The Action Research Podcast

University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work

15 episodes listed below

Listen to the show on

PRESS PLAY

Find your next episode

All episodes

In their own words

The Action Research Podcast connects scholars and community experts to cultivate change in research procedures, policy, and impact practice. The HEAR Lab amplifies anti-racist research at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Learn more: uh.edu/socialwork/actionresearch

Talks about

Best episodes of The Action Research Podcast

Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.

Unpacking A Dissertation With Secondary Data

A practical dissertation conversation about process, flexibility, and research that reaches beyond articles.

This dissertation-centered conversation stays grounded in the work itself rather than drifting into ceremony. Dr. Caitlin Maitelka walks through a secondary data dissertation with steady attention to progress, protected time, and the way plans shift when a sample or analysis…

This is Home: Research and Practice with Immigrant Children and Families

Community-engaged research meets the hard work of family reunification and advocacy.

This episode treats engaged action research as work meant to leave the page and shape practice and policy. Its purpose is easy to grasp: collaborative, accessible, anti-racist research that centers community and aims at social change.

Podcasts like The Action Research Podcast

  • Natural Resource Today Podcast

    Research findings, translated for real-world stakes.

  • PhDrinking

    Graduate research, served conversationally.

  • No Hay TosSonoro | Roberto Andrade & Héctor Libreros

    Héctor and Beto dissect Mexican grammar, slang, and news in native-speed Spanish conversations.

  • The Productivity Show (Time Management)Asian Efficiency: Productivity, Time Management, Getting Things Done (GTD),

    Asian Efficiency's Tan Pham and Brooks Duncan on time management, habits, and AI tools.

  • Every Little ThingGimlet

    A call-in helpline where listener questions turn into reported science and history investigations.

  • The Jordan Harbinger ShowJordan Harbinger

    Skeptical conversations with practical consequences.

Episodes

  1. 1

    Uncovering the Contradictions in Social Work Through Research

    This podcast segment introduces Dr.

    ·36m
  2. 2

    Supporting Young Adults Transitioning Into Housing: Building Charge Up!

    This episode of The Action Research Podcast features Dr.

    ·43m·4 clips
  3. 3

    Unpacking A Dissertation With Secondary Data

    Dr.

    ·26m·2 clips
  4. 4

    This is Home: Research and Practice with Immigrant Children and Families

    Hidden gem

    The Action Research Podcast episode centers on Dr.

    ·37m·2 clips
  5. 5

    Elevating Black Women's Perspectives on Perinatal Health Disparities

    This episode features Dr.

    ·25m·2 clips
  6. 6

    Reflecting on the Past & Illuminating the Future of the Action Research Podcast

    Feb 8, 2024·6m
  7. 7

    A Healthy Start for Black Infants in Houston

    Hidden gem

    LaSondra Keys explains how Healthy Start keeps supporting mothers after hospital discharge.

    Nov 16, 2023·40m·2 clips
  8. 8

    Demystifying Forgetfulness in Houston’s Vietnamese Community

    Hidden gem

    Kim Nguyen reports that 200 participants were studied, yet only one brought a person with dementia symptoms to a primary-care doctor.

    Oct 13, 2023·31m·2 clips
  9. 9

    Reshaping the Effects of Trauma | Dissertation Minisode

    Hidden gem

    Linda Marie Olson argues that “the best dissertation is a done dissertation,” not an endlessly perfected manuscript.

    Sep 27, 2023·15m·1 clip
  10. 10

    Racial Justice in the Dissertation Process

    Hidden gem

    Dr. Samira Ali defines positionality through identity, institutional power, and the researcher's relationship to systems.

    Sep 15, 2023·26m·1 clip
  11. 11

    Listen to Black Women: Qualitative Research on COVID19 and Mental Health

    Jun 7, 2023·40m
  12. 12

    Amplifying AAPI Youth Voices in Civic Engagement

    Apr 5, 2023·26m
  13. 13

    Houston’s Community Response to Hate Crimes

    Mar 1, 2023·28m
  14. 14

    Navigating Housing Instability and Experiences with Police

    Feb 2, 2023·24m
  15. 15

    Introducing the Action Research Podcast

    Dec 15, 2022·23m