I served as a qualitative methods coach for Jonathan Del Toro’s MSW thesis, “Graffiti Writers: A Study of Psychological and Environmental Influences,” at CSU Northridge. The project and findings are entirely his; my role was to help him learn and apply rigorous qualitative techniques. I worked with him to build an initial coding tree, set up and use Dedoose for content analysis, and refine codes and memos as themes emerged. The goal was to strengthen the reliability and clarity of his analysis while ensuring he remained the primary researcher and author. Graffiti Writers: A Study of Psychological and Environmental Influences by Jonathan Del Toro Link: https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/zk51vs86f