New #book by TASA member Benjamin Hanckel et al. Researching with Young People: An Introduction to Youth-Centred Research Methods www.bloomsbury.com/uk/researchi...

A new report which represents the culmination of 3 years of research with young men, victim-survivors, and practitioners who work with young men who use intimate partner violence (IPV) will be launched online on Wednesday 5 November from 12pm – 1pm. Register your place here: lnkd.in/g7ytWMYP

Brand new OA article by TASA members Emily Wolfinger, Benjamin Hanckel and Kate Huppatz Anticipating gendered futures? Young adults’ financial practices in relationships and work-family plans. Journal of Gender Studies, 1–21. doi.org/10.1080/0958...

It's out! 5th edition of #qual #methods for health research now published, and in a library near you soon!

**IMPORTANT** Only 18 days left! General Abstract Submissions close on 22 April. Submit now and be part of #TASA2025! www.tasa.org.au/content.aspx...

Pleased to have contributed to writing team for this, and to making case for #qual methods to strengthen NE evaluations

The #BSA Medical #Sociology Annual Conference 2025, 10-12 September 2025, Northumbria University, UK, *CALL FOR PAPERS* is now open www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

JOB ALERT: I'm hiring a part-time research fellow to work with me @healthy-societies.bsky.social at @sydneyuni.bsky.social on my research program on migration, im/mobility and belonging, with a specific focus on healthcare worker migration. Applications close 27 April bit.ly/4iAohs3 #Academicsky

It was so great to talk with @chadibenedetto.bsky.social for this @mashableofficial.bsky.social article about trans tech as a form of resistance. "This moment for trans technology is so important. It's so vital to have these alternative technologies, because we can't rely on mainstream platforms."

In a new piece for @aunz.theconversation.com, ADM+S Affiliate Dr @awtsn.bsky.social details how researchers are finding new ways study ✨vibes✨, using approaches that can complement or even update tried-and-tested research methods, expanding on what we know about human relationships and experiences.

New paper from me and Lisa McDaid: "Informal digital peer support for mental health: understanding the digital support practices of LGBTQ+ young people in Australia" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Open access (no paywall) article in Social Science and Medicine, outlining 'the sociology of prescribing'. This is the sort of literature I wish I had access to in one place during my PhD. I outline sociological contributions to understanding drug prescribing. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Worried about how Meta's new moderation policies will impact online sexual and reproductive health promotion? So am I! This piece is co-authored with my expert colleague & HDR student Joanna Williams: theconversation.com/metas-shift-...

Check out this CFP for a Special Issue in the Journal of Media and Cultural Studies titled "The Future of Nonbinary". Abstracts due Jan 31 🌈🎓 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

🔥 piece on Meta's global responsibility: "Rather than investing in culturally informed moderation with local language and regional expertise, Meta opts for a hands-off strategy, leaving fragile ecosystems to navigate a worsening crisis of truth." @jonathanong.bsky.social @tomdivon.bsky.social

New: Meta has deleted trans and nonbinary Messenger themes, as well as the blog posts announcing them. Happens the same week that it has changed its rules to allow users to say LGBTQ+ people are "mentally ill" www.404media.co/meta-deletes...

I’m speaking at 'Downsides of Digital’ on January 27th at #SUinsights session. Aiming to better understand the trade-offs that may accompany the adoption of digital technologies in health and care. Registration link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/67953a... #medsky #healthpolicy #digitalhealth

New year, new job? We are hiring at the Bristol Digital Futures Institute. These are sweet gigs because the first 5 years are 80% research. Also because Bristol. 🥰 Due date is Jan 13 so please spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLD242/l...

#publichealth evaluation could make more use of methods such as process tracing - useful recent review: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Young Australians speak out against the social media ban www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...

shout out to the research participants from our study on the importance of social media and the internet for LGBTQ+ ppl - key quotes in this screenshot from this chapter: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi... @brenchurchill.bsky.social @paulibyron.bsky.social @benhanckel.bsky.social + Son Vivienne

An excellent article: “…when Haidt shows a rise in psychological distress in Nordic countries starting in 2010, we don’t see what happened before 2002. It risks giving the impression that nothing changed before the spread of smartphones”.

It seems that there was no Sociology Journals starter pack, so we created one: go.bsky.app/93ta3Gs -- do let us know which journals we missed!

Calling all youth studies, media literacy PhD students: this might be up your alley. (And @lanalanalana.bsky.social is awesome!)

Connect with folks through this LGBTQ Youth & Families Research starter pack. Happy to add others who are here! go.bsky.app/M2dCSHy

"Youth and Social Media: Is Banning Access the Solution?" - a panel discussion hosted by the UTS Technology, Media, Strategy research group, in-person, Sydney, Dec 9. Register at: events.humanitix.com/youth-and-so...

