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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them)

@ginnybraun.bsky.social

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Pākehā/Tangata Tiriti; critical psych, health/disability, feminism/gender/politics, bodies, equity & social justice. #ThematicAnalysis #QualitativeResearch! www.thematicanalysis.net www.storycompletion.net https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · Jul 31

Here's a talk I gave as a keynote for the BPS @qmip.bsky.social conference (July 2025) - the result of @vicclarke.bsky.social & I recognising we needed to "dive in" & grapple with the beast that is GenAI & qualitative/(reflexive) thematic analysis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zFQ...

Dr Braun(love) - or: how I learned to stop worrying and love GenAI (yeah nah)

YouTube video by Virginia Braun

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 1d

Very much this... And with the current political context in NZ and demands for things like "neutrality" and regressive gender politics, this situation is going to get worse.

Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 7d

Academics are facing being targeted for existing more and more. Keeping an eye on the policies our universities have on what their duty of care is, is essential in this day and age

Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 7d

Really useful blog by @mohanjdutt.bsky.social getting to the heart of what's going on...

"When academics can't invoke settled patterns of far-right mainstreaming without hitting up against coordinated harassment campaigns sanctioned by elected officials, we've already lost something important."

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Vic Clarke (she/her, they/them) @vicclarke.bsky.social · 2d

New open access paper by me and @ginnybraun.bsky.social - Exploring U.K. University Students’ Social Perceptions of Dating and Physical Disability Using Story Completion. There are extensive Supplementary Materials which we hope are useful for teaching reflexive TA: awspntest.apa.org/fulltext/202...

APA PsycNet

awspntest.apa.org

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Vic Clarke (she/her, they/them) @vicclarke.bsky.social · 2d

Exciting to receive my copy of Narrative Story Completion Methodologies by Kim Kelly with a review/overview chapter on qualitative SC methods by @ginnybraun.bsky.social me, Hannah Frith & Naomi Moller. There are 2 other chapters on qualitative SC by @nikilina.bsky.social & Matt Wood & Toni Williams.

Cover of Narrative Story Completion Methodologies: Research Approaches Across the Lifespan edited by Kimberly R. Kelly

Contents page of Narrative Story Completion Methodologies

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First page of the chapter Story CompletionMethods in Qualitative Research by Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Hannah Frith and Naomi Moller

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Vic Clarke (she/her, they/them) @vicclarke.bsky.social · 2d

When @ginnybraun.bsky.social & I first wrote about thematic analysis in 2006 we never imagined writing about TA again let alone writing a lot of chapters! Here's the latest chapter in The Sage Handbook of Health Psychology w/ @garethterry.bsky.social & Lucie Wheeler. Congratulations to the editors!

Cover of The Sage Handbook of Health Psychology edited by Katherine Brown et al

First page of a chapter on thematic analysis by Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Gareth Terry and Lucie Wheeler

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 9d

HOPE not Hate founder, Nick Lowles, speaking to the
@theguardian.com Today in Focus podcast. 🎧

He says, this is an exceptionally dangerous moment, but we must remember that the majority of people are still in favour of our multicultural society.

www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

How to defeat Britain’s far right – podcast

Hope Not Hate founder Nick Lowles has spent decades researching, infiltrating and helping communities to combat far-right groups. But now, he says, ‘they have their sights on our multicultural society...

www.theguardian.com

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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 8d

How does heritage-making intersect with homemaking? Join Professor Emma Waterton, Leverhulme International Professor at the University of York
Tuesday 21 October
16:00–17:30 (stream opens 15:50)
in Pathfoot Building D1, University of Stirling + online
Register here: forms.gle/Guv9U9vJTvV7...

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 7d

How a National Party MP Weaponized Violence to Target Academic Criticism

Mohan Dutta, Culture-centered approach, CARE, Massey University, Mohan Jyoti Dutta, Prof Mohan Dutta, Mohan J. Dutta, Communication for social change

culture-centered.blogspot.com

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Mohan J Dutta @mohanjdutt.bsky.social · 16d

Last blog post for the week before returning to manuscripts that are waiting. Because silence is complicity.

culture-centered.blogspot.com/2025/09/mart...

“And here is the danger: silence.”

Martyrs and Storms: The Charlie Kirk Memorial as Fascist Liturgy

Mohan Dutta, Culture-centered approach, CARE, Massey University, Mohan Jyoti Dutta, Prof Mohan Dutta, Mohan J. Dutta, Communication for social change

culture-centered.blogspot.com

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Department of Education @uoyeducation.bsky.social · 26d

New episode: @annabull.bsky.social joins The Sexual Violence Research podcast to explore rates of #GBV in higher ed settings.
"One of the reasons for this being seemingly so prevalent..is the lack of professional boundaries between staff & students."

Listen bit.ly/4p0WhC8
@thesvri.bsky.social

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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 13d

Here's my take on new data on sexual violence and harassment released today from England's Office for Students.

wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...

