Coloring Outside the Memos

Dr. Lizzy and Dr. Tiffany discuss Decolonizing Ethnography: Undocumented Immigrants and New Directions in Social Science by Alonso Bejarano, Carolina, Juárez, Lucia, Mijangos GarcÃa, Mirian A., Goldstein, Daniel M.

Dr. Lizzy and Dr. Tiffany address the importance of ethics and the challenges that are presented when doing qualitative research. While listening to this episode, keep in mind the process necessary for grants, IRB, and data collection! Follow us on Twitter @cotm_pod or email us at cotmpod@gmail.com

Dr. Lizzy and Dr. Tiffany have their first Book Review discussion! Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil may sound completely quantitative, but take a listen! Follow us on Twitter @cotm_pod or email us at cotmpod@gmail.com

Dr. Lizzy walks us through the importance of working with communities by discussing Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR). Dr. Tiffany and Dr. Lizzy share their experiences with CBPR as either participants or researchers. Dr. Lizzy gives examples of CBPR and gives Dr. Tiffany “the shivers”!

Dr. Lizzy and Dr. Tiffany discuss the positionality statement in this episode. What is it  and why should one state their positionality? Most importantly, we will explain and examine how to position ourselves in our work and reclaim academia for ourselves as an academic. Follow us on Twitter @cotm_pod or email us at cotmpod@gmail.com

What is memoing? Why should you memo? How should we use memoing in our work? Dr. Tiffany and Dr. Lizzy take time to discuss the memoing process and how they used memos in past and current research. Let’s get to memoing in this episode!

Have you ever been stuck during your recruitment phase? In this episode, the hosts are asked questions about their recruitment challenges. Their Guest Host for this episode is our favorite producer, Lindsay Studer. We will speak with Dr. Tiffany and Dr. Lizzy about what it was like for them when they were “stuck” and what strategies they used overcome the #RecruitmentChallenges on this episode of #ColoringOustideTheMemos.

Dr. Lizzy and Dr. Tiffany speak with Dr. Shari Watkins about her STEM background, how she came to qualitative research, and how the STEM community and Qualitative Research can come together.  The hosts also ask Dr. Watkins about her role with American University’s Center for Teaching, Research, & Learning and her current research. Join this intriguing episode of #ColoringOustideTheMemos.

Dr. Lizzy and Dr. Tiffany are joined by Deana Williams, MPH, Ph.D. For this week's episode, we will discuss the concept of member checking in qualitative research, emphasizing its significance in enhancing the credibility and trustworthiness of research findings. Member checking involves returning to participants to verify the accuracy and interpretation of the data collected from them. When member checking, we also have to consider how we, as researchers, interact with the communities we are involved in.

Our focus today is focused on the interview guide itself. There are other key moments throughout the research process that are pivotal before, during, and after the construction of the interview guide that includes: IRB protocol, gaining access, transcribing, member checking, etc. Today, we are focusing solely on the interview guide.