Qualitative Conversations

By AERA Qualitative Research SIG

What's Qualitative Conversations about?

A podcast from the Qualitative Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. Sponsored by International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE).

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Qualitative Conversations episodes:

04.25.2024
Episode 43: Episode 43. Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies
SPEAKERSApril Jones, Venus Watson, Boden Robertson, Ryn Bornhoft Boden Robertson 00:00Hello everyone and welcome to qualitative conversations the podcast series hosted by the qualitative research special interest group of the American Educational Research Association. My name is Boden Robertson and I'm...
03.18.2024
Episode 42: Episode 42. Jori Hall Interviews Giovanni Dazzo
Hello everyone and welcome to qualitative conversations, a podcast series hosted by the qualitative research special interest group of the American Educational Research Association. I am Jori Hall, a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of...
10.05.2023
Episode 41: Episode 41. Graduate Student Speaker Event (2022)
100:00:03.980 --> 00:00:12.030Katrina Struloeff: We really appreciate having all of you here today to discuss alternative research roles. Some traditional and some non traditional spaces that we think about 200:00:12.680 --> 00:00:18.760Katrina Struloeff: and we're very grateful to have our 3...
08.04.2023
Episode 40: Episode 40. Tanja Burkhard Interviews Shena Sanchez
SPEAKERSTanja Burkhard, Shena Sanchez Tanja Burkhard 00:16Okay, thank you so much for inviting us to the qualitative conversations podcast. My name is Tanja Burkhard, and I'm really happy to be here with Shena Sanchez to talk about CRT and qualitative research....
04.03.2023
Episode 39: Episode 39. 2023 QRSIG Program Preview
2023 QRSIG Program Preview podcastThu, Mar 30, 2023 8:12PM • 20:30SUMMARY KEYWORDSsig, sessions, qr, conference, qualitative research, opportunities, year, program, virtual, submission, jessica, members, methodologies, education, annual meeting, reception, wonderful, community, literacy, reviewersSPEAKERSRenuka de Silva, Alexandra Panos, Jessica Van Cleave Jessica...
02.23.2023
Episode 38: Episode 38. Thinking With Theory: A Conversation with Alecia Y. Jackson and Lisa A. Mazzei
SPEAKERSAlecia Jackson, Lisa Mazzei, Jessica Van Cleave Jessica Van CleaveHello and welcome to qualitative conversations, a podcast hosted by the qualitative research SIG of AERA, the American Educational Research Association. I'm Jessica Van Cleave, Chair of the Qualitative Research SIG and...
10.04.2022
Episode 37: Episode 37. Being a Doctoral Candidate in Times of War with Mariia Vitrukh
SUMMARY KEYWORDSukraine, war, people, ukrainian, asu, research, students, education, happening, invasion, qualitative research, february, questions, crimea, russia, universities, fled, podcast, family, momentSPEAKERSTim, MariiaTim 00:15Hello and welcome to qualitative conversations, a podcast hosted by the qualitative research SIG through AERA, the...
07.28.2022
Episode 36: Episode 36. Digital Tools and Technology in Qualitative Research
In this episode, James Salvo interview Jessica Lester on digital tools and technology in qualitative research. See the following link for the transcript of this interview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTH5sN93LYnhIsNCI1Lvjm938OxVLyKoqoQlTClDNNbWklNd1rY791re9jTJy8lad7mMVM1fLRlSPUf/pub
07.11.2022
Episode 35: Episode 35. Conversations with the Editor: Departures in Critical Qualitative Research
In this episode, James Salvo interviews Kakali Bhattacharya, editor of the Departures in Critical Qualitative Journal. The follow is a link to the transcript of the recording. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRE14XdXBlCkELsYv-aktchCLq5GNtwUVQKvkwzyK6v8DoHqB40wKUZu4r69mPsxEMhHZGMBM6T0XYj/pub
06.21.2022
Episode 34: Episode 34. Speculative Methodologies
In this Episode, guest hosts Kelly Guyotte and Seth McCall interview Candace Kuby and Becky Christ about their work on speculative qualitative inquiry and pedagogy. A transcript of the episode can be found at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT3GPrMhAq3CEwVBq8RWbDijLun33mlqdbPamsjAdKDPG8w0Q1J_n4nkhfgELfVCRrunmZhAJzY1WP6/pub
05.23.2022
Episode 33: Episode 33. On Mentoring and the Mentor Committee
In this episode, mentor, Dr. Kelly Guyotte, and, mentee, Carlson Coogler, discuss their experiences of mentorship. They specifically address mentorship within the Qualitative Research SIG. The episode begins with Carlson interviewing Kelly, but flips halfway through as Kelly begins to...
04.20.2022
Episode 32: Episode 32. Grad Student Committee Event on Writing and Academia
In this episode, the QR SIG's Graduate Student Committee hosts a conversation with Dr. Cassie Brownell, Dr. Stephanie Shelton, and Dr. Sandra Guzman Foster about how to successfully navigate graduate school, dissertation reading and writing, and the job market. Below...
03.30.2022
Episode 31: Episode 31. QR SIG Program Preview - AERA 2022
