Workshops for Fall 2025

Please bring your laptops for this hands on workshop.

Social network analysis (SNA) is the study of patterns of human relations. There are two approaches to SNA.  Whole (sociocentric) networks focus on the relations within a defined group, such as an organization or a community, and how the position of a person in that network impacts outcomes.  Personal (egocentric) networks focus on the relations surrounding a person, and how the variability in the composition and structure of that network impacts outcomes.  In this workshop you will learn about different ways to collect personal network data, how those data are analyzed and how personal networks have been used in different disciplines.  Prior to coming to the workshop you will be asked to produce your own personal network using a program called Egonet, and you will import that network into a program called UCINET.  We will go through ways to analyze that network in the workshop.

Limited to 20 participants!

Presenter: Dr. Christopher McCarty

Christopher McCarty is a Professor in the University of Florida Department of Anthropology and director of the UF Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Associate Dean College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  He has over twenty years of experience conducting primary data collection in both within and outside the U.S.  McCarty’s research focus is on social network analysis, and more specifically the analysis of personal networks.  He 2001 he developed a software program called Egonet that is designed for the collection and analysis of personal networks.  This open source software is freely available at www.sourceforge.net and is being used by researchers worldwide for social network research.  McCarty is involved in several projects using this approach, including a study of acculturation among migrants, a study of stress and hypertension among African-Americans, and a study of social support among recovering drug users.  McCarty is also involved in the development of a social network method for estimating the size of hard to count populations and collaboration networks.

Date: Friday, October 10, 2025

Time: 9:30am–4:00pm, lunch included

Location: School of Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) Building, Room 254

Workshop Fee: $50.00 (lunch included)

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By the end of this workshop, you will be able to use any of the following participatory methods in your own research:

·                  Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)

·                  Participatory Mapping Citizen Science

·                   Photovoice and other arts-based methods  

And with a solid foundation in these methods, you'll be able to build more inclusive and collaborative research projects.

Participatory methods respond to the needs and priorities of the communities affected by research and have become an essential part of the toolkit in anthropology, geography, education, political science, community development, and the health sciences.  In this engaging workshop, you'll learn how to ensure that participatory methods are implemented effectively -- that is, how they can foster genuine and meaningful participation by members of the community. This workshop site has reading materials and lectures on how to implement each of the methods we cover in the workshop, you’ll have continued access to this site if you need reminders on how to implement these methods -- and how to pass them along to your students.

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Presenter Biography:

Elisabeth Ilboudo Nébié is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University where her research centers on the human dimensions of environmental change, using participatory mapping in the Sahel region of West Africa. She is trained as an applied anthropologist and international development practitioner who collaborated with international organizations, such as the International Development Research Centre, International Livestock Research Institute, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, UNESCO, UNFCCC. She is the Director of Global Initiatives for the NSF Cultural Anthropology Methods Program (CAMP).

Workshop Details (limited to 20 participants):

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Time: 9:30am–4:00pm, lunch included

Location: School of Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) Building, Room 254

Workshop Fee: $50.00 (lunch included)

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This asynchronous workshop will be covering the basics of qualitative data analysis. Participants will learn building block techniques, such as theme identification and codebook development, which can be used across many analytic traditions. The course takes a hands-on approach, and uses activities where participants analyze real data. While the emphasis is on building conceptual and methodological expertise, participants will also learn how to use text analysis software. This workshop is appropriate as an introduction for scholars new to text analysis and as a refresher for more established scholars looking to brush up on their skills. The techniques are particularly useful for researchers using mixed-methods, interdisciplinary, collaborative, or team-based approaches.  Participants will complete the course with the basic skills to initiate a text analysis. 

 Instructor: Dr. Amber Wutich

Amber Wutich is a Presidents Professor, Regents Professor, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Global Health in ASU’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change. She has been recognized as Carnegie CASE Arizona Professor of the Year and received ASU's Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Classroom Performance. Prof. Wutich teaches in ASU’s Ph.D. programs in Global Health, Environmental Social Sciences, and Cultural Anthropology. She also teaches text analysis in courses supported by the National Science Foundation.

Asynchronous Dates: November 14th, 2025 - January 2nd, 2026 (NOTE: There will be a Zoom Q&A session on December 11, 2025. Stay tuned for details)

Workshop Fee: $50

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Workshops are open to faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students both ASU and the non ASU community.

This asynchronous workshop covers the basics of grounded theory.  Participants will learn techniques such as theoretical sampling, line-by-line coding, axial coding, memo-writing, theoretical saturation, member checks, and presentation of models. The course takes a hands on approach, and uses activities where participants work with real data.  While emphasis is on building conceptual and methodological expertise, participants will also learn how to use text analysis software.  This workshop is appropriate as an introduction for scholars interested in developing specialized analytic skills in grounded theory.  The techniques are particularly useful for researchers using inductive, grounded, ethnographic, and exploratory approaches. Participants will complete the course with the basic skills to complete a grounded theory analysis. 

Instructor: Dr. Amber Wutich

Amber Wutich is a Regents Professor in ASU’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change. She has been recognized as Carnegie CASE Arizona Professor of the Year and received ASU's Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Classroom Performance. Prof. Wutich teaches in ASU’s Ph.D. programs in Global Health, Environmental Social Sciences, and Cultural Anthropology. She also teaches text analysis in the National Science Foundation’s methods programs in cultural anthropology.

Asynchronous Dates: November 14th, 2025 - January 2nd, 2026 (NOTE: There will be a Zoom Q&A session on December 11, 2025. Stay tuned for details)

Workshop Fee: $50

Register HERE

Workshops are open to faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students both at ASU and the non ASU community.