I'm really excited about this one. We've opened a new @britishacademy.bsky.social call offering up to £150k for researchers to work with peers around the world to strengthen evidence informed policymaking in different contexts. Deadline 19th Feb. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...

👉 The Media & Communication starter pack of starter packs 📺 🎞️ 📱 💬 Internet Studies: go.bsky.app/LVrPemK Internet Studies 2: go.bsky.app/KHmxfWf Internet Studies 3: go.bsky.app/9uYafGv Media Theory: go.bsky.app/RGLr16b Audience Studies: go.bsky.app/2CKVP4u

The proposed 'social media ban' legislation is being pushed through Australian parliament tomorrow with zero consultation with the young people it impacts most, and zero input from digital, youth and mental health researchers, practitioners and advocates. See this thread for more info:

Hot off the presses! Our fall issue, full of passionate, exciting, innovative sociology, is free to read, download, and share through Dec. 15: contexts.org/articles/f24... Resilience. Vulnerability. Protest. And joy... no matter what comes!

Youth studies starter pack! A work in progress - please send suggestions (and feel free to nominate yourself) I miss our youth studies chat on the other place.... here we go! 💥 go.bsky.app/DbniWGw

Reminder that we’re hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology at UCL Social Research. Position is open to any applied field, deadline 20 December. (Reposting as the link was broken) www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

I feel so proud to announce that my first book - The Kids Are Online: Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life - will be published in March 2025, by @ucpress.bsky.social 🫶🏼

🤔 Is technology really improving patient care in general practice? Latest study from @oohgpwales.bsky.social, @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social reveals unexpected effects of rapid technology adoption in healthcare. Discover their insights in our latest blog post 👉

For new #publichealth followers, please follow @cphjournal.bsky.social for latest papers - we're celebrating 1st year since our departure from commercial publisher!

Reposting my queer and trans studies feed for anybody who is new and wants a way to connect with others in the field. It will automatically catalogue your posts if you use the rainbow and graduation cap emojis together 🌈🎓

🥁 🧪 The List QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH is up and running! This is a first stab. Some people on it may not belong (or may want to come off it). Many people who should be on it aren't (yet). Please reply with more suggestions (esp for academics of colour / Global South). bsky.app/profile/tris...

Latest OPEN ACCESS article by @benhanckel.bsky.social et al. ‘Risk ambassadors and saviours: Children and futuring public health interventions’, Sociology of Health & Illness, doi.org/10.1111/1467...

The BSA Medical Sociology Conference 2024 will take place from 11-13 September at the University of Warwick Call for Papers is now open www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Now Blog - "Physician Associates: why the controversy?" - Judy Green @judegreen.bsky.social examines the role of the Physician Associate within primary care www.cost-ofliving.net/physician-as...

Call for papers: Health Sociology Review 2025 Special Issue: Relational Approaches to Conceptualising, Measuring & Enacting Wellbeing & Care in Palliative & End-of-life Contexts. tasa.org.au/content.aspx... Guest editors Sarah Maslen, Rebecca E. Olson & Aileen Collier Abstracts due 13 Feb 2024

An incredibly cool piece of trans internet history! 🌈🎓

JOB: We're hiring a Level A/B Postdoc to work with us on the sociology of death, dying and bereavement. Open to a range of backgrounds - suit someone keen on qualitative and sensitive research. usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_E... (Please share with your networks) Academicsky

Journal Social Studies of Science is looking for new editor in chief tapuya.org/category/ext...

🧵We’re recruiting! 4 x 3yr post-docs at @KingsCollegeLon on our @responsibleaiuk project. We’re looking for people in the following areas: AI Technology & Policy, AI Skills and Education, AI for Social Good, AI in the Creative Sector.

We have two ongoing T&R Lecturer in Cultural Studies jobs open now for applications at The University of Melbourne. Applications close 30 November. Come work with us 🙏🏼📚🌈

New sociology of edtech paper out with my esteemed colleagues - looks at the behind-the-scenes power brokers - capital investors - and how their outsized agency shapes the global education landscape - open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

There's a sociology feed that picks up every mention of "sociology", "sociologist", and the tags #sociology and #sociological 😊 bsky.app/profile/did:...

McGill’s Dept of Art History and Comms Studies, the IGSF and Concordia’s Digital Intimacy, Gender and Sexuality Lab very generously hosted my first big public talk about the Digital & Data capabilities for Sexual Health project in Montreal last week - you can find it here if you want to know more: