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Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Omar Shaikh
Georgia Institute of Technology
2
Sara Karn
McMaster University
3
Maribel Santiago
University of Washington
4
Ryan E. Hughes
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
5
Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed
Cornell University
6
Corrado Matta
Linnaeus University
7
Maria Lydia Fioravanti
Universidade de São Paulo
8
Claire Timperley
Victoria University of Wellington
9
Abigail Rombalski
University of Minnesota
10
Lukáš Kolek
Charles University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Rehearsal: Simulating Conflict to Teach Conflict Resolution
Unknown Journal|2024
52 cit.
2
Walking in their footsteps: Historical empathy and experiential learning on battlefield study tours
Historical Encounters A journal of historical consciousness historical cultures and history education|2024
12 cit.
3
Assessment as pedagogy: inviting authenticity through relationality, vulnerability and wonder
Teaching in Higher Education|2024
11 cit.
4
Designing historical empathy learning experiences: a pedagogical tool for history teachers
History Education Research Journal|2024
10 cit.
5
Grounding Gaps in Language Model Generations
Unknown Journal|2024
9 cit.
6
‘Be Here Now’: feminist futures as present
Feminist Review|2024
8 cit.
7
The Explanatory Power of Discourse Analysis
Philosophy of the Social Sciences|2024
7 cit.
8
Disciplinary skills are not enough: Resituating historical thinking within students’ racialized and linguistic experiences
Journal of the Learning Sciences|2024
6 cit.
9
(Post)-pandemic subversive pedagogies: Slowness, relationality and care
Journal of International Political Theory|2024
4 cit.
10
Decolonizing History Curricula Across Canada: Recommendations for (Re)design
Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l éducation|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Chloe Kannan
California University of Pennsylvania
2
Kristina M.W. Mitchell
Texas Tech University
3
Barbara Kawulich
University of West Georgia
4
Irenea Walker
Illinois State University
5
Yumiko Muto
Tamagawa University
6
Jessica Zaker
Indiana University
7
Cathryn van Kessel
Texas Christian University
8
Kaylene M. Stevens
Boston University
9
Roni Ellington
Morgan State University
10
Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath
University of San Francisco

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Love on the Front Lines: Asian American Motherscholars Resisting Dehumanizing Contexts through Humanizing Collectivity
Peabody Journal of Education|2022
12 cit.
2
Baudrillard, hyperreality, and the ‘problematic’ of (mis/dis)information in social media
Theory & Research in Social Education|2025
9 cit.
3
“I, for one, Welcome Our New Computer Overlords”: Using Artificial Intelligence as a Lesson Planning Resource for Social Studies
Contemporary issues in technology and teacher education|2024
9 cit.
4
An Evaluation Framework of a Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Equity Research
American Journal of Evaluation|2022
8 cit.
5
“It has a chilling effect”: How secondary social studies teachers across the country are navigating discriminatory censorship laws
Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy|2025
5 cit.
6
Moral Distress and Nursing Education: Curricular and Pedagogical Strategies for a Complex Phenomenon
Health Care Analysis|2023
4 cit.
7
Identifying the Invisible Barriers to Diversifying the Teacher Pipeline: Dismantling Racialized Gatekeepers in Teacher Education
The Urban Review|2024
2 cit.
8
Material and Affective (Re)shapings within Unspeakable/Uninterrupted Territories of Violence
Journal of Curriculum Theorizing|2023
1 cit.
9
September 11th and the Uvalde, Texas Shooting
Multicultural Perspectives|2022
0 cit.
10
High School Social Studies Teachers and the Idea of Radical Change
Proceedings of the 2022 AERA Annual Meeting|2022
0 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
2
Christopher B. Bingham
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3
Carla van Boxtel
University of Amsterdam
4
Bruce M. Wilson
University of Central Florida
5
Stephanie Anne Shelton
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
6
Diana Heß
University of Wisconsin–Madison
7
Halvard Leira
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
8
William B. Russell
University of Central Florida
9
Mahdi Tajeddin
Saint Mary's University
10
Tina L. Heafner
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Qualitative Research in Psychology|2006
183.3k cit.
2
Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis
Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health|2019
17.3k cit.
3
One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis?
Qualitative Research in Psychology|2020
8.3k cit.
4
Thematic Analysis: A Practical Guide
QMiP Bulletin|2022
5k cit.
5
Thematic analysis
The Journal of Positive Psychology|2016
4.8k cit.
6
To saturate or not to saturate? Questioning data saturation as a useful concept for thematic analysis and sample-size rationales
Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health|2019
4.4k cit.
7
Conceptual and design thinking for thematic analysis.
Qualitative Psychology|2021
4k cit.
8
Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I <i>not</i> use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern‐based qualitative analytic approaches
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research|2020
2.9k cit.
9
Teaching thematic analysis: Overcoming challenges and developing strategies for effective learning
Psychologist|2013
1.9k cit.
10
The online survey as a <i>qualitative</i> research tool
International Journal of Social Research Methodology|2020
1.5k cit.

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