We walked through phases of the #qualitative research process in 2025, starting with the important questions: what should we study? Whose perspectives should be included? We built on those ideas by focusing on respectful human-centered research. All OA newsletters: tinyurl.com/4p7vv7je

Interested in #qualitative research design, with a holistic framework and a focus on human-centered research in a digital world? Join me for a read-and-discuss series on Substack. Click for details and book discount code. tinyurl.com/mpzajyt5

Scholarly Communication with Comics. Yet another way to be creative with your research project! Learn more and find open-access resources in this newsletter. tinyurl.com/5n8wu43v

I mapped out a 2026 plan! Each month’s topics are drawn from my book, Doing Qualitative Research Online, with updated materials I’m developing for a new guide I’ll publish on Pressbooks. I’ll also offer practical workshops each quarter. I hope you’ll join me! tinyurl.com/4a9xrt6a

The #AcWriMo focus was on academic writing. But we share news about research in other ways too! How about interactive documentary videos? Storytelling and social fiction? Learn more, find examples in this new post on my Substack newsletter, When the Field is Online! tinyurl.com/yc4pbyyj

Blogging to Reach Beyond Academia open.substack.com/pub/janetsal...

Managing the efforts involved with completing significant writing projects. Writing effective applications for academic positions. Writing informally on scholarly blogs. We’ll connect the dots in a webinar on December 2. Your time zone: tinyurl.com/47kwp6y8 Register now: tinyurl.com/uvmskvyt

Make Your Mark As a Scholar free webinar! How do you find your place as a scholar in a messy world and difficult hiring environment? Join Eleanor Pritchard and me for an #Acwrimo25 wrap-up. December 2, find your time zone here: tinyurl.com/47kwp6y8 Free,register now: tinyurl.com/uvmskvyt

Last year for #AcWriMo I focused on originality and ways to develop our own scholarly voice. These topics are still relevant, so I am repostingg the 4-newsletter series. They're open access so share with your colleagues and students! tinyurl.com/bderzyy5

This #AcWriMo my (free) Substack newsletter series is focused on using informal writing to complement scholarly publications/presentations and build community. This post discusses scholar-to-scholar blogs (including videos, graphics, and other creative expressions.) tinyurl.com/5n8hpb8f

While people go hungry www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world: 'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..." chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

Yes, it is #acwrimo25! I'm focusing on finding your place as a scholar. Learn about writing and sharing scholar-to-scholar, scholar-to-professional, and/or scholar-to-public. janetsalmons.substack.com/p/november-i...

This Academic Writing Month #acwrimo, let’s think strategically about where we fit and how we disseminate our work. What have we learned from our research that could make a difference in the world? How can we move forward with our careers while making a positive impact? tinyurl.com/73kvv7m2

Diaries and letters offer rich source materials. Molly Beer read letters from Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to learn about the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, one of the women behind the American Revolution. Listen to Beer discuss analog-digital research: tinyurl.com/pejbddx8

More on Diaries and Narratives! Unsolicited diaries and letters - narratives created without prompts from a researcher - offer a window into others' lived experiences. See this open-access newsletter, part of a series: janetsalmons.substack.com/p/diaries-an...

Bartz v. Anthropic Copyright Case The Claims Process for Textbook & Academic Authors is Unique. Review Guidance from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association Before Filing Claims. See detailed information here: tinyurl.com/mwr4usr4

Diary methods, that is, a research approach that involves sending/sharing questions for participants' responses over a defined period of time, are the focus for October. The new post: Diary Methods: Why and How? is online (tinyurl.com/msa9pha8). Subscribe: tinyurl.com/qualnews

Biographical methods allow us to study the lived - and living - experience of individuals in context. Part of a series about humans using qualitative methods to study humans. Free newsletter and open archives here: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Biographical methods allow us to study the lived - and living - experience of individuals in context. Part of a series about humans using qualitative methods to study humans. Free newsletter and open archives here: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Biographical methods allow us to study the lived experience of individuals in context. Part of a series about humans using qualitative methods to study humans. Newsletter and archives are open-access; paid subscribers get more resources plus my deep appreciation. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Narratives and Diaries in Online Research Continuing a series on human-human #qualitative research methods. Written or visual, analog or multimedia, we can learn from first-person accounts over a period of time. Free newsletter, open archives, join me! tinyurl.com/4vd2vzfm

In this month’s When the Field is Online newsletter readers will learn about diary and narrative methods with varied types of analog and digital diaries. The newsletter is free and archives are open, with additional resources and discussions open to paid subscribers. Join me!  tinyurl.com/qualnews

I’m getting ready for October When the Field is Online newsletters focusing on diary and narrative research methods. One of the first steps: create an illustration. AI, oh no, I don’t think so! Watercolor and pen and ink! Subscribe so you don’t miss the October newsletters: tinyurl.com/qualnews

I know it’s tempting to roll our eyes whenever celebrities ‘take a stand’ or do activism - see Gal Gadot’s Imagine video - but the fact is, this is more of a stand than most of Congress is willing to take. It’s easy to mock, but more prominent should be doing this

