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Barbara Gurr and Maura Kelly on Feminist Research Methods from 2020-03-27T23:17:32
In this episode, Barbara Gurr, Associate Professor in the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at the University of Connecticut and Maura Kelly, Associate Professor of sociology at Portlan...
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Melissa Wilde on Conducting Comparative Historical Research from 2018-05-11T00:11:04
In this episode, we talk to Melissa J. Wilde, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Melissa joins us to discuss her use of comparative historical methods in researchin...
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Jill Weinberg on Post-It Notes as a Visual Method from 2017-03-18T23:06:31
Jill Weinberg is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tufts University and an affiliated scholar at the American Bar Foundation. In this episode, we discuss her research on how ordinary people d...
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Madison Van Oort on Discourse Analysis&Studying Commercials from 2016-04-30T13:33:55
In this episode we welcome Madison Van Oort, Ph.D candidate at the University of Minnesota. Madison conducts research in the areas of fast-fashion and low-wage labor in the 21st century. The format...
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R. Tyson Smith on Ethnography from 2016-03-31T14:00:23
In this episode we are joined by R. Tyson Smith, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Haverford College. Tyson conducts research in the areas of health, gender, social psychology, criminal ...
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Jay Borchert on Conducting Interviews in Prisons from 2016-03-09T18:07:23
Jay Borchert is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology and a Population Studies Center Trainee at the University of Michigan, as well as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of La...
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C.J. Pascoe on Ethnographic Research from 2016-02-01T03:39:58
In this episode, C.J. Pascoe, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon, joins us to discuss the ethnographic research she conducted for her award-winning book, Dude, You’re a Fa...
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Alejandro Baer on Discussion Groups from 2016-01-21T01:32:22
In this episode, we talk with Alejandro Baer, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota. In this study, Alejandro...
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Christopher Wildeman on Quantitative Data Analysis from 2015-12-04T23:55:53
In this episode, we talk with Christopher Wildeman , Associate Professor of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University. His research and teaching interests revolve around the consequences...
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Clifton Evers on Mobile Video Ethnography from 2015-11-13T08:46:08
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Clifton Evers. Clifton is a member of the Media, Culture, Heritage unit at Newcastle University. He joins us to discuss mobile video ethnography and his use of...
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Stefano Bloch on Autobiography as Data and Methodological Asset from 2015-10-30T19:03:01
In this episode, we talk with Stefano Bloch. Stefano is an urban geographer specializing in social and spatial theory, cultural criminology, and subcultures. He is currently a Presidential Diversit...
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Vinnie Roscigno on Mixed Methods from 2015-10-16T14:01:01
In this episode, we talk with Vincent Roscigno, sociologist at The Ohio State University, about using multiple methods to research historical inequality. Using the case of the Sioux Massacre at Wou...
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Kathryn Henne on Multi-Sited Fieldwork from 2015-10-02T09:51:25
In this episode, we talk with Kathryn Henne, a Senior Research Fellow at the Regulatory Institutions Network, an interdisciplinary research center housed at the Australian National University. We d...
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Justin Pickett on Online Surveys from 2015-09-20T17:41:41
In this episode, we talk with Justin Picket of SUNY-Albany about using web-based surveys for public opinion polling and experiments. He provides guidance, tips, and tricks for using services like A...
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David Scott FitzGerald&David Cook-Martín on Comparative, Historical Research from 2015-08-07T05:14:59
In this episode, we are joined by co-authors David Scott FitzGerald, Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of Californ...
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Douglas Hartmann on Ethnography in Light of Goffman from 2015-07-08T21:25:45
Alice Goffman’s ethnographic foray into a black neighborhood in inner city Philadelphia has attracted attention both inside and outside of academia. While On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American C...
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Daniel Winchester on Ethnography and Religious Conversion from 2015-07-03T12:00:10
In this episode, we talk with Daniel Winchester, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University. Dan joins us to discuss ethnographic research. In particular, Dan explains the value of ethno...
