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Jess Hagman

@hagman.bsky.social

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Librarian @ U of Illinois. Interested in #qualitative technology and methods learning. Perpetually novice crafter. she/her #UIUC QDA guide: http://go.illinois.edu/qda

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Nov 20

Sharing a feed I made for qualitative research(ers). Right now just searches for #qualitative #qualitativeResearch and #caqdas, but I'm wondering if you've seen other terms to include: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · 5d

I don't *need* any of this, but I'd like it all, OMG.

Alex Wingate @bibliowingate.bsky.social · 5d

For the #DHMakes and #quilting crowds, check out the shiny/sparkly rulers and other stuff from Feral Notions!! (Did I just buy myself an iridescent ruler? Yes, yes I did) feralnotions.com

Feral Notions

Fun and sparkly sewing notions and quilting rulers!

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · 5d

#qualitative

Janet Salmons, PhD @2write.bsky.social · 5d

In this month’s When the Field is Online newsletter readers will learn about diary and narrative methods with varied types of analog and digital diaries.

The newsletter is free and archives are open, with additional resources and discussions open to paid subscribers. Join me! tinyurl.com/qualnews

Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · 9d

Last week on @ilpublicmedia.bsky.social Nik Usher talked about our book analyzing the media coverage immediately following Darren Bailey's lawsuit against IL COVID restrictions will.illinois.edu/21stshow/sto.... Bailey just announced another run for governor.

Did the mainstream media launch Darren Bailey to political prominence? | Illinois Public Media

Darren Bailey has announced another run for governor of Illinois. The downstate farmer easily won the Republican primary in 2022, but went on to lose to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker by 13 points. Ba...

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IASSIST @iassistdata.bsky.social · 13d

Welcome to IASSIST Quarterly Vol. 49 No. 3! The four articles in this issue highlight a shared commitment to empowering diverse research communities through innovative approaches to data stewardship and support.
➡️ iassistdata.org/blog/2025/09...

Editors’ notes: From FAIR principles to data competencies: Evolving library support for data-driven scholarship

IASSIST is an international organization of professionals working in and with information technology and data services to support research and teaching in the social sciences and beyond.

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · 13d

#qual folks - another workshop from IASSIST is coming up soon. This time an intro to #NVivo by @ppival.bsky.social #qualitative #caqdas

IASSIST @iassistdata.bsky.social · 14d

📢 IASSIST Professional Development Webinar "A Gentle Introduction to NVivo" - #IASSIST #QDA Workshop Series!

Discover how NVivo supports qualitative research.
Thursday, October 9, 10am MST. Presented by: Paul Pival, University of Calgary.
🔗 Learn more and register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · 14d

Happy to see this out! @maryton.bsky.social and I have a chapter on an approach to conducting TDM consultations drawing on our experiences with #DigitalHumanities and #qualitative research support. www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/136076

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Abigail Goben @hedgielib.bsky.social · 26d

Data Colleagues: RDAP Is here now! @rdapassociation.bsky.social

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Saving this piece on different approaches to thematic analysis + blending multiple approaches for future discussions of data analysis. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...

Public Opinion Quarterly - POQ @poqjournal.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨Out now! 🚨

POQ's special issue on #qualitative public opinion research.

An overview from the editors: bit.ly/POQQRissue
All articles and notes: academic.oup.com/poq/issue/89...

Margaret R Roller @margaretrroller.bsky.social · Sep 5

It is with enormous pleasure that I announce the publication of the first-ever special issue of @poqjournal.bsky.social devoted to #qualitative research! The 2025 special issue: Qualitative Research: Advancing the Social & Behavioral Sciences bit.ly/POQQRissue @aapor.bsky.social

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quirkos.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy @quirkos.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Sep 3

Recent updates to Quirkos Web have improved performance in larger projects, and added speaker identification to our automated transcription service!

https://www.quirkos.com/blog/post/updates-to-quirkos-web-and-transcribe-september-2025/

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Updates to Quirkos Web and Transcribe - September 2025

It's been a busy summer of updates to the browser based version of Quirkos, making it better for all your qualitative analysis needs! The main focus has been on performance improvements, in particular in projects with large numbers of codes/Quirks. Previously, when you had more than 100 Quirks on

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Sep 3

We also had a great conversation with @christinaqdas.bsky.social on AI in qualitative research: youtu.be/7hVu-AB8HU0?...