Ethical Research as an Outsider offers explanations and guidance about conducting scholarly or background research on communities or cultures not your own. Links to practical guides and open-access articles. Take a look! tinyurl.com/bdvz3p2w

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year. Republicans in Washington did this. This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

Navigating our insider/outsider status is essential - especially when we are operating online. See: Insider, Outsider, or Somewhere In Between? tinyurl.com/ekaxrxs9 Ethical Research as an Outsider tinyurl.com/bdvz3p2w

In an environment where social researchers face challenging employment prospects, it is time to reimagine career options. A new 5-week small-group online class starts October 20th. Learn more and join us! See this detailed post: tinyurl.com/3c45rzyj Register here: tinyurl.com/523fd275

Eleanor Pritchard and I share a commitment to supporting researchers. youtu.be/5XEY9JBOQ6E Join Reimagine Your Research Career: Webinar 10/7 at 2 pm UTC/10 am EDT Register: tinyurl.com/2dtd8d83 Mini-course, starting 10/21. Register: tinyurl.com/53m7pahv Newsletter: reimagineresearch.substack.com

Survey Practice 2026 Special Issue — Call for Papers — “Mixed Methods Research: Deepening Our Knowledge Through Integrated Designs” Guest editors: @margaretrroller.bsky.social and Doug Currivan — Submission deadline: November 14, 2025 www.surveypractice.org/post/3334-20...

How do researchers study experiences that are "too shattering to put into words"? MAshNup method uses art-making, metaphor analysis, and narrative techniques to help participants explore difficult experiences in ethical, sensitive ways. Read the article here: doi.org/10.1332/3050...

Need to reimagine your social sciences career? Get started! Free webinar 10/7/25 2 pm UTC/10 am EDT Register: tinyurl.com/2dtd8d83 Plan and Progress in Community 5 week mini-course, starting 10/21/25 Register: tinyurl.com/53m7pahv Subscribe to our newsletter: reimagineresearch.substack.com

It seems like every day we see news about the difficulty of communicating across differences. Researchers need to be self-aware to build on existing networks but avoid biasing their studies - a tricky balance. See newsletter including an interview, open-access articles. tinyurl.com/mpz85nrn

Qualitative research methods, and research careers...two new newsletters! Subscribe to access the archives. - Insider, Outsider, or Somewhere In Between? Positionality in online #qualitative studies tinyurl.com/ekaxrxs9 - You don't need permission to begin again tinyurl.com/3ds9mx8v

Social scientist in transition? Planning a (free) webinar for social science researchers in transition. Save the date: October 8 at 2 pm UTC/10 am EDT. Our newsletter is focused on practical tips and encouragement. reimagineresearch.substack.com

Are you a social science researcher in transition (voluntarily or involuntarily), trying to figure out the next steps? Maybe this will help! 5 weeks with a small group of researchers 3 synchronous meet-ups 2 enthusiastic methodologists! Register early to save your spot! tinyurl.com/yc39pr9j

Reimagine Your Social Sciences Research Career: An Online Mini-Course with Dr Eleanor Pritchard and me! 5 weeks with a small group of aspiring researchers 3 synchronous meetings 2 enthusiastic methodologists Register: tinyurl.com/bdhzz9b7 See: reimagineresearch.substack.com

"Mr. Trump’s agenda falls to his science adviser, Michael Kratsios. He has no degrees in science or engineering." Reverse DEI but hire people with no "merit"? Important article about authoritarian takeover we're witnessing now. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...

The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it. ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures. Losers with power become the most dangerous kind. (c/o Caroline Codsi)

Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children 'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement. www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...

"Reimagine Research" is about developing scholarly and practical skills needed to build careers and make the world a better place. Eleanor Pritchard and I contribute. If you are a social scientist in transition or you anticipate a new career direction see: reimagineresearch.substack.com

Original AI-free writing and curated collections of open-access resources: Real or Not? tinyurl.com/4z6tk74z Events and New Subscription Options tinyurl.com/5xd4hs8j Academic Life in Liminal Spaces tinyurl.com/45p3jz3m Do Research in Times of Change: Autoethnographic Methods tinyurl.com/2ff6bx8e

Reimagine Research, a free bi-weekly newsletter about academic and research careers in transition: reimagineresearch.substack.com Academic Life in Liminal Spaces tinyurl.com/2swtmvkd Do Research in Times of Change: Autoethnographic Methods tinyurl.com/3nmxv2fn

ICRMC is nearly here! Just 40 days until #ICRMC2025 lands in #Manchester & online. 🗓️ Don’t miss out: creativeresearchmethods.com #CreativeResearch #HybridConference #CRMethods

As a mom I grieve for the children. They didn't vote for Senators and Representatives who wouldn't listen to the warnings and stripped our country of the ability to deal with storms - from research to prediction to communication. Children paid the price. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...

Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans. This is Washington at its worst. We need to ban Congressional stock trading.

A must-read (gift article) about implications of cuts to health research and health care. In a red state? Call your Senators now. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

ICYMI: The Ethics of Evaluation youtu.be/Ejfi-Fr7CNM?... #ethics #evaluation #CRMethods