IQMR 2026

IQMR 2026 Schedule

Breakfast every day from 8-8:45am; June 14th in Flaum Grand Hall, Whitman School;
all others days in the Strasser Commons, Second Floor of Eggers Hall
Find the regular daily schedule here
Find the research design discussion schedule here

Week 1: June 14-20

	Special Sessions	Module A	Module B	Module C	Module D
Sunday June 14	Unified Sessions Instructors: Jaye Seawright, David Waldner, and Lisa Wedeen Whitman School of Business, Room 007
Monday June 15	Opening Reception 6pm, Maxwell Foyer and Patio	Logic of Qualitative Methods and Set Theory Instructors: James Mahoney and Gary Goertz Eggers Hall, Room 032	Qualitative Causal Inference I Instructor: David Waldner Eggers Hall, Room 010	Community-Engaged Research I Instructors: Jamila Michener Eggers Hall, Room 018	Interpretive Methods I Instructors: Lisa Wedeen and Yuna Blajer de la Garza Eggers Hall, Room 060
Tuesday June 16	Tuesday Evening Talk: Publishing Qualitative and Multi-Method Research Nicholas Rush-Smith (Comparative Politics), Chloe Thurston (Perspectives on Politics), Sebastian Karcher (APSR) Maxwell Auditorium, 7pm	Concepts and Conceptualization Instructors: James Mahoney and Gary Goertz Eggers Hall, Room 032	Qualitative Causal Inference II Instructor: David Waldner Eggers Hall, Room 010	Community-Engaged Research II Instructors: Jamila Michener Eggers Hall, Room 018	Interpretive Methods II Instructors: Lisa Wedeen and Yuna Blajer de la Garza Eggers Hall, Room 060
Wednesday June 17	Interest Group Lunch	Large-N Qualitative Analysis Instructors: James Mahoney and Gary Goertz Eggers Hall, Room 032	Comparative Historical Analysis I Instructor: Marcus Kreuzer Eggers Hall, Room 010	Re-thinking Small-N Comparisons I Instructors: Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith Eggers Hall, Room 060	Geographic Information Systems I Instructor: Jonnell Robinson Hinds Hall, Room 013
Thursday June 18		Real-World Research Ethics Instructors: Diana Kapiszewski and Amanda Weiss Eggers Hall, Room 032	Comparative Historical Analysis II Instructor: Marcus Kreuzer Eggers Hall, Room 010	Re-thinking Small-N Comparisons II Instructors: Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith Eggers Hall, Room 060	Geographic Information Systems II Instructor: Jonnell Robinson Hinds Hall, Room 013
Friday June 19	Juneteenth Holiday No Module Sessions Dinner with Advances authors (evening)
Saturday June 20	Weekend Workshop – Advances in Qualitative and Multi-Method Research Organizers: Alan Jacobs and Erica Simmons

Week 2: June 21-26

	Special Sessions	Module A	Module B	Module C	Module D
Sunday June 21	Weekend Workshop – Emerging Methodologists Workshop Organizers: Jennifer Bussell and Hillel Soifer IQMR Talent Show Maxwell Auditorium
Monday June 22		Integrating Qualitative and Experimental Methods I Instructors: Christopher Carter and Guadalupe Tuñón Eggers Hall, Room 032	Process Tracing and Typological Theories I Instructor: Andrew Bennett Eggers Hall, Room 010	Introduction to Text as Data I Instructor: Fiona Shen-Bayh Eggers Hall, Room 060	Ethnographic Methods I Instructors: Sarah Parkinson and Kanisha Bond Eggers Hall, Room 018
Tuesday June 23	Methods Bar Strasser Commons and Strasser Legacy Room, 7pm	Integrating Qualitative and Experimental Methods II Instructors: Christopher Carter and Guadalupe Tuñón Eggers Hall, Room 032	Process Tracing and Typological Theories II Instructor: Andrew Bennett Eggers Hall, Room 010	Introduction to Text as Data II Instructor: Fiona Shen-Bayh Eggers Hall, Room 060	Ethnographic Methods II Instructors: Sarah Parkinson and Kanisha Bond Eggers Hall, Room 018
Wednesday June 24	Fieldwork Evening Gathering	Bayesian Inference for Qualitative Research I Instructor: Tasha Fairfield Eggers Hall, Room 060	Multi-Method Research I: Foundations of Multi-Method Design Instructor: Jaye Seawright Eggers Hall, Room 032	Preparing for Fieldwork and Operating in the Field Instructors: Diana Kapiszewski and Lauren MacLean Eggers Hall, Room 010	Ethnographic Methods III Instructors: Sarah Parkinson and Kanisha Bond Eggers Hall, Room 018
Thursday June 25	Closing Reception Maxwell Foyer and Patio	Bayesian Inference for Qualitative Research II Instructor: Tasha Fairfield Eggers Hall, Room 060	Multi-Method Research II: Experiments and Natural Experiments Instructor: Jaye Seawright Eggers Hall, Room 032	Surveys, Interviews, Focus Groups, and Observation Instructors: Diana Kapiszewski and Lauren MacLean Eggers Hall, Room 010	Interpretation and History I Instructor: Amel Ahmed Eggers Hall, Room 018
Friday June 26	Closing Session and Feedback 3:30pm, Maxwell Auditorium	Bayesian Inference for Qualitative Research III Instructor: Tasha Fairfield Eggers Hall, Room 060	Multi-Method Research III: Machine Learning and Advanced Integration Instructor: Jaye Seawright Eggers Hall, Room 032	Archival Research and Dynamic Research Design Instructors: Robert Mickey, Diana Kapiszewski, and Lauren MacLean Eggers Hall, Room 010	Interpretation and History II Instructor: Amel Ahmed Eggers Hall, Room 018