues is Associate Professor of Research Methods in the Department of Psychology and Education at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain), Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Academic Editor of PLOS ONE, and Core Faculty of the Mixed Methods Program at the University of Michigan. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, a BA in Sociology and an MPhil in Sociology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and an MSc in Public and Social Policy from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University.
He is currently part of the NUTRALiSS research group at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, and was previously part of the MISS, GenTIC, and ENS research groups. His research interests focus on mixed and qualitative research methods, including research quality, integration of quantitative and qualitative data, qualitative analysis, and systematic methodological reviews. He has taught numerous international seminars in these areas. He has served as a methodological consultant in a variety of disciplinary fields, including psychology, education, public health, and nursing.
Contact
Email: sfabregues@uoc.edu
ORCID: 0000-0003-1141-7613
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Website: https://talent.uoc.edu/en/sergi-fabregues-feijoo.html
Recent publications
Hong, Q. N. [Quan Nha], & Fàbregues, S. [Sergi]. (2025). A Critical Reflection of Generalization in Mixed Methods Research. Evaluation Review, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X251331723
Chandanabhumma, P. P. [P. Paul], Toraman Turk, S. [Sinem], Agni, A. [Annika], Vanderboll, K. [Kathryn], & Fàbregues, S. [Sergi]. (2025). Assessing the Reporting Quality of Mixed Methods Studies Addressing Racial and Ethnic Inequities Across the Cancer Control Continuum (2003–2022): A Methodological Review. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251360322
Pujol-Busquets, G. [Georgina], Larmuth, K. [Kate], Webster, C. C. [Christopher C.], Smith, J. [James], Younas, A. [Ahtisham], Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], & Bach-Faig, A. [Anna]. (2025). Between support and scepticism: Health professionals’ perceptions of a nutrition education program promoting low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets in under-resourced South African communities. PLOS ONE, 20(6 June). https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0325179
Younas, A. [Ahtisham], Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], & Inayat, S. [Shahzad]. (2025). Collaging Integration Procedure for Integrating Literature, Theory, and Research Data in Mixed Methods Research. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70187
Fàbregues, S., Arellano, A., Younas, A., Vicente, E., Berástegui, A., Casas, A., Escalante-Barrios, E. L., Andrés-Garriz, C., & Mumbardó-Adam, C. (2025). Development of a family-centered intervention to support self-determination in adolescents and young adults with intellectual disability in home environments: Protocol for a multistage mixed methods design. PLOS ONE, 20(9 September). https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0325919
Fresán, U., López-Moreno, M., Fàbregues, S., Bernard, P., Boronat, A., Araújo-Soares, V., König, L. M., Buekers, J., & Chevance, G. (2025). Feasibility and potential effect of a pilot blended digital behavior change intervention promoting sustainable diets over a year. Scientific reports, 15(1), 2052. https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-025-85307-5
Younas, A., Fàbregues, S., Munce, S., & Creswell, J. W. (2025). Framework for types of metainferences in mixed methods research. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/S12874-025-02475-8
Fàbregues, S., & Guetterman, T. C. (2025). In This Issue: Complexity in Mixed Methods Research, Writing and Publication Practices, Critical Mixed Methods Research, Visual Timelines, and Adoption of Mixed Methods. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 19(3), 227-229. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898251343436
Guetterman, T. C., & Fàbregues, S. (2024). In This Issue: Mixed Methods Systematic Methodological Reviews, Pillar Integration Applications, Mixed Methods Analysis of Video Interaction Data, Intersectional Mixed Methods Research, Mixed Methods Analysis of Witness Statements, and Combining Community-Based Participatory Approaches to Study Neighborhoods. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 19(1), 3-5. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898241300785
Guetterman, T. C., & Fàbregues, S. (2025). In This Issue: Participatory Process Evaluation, Intersecting Archeological Methods, Mixed Data Collection Using Q Methodology, and Open Science Considerations. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 19(2), 123-125. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898251326834
Hernández-Soto, R., Gutiérrez-Ortega, M., Rubia-Avi, B. et al. Influence of Social Ties on Knowledge Sharing Among Academics: A Qualitative Case Study. Innov High Educ 50, 997–1019 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-024-09764-y
Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], Younas, A. [Ahtisham], Inayat, S. [Shahzad], Escalante-Barrios, E. L. [Elsa Lucia], & Durante, A. [Angela]. 2025. Mixed Methods Studies Using Secondary Analysis in Nursing and Midwifery: A Methodological Review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81(5): 2316–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16557.