In this episode, Jessica Van Cleave (QR SIG Chair), Alexandra Panos (Program Co-chair), and Cassie Quigley (Program Co-Chair) preview the Qualitative Research SIG's program for the AERA 2022 conference. They share about the business meeting, the conference hybrid format, tips...
02.10.2022
Episode 30: Episode 30. Tricks, Tips, and Stories in Qualitative Interviewing
In this episode, Amy Stich interviews Kathy Roulston on interviewing in qualitative research. This conversation is great for both beginners and advanced researchers. The following is a transcript of the conversation. Amy Stich 0:11 Hello, everyone. Welcome to qualitative conversations Podcast...
12.14.2021
Episode 28: Episode 29. Collaboration and Black Feminist Theory in Qualitative Research
In this episode Stephanie Shelton talks with Kiara Summerville, Erica Campbell, Krystal Flantroy, and Ashley Prowell about their experiences collaborating and co-authoring an article on Black Feminist thought in the field of Qualitative Inquiry. The episode raises important questions about...
09.27.2021
Episode 28: Episode 28. Book Award Winner, Jori Hall
In this episode, Dr. Travis Marn interviews Dr. Jori Hall, winner of the 2021 Qualitative Research SIG's Outstanding Book Award. The conversation revolves around Dr. Hall's book "Focus Groups: Culturally Responsive Approaches for Qualitative Inquiry and Program Evaluations." The following...
08.12.2021
Episode 27: Episode 27. QR SIG Dissertation Award Winner, Marie Vea
In this episode, Dr. Jenni Wolgemuth interviews the QR SIG's 2021 Outstanding Dissertation Award winner Dr. Marie Vea. Dr. Vea is the Assistant Dean for Student Services and Staff Development at the University of Vermont. Dr. Vea's dissertation is titled...
06.05.2021
Episode 26: Episode 26: CAQDAS
In this episode, Amir Michalovich, PhD Candidate at University of British Columbia, interviews Dr. Christina Sliver on Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis. They cover a wide range of issues and topics within CAQDAS, share numbers resources and recommendations, and talk...
05.17.2021
Episode 25: Episode 25. Critical Participatory Inquiry as Sabotage
In this special episode, Qualitative Conversations hosts a panel discussion with scholars who weren't able to present at the 2021 AERA conference due to technical difficulties. The particular panel session discussed in this episode was titled Critical Participatory Inquiry as...
04.19.2021
Episode 25: 24. Egon Guba Lecture with Mirka Koro
Welcome. Tervetuloa. My name is Mirka Koro, I come from ASU, and I go by she and hers. I would like to acknowledge the land on which I am standing here in Phoenix and the original Hohokam caretakers of this...
03.30.2021
Episode 24: Episode 23: QR SIG Conference Overview
In this episode, Jessica Van Cleave (SIG Chair) discusses with Cassie Quigley (Program co-chair) and Alexandra Panos (Program co-chair) what the Qualitative Research SIG has planned for the 2021 AERA conference. Below is the transcript of the conversations. VanCleave, Jessica:...
03.22.2021
Episode 23: Episode 22: Decolonial Feminist Research
In this episode Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya (University of Florida) interviews Dr. Jeong-eun Rhee (Long Island University) about her scholarship in the field of qualitative research and her notion of 'transnational intergenerational decolonial feminist knowledge' and her recent book, Decolonial Feminist...
01.14.2021
Episode 22: Episode 21: Disability, Activism, and Qualitative Research
In this podcast, Emily Nusbaum interviews Alice Wong, disability rights activist and founder of the Disability Visibility project. Their conversation Alice describes the relationship of research to her activism, her experience in the academy, and key questions that scholars should...
12.18.2020
Episode 20: Qualitative Research in a Digital World
In this episode, Alexandra Panos interviews Jessica Nina Lester and Trena Paulus about doing qualitative research in digital words. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for digital methods and strategies has never been stronger. This conversation addresses...
11.22.2020
Episode 19: Outstanding Dissertation Award Winner Dr. Maureen Flint
In this episode, Maureen Flint, recipient of the QR SIG Outstanding Dissertation Award, discusses her work with the QR SIG Dissertation Award Committee Chair Jennifer Wolgemuth. You can follow more of Dr. Flint's work on her website: www.maureenflint.com. Below...
11.14.2020
Episode 18: Book Award Winner Dr. Aaron Kuntz
In this episode, Aaron Kuntz, recipient of the QR SIG Outstanding Book Award, discusses his work with the QR SIG Book Award Committee Chair Travis Marn. Travis Speaker 0:24 Hello everyone and welcome to qualitative conversations a podcast hosted by the qualitative...
04.13.2020
Episode 17: Dr. Travis Marn
In this episode, Dr. Travis Marn, recipient of the QR SIG Outstanding Dissertation Award, discusses his work.
10.22.2019
Episode 16: Disrupting the Podcast with an International Research Collective
