Winter 2020 Seminar Series
The CQ Seminar Speaker Series has been postponed until fall 2020. We appreciate your patience and look forward to reconnecting in the fall.
Writing peer-reviewed articles with diverse teams: critical considerations for community-engaged researchers
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Flicker
Date: postponed to fall 2020
Abstract: Given the growth of interdisciplinary and community-engaged qualitative health research, it has become increasingly common to conduct studies with diverse teams. While there is literature to guide collaborative research proposal development, data collection and analysis, little has been written about writing peer-reviewed publications collaboratively. What does it mean to write together? How do we do this pragmatically? How can we preserve authenticity and multiplicity of voice? Community-engaged research often involves collaboration with communities that have long suffered a history of colonial and extractive research practices. Authentic engagement of these partners can be supported through research practices, including manuscript development, that are transparent and that honour the voices of all team members. Ensuring meaningful participation and diverse perspectives is key to transforming research relationships and sharing new insights into seemingly intractable health problems. This talk will present a series of considerations for scholars who are writing for peer-reviewed publication with diverse colleagues (including youth and other community stakeholders, NGO staff, health practitioners and scholars from diverse disciplines). The presentation will build upon (and critically expand on) the following paper: Flicker, S., & Nixon, S. A. (2018). Writing peer-reviewed articles with diverse teams: considerations for novice scholars conducting community-engaged research. Health promotion international, 33(1), 152-161.
Mind the (methodological) gap: A journey into qualitative/quantitative interpretive spaces
Speakers: Dr. Janet Parsons, Dr. Clara Juando-Prats, Dr. Kevin Thorpe, and Natalie Baker
Date: Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 from 12:00-1:30 PM
Location: Health Sciences Building Room HS208
Abstract: Much attention has been paid to the differences between qualitative and quantitative research. This presentation will focus on work-in-progress being conducted by a diverse group of researchers (both qualitative and quantitative) who are seeking to understand the construction of different research approaches, as well as the analytic/interpretive practices that both forms of inquiry entail. This polyphonic presentation will cast an interpretive as well as a critical lens on the gap, drawing on empirical work we are undertaking. Reflexivity will serve as a centrepiece as we set our methodological table, and we hope to spark a lively lunchtime discussion as we think through this work with you.
Reconsidering the “TRC” in the Critical: Engaging with Critical Methodologies in the Era of Truth and Reconciliation
Speaker: Dr. Lana Ray, Department of Indigenous Learning- Lakehead University
Date: Monday, January 20th, 2020 from 12:00-1:30 PM
Location: Health Sciences Building Room HS208
Abstract: In this talk, Dr. Ray engages with Anishinaabe theoretical perspectives to critically examine emancipatory frameworks for health research. Specifically, drawing from Anishinaabe storywork, governance teachings, and lessons learned from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission she explores the capacity of critical approaches to engage in conversation with Indigenous thought, key tenets of Indigenous critical approaches and their implications for research practice.
