#QMiP 2025 conference kicks off!

Arrived in Galway for ISCHP conference…..excited to be here at one if my favourite conferences

Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained ‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says

“Many academics tell us they’re avoiding US travel entirely due to genuine fears about border detention and visa issues.”
Barnes said many LGBTQ+ researchers, in particular, no longer felt safe travelling to the US for conferences, “directly impacting their career progression”

LISO book launch event: Categories in Social Interac0on Kevin A. Whitehead (UCSB), Elizabeth Stokoe (London School of Economics and PoliAcal Science), and Geoffrey Raymond (UCSB) with discussants Ann-Carita Evaldsson (Uppsala University) and Jason Turowetz (UCSB) Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 2-4pm Lagoon Boardroom, The Club, UCSB This book investgates the situated (re)prodution of categories, from the most mundane and unremarkable to those most strongly associated with power and privilege. By examining the reciprocal relationships between categorial phenomena and the basic structures and practices of social interaction, the book provides a new framework for integrating conversation analysis and membership categorization analysis. Light refreshments will be served. Space for in-person a9endance is limited – please RSVP to kwhitehead@ucsb.edu by March 28 LISO (Language, Interac0on, and Social Organiza0on) is an Interdisciplinary Humani0es Center Research Focus Group and an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Emphasis. If you are interested in joining our listserv, please email lisoinfo@soc.ucsb.edu.

Book launch tomorrow!

@kevinawhitehead.bsky.social @raymond-sociology.bsky.social and I will be talking about Categories in Social Interaction with discussants Ann-Carita Evaldsson & Jason Turowetz - 14.00 PDT & 22.00 BST in person and online (ucsb.zoom.us/j/7574427215) #EMCA

Shocked to discover that my research has been included in the database to train AI by Meta. No one's asked for my permission. We need better policy and legislation to monitor AI and respect our rights as authors.

Thanks to @alcs.co.uk and @theatlantic.com for raising awareness

We Can Make an Impact. Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

Turns out loads of my work has been used to train AI, ha ha ha! I wondered why my Alexa was telling me to smash the patriarchy. Anyway, check your own work, ACLS has details. Complain here, our work is used without permission or consultation. Pls sign & share.
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We* had a lovely discussion with @ellarhodespsych.bsky.social from @psychmag.bsky.social about 20 years of QMiP and qualitative research!

* @drcandicewhitaker.bsky.social @drseymour-smith.bsky.social @wiam.bsky.social @gillianhendry.bsky.social Laura Kilby and me

We made a promise, and we're delivering! 🎉 🎉

Meet Dr. Rahul Sambaraju, one of our top paper authors and a passionate kitchen aficionado 👨🏼‍🍳.

Learn more about him and his outstanding work!🎊🎊

@lansi2024.bsky.social @linguistlist.bsky.social

#ICA25 #Toppapers #Denver25

🌈 Celebrating #TransDayOfVisibility! Dr. Beth Jones and team explore how beliefs about gender shape attitudes toward TGD people. Let's foster inclusivity and amplify voices! ✨📄 Read more: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

The fabulous journal Feminism & Psychology is here on Bluesky now. Check it out…
(I worked as an editorial assistant and as coeditor for the journal for many years, so I speak with insider knowledge - not “bias” 😉)

Independent SAGE @independentsage.bsky.social - so important during the pandemic - has de-retired with this report on "Why we must defend science, social science and medicine from attacks on diversity"

Qualitative Methods in Psychology Conference 2025 | BPS This year we make our way to Leeds for a gathering of academics dedicated to advancing research in our field.

Just over a week left to submit your abstract for @qmip.bsky.social conference!

We have fab speakers for you: @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social, Paul Flowers and @ginnybraun.bsky.social!

Come and join us for our 20th anniversary!

www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit...

Image of a pavement with chalked on writing in yellow and pink alternating lines: Fair pay now Living wage Strike rally Thursday 6 March Behind the clocktower 10:30am

I’m so gutted that I’m sick and so cannot / will not join the strike physically today. I have instead emailed the VC and director of HR to express my support for strike and my distress and shame about working for an institution that does not value staff enough to pay a living wage!

Come and join us on the @qmip.bsky.social committee and put your social media skills to good use!

www.bps.org.uk/news/volunte...

Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology:Clifton Campus

NEW SL Sport Psychology position at NTU. If you specialise in applied sport psychology and have experience as a qualified/registered sport psychology practitioner, please consider applying. Deadline to apply is Friday 21st February. Please share. vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

It's QMiP's 20th anniversary this year and we'll be celebrating at the conference! There'll also be fab keynotes: @ginnybraun.bsky.social @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social and Paul Flowers

Submit your abstracts and join us! Deadline 28th March

www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit...

#qualitative #research

More #EMCA folks added today to the Starter Pack for conversation analysis, discursive psychology, membership categorization analysis, and ethnomethodology - let me know if you want to be added and please share to raise awareness and keep building our community on here 🦋 #AcademicSky

Please can you add me?

Feedback coming in now, including "outstanding edition, real meat and the feeling of the profession coming together". This issue was challenging to pull together, and at times it felt like there was zero appetite to think / talk about Covid. So the team and I are very pleased to get these comments!

Discursive Psychology and Education We are pleased to invite researchers to submit chapters for an edit volume on Discursive Psychology and Education, which will be submitted to the Palgrave Studies in Discursive Psychology.

One week left to submit an abstract for this Palgrave edited collection of DP research in educational settings. Contact Katarina Eriksson Barajas (see details in link) or via me if you're interested.

liu.se/en/article/d...

New Research Alert: Exploring Well-Being in Trans Men 🌈

Thrilled to share our latest study on gender congruence, body satisfaction, and QoL in trans men aged 18–30! We found several interesting findings. Key takeaway: Gender-affirming care matters. Read more on OSF: doi.org/10.31219/osf...

Great to have 2 resilience papers published in the latest (2025) issue of JASP: One on team resilience (led by Adrienn Szabadics; www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....) and one on resilience behaviours (led by Ben Ashdown; www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....). See links enclosed for the full texts.

Great to see this, and the excellent keynotes! Here's some background reading:
@ginnybraun.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
@kesimahendranprof.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
and we have to go a bit further back for Paul Flowers! Should remedy that www.bps.org.uk/search?term=...

QMiP 20th anniversary details now live. We’d love this to be a celebration of qualitative research!