2026 Summer Seminar
Organizational Theory in Action
Research Methods for Studying Race, Equity, and Power in Organizations
The Research Institute of the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) at Stanford University is delighted to offer its annual summer research methods seminar open to researchers across all fields, institutions, and career stages.
You are invited to register for the June 2026 intensive seminar, Organizational Theory in Action: Research Methods for Studying Race, Equity, and Power in Organizations.
This two-week virtual seminar empowers you to tackle timely questions about organizational practices and dynamics. Through immersive and individualized instruction by Professor Jose Eos Trinidad (UC Berkeley), you will gain the theoretical foundations, practical tools, and historical context you need to conduct rigorous research on issues of race, equity, and power in organizations. Be inspired to develop study designs that maximize scholarly impact and effect real-world change.
Join the 2026 Cohort
Participation is FREE and registration will close on June 8, 2026.
For more information on this seminar or assistance with your registration, contact: research_ccsre [at] stanford.edu (research_ccsre[at]stanford[dot]edu).
Overview
- Program: A transformative, introductory methods seminar for research on race, equity, and power in organizational contexts.
- Sessions: Tuesday through Thursday for two weeks: June 23, 24, 25, 30 & July 1, 2, 2026
- Time: 12:00–3:00 PM PT
- Host: The Research Institute | Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) | Stanford University
- Instructor: Jose Eos Trinidad, PhD | Assistant Professor | School of Education | UC Berkeley
- Format: Virtual via Zoom
- Cost: Free Tuition | Registration is required.
- CEUs: Available upon successful completion of the seminar | Subject to a $60 administrative fee.
Guiding Questions
- How do researchers capture an organization's complex relationship to race and identity?
- How do institutional policies and practices perpetuate power imbalances and conflict?
- What unique challenges do scholars face when investigating organizational dynamics?
- What cutting-edge tools has the research community developed to address these challenges?
Features & Benefits
- Comprehensive Methodology: Training in the application of foundational social science research methods, including qualitative, quantitative, network, comparative, and historical tools.
- Interactive Learning Environment: Engaging lectures, case studies, group discussion, and project-based feedback.
- Expert Faculty: Learn from a leading expert in organizational theory and racial equity research.
- Cross-Disciplinary Value: Content is relevant and adaptable for researchers across academic fields and sectors.
- Practical Application: Dedicated time to develop research agendas designed for tangible, real-world impact.
- Strategic Schedule: 18 classroom hours distributed across six afternoon sessions offer an immersive experience that can accommodate your research schedule.
2026 Flyer
Please share the 2026 flyer with interested researchers.
Instructor
Jose Eos Trinidad, PhD
Assistant Professor of Education and Organizational Studies at the University of California Berkeley
eostrinidad [at] berkeley.edu (eostrinidad[at]berkeley[dot]edu)
Professor Trinidad is a sociologist focused on the study of organizations outside schools and the study of schools as organizations. He received his Joint PhD in Sociology and Comparative Human Development from the University of Chicago.
His research primarily investigates the interaction between schools and "outside" research, philanthropic, and nonprofit organizations — with consequences for our understanding of public policy implementation, school improvement, and civil society. His new work looks at these cross-sector partnerships (1) in large urban school districts like Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and New York City, (2) with quantitative datasets assembled from US nonprofit tax records, and (3) in new civic organizations in developing countries. To understand policies and politics holistically, he is a multi-method researcher using quantitative causal inference strategies, qualitative interviews, and network analysis. Professor Trinidad teaches courses on causal inference (advanced quantitative methods), organizational theory, and education inequality/policy. He is frequently interviewed on education policy, organizational development, and the civic sector---in the US and internationally. He is also regularly invited to speak on causal inference, research methods, organizational analysis & development, and the role of civic organizations in education.
He is author of Subtle Webs: How Local Organizations Shape US Education (Oxford, 2025) and of more than 40 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Sociology of Education; Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis; Educational Researcher; Socius; Sociology Compass; and Social Science & Medicine.