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The NORC EquityCorps Video Series

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Updated October 2024

Center on Equity Research

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Fair. Just. Impartial. Equity science is the rigorous study and application of embedding equity and inclusion across social and behavioral research.

This video series from NORC’s Center on Equity Research (CER) highlights our equity research thought leaders. NORC EquityCorps videos feature interviews with scholars and practitioners in conversation with one another about their backgrounds, approaches, and the ways they bring an inclusive and equitable lens into their research. Viewers will learn the important questions NORC experts face and the methodology and frameworks they use to answer them.

In this introductory video, NORC experts share one word for what must happen next to advance inclusive and equitable research. The full set of videos follow.

Watch the EquityCorps Videos


Sherry Emery (October 2024)

Senior fellow Sherry Emery sits down with Chandria Jones, principal research scientist, for a wide-ranging discussion on social media research and equity.

Petry Ubry (September 2024)

In this episode, Petry Ubri sits down with Michelle Johns as the senior research scientists discuss community-engaged research, health equity, and social determinants of health.

Jim Neumeister (August 2024)

NORC senior research scientist Jim Neumeister joins Chandria Jones, a principal research scientist at NORC, to discuss equity in education research. 

Susan Paddock (August 2024)

Susan Paddock, executive vice president and chief scientist at NORC, joins Vince Welch, associate director of the Center on Equity Research, to discuss AI and equity.

René Bautista (July 2024)

René Bautista, co-principal investigator of the General Social Survey (GSS) talks with senior research scientist Michelle Johns about how the GSS measures social change.

Autumn Asher BlackDeer (October 2023)

Autumn was a 2022 NORC DREI Scholar and is a queer decolonial scholar-activist from the Southern Cheyenne Nation and professor of social work at the University of Denver.

Warren Jones (September 2023)

Warren is a production manager with NORC’s Telephone Surveys & Support Operations who ensures data collection methodology addresses the needs of diverse populations.

Chandria Jones (August 2023)

This episode features Chandria Jones. Chandria is a mixed-methods researcher and leader in culturally responsive and equitable evaluation.

Jennifer Benz (August 2023)

This episode features Jennifer Benz. Jennifer is a political scientist whose research focuses on public opinion and elections, survey methodology, and media attitudes.

Michelle Johns (June 2023)

This episode features Michelle Johns, who has over 15 years of experience serving as a researcher, educator, and champion of LGBTQ+ health equity.

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