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Sharpen Your Methods Game – Join us (virtually) this week and next at the CARMA Watch Series sessions

  • 1.  Sharpen Your Methods Game – Join us (virtually) this week and next at the CARMA Watch Series sessions

    Posted 08-06-2025 21:09

    Dear PhD students and faculty looking to sharpen your methods acumen,

    Make the most of the remaining summer weeks and join us for a few (FREE!) virtual workshops hosted by stellar speakers and generously enabled by CARMA (Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods & Analysis).

    These sessions are open to all-AOM and non-AOM members alike-and were designed with you in mind. Whether you're preparing for comps, brushing up on core techniques, or just wanting to connect with other methods-minded scholars, you're warmly invited to nerd out with us.

    🧠 What: 2025–2026 CARMA Methods Review Watch Series
    πŸ“… When: This week and next! August 7, 12 & 14 (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
    πŸ’» Where: Online (live-streamed with Q&A + discussion board)
    πŸ’Έ Cost: Free (just register at the link below!)

    This series is rooted in a summer tradition launched at the University of Minnesota (shoutout to Betty Zhou & Chris Winchester!), and this year features eight 90-minute sessions on topics such as experience sampling, causal identification, AI in research, omitted variable bias, multilevel analysis, and more.

    πŸ“Œ Upcoming Sessions:

    Thursday, August 7

    • 9:00 – 10:30 AM ET: "Causal Identification in the Study of Strategy and Organizations" – Dr. Myles Shaver

    • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET: "Leveraging AI in the Research Process" – Drs. Chelsea Song, Ivan Hernandez, and Sima Sajjadiani

    Tuesday, August 12

    • 9:00 – 10:30 AM ET: "Omitted Variable Bias" – Dr. Mike Withers

    • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET: "Multilevel Analysis" – Drs. Janaki Gooty, Dan Beal, and James LeBreton

    Thursday, August 14

    • 7:00 – 8:30 AM ET (note earlier time to enable broader timezone reach): "Publishing High-Impact Meta-Analysis" – Dr. Rong Su

    • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET: "Mixing and Matching Methods for Purpose" – Dr. John Mathieu

    πŸ”— Register & learn more: https://carmattu.com/watch-series/

    How to register:
    If you don't yet have one, you'll need a CARMA account (takes 1 min), then add the 2025–2026 CARMA-AOM Individual Membership (also free). Full instructions are at the link above.

    Hope to see many of you there!

    Yours in nerdship,
    Beth



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    Elizabeth Campbell
    Associate Professor of Work & Organizations
    University of Minnesota
    MINNEAPOLIS MN
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