In this special episode, host Jessica Lester is joined by an international research collective to discuss unexpectedness and disruption in qualitative inquiry. This engaging episode challenges the notion of what a podcast "should" be, include, sound like, and do. Please...
06.12.2019
Episode 15: Using a Human Dignity Framework with Dr. Namita Mehta
In this episode, Dr. Namita Mehta, an expert qualitative scholar on issues of educational equity, joins to discuss her work foregrounding human dignity within qualitative research endeavors.
03.27.2019
Episode 14: AERA Annual Meeting Preview
In this episode, Drs. Candace Kuby & Jennifer Wolgemuth, QR SIG Program Co-Chairs, offer a preview and discussion of the Qualitative Research SIG Program at the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting, held April 5-9 in Toronto, Canada.
02.18.2019
Episode 13: Indigenous Education Policy and Practice with Dr. Christie Poitra
In this episode, Dr. Christie Poitra, Assistant Director of the Michigan State University Native American Institute and Affiliate Faculty in the MSU American Indian & Indigenous Studies Department, joins to discuss her scholarship in K-12 Indigenous education policy and practice.
11.21.2018
Episode 12: Visual and Arts-Based Research with Dr. Kelly Guyotte
In this episode, we learn from Dr. Kelly Guyotte, Assistant Professor of Qualitative Research in the Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methods, and Counseling at the University of Alabama. Dr. Guyotte's work with visual methodologies and arts-based research...
10.03.2018
Episode 11: Dr. David Carlson
In this episode, Dr. David Carlson, associate professor at Arizona State University, joins us to discuss his work engaging with Foucault as a qualitative researcher and methodologist in education, policy, and leadership.
08.31.2018
Episode 10 Part II: Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings & PAR Collective
In part II of this special two-part series, Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings, assistant professor in the College of Education at George Mason University, is joined by students and a classroom teacher to discuss and reflect upon their work together in a...
08.31.2018
Episode 10 Part I: Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings
In part I of this special two-part series, Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings, assistant professor in the College of Education at George Mason University, discusses her work on participatory action research. In part II, also available today as a separate episode, she...
06.29.2018
Episode 9: Dr. Jasmine Ulmer
In this episode, Dr. Jasmine Ulmer, assistant professor in the College of Education at Wayne State University, describes her fascinating work in critical qualitative inquiry and place-based methodologies.
06.12.2018
Episode 8: AERA Proposal Submission Tips with Dr. Kelly Guyotte
In this special bonus episode, Dr. Kelly Guyotte, assistant professor of qualitative research at the University of Alabama and assistant chair of the QR SIG Mentoring Committee, discusses key considerations, helpful tips, and important things to keep in mind when...
05.28.2018
Episode 7: Dr. Lisa Mazzei
In this episode, we host a lively and thought-provoking discussion of thinking with theory, featuring Dr. Lisa Mazzei. Dr. Mazzei is an associate professor of educational studies at the University of Oregon, and the author of "Thinking with Theory in...
03.28.2018
Episode 6: AERA Annual Meeting Preview
In this episode, Drs. Candace Kuby & Jennifer Wolgemuth, QR SIG Program Co-Chairs, offer a preview and discussion of the Qualitative Research SIG Program at the 2018 AERA Annual Meeting, held April 13-17 in New York City.
02.28.2018
Episode 5: Dr. Emma Rowe
In this episode, we consider innovative methodologies, urban school choice, and the role of geography in qualitative education research. We are joined by Dr. Emma Rowe, a lecturer in the School of Education at Deakin University in Australia.
01.15.2018
Episode 4: Dr. Jeanine Staples
This month, we speak with Dr. Jeanine Staples, Associate Professor of Education (Language & Literacy Education) and African American Studies at Penn State. Dr. Staples is the author of The Revelations of Asher: Toward Supreme Love in Self – (This...
12.11.2017
Episode 3: The Qualitative Data Repository & Dr. Sebastian Karcher
Learn about resources available through Syracuse University's Qualitative Data Repository (QDR), as your host, Dr. Jessica Lester, joins in conversation with QDR Associate Director, Dr. Sebastian Karcher.
12.11.2017
Episode 2: Dr. Payal Shah
Discussing participatory and critical methodologies in relationship to research on schools and schooling. Dr. Shah is an assistant professor of educational foundations and qualitative inquiry in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of South Carolina.
12.11.2017
Episode 1: Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya
Aligning critical qualitative methodologies with critical theoretical frameworks, featuring Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya, Associate Professor of Qualitative research, College of Education, Kansas State University.

