8th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Qualitative Methodologies: Expanding Possibilities for Qualitative Research Across Disciplines

The 8th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Qualitative Methodologies will be held on Friday, April 11 (virtual) and Saturday, April 12 (in-person) at the USF Tampa campus. The symposium provides a space where students, faculty, and other participating researchers can engage in scholarly conversations that will contribute towards understanding diverse qualitative methodologies and their applications.

In this two-day hybrid symposium, we welcome all types of qualitative research approaches, and we are open to ongoing or completed empirical, theoretical or arts-based research. We encourage submissions from a wide range of qualitative research representing Anthropology, Business, Communications, Education, Health, Linguistics, Public Health, Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies, among others.

The program:
9:00-10:10 - Keynote Address: Dr. Jessica Lester "Navigating the digital world in qualitative research: An invitation to critical appraisal"
10:15 - 11:35 - Expert Panel 1: Creative Engagements with Qualitative Data: Thematic Analysis Without Coding
11:40-12:55 - Research Presentations
1:00 - 1:40 - Lunch & Graduate Student Networking
1:40 - 3:00 - Expert Panel 2: Community-Based Participatory Research and the IRB: Discussions Toward a More Collaborative Future
3:05 - 4:20 - Research Presentations
4:25 - 6:00 - Expert Panel 3: The Future of Qualitative Inquiry: Creative and Unexpected Uses of Methods and Tools & Closing

The 8th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Qualitative Methodologies will be held on Friday, April 11 (virtual) and Saturday, April 12 (in-person) at the USF Tampa campus. The symposium provides a space where students, faculty, and other participating researchers can engage in scholarly conversations that will contribute towards understanding diverse qualitative methodologies and their applications.

In this two-day hybrid symposium, we welcome all types of qualitative research approaches, and we are open to ongoing or completed empirical, theoretical or arts-based research. We encourage submissions from a wide range of qualitative research representing Anthropology, Business, Communications, Education, Health, Linguistics, Public Health, Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies, among others.

The Program:
9:00-10:00 – Poster Session
10:10-11:25 - Presidential Address & Keynote Address (Dr. Ulmer, UF)
11:35-12:50 – Research Presentations
12:50 - 1:50 – Lunch
1:50-3:05 – Research Presentations
3:15-5:15 – Workshop "Autoethnography: Storying the Self and/as Other," Dr. Aisha Durham
5:15 - 5:30 – Closing Ceremony