How to join
If you would like to join the Section click the link
QMiP Membership Form
to download the application form or you can contact the BPS directly. Annual subscription fees are £10 for those in employment & £5 for students/unemployed.
Keep in touch - mailing lists
If you would like to keep in touch with what's going on in the world of qualitative psychology join our announcements mailing list qualpsy-announce. All Section events & other events of interest will be posted here. Please use this announcments list to keep us informed of anything going on in your area. You can post a message at the link above.
You can also join the Section's discussion list qualpsy where members can talk to colleagues about qualitative psychology theory, research, teaching, anything you like.
Inaugural Section Conference
2-4 Sept 08, University of Leeds
Conference theme: Qualitative Psychology: Real world relevance?
This theme is designed to provoke discussion of the oft cited claim of 'ecological validity' attributed to qualitative research. This claim centres around the bottom-up nature of much qualitative research whereby 'insider' accounts on a given topic are gathered, often within research interview settings.
A range of papers, symposia, posters and workshops will be presented on all aspects of Qualitative Psychology.
The call for abstracts is now closed. The programme is available on the conference website: www.bps.org.uk/qmip2008.
Registration is open. To register and for more information go to the conference website: www.bps.org.uk/qmip2008.
Keynote speakers:
Prof Ken Gergen (Swarthmore College, PA, USA)
Dr Zazie Todd, Chair of the Section (University of Leeds, UK)
Prof Chris Griffin (University of Bath, UK)
Prof Andy Miller (University of Nottingham, UK)
Prof Nick Pidgeon (University of Cardiff, UK)
For further information please contact Brendan Gough at brendan.gough@ntu.ac.uk.
Section Prizes
Outstanding Research in Mid- to Late-Career
The Section invites nominations for the Award for Outstanding Research 2008. Eligible publications are peer-reviewed journal articles with a publication date of 2006 or 2007 which have made a seminal contribution to qualitative methods in psychology. The award will be made to the first author of the publication at the QMiP Inaugural conference, for which reasonable travel expenses will be paid. The award winner will also be invited to give a talk for the Section at either a conference or Showcase event.
Nominations to be emailed to Zazie Todd (z.todd@leeds.ac.uk). For further information please download this document.
Outstanding research prize
Deadline for nominations: 27 June 2008
Outstanding Research by an Early Career Scholar
The Section invites submissions for a prize for best published qualitative paper arising within five years of the PhD. The prize will be £200 + registration and travel expenses for the Section Conference in Leeds, 2-4 Sept 08. For further information see Issue 4 of the Newsletter or click here.
QMiP Doctoral Paper Prize
Congratulations to Dr Virginia Eatough, of Birkbeck College, University of London, who won the 2008 Prize for Outstanding Research by an Early Career Scholar for the following paper:Eatough, V. & Smith, J. A. (2006). I was like a wild wild person: Understanding feelings of anger using interpretative phenomenological analysis. British Journal of Psychology, 97, 483-498.
The first issue of the Newsletter has now been distributed so if members haven't already received it you should have it soon. We aim to have two issues per year and the newsletter will include items such as details of forthcoming events, reviews of conferences of interest to qualitative psychologists, stories of new initiatives for raising the profile of qualitative methods, research reports, book reviews and so on. If you have any suggestions for further items or would to submit something for publication in the newsletter please contact Peter Branney (all such submissions will be subject to review by the committee who will decide whether or not to publish).
The newsletter is now available to download in pdf format, click the issue you want below.
Newsletter Issue 1 (May 2006)
Newsletter Issue 2 (Oct 2006)
Newsletter Issue 3 (May 2007)
QMiP Newsletter - Oct 2007
Newsletter Issue 5 (May 2008)
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Showcasing Qualitative Psychology Events
In 2006 we held a series of events to celebrate the launch of the Section. They were a great success and we would like to extend our thanks to everyone who came along and of course to all the speakers.
Professor Lucy Yardley (University of Southampton) From mixing methods to Composite Analysis: pragmatic approaches to methodological triangulation.
Dr John Rowan(Psychotherapist, London) Early qualitative research: the original ferment and idealism
Dr Karen Henwood (University of Cardiff) Qualitative research in psychology and the social sciences: taking stock and moving forward through reflective practice
Professor Paula Nicolson (Royal Holloway) Experiences of irrationality? Interviewing women about their bodies and minds Dr Helen Malson (University of West of England) Self starvation and persuasion: interviewing women about experiences of treatment for 'eating disorders'
The committee
Committee vacancies: Chair, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Secretary, 3 ordinary members. Look out for nomination forms and details in the post from the BPS.
Dr Zazie ToddChair (University of Leeds) z.todd@leeds.ac.uk
Dr Anna Madill Honorary Treasurer (University of Leeds) a.l.madill@leeds.ac.uk
Dr Rachel Shaw Honorary Secretary (Aston University) r.l.shaw@aston.ac.uk
Ms Temi Aroboto (University of Luton) jummyarob@yahoo.co.uk
Dr Jennifer Clegg (University of Nottingham) jennifer.clegg@nottingham.ac.uk
Dr Sheila Keegan (Campbell Keegan Ltd) sheila@campbellkeegan.com
Prof Brendan Gough (Nottingham Trent University) brendan.gough@ntu.ac.uk
Peter Branney (Leeds Metropolitan University)
p.branney@leedsmet.ac.uk
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