Hello,
I am after getting myself in an awkward situation. As a first year doctorate student I am doing some research with a 4th year doctorate student. After collecting the data, I had the luck to meet an expert in the area of research we are doing (and it is a very small area!). After getting some great advice from him on analyizing our qualitative data, he said he would gladly like to help us to analyize the data and write it up. I see this as a great thing! He is a very well published researcher in this area and, of course, I nor my colleague are.
But on telling my colleague about his offer she was not so impressed and does not want him to be part of our research. As she is the principle investigator this is her call and i respect that.
So, I must now contact the expert and let him know that we do not want him to join us.
So please, any suggestions as to how I could do this in a respectful way.
As I said it is a very small field I am in and I do not want to go upsetting anyone.
Thank you kindly for your help!