Guest Speaker Dr. Emily Milne

Question 1

Sensitive Research is best conducted using:

Answer 1

Open ended and in depth interviews

Question 2

Gatekeeper

Answer 2

A non researcher who controls researchers access to a research setting

Question 3

Ethics Committees

Answer 3

Act as gatekeepers to protect individuals and groups

Seek to identify and minimize emotional consequences

responds to risk as it arises

Question 4

Sensitive Research Impacts on Researchers:

Answer 4

• “Emotional work”
• emotionally draining to conduct interviews, transcribe, and code
• carry the emotions of the interview afterwards
• develop closeness that can confuse role of friend and researcher
• guilt over “exploiting” interviewees

Question 5

“Sensitive” Research

Answer 5

Research that addresses emotionally difficult topics

ex. death, discrimination, abuse, negative experiences