Joint Quantitative Brownbag

Welcome!

The joint quantitative brownbag (joint QBB) speaker series started out as an initiative between two graduate quantitative methods programs during the start of COVID-19 in Fall 2020. Currently, this initiative has grown to include about half a dozen quantitative methods graduate programs across North America. The longstanding purpose of the joint brownbag is to facilitate connection and discussion among students and faculty in graduate programs on topics of interest to a breadth of research topics in quantitative methodology. Quantitative methodologists develop theory, methods, and techniques focused on enhancing research in the social and behavioral sciences.

We meet monthly during the academic Fall and Spring semesters to feature experts in different fields from quantitative methods. Our meetings are over zoom and held on Mondays from 12:30-1:30pm ET.

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Fall 2026 Schedule

  • 14 September 2026 — Christian Ringle (organized by OSU)
  • 5 October 2026 — Introduction to labs at Oklahoma University (organized by OU)
  • 2 November 2026 — An interview with Ken Bollen (organized by UNC)
  • 30 November 2026 — TBD (organized by UMD)

Spring 2027 Schedule

  • 1 February 2027 — An interview with Debbi Bandalos (organized by UNC)
  • 1 March 2027 — Alex Christensen (organized by Vanderbilt)
  • 22 March 2027 — TBD
  • 19 April 2027 — Steve Reise (organized by OSU)

Spring 2026 talks

Mondays from 12:30-1:30pm ET

Fall 2025 talks

Announcements

Previous talks

Spring 2025

Fall 2024

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