EDUCATION
| Degree | Area of Study | University |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies | University of Georgia (Language and Literacy Education Department) |
| M.Ed. | Elementary Education | University of Minnesota |
| B.A. | Spanish and Latin American Studies | University of Nebraska |
AWARDS AND HONORS
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| Visiting Scholar, Practices of Art and Post-Qualitative Research. University of Northern Texas. Lecture and workshop. | |
| 2019 | Visiting Scholar, Post-Qualitative Methods for Futures-to-Come. University of Oulu, Finland. Intensive summer course. |
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Qualitative Research Methodology
Postfoundational Theories
Technology and Qualitative Inquiry
Qualitative Pedagogy
HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS
- Nordstrom, S. (2024, Online First). Inquiry as resonance: Wiry workings of failure and patience. Qualitative Inquiry. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/10778004241288599
- Nordstrom, S. (2018). Antimethodology: Postqualitative Generative Conventions. Qualitative Inquiry 28(4), 215-226.DOI:: 10.1177/107780041770446946
- Nordstrom, S. (2015). Not so innocent anymore: Making recording devices matter in qualitative inquiry. Qualitative Inquiry 21(4), 388-401. DOI: 1077800414563804
- Nordstrom, S. (2013b). Object-interviews: Folding, unfolding, and refolding perceptions of objects. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 12, 237-257. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069130120011
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Nordstrom’s teaching qualitative research is helping students find their voices in qualitative research. Whatever the studentsā ideas are, her job is to help them see how qualitative research may (or may not) help them to build good homes for their idea(s), and, in turn, help them find their voices as scholars.
BIOGRAPHY
Susan Naomi Nordstrom is Associate Professor of Qualitative Research in the Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling at The University of Alabama. Her research focuses on qualitative methodological innovations that create more holistic understandings of the world. This focus is built from links between applied and methodological research that are informed by postfoundational philosophies. In her applied work, she merges philosophy, qualitative research and art-making to create interventions that focus on entanglements in schools and neighborhoods. Her methodological work focuses on developing ways for qualitative researchers to reconsider the work of nonhuman objects, including technological objects, in their research practices. Nordstrom’s methodological articles have appeared in leading qualitative research journals. She has also given keynotes and lectures as well as led workshops in Australia, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom.