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THEMATIC

CFP 50 - Thematic: How Institutional/Systemic Factors Impact Family, Health & Well-Being
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Sponsors: Health, Health Policy, and Health Services
Institutional Ethnography

Organizer &

Presider: Hans-Peter de Ruiter, Minnesota State University

Description: 

This session explores how institutions extend their reach into the lifeworlds of individuals and communities, shaping the rhythms of daily life in ways that often remain hidden. By mapping these processes, we uncover how policies, organizational practices, and global systems influence personal choices, relationships, and opportunities. Drawing on examples from diverse contexts, the session highlights both the subtle and overt ways institutions colonize lived experience, and considers how approaches such as Institutional Ethnography (IE) can make these dynamics visible and open pathways for change.

Papers:

“‘Reading for Social Organization’ in Music Students’ Health Research: What Institutional Ethnography Makes Visible,” Jeffrey Sabo, University of Ottawa, Winner of the Institutional Ethnography Division’s Student Paper Competition

“An Institutional Ethnography of Graduate Student Enrollment and Retention,” Fredricka R. Saunders, Laura J. Parson, Isaac Mensah, Doriane E. Paso and Francisca Dadzie Nyarko, North Dakota State University

“Disappearing by Design: The Disabling Politics of Homelessness,” Brenna E. Jones, Illinois State University

“Making the Model Work for All: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Hospital-at-Home Programs,” Nels R. Paulson, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Andrew D.A. Marshall and David M. Levine, Harvard Medical School

“Mental Health of U.S. Return Migrants to Mexico City,” Esmeralda Ramirez, The University of Texas at Austin, Alice Cepeda and Jessica Frankeberger, Arizona State University, Kathryn Nowotny, University of Miami, Nefertari Rincon-Guerra and Avelardo Valdez, Arizona State University

“When Policy Meets Practice: How Healthcare Systems Shape Nursing Clinical Care Leaders’ Work,” Emily S. Johnson, Unaffiliated and Laura J. Parson, North Dakota State University

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