Dr. Michelle Maroto - 2023 Cluster Recipient
Advancing Social Research Methods and Training for Social Change
Project Lead: Dr. Michelle Maroto
Associate Professor
Faculty of Arts
Department of Sociology
Advancing Knowledge in the understanding, application, and teaching of social research methods for the sake of robust research that addresses inequities in the world.
https://advancingsocialmethods.ca/
Project Description:
This cross-disciplinary network of researchers, students, and organizations comes together with the goal of promoting knowledge and rigor in the understanding, application, and teaching of social research methods aimed at making a difference in the world, accomplished through a research project and network building activities. Over the course of the grant, we will administer a community-based research project that incorporates innovative methods and training and evaluates these methods. This project will be conducted jointly with PolicyWise Edmonton and four UAlberta courses. With IIQM and CUP, the Cluster will also continue its monthly methods seminar and develop an annual interdisciplinary methods workshop. Finally, the Cluster will submit a SSHRC PG to create a Centre for Advancing Social Research and Social Change. This Centre will challenge presiding norms around research, support decolonization of methods, foreground community-driven approaches, and emphasize interdisciplinarity.
University of Alberta Team Members:
- Dr. Michelle Maroto (PI)
- Dr. Sara Dorow
- Dr. Jared Wesley
- Dr. Dev Verhoeven
- Dr. Deanna Willimason
Advisory Team:
- Dr. Siobhan Byrne
- Dr. Nicole Denier
- Karen Edwards
- Dr. Matt Johnson
- Dr. Brooke Madden
- Dr. Maria Mayan
- Dr. Gillian Stevens