AERA Qualitative Research SIG
Qualitative Conversations
Qualitative Conversations offers listeners an inside look at the ideas, challenges, and innovations shaping qualitative research today. Hosted by the AERA Qualitative Research Special Interest Group, the podcast features conversations with researchers at all stages who share their approaches, dilemmas, and lessons learned. Listeners can expect discussions on methods, ethics, writing, and the role of qualitative work in advancing equity and social justice—making it a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners alike.
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Apr 3, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 45: Episode 45: From Candy to Concepts: What Candy Sorting Reveals About Making Research Methods More Accessible 03.04.2026 38:04
Episode Synopsis: What if teaching research methods didn’t feel intimidating—but instead felt creative, relatable, even a little fun? In this episode, we explore the thinking behind A Practical Guide to Teaching Research Methods in Education , where traditional approaches are turned on their head. The authors reveal how ‘candy sorting, storytelling, and even TV show pitches’ can unlock deeper unde...
Episode 44: Episode 44. Research With, Not On: Inside Critical Participatory Inquiry 17.02.2026 30:48
Join us in this episode of Qualitative Conversations as Melissa Hauber-Özer (University of Missouri) hosts Meagan Call-Cummings (Johns Hopkins University) and Giovanni Dazzo (University of Georgia) to explore the transformative approach of critical participatory inquiry. Discover how this methodology promotes equitable knowledge production and social change, rooted in global South perspectives...
Episode 43: Episode 43. Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies 25.04.2024 1:04:16
SPEAKERS April Jones, Venus Watson, Boden Robertson, Ryn Bornhoft Boden Robertson 00:00 Hello 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 a PhD candidate in educational research at the University of Alabama specializing in qualit...
Episode 42: Episode 42. Jori Hall Interviews Giovanni Dazzo 18.03.2024 45:50
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 Illinois at Chicago. I also serve as the chair of the Egon Guba Award for Outstanding Contributions to Qualitative Research f...
Episode 41: Episode 41. Graduate Student Speaker Event (2022) 05.10.2023 1:03:52
1 00:00:03.980 --> 00:00:12.030 Katrina 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 2 00:00:12.680 --> 00:00:18.760 Katrina Struloeff: and we're very grateful to have our 3 panelists Dr. Pharaoh, Dr. Sanchez and Dr. Pianan. 3 00:00:18.820 --> 00:00:30.150 Katrin...
Episode 40: Episode 40. Tanja Burkhard Interviews Shena Sanchez 04.08.2023 45:20
SPEAKERS Tanja Burkhard, Shena Sanchez Tanja Burkhard 00:16 Okay, 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. We'll start by maybe me introducing myself briefly and then I will give it over to Shena. My name is Tanya Burkhard. And I am an assi...
Episode 39: Episode 39. 2023 QRSIG Program Preview 03.04.2023 17:48
2023 QRSIG Program Preview podcast Thu, Mar 30, 2023 8:12PM • 20:30 SUMMARY KEYWORDS sig, sessions, qr, conference, qualitative research, opportunities, year, program, virtual, submission, jessica, members, methodologies, education, annual meeting, reception, wonderful, community, literacy, reviewers SPEAKERS Renuka de Silva, Alexandra Panos, Jessica Van Cleave Jessica Van Cleave 00:04 Welcom...
Episode 38: Episode 38. Thinking With Theory: A Conversation with Alecia Y. Jackson and Lisa A. Mazzei 23.02.2023 51:41
SPEAKERS Alecia Jackson, Lisa Mazzei, Jessica Van Cleave Jessica Van Cleave Hello 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 Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Gardner Webb University. The Qualitative Conversat...
Episode 37: Episode 37. Being a Doctoral Candidate in Times of War with Mariia Vitrukh 04.10.2022 33:53
SUMMARY KEYWORDS ukraine, war, people, ukrainian, asu, research, students, education, happening, invasion, qualitative research, february, questions, crimea, russia, universities, fled, podcast, family, moment SPEAKERS Tim, Mariia Tim 00:15 Hello and welcome to qualitative conversations, a podcast hosted by the qualitative research SIG through AERA, the American Education Research Association. I...
Episode 36: Episode 36. Digital Tools and Technology in Qualitative Research 28.07.2022 25:15
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
Episode 35: Episode 35. Conversations with the Editor: Departures in Critical Qualitative Research 11.07.2022 27:52
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
Episode 34: Episode 34. Speculative Methodologies 21.06.2022 44:25
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
Episode 33: Episode 33. On Mentoring and the Mentor Committee 23.05.2022 23:43
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 interview Carlson. Boden Robertson serves as the guest host, introducing the conversation. The transcript follows....
Episode 32: Episode 32. Grad Student Committee Event on Writing and Academia 20.04.2022 1:13:04
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 is a transcript of the conversation. Carlson Coogler 0:11 Yeah, so everybody, welcome. Thank you so much for coming to our first...
Episode 31: Episode 31. QR SIG Program Preview - AERA 2022 30.03.2022 21:28
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 for having a successful conference, and much more. Below are helpful conference links and the transcript of the conversati...
Episode 30: Episode 30. Tricks, Tips, and Stories in Qualitative Interviewing 10.02.2022 41:29
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 Series hosted by the qualitative research special interest group of the American Educational Research...
Episode 28: Episode 29. Collaboration and Black Feminist Theory in Qualitative Research 14.12.2021 45:10
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 representation, experience, and process in the doing and teaching of qualitative research. A transcript of th...
Episode 28: Episode 28. Book Award Winner, Jori Hall 27.09.2021 26:48
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 text is a transcript of the conversation. --- Travis Marn 00:11 Hello everyone and welcome to qualitative co...
Episode 27: Episode 27. QR SIG Dissertation Award Winner, Marie Vea 12.08.2021 46:31
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 Sense of Place and Ways of Knowing: The Landscape of Experience for Black, Indigenous and People of Color in Natural Resources, Environmental Edu...
Episode 26: Episode 26: CAQDAS 05.06.2021 49:57
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 at length about how graduate students might benefit from CAQDAS. The follow is the transcript of their conversation. Amir...
Episode 25: Episode 25. Critical Participatory Inquiry as Sabotage 17.05.2021 52:13
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 Sabotage and included the following participants: Meagan Call-Cummings, George Mason University; Giovanni Dazzo, George Mas...
Episode 25: 24. Egon Guba Lecture with Mirka Koro 19.04.2021 1:05:14
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 land. I would also like to thank the Egon Guba awards committee and QRSIG chair Jessica VanCleave and her executive committee for this amazing honor and opportunity to share my thoughts with yo...
Episode 24: Episode 23: QR SIG Conference Overview 30.03.2021 17:45
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: Hello everyone, welcome to qualitative conversations a podcast series hosted by the qualitative research special interest...
Episode 23: Episode 22: Decolonial Feminist Research 22.03.2021 29:51
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 Research: Haunting Rememory and Mothers. The following presents a transcription of the conversation...
Episode 22: Episode 21: Disability, Activism, and Qualitative Research 14.01.2021 43:06
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 consider when embarking on research with marginalized communities. Below is a transcript of this talk. Alice 0:25 All...
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