Who We Are
Who We Are
 
QR SIG Purpose
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The Qualitative Research Special Interest Group, QRSIG, established in 1987, was created to provide a space within AERA for the discussion of philosophical, ethical, and methodological issues in Qualitative Research as well as to seek cutting edge approaches to qualitative research methods.  The QRSIG strives to legitimize all non traditional forms of research, and to support other SIG's and Divisions with similar interests and goals, including an emphasis on ways that qualitative research may contribute to reducing inequality and injustice in schools and society.

 
 
QR SIG Officers and Committee Chairs
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2026-2027

Chair

Stephanie Anne Shelton, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sashel@unc.edu 

Program Co-Chairs

Meagan Call-Cummings, John Hopkins School of Education, meagan.call-cummings@jhu.edu

 Lorien S. Jordan, University of South Florida, lsjordan@usf.edu

Treasurer

Maureen Flint, University of Georgia, Maureen.Flint@uga.edu

Secretary

Nicole Sankofa, University of North Texas, Nicole.Sankofa@unt.edu

Past Chair

Jennifer R. Wolgemuth, University of South Florida, jrwolgemuth@usf.edu 

Mentoring Committee Chair

Pengfei Zhao, McGill University, peng-fei.zhao@mcgill.ca

Travel Award Committee Chair

 Alex Panos, University of South Florida, ampanos@usf.edu

Book Award Committee Chair

Lucy Bailey, Oklahoma State University, lucy.bailey@okstate.edu

Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee Chair

Emily Nusbaum, Mills College at Northeastern and University of California - Berkeley,   emilynusbaumphd@gmail.com 

Egon G. Guba Award Committee Chair

Elsa Gonzalez, University of Houston, elsa@tamu.edu

Podcast Committee Chair 

Jacob Bunch, Arizona State University, jcbunch@asu.edu 

Graduate Student Committee Chairs 

Sundus Iftikhar, University of Alabama, siftikhar@crimson.ua.edu

Katherine Shanahan, University of Pittsburgh, kms555@pitt.edu

Research Committee

Nicole Sankofa, University of North Texas, Nicole.Sankofa@unt.edu

Newsletter Editors

Tanja Burkhard, Georgia State Univeristy, tburkhard@gsu.edu
 

Webmaster

Jonathan Coker, Coastal Carolina University, jcoker@coastal.edu

 

 
 
 
Structure & Governance
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Bylaws

The By-laws of the SIG consist of the statement of mission, the listing of the roles and duties of officers, description of the elections at Annual Meeting, description of and support for the Egon G. Guba Invited Address at the Annual Meeting. Read More
 
 
In Memoriam
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Sari Knopp Biklen

John Ogbu

Elliot Eisner

Egon Guba

Clifford Geertz

Brigitte Smit

Norman Denzin