Difficult Discussions #4: Research with Michael Crosby, Cailey Rodgers, and Megan Miller

Welcome  to Difficult Discussions #4 on Research. I am Dr. Megan Miller and I am  pleased to welcome Cailey Rogers and Michael Crosby for tonight’s  discussion. The purpose of Difficult Discussions is to bring together  people with different perspectives and different identities to share  their perspectives on a topic that is typically considered taboo to  discuss, seen as controversial, and/or is well accepted but maybe should  involve more critical analysis and discussion. The format for these  events is as follows:

None of the panelists will directly respond to anything the other panelists say except in Part 3.

Part  1: Each person will briefly share any identities they are comfortable  sharing and indicate why they wanted to discuss this topic

Part 2: Each person will provide about a 5-10 minute explanation of their history and perspectives with the topic.

Part  3: Each panelist will briefly reflect on 1 thing said by one of the  panelist to share an a-ha moment or something they hadn’t considered  before

Part 4: Each  panelist will share a closing thought about the topic. This might be an  action item, a key point they want listeners to carry with them, etc.

The  views and opinions expressed in this Difficult Discussions video are  those of each individual person and do not necessarily reflect the  official policy or position of any affiliated company or professional  organization.  Thank you to everyone who is joining us live for this  discussion. Please remember that each of the individuals sharing within  this discussion are sharing their own personal stories and perspectives  and we expect everyone to be treated with respect, empathy, compassion,  and civility. We will do our best to monitor the chat and anyone who is  engaging in a manner that is not respectful of the discussion, that does  not demonstrate a commitment to listening to learn, sharing  perspectives, and/or is focused on making people wrong will be removed  from the chat.