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Elizabeth Cherry on Consumption, Identity, and Ethnography from 2015-06-19T11:00:04
In this episode we discuss an innovative methodological approach to understanding reflexivity and identity when doing ethnographic fieldwork. We talk with Elizabeth Cherry, Assistant Professor of S...
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Shamus Khan on Historical Data from 2015-06-05T06:01:31
In this episode, we are joined by Shamus Khan, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. Professor Khan studies cultural sociology and stratification, with a strong focus on elites. He is the ...
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Chris Uggen on Academic Dishonesty and Public Sociology from 2015-06-04T22:22:05
In this special edition of Give Methods a Chance, we talk with Chris Uggen to get context and insight to a recent retraction of a political science article in Science and the resulting public disco...
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Devah Pager on Experimental Audits from 2015-05-22T10:00:38
In this episode, we talk with Devah Pager, Professor of Sociology at Harvard University and Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Dr. Pager studies institutions affecting racial str...
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Andrew Billings on Quantitative Content Analysis from 2015-05-07T09:00:32
On this episode of the Give Methods a Chance podcast , we are joined by Dr. Andrew Billings. Andrew is the Ronald Reagan Endowed Chair in Broadcasting in the College of Communication and Informatio...
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Helen B. Marrow on a Tripartite Methodological Design and Collaborative Research from 2015-04-23T05:18:41
Helen B. Marrow is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tufts University, with affiliations in American Studies, Latino Studies, Latin American Studies and the Center for the Study of Race and Democ...
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Keith Hampton on Visual Content Analysis of Urban Space from 2015-04-10T10:00:15
Keith N. Hampton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, School of Communication and Information, and an affiliate member of the Graduate Faculty in Sociology at Rutgers Unive...
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Daniel Sui on the Methodological Advantages and Limitations of Big Data from 2015-04-03T08:00:54
In this episode, guest host Sarah Shannon interviews Daniel Sui, Chair of the Department of Geography and Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Science at The Ohio State University. Dani...
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Dale C. Spencer on Observant Participation and Becoming a Mixed Martial Artist from 2015-03-26T22:13:08
In this episode, we talk with Dale C. Spencer, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Manitoba. Dale joins us to discuss ethnographic research. In particular, Dale explains the value...
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Matthew Hughey on His Tripartite Methodological Approach to Understanding Film from 2015-03-13T00:15:36
In this episode we are joined by Matthew Hughey. Matthew is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of number books including the White Savior Film: C...
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Naomi Sugie on Using Smartphones for Research from 2015-02-27T11:00:30
In this episode, we talk with Naomi Sugie on using smartphones to collect data from research participants. Naomi is an Assistant Professor of Law, Criminology & Society at the University of Cal...
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Amy Schalet on In-Depth Interviews from 2015-02-13T01:00:12
In this episode, we talk with Amy Schalet, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. We use her work on teenage sexuality to discuss in-depth interviews and cross...
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David Knoke on Network Analysis from 2015-01-30T18:05:43
In this episode, we talk with David Knoke, Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. We discuss the uses and benefits of network analysis, drawing upon his work on terrorist networks. ...
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Audrey Kobayashi on Focus Groups, Transnationalism, and Citizenship from 2015-01-15T17:59:01
In this episode, we talk to Audrey Kobayashi about focus groups. We draw upon her work on transnationalism, citizenship and social cohesion to discuss the power of the underutilized method, distin...
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Deborah Carr on Longitudinal Studies from 2014-12-31T17:59:13
In this episode, we talk with Deborah Carr about life course and longitudinal studies. We draw upon her work with the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study to discuss issues of measurement, sampling, and st...
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Francesca Polletta on Coding Stories and Studying Online Forums from 2014-12-31T17:59:05
In this episode we speak to Francesca Polletta. Francesca is a professor of sociology at the University of California Irvine. She is the author of It Was Like a Fever: Storytelling in Protest and P...
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