In this talk, Dr. Nelson will discuss the alignment between machine learning and qualitative methods. Dr. Nelson will illustrate this alignment by using machine learning, specifically word embeddings, combined with a qualitative research design to analyze intersectional experiences of the nineteenth century U.S. South.

Bio:

Dr. Laura K. Nelson is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia.  She was previously an assistant professor at Northwestern University, where she was core faculty at NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks, was affiliated with the Network Science Insitutute, and was on the executive committee of the Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.  She has published in outlets such as the American Journal of Sociology, Gender and Society, and Sociological Methods & Research.