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4/24/2026, Noon - 1:00, Zoom Title: An Introduction to Critical-Constructivist Grounded Theory - Considerations of Methodological Integrity   Abstract: Methodological integrity is a concept that was developed to encourage researchers to design methods by thinking about their capacity to reflect the specific phenomenon under study and to produce meaningful findings (Levitt et al., 2017).  This concept is central in standards for qualitative research and is used by journal editors to evaluate qualitative studies.  In this talk, Dr. Levitt will describe the method of Critical-Constructivist Grounded Theory (Levitt, 2021), a form of grounded theory that is tailored to the understanding of both internal/interpersonal, and cultural/systemic meanings, and will discuss its features that enhance methodological integrity. Bio:  Dr. Levitt is Editor-in-Chief of Qualitative Psychology and past-president of the Society of Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP), section of Division 5 of the American Psychological Association. She chaired the development of the SQIP recommendations for reviewing and designing qualitative research (Levitt et al., 2017). Dr. Levitt also chaired the development of the inaugural APA Journal Article Reporting Standards for qualitative, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods research (JARS-Qual; Levitt et al., 2018).  In 2020, she received the University of Massachusetts Boston Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Scholarship as well as the Distinguished Contributions in Qualitative Inquiry Award from APA Division 5 for a distinguished history of scientific contributions within the field of qualitative research methods.