Skip to main content
AOM 2024 Main banner
Icon Legend
This session is not in your schedule.
This session is in your schedule. Click again to remove it.
Back
ViewAttendees 26

2024 AOM Annual Meeting

SIM

71: The Emotional Aspects of Research on Personally Relevant Social Issues. (10342)

Friday, August 9, 2024
09:00 – 10:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
Location: Marriott: Belmont
Session Number: 71
PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Practice,Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/raqDdX
In our Professional Development Workshop (PDW), we aim to explore the emotional aspects of researching topics that are deeply meaningful to us. When we say "personally relevant," we're referring to research that tackles questions deeply connected to the researcher's own life, involving communities or subjects they are a part of or have a strong interest in. This kind of research is driven by the researcher's own experiences, identity, interests, and community ties. We believe that when researchers are emotionally invested in their work, particularly in areas related to social issues, it can enhance their motivation, help sustain them in their challenging careers and contribute to the production of impact for positive change. However, focusing on issues that are close to one's heart can also bring unique emotional challenges, such as the risk of emotional exhaustion. To explore, map and prepare researchers to face these emotional impacts, we've invited six experienced researchers who have a track record of engaging in research that matters personally to them. These researchers have worked on numerous projects related to significant challenges, with their findings published in leading peer-reviewed journals and having a substantial impact on real-world practices.