Heather Kitchin
- Affiliation: Acadia University
Heather Kitchin is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Acadia University. Kitchin specializes in the areas of sociology of crime and deviance, sociology of addictions, gender studies, and research ethics. Her research interests include Alcoholics Anonymous and recovery practices and processes, and interpretive research methodologies. Current research is being conducted with Nova Scotia Department of Justice, Correctional Services, Nova Scotia Department of Health, and the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, with the goal of introducing accredited substance abuse programming and related treatment services to provincially incarcerated adults in Nova Scotia.
Books by Heather Kitchin
Research Ethics and the Internet
Negotiating Canada’s Tri-Council Policy Statement
Heather Kitchin
Kitchin helps readers pick their way through the minefield that stands in the way of all who seek to find clarity as to the ethics of Internet research. The Internet poses new challenges to researchers, and the author clearly discusses these challenges in all their complexity. Issues of copyright, privacy and ethical use of Internet materials loom large. Kitchin analyzes contradictions between the federal Tri- Council Policy Statement and university-based research ethics boards and offers a simple… (more information)