What OfS’ data on harassment and sexual misconduct doesn’t tell us

Anna Bull explores the latest OfS findings on the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct — and why they're only one piece of a puzzle on student safety.

wonkhe.com

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 12d

Ah seeing this then maybe reflexive TA isn't necessarily the easiest/best approach, IF the earlier time frame is more "foundational" - so consider if something more like template analysis might be more useful and appropraite - tagging in @nigelking.bsky.social here :-)

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 12d

I think given flexibility, it's about thinking about the extent to which interests and questions align with what the method can offer :-)
Explore, I would say... :-)

Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 12d

Good question - I only have a moment to respond (or I'll forget and not) so I'd say I think the key would be how you treat the different datasets to explore meaning... would time period A determine later or would it remain open for each... would you look at the whole, or within-case...

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Ruth De Souza @desouzarn.bsky.social · 13d

“We encourage students to “critically engage with systems of power,” & we celebrate academic freedom as foundational to our purpose. Yet when faced with a case of genocide – documented by international bodies, witnessed daily in the media, & devastating in its scale – many universities fall silent”.

Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 20d

Every single word of this

Read it!!

wonkhe.com/blogs/gaza-h...

Gaza, higher education, and the ethics of institutional neutrality

Institutions are wary of speaking about Israel's actions in Gaza, but that silence has consequences, argues Aneeza Pervez

wonkhe.com

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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 13d

Unbelievably this 'journal' just invited me to become a member. That'll be a no.

Bryan White, MS Bio, MPH 🧬 @crvscience.com · Feb 6

The "Journal of the Academy of Public Health" launched today.

Here are some fun notes about it's public health contrarian board members:

- Co-founded by Jay Bhattacharya
- Claims to reduce barriers to publication, but its members only - only current members can invite new members.

🧪🧫🔬🛟🧬🖥️🦠

Landing page for the "Journal of the Academy of Public Health"

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Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social · 13d

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One million Palestinians in Gaza City trapped as Israel intensifies attacks

Relentless attacks continue with Israel’s army also targeting central and southern Gaza as global condemnation rises.

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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 13d

How councils legitimize flag-flying ("Stay safe" -!) and further shift the Overton Window: "it’s actually an offence to attach anything to a street light without permission" but "highways teams will only step in if flags ... pose a serious safety risk"

t Charnwood Borough Council, we take pride in celebrating our national identity in a way that is both respectful and inclusive.

As part of our established flag flying programme, we regularly fly the St George’s Flag and the Union Flag at our Council offices and Loughborough Town Hall.

These flags are symbols of unity — they should bring people together, not drive us apart.

We’ve recently seen an increase in flags being flown on lampposts across the borough and received comments and feedback from our communities.

Some residents support this informal display of national pride, while others have expressed concerns about the intentions behind some of the flags and the discomfort they feel as a result.

For clarity, we do not manage lampposts, that is Leicestershire County Council, and it has publicly stated its approach to the situation, saying it will only remove flags if they are a serious safety risk. You can read its statement and people can contact them directly if they wish.

A call is being made for people to stay safe when putting up flags and to stop painting the roads.

Leicestershire County Council is making the plea after hundreds of Union flags and St George Crosses have appeared over the last few weeks.

While it’s actually an offence to attach anything to a street light without permission, highways teams will only step in if flags attached to lamp posts, or other street furniture, pose a serious safety risk, but people are being asked not to paint or graffiti mini-roundabouts and crossings, which is illegal.

Since Friday (29 August), highways teams have had to remove at least three separate sets of offensive graffiti, adding to taxpayers’ bills.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 14d

Ooh - my new paper on case study is out! What’s a case study, how do you do one, how do you spot a good one? Includes niche examples like the REF impact case study (though it’s mainly about research case studies).

BMJ Medicine @bmjmedicine.bsky.social · 14d

Calling all researchers and educators📣 This new RMR by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on how to conduct effective case studies, offers guidance for using them for learning & decision-making.

Essential reading for robust research!

https://bit.ly/47PL01l

Promotional graphic for BMJ Medicine featuring an illustration of a person with a magnifying glass, analysing icons representing research methods and reporting, including charts and gears. The image includes text that reads 'NEW: Research Methods and Reporting,' with a call to action reading 'READ NOW.' There's also a reference to case studies and a guide for researchers

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 14d

‘If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.’ Great intervention from Gary Younge at our @britishacademy.bsky.social panel this evening on the future of humanities and social sciences

Gary Younge, Bridget Kendall, Bobby Duffy, Susan J Smith

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 17d

Sad but true 😪

Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 17d

Is it too much to ask for a show/movie that depicts a clinical psychologist who isn’t absolutely egregiously inappropriate about ethical boundaries/is v attractive/immediately is sexually tempted by EVERY client (& vice versa) 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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The Cat's Whiskers @thecatswhiskers.bsky.social · 18d

Tūmeke! #nzpol

Thousands protest against pay equity changes www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Thousands protest against pay equity changes

Thousands of people are gathering at rallies around the country to protest changes to pay equity laws.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 18d

Really annoyed to be sick and not out there protesting against this govt’s commitment to pay/gender inequity/assault on gender/pay equity. The weather is on our side!

Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 18d

“Never, ever believe that undermining the voices of workers and women is something that just has to happen for the sake of the economy. That is a political choice and the Greens will fight back always.”

@maramadavidson.bsky.social with the goods as always 💚

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Dr Lucy Prodgers @lucyprodgers.bsky.social · 18d

And here's our sister project, led by the amazing Ellie Harrison and Bethany Wells! 🥰 www.politerebellion.co.uk/currentproje...

Iconic Fatigue | Polite Rebellion

www.politerebellion.co.uk

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