Educational Experiences Qualitative
Research Hub
Inquiry Speaker Series
The series is not intended simply to teach qualitative research methods. Instead, it will create opportunities for people to explore how qualitative inquiry helps us understand lived experiences, uncover the human dimensions of complex educational systems, center voices that are often overlooked, and translate research into meaningful action.
The series is designed to:
- Expand understanding of qualitative inquiry
- Showcase the diversity and creativity of qualitative inquiry
- Demonstrate the real-world value of qualitative research
- Center lived experience and diverse forms of knowledge
- Build a community around qualitative inquiry
This Season’s Speakers
Erica Turner, PhD
Thursday, February 11, 2027
12:00 p.m. ET
Giovanni Dazzo, PhD
Thursday, April 29, 2027
12:00 p.m. ET
Upcoming Events
Youth Epistemic Authority in Research: Methods from the Youth Research Council
December 3, 2026
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings will share a little about The Youth Research Council (YRC) as well as the participatory methods used with YRC Fellows—from shaping research questions and interpreting data to making policy demands based on our findings—and reflect on how these approaches redistribute expertise within the research process. Co-presented with a YRC Fellow, the session will highlight both the practical methods and the epistemological commitments that make youth-centered research meaningful.
Whose Education Labor Matters?
Grace, Accountability, and Gratitude in Community-Based Research
Thursday, October 1, 2026
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Bianca J. Baldridge, author of Laboring in the Shadows: Precarity and Promise in Black Youth Work (Stanford University Press).
Drawing on interviews with youth workers across the United States, Dr. Baldridge will explore the essential yet often underrecognized role of youth workers and community-based educators, the challenges they face, and how Black youth workers respond through innovative practices, “freedom dreaming,” and joy.