The OUHSC Qualitative Methods Community of Practice (QMCOP)

This OUHSC campus-wide community of practice aims to build the OUHSC’s capacity and reputation in employing excellent qualitative research methods in the health sciences. The QMCOP is led by HPRC faculty Julia McQuoid, PhD and Jordan Neil, PhD, and Hudson College of Public Health faculty Kerstin M. Reinschmidt, PhD, MPH. You can learn more about QMCOP seminar announcements, activities, and resources here or by emailing contact-QMCOP@ouhsc.edu.

2024 Colloquium on Qualitative Health Sciences Research in Oklahoma

The Qualitative Methods Community of Practice at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is now accepting abstract submissions and registration for the second annual Qualitative Health Sciences Research Colloquium on May 3rd, 2024.

We are seeking abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations that applies qualitative or mixed research methods to a health-related topic. There will be a two prizes for presentations, one for best poster, and one for best oral presentation. Faculty, professional researchers, and graduate students/trainees are all welcome to submit abstracts. Oral presentations can be either remote (i.e., Zoom) or in person in Oklahoma City. Poster presentations will be in person only.

Please follow this link to submit your abstract or register for attendance: https://redcap.link/QHSROColl2024

All are welcome to attend either in person or remotely; this also is a come-and-go event. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at contact-QMCOP@ouhsc.edu.

Downloadable flyer

QMCOP Seminars

Register for upcoming seminars with the links below.

QMCOP-QWG Seminar, March 12,2024: April J. Bell, PhD and Sativa Banks, MPH: Honoring Participants' Voices and Autonomy: Digital Storytelling as a Research Methodology

QMCOP-QWG Seminar, May 22, 2024: Michael Duke, PhD: A Mereological Approach to Large Qualitative Data Studies

Prior seminars

2023 Colloquium on Qualitative Health Sciences Research in Oklahoma

The 2023 Colloquium on Qualitative Health Sciences Research in Oklahoma took place on May 1, 2023 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

The QMCOP would like to thank the TSET Health Promotion Research Center, the Presbyterian Health Foundation and the Oklahoma Clinical & Translational Science Institute for their support of this event.

Download the Colloquium Program here.

Download the Full Conference Abstracts and Authorship Details here.

Congratulations to the 2023 Colloquium Awardees!

  • Best Student/Trainee Oral Presentation Winners
    • Mia Koch, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
    • Emily Warner, Oklahoma State University & University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  • Best Student/Trainee Poster Presentation WInners\
    • Lacey Caywood, University of Oklahoma Tulsa
    • Sara M. DeForge, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center