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Navigating Qualitative Dissertations: Advice from the Experts

Friday, August 1 at 8:00 a.m. at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel

Are you incorporating qualitative methods into your dissertation research?  If so, do you want...

·         To ensure you are using qualitative methods appropriately in your research design? 

·         To maximize the publication potential of your dissertation before you begin collecting data?

·         Guidance on analyzing or writing-up the qualitative data you have?

·         Insight into how to approach the job market with a qualitative dissertation?

"Navigating Qualitative Dissertations: Advice from the Experts" is a three-hour workshop intended to provide doctoral candidates conducting dissertations incorporating qualitative methods (i.e., mixed-methods and purely qualitative dissertations) with focused feedback from experienced qualitative researchers. The session will include intimate, roundtable discussions customized to participants' dissertations and also address topics of broader interest to doctoral candidates conducting qualitative dissertations.

We are fortunate to have the following scholars with extensive qualitative methods experience: Blake Ashforth, Shelley Brickson, Kevin Corley, Kimberly Elsbach, Elaine Hollensbe, Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Jamie Ladge, Karen Locke, Mike Pratt, Kristie Rogers, Elizabeth Rouse, Scott Sonenshein, Heather Vough.

The PDW is scheduled to take place on Friday, August 1 at 8:00 a.m. at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel

Information on the submission process:

Potential applicants: Doctoral candidates incorporating qualitative methods into their dissertation projects who are at any stage of the dissertation process (e.g., study design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript development).

Submissions should include the following:

1.      A 200 word (max) abstract of your dissertation with 3-4 keywords that capture your topic and method to help best match participants with facilitators*

2.      A 1,000 word (max) in-depth description of your dissertation project, including:

a.       Your research question(s) and theoretical framing

b.      A description of the methods being used (qualitative or mixed-methods) and rationale for use

c.       The stage of your dissertation you anticipate being in at the time of the Academy Meeting (study design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript development)

d.      What you most hope to gain feedback on during the session and why  

Submission deadline: June 1; Acceptance notices will be sent by July 1

Please send all submissions and questions to Courtney Masterson at czegar2@uic.edu and Beth Schinoff at beth.schinoff@asu.edu.

*Once accepted, we will do our best to match participants to table facilitators based on facilitator methodological expertise and common theoretical interests.