Pujol-Busquets, G. [Georgina], Smith, J. [James], Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], Bach-Faig, A. [Anna], & Larmuth, K. [Kate]. (2025). Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Nutrition Education Program for Women from Underserved Communities in South Africa. Appetite 204 (January): 107725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107725.
Andrés-Gárriz, C. [Clara], Farriols Hernando, N. [Núria], Gómez Hinojosa, A.M. [Antonia Maria], Pretel-Luque, T. [Teresa], Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], Mumbardó-Adam, C. [Cristina]. (2025).Promoting Self-Determination in Young Adults with Autism: A Multicenter, Mixed Methods Study. J Autism Dev Disord . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-025-06739-6
Agrazal-García, J. [Janeth] Gordon-De Isaacs, L. [Lydia], Escalante-Barrios, E. L. [Elsa Lucia], & Fàbregues, S. [Sergi] (2024). Prevention practices of Hantavirus in a rural community in Panama: An explanatory sequential mixed methods study. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241259207
Fàbregues, [Sergi], Younas, [Ahtisham], Escalante-Barrios, E. L. [Elsa Lucía], Molina-Azorín, J. F. [Jose Francisco]; & Vázquez-Miraz, P. [Pedro]. (2024). Toward a Framework for Appraising the Quality of Integration in Mixed Methods Research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898241257555
Inayat, S. [Shahzad] , Younas, A. [Ahtisham], Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], & Ali, P. [Parveen] (2024). Premature Closure of Analysis in Qualitative Research: Identifying Features and Mitigation Strategies. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069241234187 – OPEN ACCESS – Link to full text – First online publication
Molina Azorín, J. F. [José Francisco], Fàbregues Feijóo, S. [Sergi], Escalante Barrios, E. L. [Elsa Lucía]. (2024). Métodos mixtos de investigación. Integrando métodos cuantitativos y cualitativos. Ediciones Pirámide. https://www.edicionespiramide.es/libro/economia-y-empresa/metodos-mixtos-de-investigacion-jose-francisco-molina-azorin-9788436849035/
Peters, M. [Mitchell], & Fàbregues, S. [Sergi]. (2024). Missed opportunities in mixed methods ed-tech research? Illustrative example of meta-joint Display development as a mixed methods analytical technique for achieving integration at multiple levels. Educational Technology Research and Development, 72, 2477–2497 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10234-z – OPEN ACCESS – Link to full text – First published online 11 May 2023
Younas, A. [Ahtisham], Durante, A. [Angela], & Fàbregues, S. [Sergi]. (2024). Understanding the Nature of and Identifying and Formulating “Research Problems” in Mixed Methods Research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 18(4), 483-502. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898231191441 – OPEN ACESS – Link to full text – First published online 25 July 2023
Younas, A. [Ahtisham], Durante, A. [Angela], Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], & Escalante-Barrios, E. L. [Elsa Lucia] (2024). Strategies for educators to teach mixed methods research: A discussion. The Qualitative Report, 29(3), 831-845. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2024.6464 – OPEN ACCESS – Link to full text
Younas, A. [Ahtisham], & Fàbregues, [Sergi]. (2024). Particularity, Engagement, Actionable Inferences, Reflexivity, and Legitimation tool for rigor in mixed methods implementation research. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12977
Chandanabhumma, P. P., Fàbregues, S., Oetzel, J., Duran, B., & Ford, C. (2023). Examining the influence of group diversity on the functioning of community-based participatory research partnerships: A mixed methods study. American Journal of Community Psychology. ISSN: 1573-2770. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12626
Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], & Molina-Azorin, J. F. [José F.]. (2023). Evolving tensions and conversations in mixed methods research design approaches: Section 1 introduction. In C. [Cheryl] Poth (Ed.). The SAGE handbook of mixed methods research design (p. 17-20). London: SAGE. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-sage-handbook-of-mixed-methods-research-design/book271954
Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], Sáinz, M. [Milagros], Romano, M. J. [María José], Escalante-Barrios, E. L. [Elsa Lucía], Younas, A. [Ahtisham], & López-Pérez, B-S. [Beatriz-Soledad] (2023). Use of mixed methods research in intervention studies to increase young people’s interest in STEM: A systematic methodological review. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.956300
Fresán, U., Bernard, P., Fàbregues, S., Boronat, A., Araújo-Soares, V., König, L., Chevance, G. (2023). A pilot smartphone intervention aiming to promote a sustainable healthy diet: pre-registered study protocol. JMIR Research Protocols, 12: 41443. ISSN: 1929-0748. doi: https://doi.org/10.2196/41443
Guetterman, T., Molina-Azorin, J., Fàbregues, S. (2023). Editorial. The need to rigorously develop common quality guidelines for reporting mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 17(1), 6-11. ISSN: 1558-6898. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898221143561
Pujol-Busquets, G., Smith, J., Fàbregues, S., Bach-Faig, A., Larmuth, K. (2023). Community assessment for a low-carbohydrate nutrition education program in South Africa: A qualitative focus group study. Nutrients. ISSN: 2072-6643. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15010067
Sáinz, M. [Milagros], Upadyaya, K. [Katja], & Fábregues, S. [Sergi]. (2023). Editorial on the Research Topic Initiatives to raise young people’s interest and participation in STEM. Frontiers in Psychology, 14:1151715. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1151715
Younas, A., Fàbregues, S., Durante, A., Escalante, E., Inayat, S.; Ali, P. (2023) Proposing the “MIRACLE” narrative framework for providing thick description in qualitative research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. ISSN 1609-4069. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221147162
Bach-Faig, A. [Anna], Wickramasinghe, K. [Kremlin], Panadero, N. [Natalia], Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], Rippin, H. [Holly], Halloran, A. [Afton], Fresán, U. [Ujué], Pattison, M. [Mary], Breda, J. [Joao] (2022) Consensus-building around the conceptualisation and implementation of sustainable healthy diets: A foundation for policymakers. BMC Public Health, 22, 1480. ISSN: 1471-2458. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13756-y
Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], Mumbardó-Adam, C. [Cristina], Escalante-Barrios, E. [Elsa], Hong, Q-N. [Quan Nha], Edelstein, D. [Dick], Vanderboll, K. [Kathryn], & Fetters, M. [Michael]. (2022) Mixed Methods Intervention Studies in Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: A Methodological Review. Research in Developmental Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104239
Peters, M. [Mitchell], Elasri-Eijaberi, [Amal], Martínez, M. J. [M. Jesús], & Fàbregues, S. [Sergi] (2022). Teacher digital competence development in higher education: Overview of systematic reviews. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 38(3), 117-134. ISSN: 1449-5554. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.7543
Peters, M. [Mitchell], Pérez, A. [Antoni], & Fàbregues, S. [Sergi] (2022). A systematic mapping of E-Learning research: An interdisciplinary and multi-paradigmatic perspective from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 20(4). https://doi.org/10.34190/ejel.20.4.2327
Sáinz, M. [Milagros], Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], Romano, M. J. [María José], & López, B-S. [Beatriz-Soledad] (2022). Interventions to increase young people’s interest in STEM. A scoping review. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 954996. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.954996
Younas, A. [Ahtisham], Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], Durante, A. [Ángela], & Ali, P. [Parven] (2022). Providing English and native language quotes in qualitative research: A call to action. Nursing Open, 9(1), 168–174. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1115
Younas, A. [Ahtisham], Fàbregues, S. [Sergi], & Durante, A. [Angela] (2022) Approaches for educators to effectively teach research and research methods. Evidence-Based Nursing, 25(4), 114-115. ISSN: 1468-9618. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/
Younas, A. [Ahtisham]; Cuoco, A. [Angela]; Vellone, E. [Erco]; Fàbregues, S. [Sergi]; Escalante-Barrios, E. [Elsa], & Durante, A [Angela] (2022) Contextual coding in qualitative research involving participants with diverse sociocultural backgrounds. The Qualitative Report, 27(11), 2509-2527. ISSN: 1052-0147. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5702
Escalante-Barrios, E., Fàbregues, S., Meneses, J., García-Vita, M., Jabba, D., Ricardo-Barreto, C., & Ferreira Pérez., S. P. (2020). Male-on-male child and adolescent sexual abuse in the Caribbean region of Colombia: A secondary analysis of medico-legal reports. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(21), 8248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218248
Fàbregues, S., Hong, Q-N, Escalante-Barrios, E., Guetterman, T., Meneses, J., & Fetters, M. (2020). A methodological review of mixed methods research in palliative and end-of-life care (2014-2019). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11), 3853. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113853
Sainz, M., Martínez, J. L., Rodo, M., Romano, M. J., Arroyo, L., & Fabregues, S. (2019). Young Spanish People’s Gendered Representations of People Working in STEM. A Qualitative Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 996. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00996
Müller, J., Fàbregues, S., Guenther, E. A., & Romano, M. J. (2019). Using Sensors in Organizational Research–Clarifying Rationales and Validation Challenges for Mixed Methods. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1188. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01188
Sáinz, M., Fàbregues, S., Rodó-de-Zárate, M., Martínez-Cantos, J.L., Arroyo, L. & Romano, M.J. (2018). Gendered Motivations to Pursue Male-Dominated STEM Careers Among Spanish Young People. A Qualitative Study. Journal of Career Development. First Published September 24, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845318801101
Fàbregues, S., Paré, M-H, & Meneses, J. (2018). Operationalizing and conceptualizing quality in mixed methods research: A multiple case study of the disciplines of education, nursing, psychology, and sociology. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. DOI:10.1177/1558689817751774
Fàbregues, S. & Molina-Azorín, J. (2016). “Addressing quality in mixed methods research: A review and recommendations for a future agenda”. Quality and Quantity.1-17. ISSN.0033-5177. DOI: 10.1007/s11135-016-0449-4.
Fàbregues, S., Meneses, J., Rodríguez, D., Paré, M-H. (2016). Técnicas de investigación social y educativa. Barcelona: Editorial UOC.
Sáinz, M., Meneses, J., Fàbregues, S., & López, B. (2016). Adolescents’ Gendered Portrayals of Information and Communication Technologies Occupations. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology 8, 2: pp. 181-201.
Sáinz, M., Meneses, J., López, B-S., Fàbregues, S. (2016). “Gender stereotypes and attitudes towards ICT in a sample of Spanish secondary students”. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 74(3), 154-168. ISSN: 0360-0025.
Badia, A., Meneses, J., Fàbregues, S., Sigalés, C. (2015). “Factores que influyen en la percepción de los profesores de los beneficios educativos de la tecnología digital”. Revista Electrónica de Investigación y Evaluación Educativa, 21(2), art. 1.
Meneses, J., Fàbregues, S., Jacovkis, J., Rodríguez-Gómez, D. (2014). “La introducción de las TIC en el sistema educativo español (2000-2010): Un análisis comparado de las políticas autonómicas desde una perspectiva multinivel”. Estudios sobre Educación, 27, 63-90. ISSN: 1578-7001.
Meneses, J., Fàbregues, S., Rodríguez, D., Ion, G. (2012). “Internet in teachers’ professional practice outside the classroom: Examining supportive and management uses in primary and secondary schools”. Computers & Education: An International Journal, 59(3), 915-924.