Academic Woman Amplified

Have you ever struggled with where to publish your interdisciplinary qualitative work? Have you received feedback questioning the rigor of your research or your ability to express it? My guest on this episode is Maira Quintanilha, creator of Qualitative Research Blueprint. Whatever your struggles, questions, or curiosities about qualitative research, Maira has got you covered. She shares her own qualitative research journey, what prompted her to create Qualitative Research Blueprint, and why she thinks this kind of research is especially important.  Key points discussed: Maira’s journey with qualitative research: from having it assigned to her as a grad student, to flourishing with an excellent mentor in her PhD program [3:00] Learning by doing [5:00] First attempts at publication, and how feedback shaped her work [9:30] Submitting work that might not be perfect in order to be open to new perspectives [11:30] Embracing discomfort in the review process in order to learn and move forward [14:00] The importan