Appropriate Uses of AI for Qualitative Analysis

YouTube video by iassistdata

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Sep 3

We previously had presentations on @requal.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Ud..., QualCoder youtu.be/Cqwu3mjJJHg?..., and Taguette youtu.be/sB8Ijkf44X4?... #qda #caqdas

Introduction to Requal: Increasing Transparency and Reflexivity of Qualitative Coding

YouTube video by iassistdata

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm excited for the return of the @iassistdata.bsky.social #qualitative data interest group series on tools and strategies for #qual data analysis.

On 9/12 @christinaqdas.bsky.social will present on choosing a digital tool for qualitative or mixed-methods analysis. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Choosing an appropriate digital tool for a qualitative or mixed-methods analysis. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the...

There are literally dozens of digital tools available to facilitate the analysis of qualitative data. If you work or study at an institution that has a licence for a particular product, you’ll often b...

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Aug 28

#qualitative

Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · Aug 28

Was great to contribute to this special issue on Psychology of the Future at BJSP. For those interested, here is my paper bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... on how scientists' framing of the future, from collapse to transformable, shapes how, and which climate solutions are presented

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Aug 28

#qualitative

Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Aug 27

Reflexive Reflexivity

“We advocate for *robust reflexivity,* a practice that critically reflects on reflexivity itself.”

‪By @catherinetrundle.bsky.social and colleagues

Open Access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Qualitative researchers are increasingly utilising reflexive practices to ensure transparency and assure quality. Current researcher reflexivity, we show, often hinges upon a set of assumptions about reflexivity itself. Through a critical literature review combined with reflexive vignettes, we offer an epistemological critique of reflexivity. We advocate for robust reflexivity, a practice that critically reflects on reflexivity itself. We thus encourage qualitative researchers to critique their reflexive practices in four ways: (1) we challenge the idea that reflexivity leads to revelation, and show the ways this idea reintroduces positivist notions of Truth under a constructionist guise; (2) we challenge simple binaries within many positionality statements, nuancing ideas of insider and outsider status, affinity and difference, and the dynamism of identity over time; (3) we show how reflexivity is a socially and culturally embedded practice, rather than a neutral and universal cognitive practice; and (4) we foreground the power dynamics of reflexivity, cautioning against the co-option of reflexivity in ways that perpetuate social inequities and mask hierarchies within research. To support robust reflexive practices, we offer a toolkit of questions that can act as prompts for critical engagements with reflexivity, and argue for the creation of more robustly reflexive methodological resources.

Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Aug 28

That's what I see too. It will only show the past 7 days and it's been quiet this week on those tags, I guess?

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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 9

"Social scientific methods are not as they should be." Some chronic problems that i'm pretty sure you've come across are outlined below 👇 and you can read more here - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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kay slater @kslater.bsky.social · Aug 27

In “Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library,” I examine LIS as in need of a values-realignment, asking readers to refuse the technosolutionism we are so often offered in place of human-centered possibilities, like taking racism, climate change, and labor rights seriously

doi.org/10.1353/lib....

Project MUSE - Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Aug 26

I hope you find what you need. Feel free to reach out if you have any specific questions. Until recently my campus did not have a license that everyone could use so I’ve taught or tried most of then.

Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Van Tran at Temple has an excellent and updated guide to QualCoder. guides.temple.edu/qda/qualcoder

Research Guides: Qualitative Data Analysis and QDA Tools: QualCoder

Information for Temple students, researchers, and instructors interested in conducting qualitative data analysis

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Of the licensed options I prefer MAXQDA. If you are interested in open source QualCoder has a lot of the same features with a less appealing interface.

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Global Qualitative Nursing Research @gqnrjournal.bsky.social · Aug 22

Announcing a new GQNR collection that brings together published articles that advance #qualitative methodological development in nursing and related fields. Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Aug 14

Yes, definitely a source of relevant info I may not have encountered otherwise.

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METR @metr.org · Jul 10

We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.

The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.

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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · Jul 11

Ooh, thanks for sharing. I grew up here and have seen the addition, but not the renovation of the old Carnegie side yet.

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Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre @quahrc.bsky.social · Jul 1

Looking for help designing #QualitativeResearch?

Join this free webinar with @nihr.bsky.social Research Support Service #qualitative experts on how to write good research questions:

#ResearchMethods #ResearchHelp #AcademicSky

www.quahrc.co.uk/training-sem...

Developing good qualitative research questions: an NIHR RSS webinar | QUAHRC

Join the NIHR Research Support Service (RSS) Hub at King’s College London for an interactive session designed to help you craft clear, focused, and purposeful qualitative research questions.

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