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Gender, sexuality and viral safety: A mixed-methods examination of the negotiation of risk and precautions through dating apps during a pandemic\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/a>–\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Jaime\u00a0Garc\u00eda-Iglesias,\u00a0Brian\u00a0Heaphy,\u00a0Neta\u00a0Yodovich,\u00a0Qian\u00a0Xiong,\u00a0Social Science and Medicine<\/em>, Vol 389, January 2026\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond swipes: Navigating COVID-19, dating apps and life politics<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– Neta Yodovich, Brian Heaphy and Jaime Garcia Iglesias,\u00a0Journal of Sociology<\/em>, Vol 61 (2), June 2025\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/14407833241304116<\/a><\/p>\n

Imposter Participants? Towards a Reflexive Epistemology of \u2018Suspected Participants\u2019<\/a><\/strong> – Jaime Garcia Iglesias, Brian Heaphy, Neta Yodovich, Sophie Atherton and Azeem Merchant,\u00a0International Journal of Qualitative Methods<\/em>, May 2025\u00a0doi.org\/10.1177\/16094069251335497<\/a><\/p>\n

Dating apps as health allies? Examining the opportunities and challenges of dating apps as partners in public health<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013\u00a0Jaime Garcia-Iglesias, Brian Heaphy, Sharif Mowlabocus, Neta Yodovich, Maurice Nagington, Karissa Patton, Sophie Atherton, Andrea Ford,\u00a0<\/span>BMJ Medical Humanities<\/em>, May 2024,\u00a0doi:<\/span>\u00a010.1136\/medhum-2024-012901.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exploring Dating App Intimacies During COVID-19 in the UK: A Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study on the Impact of Dating Apps on Intimacy, Resilience, and Wellbeing<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Jaime Garcia-Iglesias, Brian Heaphy and Neta Yodovich,\u00a0<\/span>International Journal of Qualitative Methods,\u00a0<\/em>23, May 2024.<\/p>\n

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