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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 1d

⭐ Reflexivity: How to actually do it ⭐

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Written by Tracy Morison. Let’s be honest: reflexivity is one of the most overused and under-explained terms in qualitative research. We all say we’re being reflexive—often in a neat little paragra…

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Jun 24

Excellent commentary highlighting the hypocrisy of so-called protectors of free speech. Given the recent vitriol against our former PM, who doesn’t feel she can return to NZ, I believe politicians need to be held to a higher standard in public speech, including “jokes”.

Playful or harmful? David Seymour’s posts raise questions about what’s OK to say online

NZ Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says his Victim of the Day posts are ‘a bit playful’. Yet not so long ago, he was demanding apologies for similar ‘jokes’.

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Jun 18

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Jun 18

New special issue of Feminism & Psychology: *Disability as a Feminist Issue*

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · May 7

How good of you to share! Hope it was helpful ☺️

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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · May 1

The unravelling of person-centred care: The value and necessity of analysing power relations in contraceptive services

@tracymorison.bsky.social, Catriona Macleod, and Yanela Ndabula

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · May 7

The latest from our Coalition of Cruelty. Beyond belief. From Ardern to these evil clowns.

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Protect Pay Equity – stop scrapping equal pay claims and law

Sign the petition: Protect Pay Equity

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Apr 28

Bizarre to think that people still believe in this hocus pocus, and the power it still holds 🤯

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fempsych.bsky.social @fempsych.bsky.social · Apr 11

Our Editorial Team is complete, and we can’t wait to share what’s ahead – follow us for updates, calls for papers, and highlights!
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fempsych.bsky.social @fempsych.bsky.social · Apr 10

🌟We’re thrilled to share this great line-up in the latest issue of F&P! Access the full issue on our website: journals.sagepub.com/toc/FAP/curr...

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Apr 10

Excited about this F&P Special Issue in the works, guest edited by Eva Neely and Octavia Calder-Dawe!

Submit your paper by 1st October 2025.

More info: journals.sagepub.com/page/fap/cal...

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Text: Call for Papers, Creative Methods for embodied psychology Guest edited by Eva Neely & Octavia Calder-Dawe Feminism & Psychology
Backgound: Messy paint and hands with paint on them

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Mar 29

I'm delighted to share the latest issue of Feminism & Psychology with you! @fempsych.bsky.social

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Feb 18

“Many people hate change because they see change as violence against the status quo, and they react to change, as if it is violence against them” — John Ameachi

This rings true in the era of backlash we seem to be experiencing.

Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Feb 18

Better get first dibs before Donald.

Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Feb 18

Seeking Participants! Have you used DECIDE, NZ’s telehealth abortion service (for info, advice, or medication)?

We want to hear about your experience! Participate in an anonymous survey. Open to anyone 16+ who used Decide services before 30 June.
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Experience of DECIDE services

Experience of DECIDE services. Master's research by Charmaine Sutherland, Massey University

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fempsych.bsky.social @fempsych.bsky.social · Feb 13

Exploring new feminist topics? Preparing a course syllabus? F&P’s Virtual Special Issues, curated by expert guest editors, offer a comprehensive starting point for research + teaching, making feminist psychology more accessible than ever. #FeministPsychology #research #HigherEducation

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Jan 16

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Jan 16

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Jan 16

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Jan 15

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Tips on writing a qualitative dissertation or thesis, from Braun & Clarke - Part 2 - edpsy.org.uk

Here we delve in to qualitative-centric methodology, analysis, discussion and conclusions. Part 1 of this blog covers qualitative centric writing,...

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Jan 15

(Re)sharing these fantastic posts on Quali-centric writing by Victoria Clarke (@vicclarke.bsky.social) & Ginny Braun (brown, not brawn - @ginnybraun.bsky.social). go forth and preach the good news of #QualitativeResearch 🙌🏿 #Thesis #Writing #Academic

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Tips on writing a qualitative dissertation or thesis, from Braun & Clarke - Part 1 - edpsy.org.uk

Our advice here relates to many forms of qualitative research, and particularly to research involving the use of thematic analysis...

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Nov 27

Have you used DECIDE, NZ’s telehealth abortion service? My Master’s student, Charmaine, wants to hear about your experiences.
🔗 Take the anonymous survey: tinyurl.com/yc2kmcsh
📧 Questions? Contact: Charmaine Sutherland [email protected]
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Ni-cola Ga-stan @nicgaston.bsky.social · Dec 4

First thing written. Need to walk it off and then will write the longer follow up 🤷‍♀️

#MarsdenSchmarsden

I am horrified by today’s announcement. I am absolutely disgusted by the way that the kind of science I, and my colleagues do – as physical scientists involved in research that is purposeful, focused on solutions to climate and sustainability challenges, that do have real economic value – is being weaponised against our colleagues in the humanities and the social sciences.

The work that our colleagues in the humanities and social sciences do is incredibly important. We can do all the work in developing clean technologies we want, but if we don’t understand the barrriers to people purchasing that tech? It becomes useless.

We need scholars who work in the arts, in the social sciences, who ask questions about who we are and why. We need these people not only so that they may publish their work – and it is fair to consider that esoteric at times – but so they may teach the next generation. Teaching should never be reduced to repeating what is contained in decades old textbooks, but must be based in active scholarship – in asking research questions of relevance to our times today, and to our society.

And in any case, can it really be any more esoteric than quantum physics? In my experience, when I look at the work of my colleagues in the humanities and social scientists, it is always far more based in the needs of now and here that anything.

Science that has economic impact is already privileged in our funding system. It has access to funding through MBIE, both via Endeavour programmes and Smart Ideas funding. Health research has its own funding mechanism, through the Health Research Council. We could argue about the relative amounts of funding that are awarded through these different mechanisms, but the fact remains: the Marsden Fund is the only funding source that operates even-handedly across disciplines.

The Marsden Fund is not a partisan beast. It was set up by Simon Upton, when he was the responsible Minister for the National Government in 1992. It was established to support research excellence – based on discipline specific assessment of what excellence is – because it has long been understood by scientists, and in scientific communities, that the path from fundamental research to impact is a long and unpredictable one. Trying to ‘pick winners’ when funding fundamental science is a fools task: the impact is real, but it is measurable only at a collective level.

The context we are currently in, with our Science and University funding systems being reviewed, is also important. There are significant changes on the cards in the next years, and we all understand that. Changes to the PBRF or to the overheads paid to our universities might change the overall equation in terms of funding the vital work done by the humanities and social scientist in Aotearoa New Zealand. But none of those decisions have yet been made public. As it stands, this decision is an outrageous indictment on the research funding system in Aotearoa, and our collective understanding of what scholarship is.

Scientists who take pride in your work on ‘fundamental’, or ‘blue skies’ topics? Watch out. You will be next if we let this stand.
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Professor Nicola Gaston, FRSNZ
Usual disclaimer that I am CD of MacD and currently funded by Marsden.

I’m also really fucking mad but you don’t have to print that bit. Will go take a walk – thanks for the opportunity to comment.
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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Nov 27

Have you used DECIDE, NZ’s telehealth abortion service? My Master’s student, Charmaine, wants to hear about your experiences.
🔗 Take the anonymous survey: tinyurl.com/yc2kmcsh
📧 Questions? Contact: Charmaine Sutherland [email protected]
Please share & help spread the word!

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Tracy Morison @tracymorison.bsky.social · Jan 19

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