What's Qualitative Conversations about?

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Qualitative Conversations episodes:

Episode 43: Episode 43. Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies

Episode 42: Episode 42. Jori Hall Interviews Giovanni Dazzo

Episode 41: Episode 41. Graduate Student Speaker Event (2022)

Episode 40: Episode 40. Tanja Burkhard Interviews Shena Sanchez

Episode 39: Episode 39. 2023 QRSIG Program Preview

Episode 38: Episode 38. Thinking With Theory: A Conversation with Alecia Y. Jackson and Lisa A. Mazzei

Episode 37: Episode 37. Being a Doctoral Candidate in Times of War with Mariia Vitrukh

Episode 36: Episode 36. Digital Tools and Technology in Qualitative Research

Episode 35: Episode 35. Conversations with the Editor: Departures in Critical Qualitative Research

Episode 34: Episode 34. Speculative Methodologies

Episode 33: Episode 33. On Mentoring and the Mentor Committee

Episode 32: Episode 32. Grad Student Committee Event on Writing and Academia

Episode 31: Episode 31. QR SIG Program Preview - AERA 2022

Episode 30: Episode 30. Tricks, Tips, and Stories in Qualitative Interviewing

Episode 28: Episode 29. Collaboration and Black Feminist Theory in Qualitative Research

Episode 28: Episode 28. Book Award Winner, Jori Hall

Episode 27: Episode 27. QR SIG Dissertation Award Winner, Marie Vea

Episode 26: Episode 26: CAQDAS

Episode 25: Episode 25. Critical Participatory Inquiry as Sabotage

Episode 25: 24. Egon Guba Lecture with Mirka Koro

Episode 24: Episode 23: QR SIG Conference Overview

Episode 23: Episode 22: Decolonial Feminist Research

Episode 22: Episode 21: Disability, Activism, and Qualitative Research

Episode 20: Qualitative Research in a Digital World

Episode 19: Outstanding Dissertation Award Winner Dr. Maureen Flint

Episode 18: Book Award Winner Dr. Aaron Kuntz

Episode 17: Dr. Travis Marn

Episode 16: Disrupting the Podcast with an International Research Collective

Episode 15: Using a Human Dignity Framework with Dr. Namita Mehta

Episode 14: AERA Annual Meeting Preview

Episode 13: Indigenous Education Policy and Practice with Dr. Christie Poitra

Episode 12: Visual and Arts-Based Research with Dr. Kelly Guyotte

Episode 11: Dr. David Carlson

Episode 10 Part II: Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings & PAR Collective

Episode 10 Part I: Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings

Episode 9: Dr. Jasmine Ulmer

Episode 8: AERA Proposal Submission Tips with Dr. Kelly Guyotte

Episode 7: Dr. Lisa Mazzei

Episode 6: AERA Annual Meeting Preview

Episode 5: Dr. Emma Rowe

Episode 4: Dr. Jeanine Staples

Episode 3: The Qualitative Data Repository & Dr. Sebastian Karcher

Episode 2: Dr. Payal Shah

Episode 1: Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya