Methods Lab: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) + the Ethics of using Mised Methods

Presented by Prof. Tabitha Benney

This interdisciplinary methods colloquium provides introductory training, education, and exposure to research methods for faculty and graduate students in the social sciences at the University of Utah. Our goal is to supplement existing methodology courses and introduce scholars to methods used in other departments. By bringing together faculty and graduate students together on a monthly basis, we will forge interdisciplinary connections and begin to establish a university-wide interdisciplinary methods training program.

Methods Lab: Interviewing and Leaning How to Ask Better Questions + the Ethics of Interviewing as a Research Tool 

Presented by Prof. Priya Fielding - Singh

This interdisciplinary methods colloquium provides introductory training, education, and exposure to research methods for faculty and graduate students in the social sciences at the University of Utah. Our goal is to supplement existing methodology courses and introduce scholars to methods used in other departments. By bringing together faculty and graduate students together on a monthly basis, we will forge interdisciplinary connections and begin to establish a university-wide interdisciplinary methods training program.

Culture Lab hosted by Lina Svedin and Brent Packer

Interested in experimenting with how to shift work culture in groups? 

Join NEXUS Culture Lab in learning (and playing!) together as we try out some intentional experiments and actions to intervene in shifting culture in small and big ways. 
This series will be focused on promoting ‘soft accountability’ and innovation to help you shift your networks, workplaces, and organizations into spaces where people can bravely address challenging topics and strengthen team collaboration. 
Culture Lab is a limited 4-session workshop (75-minute sessions on Jan 18 & 25, Feb 8 & 15) with your colleagues in various fields who are also thinking about how to show up differently and do our work in more liberatory ways to advance a true culture of health. 
Ideally, join for the whole series but you are also welcome to come to any session you are available for.

Methods Lab: Using Artificial Intelligence to Mine Big Data + the Ethics of Usign Artificial Intelligence in Research

Presented by Prof. Rajive Ganguli

This interdisciplinary methods colloquium provides introductory training, education, and exposure to research methods for faculty and graduate students in the social sciences at the University of Utah. Our goal is to supplement existing methodology courses and introduce scholars to methods used in other departments. By bringing together faculty and graduate students together on a monthly basis, we will forge interdisciplinary connections and begin to establish a university-wide interdisciplinary methods training program.

Culture Lab hosted by Lina Svedin and Brent Packer

Interested in experimenting with how to shift work culture in groups? 

Join NEXUS Culture Lab in learning (and playing!) together as we try out some intentional experiments and actions to intervene in shifting culture in small and big ways. 
This series will be focused on promoting ‘soft accountability’ and innovation to help you shift your networks, workplaces, and organizations into spaces where people can bravely address challenging topics and strengthen team collaboration. 
Culture Lab is a limited 4-session workshop (75-minute sessions on Jan 18 & 25, Feb 8 & 15) with your colleagues in various fields who are also thinking about how to show up differently and do our work in more liberatory ways to advance a true culture of health. 
Ideally, join for the whole series but you are also welcome to come to any session you are available for.

Methods Lab: Participatory Community-Engaged Methods hosted by Jesus Valero & Lina Svedin

The Interdisciplinary Methods Colloquim provides introductory training, education, and exposure to research methods to gradutate students and facultyin the social sciences at the University of Utah. Our goal is to supplement existing methodology courses and introduce scholars to methods used in other departmetns within CSBS. By bringing together faculty and graduate students once a month, we will forge interdisciplinary connections and beginto establish a college wide methodology training program.

Culture Lab

Interested in experimenting with how to shift work culture in groups?

Join NEXUS Culture Lab in learning (and playing!) together as we try out some intentional
experiments and actions to intervene in shifting culture in small and big ways.

This series will be focused on workplace culture and psychological safety in order to help you
shift your networks, workplaces, and organizations into spaces where people can bravely
address challenging topics and strengthen team collaboration.

