Season 1, Episode 12: An Introduction To Qualitative Methods, Part Two with Dr. Maria Mayan
Welcome to Episode 12 of Season 1 of the Emerging Scholar Podcast!
In this episode, we continue our deep dive into qualitative methods with one of Canada's foremost experts in the field, Dr. Maria Mayan. Dr. Mayan is the Associate Director of the Community University Partnership and a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta.
After our first conversation, which touched on a variety of angles, we’re back to explore additional key considerations for launching a qualitative research project. Dr. Mayan provides insightful guidance on the methodological approaches to take and how to integrate various qualitative techniques into health research questions. Her ability to break down complex concepts with clarity makes this episode a must-listen for anyone looking to embark on their own qualitative research journey.
Whether you're a seasoned researcher or just getting started, this episode is sure to inspire and inform.
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Dr. Maria Mayan
Maria Mayan is a Professor, and Vice Dean, and an Associate Director of the Community-University Partnership in the School of Public Health. She is an engaged scholar who situates her work at the intersection of government, not-for-profit, structurally disadvantaged, and clinician communities. She grounds her work in the policy environment and focuses on how we can work together on complex health and social issues. Her work focuses on the causes of marginalization and how to mobilize against systems of inequity, using primarily qualitative and community-engaged research in rigorous and creative ways.
As a qualitative methodologist, she has studied, written about, and conducted qualitative research since the early 1990s. She spent over ten years at the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology learning and teaching qualitative inquiry locally and internationally. She has been invited to teach qualitative inquiry by government, not-for-profits, the private sector, and the academic community worldwide. Her qualitative expertise has culminated into a book, Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry; the second edition by Routledge.
One of her most valued activities is joining with colleagues and graduate students to use both conventional and unconventional qualitative and community-based methods to explore intriguing and pressing health research issues.
Her current research program is embedded in community economic development in Drayton Valley, Alberta.