Institute Curriculum

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

• Use critical race and intersectional perspectives to interpret 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/academic position

Our core faculty specialize in: 

• Promoting economic, social, and educational opportunities for working-class families

• Addressing disparities and inequities in health and mental health

• Contextualizing everyday arts and practice as forms of cultural citizenship

• Exploring racial politics, solidarities and identities in the Americas

2022 Institute Session Titles: 

• Intersectional Methodology: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class and Sexuality

• Positionality and Reflexivity

• Professional Session: Biographical and Research Statements

• Concept Formation and Critical Analysis

• Behavioral and Social Science Mixed-Methods Research Design

• Professional Session: CV and Cover Letter 

• Qualitative Analysis with Software Programs

• Queering Representation (Gender Studies and Media)

• Building and Maintaining Mentoring Relationships

• Searching and Applying to Post-Doc Programs

• Professional Session: Video Interviews/Mock Job Talk

• Diversity Statements

• Decolonizing Methodologies

• Publishing in Peer-Reviewed Journals & Books