Degrees and Certifications

• Ph.D., Communications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• B.A., English, Purdue University Calumet

Responsibilities

• Qualitative research methodology

Biography

James M. deLeón Salvo’s research interests are in qualitative methods, ethics, theory, and diaspora studies. He the associate editor of Qualitative Inquiry, Cultural Studies ⇔ Critical Methodologies, and the International Review of Qualitative Research. He co-edits a book series on Myers Education Press with Norman K. Denzin, which has included volumes on Indigenous inquiry, arts-based research, theory, and performance. He also edits the Developing Traditions in Qualitative Inquiry book series on Routledge with Jasmine B. Ulmer.

He is a founding editor of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. His most recent books are Reading Autoethnography: Reflections on Justice & Love (Routledge, 2020) and Writing & Unrecognized Academic Labor: The Rejected Manuscript (Routledge, 2021).

Courses taught

• EER 7870: Qualitative Research 1: Introduction 
• EER 8520: Qualitative Research 2: Design and Data Collection
• EER 8530: Qualitative Research 3: Data Analysis and Reporting
• EER 8560: Advanced Qualitative Inquiry: Innovations in Practice

Area of Expertise

• Communications
• Qualitative Research
• Academic Publishing

Research Interests

• Qualitative Research
• Ethics
• Theory & Research Methodology
• Diaspora Studies

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