Doing Social Research: The Podcast

Jan 06 2025 6 ep. 50 mins 2
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Doing Social Research is the podcast where we dig into cool research being done in the humanities and social sciences. My goal is to help demystify research for students, help other researchers hear stories they can identify with, and provide a platform for the tons of brilliant work being done right now to understand the world around us.

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Navigating Risky Research with Philippe Frowd, PhD

Jan 06 2025 72 mins  
In this episode, Phyllis speaks with Professor Philippe Frowd, PhD, about his research on the politics of security and migration governance, particularly in the Sahel region of West Africa. Philippe shares his experiences accessing hard-to-reach participants, such as border guards and policymakers, using networks and unexpected encounters to build trust.… Read More “Nav

Researching Gender, Health, and Equity with Publishing Powerhouse Ivy Bourgeault

Dec 06 2024 63 mins  
In this episode Phyllis dives deep into the world of social research with the extraordinary Dr. Ivy Bourgeault. 🌟 Highlights include learning how Ivy has published more papers in a year than most do in a career! Appreciating the value of a gender lens in health research and why diversity is so important on our research teams.… Read More “Researching Gender, Health, a

Researching an Ellipsis with Dr. Michael Allan

Nov 26 2024 73 mins  
Show Summary In this episode, Phyllis digs into what we can learn from error (our own and others) with the brilliant Dr. Michael Allan, a comparative literature professor at the University of Oregon. They kick things off with Mike’s latest research on late-19th-century filmmaker Alexandre Promio of the Lumière Brothers, unpacking what it means to “research an ellipsis.”&#

Researching Sex Work, Porn and Stigma with Tyler Escott, MA

Nov 12 2024 50 mins  
SHOW NOTES In this episode, Phyllis talks with PhD student Tyler Escott (he/they/“whatever”) about sex, sex work, porn, and stigma. His thesis, Making and Managing the Discredited Victim: Reproduction of Sex Work Stigma in Canadian News Media, 2010-2019, was nominated for a university prize for its thorough & brilliant content & discourse analyses of how sex work get

Transgender Joy & Finding Meaning as Resistance to Power

Oct 29 2024 43 mins  
On this episode Phyllis talks with transgender activist, harm reduction worker, and phenomenal phenomenological researcher Chloe Seongeun Kim about finding meaning as resistance to power & meaninglessness and how research can be an extension of oneself. As she says, “all good research must come from the heart with compassion.”… Read More “Transgender Joy & F

Trailer for Doing Social Research: The Podcast

Oct 29 2024 1 mins  
Transcript Welcome to Doing Social Research, where we uncover the art and science of research, one conversation at a time. I’m your host, Phyllis Rippey, a professor of Sociology at the University of Ottawa and the creator of DoingSocialResearch.com. With over 15 years of experience teaching research methods, I’m excited to share insights from the field.… Read More