Dear friends and colleagues,
How do we navigate research ethics when studying spiritual and mystical phenomena? What happens when inquiry is deeply relational, emergent, transformative, emotionally intense, or does not fit neatly within conventional research norms?
We are delighted to highlight a very special workshop in the 2026 MSR Research Colloquium, "The Mystical and Research: Dwelling at the Threshold of Knowing."
In this AoM Ethics Education Committee workshop, Dr. Kathy Lund Dean will guide participants in exploring ethical questions that may arise in spiritually sensitive research contexts, including consent, vulnerability, trust, emotional intensity, anonymity, publication risk, and the ethical responsibilities of researchers.
This is a particularly meaningful session for the MSR community. Kathy is a founder of MSR, and a long-time contributor to the field. For this session, she will bring her Academy Ethics Education and Ethics Adjudication experience to share resources, best practices, and practical wisdom for researchers working at the edges of conventional inquiry. Participants are invited to come prepared for discussion and reflection, including their own research ethics questions and dilemmas.
📅 This workshop takes place on June 12 at this time across these time zones:
🇺🇸 7:30–8:30 PM EDT - New York, North America
🇪🇺 1:30–2:30 AM CEST (next day) - Brussels, European Union
🇮🇳 5:00–6:00 AM IST (next day) - New Delhi, India
🇦🇺 9:30–10:30 AM AEST (next day) - Canberra, Australia
Watch Kathy's short video invitation here: 🎬🍿🤩
https://youtube.com/shorts/CmXfptifptQ?si=iGWbQNJS_Byc1yqJ
Register for free on Eventbrite
Please help us spread the word by sharing this invitation with colleagues, students, practitioners, and communities who may be interested.
Warmly,
MSR Research Colloquium Organizing Committee
Tianyuan Yu, Naida Culshaw, Stacey Guenther, Konstantin Weicht, Gaëtan Mourmant, Aditya Agrawal, and Danyil Nychka
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Tianyuan Yu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax NS Canada
Representative-at-Large (Research)
Management, Spirituality & Religion Division, Academy of Management
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