Helen Sullivan
Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University and co-editor of How to Conduct Interpretive Research; experienced public policy and interpretive methods scholar who discusses pedagogy, emotion, and rigor in interpretive work.
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Jan 27, 2026 • 46min
Colette Einfeld and Helen Sullivan, "How to Conduct Interpretive Research: Insights for Students and Researchers" (Edward Elgar, 2025)
Helen Sullivan, a public policy scholar and dean, reflects on pedagogy, emotion, and rigor in interpretive methods. Colette Einfeld, a postdoc and former PhD student, shares reflective perspectives on methodology and supervision. They discuss why they co-edited the book, diverse meanings of interpretivism, messiness and reflexivity in research, inclusive training, and how AI and emotions shape interpretive practice.
Jan 27, 2026 • 46min
Colette Einfeld and Helen Sullivan, "How to Conduct Interpretive Research: Insights for Students and Researchers" (Edward Elgar, 2025)
Helen Sullivan, a public policy dean and interpretive research scholar, and Colette Einfeld, a postdoc and former supervisee focused on methods for early-career researchers. They talk about why they co-edited a book, choosing diverse contributors, defining interpretive research, embracing messiness and emotion, learning interpretive language, and hopes for the field’s future and AI’s role.
