The College of Humanities is pleased to offer a line-up of faculty-selected workshops on topics often assumed to be common knowledge within the professoriate. Each session will provide faculty with an informative and accessible opportunity to learn a variety of academic skills and principles that are routinely deployed but rarely taught. Session leaders will include College of Humanities representatives who will share their experiences and best practices. The presentations and recordings from many of the workshops can be found below.
Sign Up
Please sign up using the link below.
Drop-ins are welcome, but your RSVP is much appreciated.
Questions?
Contact Ken McAllister or Minda Dettman at coh-adr@arizona.edu
Spring 2025 Workshops
Love Your Grant Application: An Introduction to COH's Sponsored Projects Processes and Guidelines
Come spend an hour of Valentine’s Day with us for an overview of the College's specific rules and practices related to seeking grants and fellowships, as well as of the pre- and post-award support that the College offers. This session is especially recommended for colleagues who have joined COH in the past few years, and for faculty who are thinking about upping their grant-getting activity.
Friday, February 14, 2025
2:00 – 3:00
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by:
- Minda Dettman | Research and Award Coordinator, College of Humanities
- Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities
What’s an ORCiD and Why Should I Get One?
Heard a lot about ORCiDs recently but not sure what they're all about? Concerned that you may not be able to apply for federal grants unless you get one? If so, come join us for an accessible introduction to the value of ORCiDs for humanities researchers, and a step-by-step walkthrough on how to get one of your own.
Friday, February 28, 2025
3:00 – 4:00
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by:
- Ellen Dubinsky | Scholarly Communication Librarian
- Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities
Treating the Human Condition: Exploring the Power of Health Humanities
Health and wellbeing (along with illness and mortality) are central to the human experience across time, culture, language, and geography. The zone of overlap between the humanities, the health sciences, and the practice of healthcare is a rich area for both theoretical and applied scholarship. In this introductory session, we’ll discuss questions like:
- What is “health humanities?”
- Who else in COH is doing work in this realm, and what do some of those efforts look like?
- How could incorporating health humanities elements enhance the work (teaching, research, programs) I’m already doing?
- How can humanities scholars partner with health science researchers and healthcare providers?
- What is this new College of Humanities’ endeavor—the Health Humanities Hub (H3)—and how do I get involved?
Whether your work already connects with this interdisciplinary realm, or you’re just interested in exploring it, please join us.
Friday, April 18, 2025
Noon – 1:00
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by:
- Christine Hoekenga | Health Humanities Hub Coordinator, College of Humanities
- Rae Dachille | Associate Professor of East Asian Studies & Religious Studies
- Dulce Estévez | Spanish Online Program Director, Associate Professor of Practice, Spanish and Portuguese
Kristy Slominski | Associate Professor of Religion, Science, & Health, Religious Studies and Classics
Past Workshops
ZOTERO FROM ZERO: MANAGING CITATION AND RESEARCH MATERIALS
Friday, December 1, 2023
2:00 – 4:00
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by:
• Jingyi Li | Data Science Ambassador, College of Humanities
HELP! I NEED RESEARCH SUBJECTS NOW!
In this 60-minute session, COH’s IRB specialist Miquel Simonet will introduce us to the widely used human subjects research participant management software Sona Systems. Sona Systems allows researchers to find, coordinate, communicate with, and pay research subjects with ease.
Friday, October 20, 2023
2:30 – 3:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by:
• Miquel Simonet | Professor, Spanish and Portuguese
HEY! WHERE DID MY GRANT MONEY GO!? DE-MYSTIFYING FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATION (F&A) COSTS
Friday, November 3, 2023 (Postponed)
2:30 – 3:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by:
• Minda Dettman | Research and Award Coordinator, College of Humanities
• Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities
HIGH TECH IN THE HUMANITIES: AN INTERACTIVE SESSION LINKING YOUR PROJECT TO THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH
In this two-hour session, we will be introduced to several unusual tools that can be used to further our humanities research in new and unexpected ways.
Friday, December 1, 2023
2:30 – 4:30
Zoom
Led by:
• Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities
• Minda Dettman | Research and Award Coordinator, College of Humanities
• Chris Reidy | Research Facilitation Manager, UITS
ACTIVITY INFORMED BUDGETING (AIB): WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU
Friday, February 3, 2023
2:30 – 4:00
In-person location: Modern Languages 345c (Dean’s Office Conference Room)
Co-leaders:
• Toni Alexander | Assistant Dean for Business and Finance, College of Humanities
• Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities
HUMANITIES DATA TOOLBOX
Come join Chen Chen, College of Humanities Data Science Ambassador, for a series of three introductory sessions to digital tools that can be used to expand, simplify, and enhance your research. Following each workshop, Chen will be available to discuss and brainstorm ways these tools can be incorporated into individual research projects.
Co-leaders:
• Chen Chen | Data Science Ambassador, College of Humanities
• Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities
RADICAL RESEARCH: AN INTRODUCTION TO NEW HUMANITIES SOFTWARE TOOLS
Topics: ChatGPT, Python
Friday, February 10, 2023
2:30 – 3:00
SURVEYS AND TWEETS AND HISTORIES—OH MY! MANAGING AND MINING YOUR TEXTUAL DATA
Topics: Nvivo
Friday, March 3, 2023
2:30 – 3:00
WHAT THE **** IS A DMP AND WHY DOES MY GRANT PROPOSAL NEED ONE?
Topics: Data Management Plans (DMP), DMP building tools
Friday, April 28, 2023
2:30 – 3:00
STREAMLINING YOUR INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) RESEARCH
Friday, October 1, 2021
3:00 – 4:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Co-leaders:
• Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities
• Miquel Simonet | Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
WRITING AWARD SUPPORT AND NOMINATION LETTERS
Friday, October 22, 2021
3:00 – 4:30
Zoom
Co-leaders:
• Melissa Fitch | Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
• Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities
LEVERAGING CAMPUS RESOURCES FOR YOUR RESEARCH AND TEACHING
Friday, January 24, 2020
3:00 – 4:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by Ken McAllister
Presentation / COH Faculty Resources Guide
HUMANITIES DATA: WE ALL HAVE IT BUT HOW CAN WE USE IT?
Friday, January 31, 2020
3:00 – 4:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by Drake Asberry and Ken McAllister
THE TRUTH ABOUT ACADEMIC NETWORKING: ENGAGING PRODUCTIVELY THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSITY
Friday, February 28, 2020 (previously scheduled for March 27, 2020)
3:00 – 4:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by Ana Cornide, David Gramling, and Ken McAllister
QUOTIDIAN COLLEGIALITY: RECOMMENDATION LETTERS, COMMITTEE WORK, AND THE VALUE OF SHOWING UP
Friday, March 27, 2020 (previously scheduled for February 28, 2020)
3:00 – 4:30
Zoom
Led by Beatrice Dupuy, Ken McAllister, and Caleb Simmons
WORK-LIFE BALANCE: THE ART OF FORGING A REWARDING ACADEMIC CAREER
Friday, April 24, 2020
3:00 – 4:30
Zoom
Led by Ken McAllister, Denis Provencher, and Chantelle Warner