Institute Curriculum

Our institute sessions address the following goals of IQRMI-ADS:

• Explore intersectional perspectives for interpreting research
• Enhance qualitative research data analyses, holistic interpretation, and analytic writing
• Provide guidance on the completion of the doctoral degree and professional development strategies to support transition to a postdoctoral or faculty position

Our core faculty specialize in: 

• Promoting economic, social, and educational opportunities for working-class families
• Adressing disparities and inequalities in health and mental health
• Contextualizing everyday arts and practice as forms of cultural citizenship
• Exploring racial politics, solidarities, and identities in the Americas

Institute Session Titles: 

• Searching and applying to post-doc programs
• Preparing an application reflecting your full contributions to academia
• Building and maintaining mentoring relationships
• Publishing in peer-reviewed journals and books
• Professional session: Video interviews/mock job talk
• Professional session: Biographical and research statements
• Professional session: CV and cover letter
• Concept formation and critical analysis
• Intersectional methodology: Race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexuality
• Behavioral and social science mixed-methods research design
• Open coding and memos
• Qualitative analysis with software programs
• Positionality and reflexivity
• Queering representation (Gender Studies and Media)
• Decolonizing methodologies