“When My Hands Were Tied, You Were Able to Continue”: A Collaborative Autoethnography of Insider-Outsider Partnerships when Managing Child Protection in Research

Mary Kimani is a social scientist interested in understanding individual and sociocultural factors around illness, health, and health care for women, children, and adolescents. She is passionate about child protection and the ethics of research with vulnerable populations, particularly in the African context. She has worked in various research projects exploring adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health, research ethics, and health promotion in educational institutions. She holds a BA from Kenyatta University and is currently pursuing an MA at Maseno University and an MSc at the University of Southampton. email: nmarykimani@gmail.com

Catherine Vanner is an Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations at the University of Windsor. Her research uses qualitative and participatory methods to examine the relationships among gender, education, and violence in North American and Sub-Saharan African contexts. She has worked as an Education Advisor at Plan International Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University. She has a PhD in Education from the University of Ottawa and an MA in International Affairs from Carleton University. email: catherine.vanner@uwindsor.ca