Culture Lab is a limited 3-session workshop (75-minute sessions on Oct 5, Oct 19, November
9) with your colleagues in various fields who are also thinking about how to show up
differently and do our work in more liberatory ways to advance a true culture of health.
Ideally, join for the whole series but you are also welcome to come to any session you are
available for.

Methods Lab: Web Scraping hosted by Josh McCrain

The Interdisciplinary Methods Colloquim provides introductory training, education, and exposure to research methods to gradutate students and facultyin the social sciences at the University of Utah. Our goal is to supplement existing methodology courses and introduce scholars to methods used in other departmetns within CSBS. By bringing together faculty and graduate students once a month, we will forge interdisciplinary connections and beginto establish a college wide methodology training program.

Culture Lab

Interested in experimenting with how to shift work culture in groups?

Join NEXUS Culture Lab in learning (and playing!) together as we try out some intentional
experiments and actions to intervene in shifting culture in small and big ways.

This series will be focused on workplace culture and psychological safety in order to help you
shift your networks, workplaces, and organizations into spaces where people can bravely
address challenging topics and strengthen team collaboration.

Culture Lab is a limited 3-session workshop (75-minute sessions on Oct 5, Oct 19, November
9) with your colleagues in various fields who are also thinking about how to show up
differently and do our work in more liberatory ways to advance a true culture of health.
Ideally, join for the whole series but you are also welcome to come to any session you are
available for.

Methods Lab: Introduction hosted by Lina Svedin, Josh McCrain, & Lori Kowaleski-Jones

The Interdisciplinary Methods Colloquim provides introductory training, education, and exposure to research methods to gradutate students and facultyin the social sciences at the University of Utah. Our goal is to supplement existing methodology courses and introduce scholars to methods used in other departmetns within CSBS. By bringing together faculty and graduate students once a month, we will forge interdisciplinary connections and beginto establish a college wide methodology training program.

Dialogue on Disparities - Environmental Justice & Action
Discussion Leaders:

Dr. Daniel Mendoza
Research Assistant Professor
Atmospheric Scienes

Sen. Luz Escamilla
Utah State Senate
District 1

 Meisei Gonzalez
HEAL Utah 

Dialogue on Disparities - Policy & Economics Implications of Environmental Inequalities
Discussion Leaders:

Dr. Stephen Bannister 
Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Economics Department

Dr. Tabitha Benney
Assistant Professor
Political Science Department

Thomas Holst
Senior Energy Analyst
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

Developing Collaboration Around Resilient Environments

Dialogue on Disparities- Homelessness: Communittes On the Edge
Discussion Leader:
Dr. Jeff Rose 
Assistant Professor
Parks, Recreation, & Tourism
University of Utah

Driving Out Diabetes
Discussion Leader:
Dr. Bridget Hughes
Director, Research and Science
SVPHS Research Unit

Restorative Justice 
Discussion Leader:
Dr. Erin Castro
Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Co-Director/Founder of the University of Utah Prison Education Project

Carbon Capture in the Built Environment
Discussion Leaders:
Dr. Sarah Hinners
Director, Center for Ecological Planning and Design, College of Architecture + Planning
Associate Director, Global Change and Sustainability Center
Research Assistant Professor, City & Metropolitan Planning

Dr. Kevin Whitty
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering

Violence Against Women

Discussion Leader:
Dr. Chris Linder
Assistant Professor, Higher Education
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

Based on a call from the VPR's office

Convergence Research

Discussion Leaders:
Dr. Ken Smith
Distinguished Professor, Family And Consumer Studies
Director, Utah Population Database, Population Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Director, NEXUS
Adjunct Professor, Sociology Department
Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Informatics

Dr. Richard Forster
Associate Dean of Research, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Geography Department

Opioid Addiction
This Roundtable is to support groups applying for the VPR Targeted Seed Grant.

Disability Research

"Visualizing Research: Using Photography and Video for Proposal Development and Communicating Science" 
Presented by:  Nancy Green and Jaclyn Wright.

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