How to conduct culturally sensitive and ethically sound research when studying sensitive topics in non-WEIRD contexts

Join us in discussing our contribution to the SAGE Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonizing Research Series: How to conduct culturally sensitive and ethically sound research when studying sensitive topics in non-WEIRD contexts. The panel discussion will bring to view issues relevant across the lifespan of professional development, including doing research on adult and lifelong learning.

Drawing on their collective experience as intersectionally diverse mixed-method researchers, Dr Maria Guadalupe Salanga, Dr Zyra Evangelista, Professor Catherine Lido will share research examples, practical suggestions, and action points for researchers to critically reflect on as they examine how their multiple identities and roles impact research processes. This workshop aims to help researchers develop more inclusive research designs, data collection and analyses processes, especially when conducting research with participants in non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, and Democratic) contexts.

We hope that this interactive session sparks further reflection and dialogue among researchers who work with diverse communities and nuance discourses in the field of psychology, social sciences, and education by looking at intersectionalities. Considering intersectional marginalised identities has implications not just for adult teaching and learning but for improving our adult research practices.

Speakers

Maria Guadalupe Salanga

Maria Guadalupe C. Salanga is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at De La Salle University-Manila. She holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the same institution. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Young Scientist Award (2019) from the National Academy of Science and Technology-Philippines of the Department of Science and Technology. She served as the Chairperson of the Social Psychology Division of the Psychological Association of the Philippines, and a former board member of the Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (National Association of Filipino Psychology). She is currently part of the editorial board of the Asian Journal of Social Psychology and the editorial board of Personality and Social Psychology Review.

Zyra Evangelista

Zyra Evangelista is a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow currently working on the ESRC-funded: A UK-Ireland investigation into the statistical evidence-base underpinning adult learning and education policy-making. Zy’s PhD work on LGBT+ inclusion was awarded the Prize for Research Work on Gender Identity and Sexual orientation Issues to Combat Discrimination by Padova University CUG (May 2022), shortlisted for the Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences Impact Award (April 2022), and was Highly Commended for the PsyPAG Rising Researcher Award (2020). project Prior to their PhD, Zy was an Assistant Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at De La Salle University-Manila. Outside of academia, Zy is a trustee for LGBT Health and Wellbeing, a See Me Proud LGBT Community Champion and a founding member of the LGBTQ+ basketball group, the Rainbow Glasgaroos.

Catherine Lido

Professor Catherine Lido is a Social Psychologist and holds a chair in Adult & Lifelong Learning in the School of Education. Professor Lido acts as Associate Director of Urban Big Data Centre and Deputy Director of the PASCAL International Observatory-Europe. She has over 20 years’ experience lecturing and researching the psychology of stereotyping, prejudice and diversity. Her current research explores educational marginalization, using novel data and innovative technology. Her PhD, from the University of Sussex, was on gender stereotypes in occupational settings, and she acts as a visiting lecturer at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She has delivered invited keynotes and workshops across the globe on issues of inclusion in higher education, lifelong learning and the workplace, and increasingly around intersectional gendered inequalities in STEM learning and industry. She is Co-Investigator on the GCRF-funded Gendered Journeys Project in India, Rwanda, and UK; the EPSRC-funded VisNET Project supporting early career women in STEM; and the Eat Well Age Well partnership project with Food Train, among others. Professor Lido’s media impact includes the June cover of the Psychologist magazine on ‘Big Data in the Big City’, as well as regularly appearing on BBC news.