The Qualitative Open Mic

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The Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre dives into current applications, innovations, and conundrums for all those interested in qualitative research, academics and non-academics alike.

  1. 4 FEB

    Neurodiversity Matters: Kai Syng Tan and Georgia Thom on creative practice

    Qualitative researchers are increasingly turning to creative methods and methodologies to expand perspectives on health, healthcare, and divergent ways of being. In this episode Sohail speaks to Kai Syng Tan and Georgia Thom, both practising artists and researchers, about how neurodivergence and art work together to explore marginalised experiences of the world including trans life, neurodivergence, and their intersections, amid the resurgence of the far right.

    39 min

  2. 22/10/2025

    Neurodiversity Matters: Alyssa Hillary Zisk on Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    Autistic people have a whole constellation of communication needs and styles, but these are not always understood or accommodated by researchers. This month, Sohail interviews Alyssa Hillary Zisk about Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): what it is, the range of communication profiles it can help accommodate, and how qualitative inquiry into autistic experiences helped name these to increase understanding.

    32 min

  3. 17/09/2025

    Neurodiversity Matters: Daria Khanolainen on dyslexia and self-esteem

    Neurodiversity and neurodivergence have been revolutionary ideas in autism research, and later in ADHD. But how do they apply to other diagnoses or experiences? This month Sohail speaks to Dr Daria Khanolainen, a dyslexia researcher in Finland, about qualitative dyslexia research, self-esteem, and pathologising reading difficulties.

    31 min

  4. 28/08/2025

    Qualitative Open Mic: Anti-racist Qualitative Health Research - Bee Damara on theory

    We are re-publishing Bee Damara's interview with the Qualitative Open Mic, which had been temporarily removed from our archive and was part of the Anti-racist Qualitative Health Research series. Bee speaks about critical race theory in modern slavery and human trafficking research, discussing her experiences working on the modern slavery outcome set project at KCL. She talks about the importance of grounding research in anti-racist theories, and how acknowledging historical and global inequalities can improve the quality and relevance of findings.

    31 min

  5. 20/08/2025

    Neurodiversity Matters: Victoria Castle on participatory research and neuroinclusive parenting measures

    Parents get a lot of advice, and a lot of it is conflicting or inappropriate. Parenting research aims to be better than that – but is it, when neurodivergence is in the mix? This month Sohail speaks to Dr Victoria Castle about her participatory research using innovative qualitative methods to co-develop ways to measure parenting that work for neurodivergent parents and parents of neurodivergent children.

    28 min

  6. 16/07/2025

    Neurodiversity Matters: Elizabeth Hauke on neurodivergent autoethnography and inclusive education

    Autoethnographers use their personal experiences to explore wider issues, relationships, or situations. So what happens if you experience the world differently? Sohail speaks to Dr Elizabeth Hauke about autoethnography, inclusive education and assessment, and denormativising the university.

    37 min

  7. 21/05/2025

    Neurodiversity Matters: Hannah Belcher on (un)masking and mental health research

    Sohail interviews Dr Hannah Belcher, author of Taking off the Mask and lecturer in user-led research at King's. They cover some of the ethical complexities of the neurodiversity framework; how the specifically gendered nature of mainstream autism research has overlooked the experiences of women and non binary people; and how all this plays into issues around masking, social pressure, and mental health.

    28 min

  8. 16/04/2025

    Neurodiversity Matters: Morénike Giwa Onaiwu on antiracist advocacy

    Has qualitative research been complacent about its ability to highlight marginalised perspectives? Sohail speaks to Dr Morénike Giwa Onaiwu about forthcoming anthology "Neurodiversity en Noir" and platforming Black neurodivergent voices.

    34 min
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The Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre dives into current applications, innovations, and conundrums for all those interested in qualitative research, academics and non-academics alike.

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  • Creator
    quahrc
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    47
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