Publications

Journal Guest Editor

Sitter, K. C. (Ed.) (2022). Multisensory storytelling [Special issue]. Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry, 13(1).

Book Chapters and Features

Sitter, K.C. & Grittner, A.L. (2021). When participatory approaches are inaccessible: A movement toward research engagement through multi-sensory storytelling. In J. N. Lester & E. Nusbaum (Eds.), Centering Diverse Bodyminds in Critical Qualitative Inquiry (pp.37-48). Routledge.

Refereed Journal Articles

Allemang, B., Samuel, S., Patten, S.B., Sitter, K.C., Mackie, A.S., Greer, K., Schofield, K., Pintson, K., Farias, M., Patton, M., & Dimitropoulos, G. (2023). Transition Readiness of Youth with Co-occurring Chronic Health & Mental Health Conditions: A Mixed Methods Study. Health Expectations, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13821

Ekoh, C. & Sitter, K.C. (2023). Timelines, convoy circles and ecomaps: Adopting diagramming for qualitative data collection in research with forced migrants. Qualitative Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250231180321

Allemang, B., Samuel, S., Greer, K., Pintson, K., Patton, M., Schofield, K., Farias, M., Sitter, K.C., Patten, S., Mackie, A., & Dimitropoulos, G. (2023). “They go hand in hand”: A qualitative descriptive study on the interconnectedness between chronic health and mental health conditions in transition-age youth. BMC Health Services Research, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-09002-1

Sitter, K. C., Allemang, B., Pabia, M. R., Gaunt, E., Herrera, A., & Howell, B. (2023). Cripping Digital Storytelling: Disability, Accessibility, and Celebrating Difference. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 12(1), 29–58.

de Boer, C., Small, S., Sitter, K. C., Ricciardelli, R., & Hall, A. (2022). Child welfare workers with occupational stress injuries: A content analysis of workers’ compensation legislation in Canada. Canadian Public Policy, 4(48), 503-517. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2021-078

Allemang, B., Dimitropoulos, G., Patten, S.B., Sitter, K.C., Brobbey, A., Mackie, A.S., & Samuel, S. (2022). Association between transition readiness and mental health comorbidity in youth with chronic health conditions. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 67, 161-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.09.012

Sitter, K.C., Gritner, A., Pabia, M.R., Jarvis, H. (2022). “We knew no one else had our back except us”: Recommendations for creating an accountability-care framework with sex workers in Eastern Canada. Social Sciences, 11(8), 366 https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11080366

Allemang, B., Samuel, S., Sitter, K.C., Patten, S.P., Patton, M., Pintson, K., Greer, K., Schofield, K., Farias, M., Punjwani, Z., Mackie, A.S., Dimitropoulos, G. (2022). Protocol for READY2Exit: A patient-oriented, mixed methods study examining transition readiness in adolescents with co-occurring physical and mental health issues. Journal of Transition Medicine, 4(1), 20220001. https://doi.org/10.1515/jtm-2022-0001/html

Sitter, K. C., Grittner, A Fritz, T., Burke, A. & Ophus, E. (2022). Exploring the role of place in sex work through participant photography. Sexualities. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634607221088150

Allemang, B., Sitter, K. C., & Dimitropoulos, G. (2021). Pragmatism as a paradigm for patient-oriented research. Health Expectations, 25, 38-47. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13384

Sitter, K.C. (2021). Multisensory stories: Celebrating different forms of knowing, being and living in our world. Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.18733/cpi29621

Haney, C.A. & Sitter, K.C. (2021). Fat studies and arts-based approaches: Positioning the need for “movement”. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, 1-7

https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211066169

Exner-Cortens, D. Sitter, K.C., Van Bavel, M, & Wright, A. (2021). Photo-based evaluation: A method for participatory evaluation with adolescents. American Journal of Evaluation, 43(1), 132-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098214020927785

Exner-Cortnes, D., Wright, A., Van Bavel, M., Sitter, K.,C. Hurlock, Roseline, C., & Krause, P. (2020). To be a Guy is to be Human: Outcomes of the WiseGuyz Program Through Photo-Based Evaluation. Health Promotion Practice, 22(5), 659-669. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1177/1524839920976382

Sitter, K.C., Beausoleil, N., & McGowan, E. (2020). Digital storytelling and validity criteria. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19, 1-9. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1177/1609406920910656

Ladhani, S., & Sitter, K.C. (2020). The revival of anti-racism education: Considerations for social work education. Critical Social Work, 21(1), 55-65. https://doi.org/10.22329/csw.v21i1.6227

Delgado, J., de Groot, J., McCaffrey, G., Dimitropolous, G., Sitter, K. C., & Austin, W. J. (2020). Communities of practice: Acknowledging vulnerability to improve resilience in healthcare teams. Journal of Medical Ethics, 47(7), 488-493. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2019-105865

Whitley, R., Sitter, K. C., Adamson, G., & Carmichael, V. (2020). A meaningful focus: Investigating the impact of involvement in a participatory video program on the recovery of participants with severe mental illness. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 44(1), 63. https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000416

Whitley, R., Sitter, K. C., Adamson, G., & Carmichael, V. (2020). Can participatory videos reduce mental illness stigma? Results from an action- research study of feasibility and impact. BMC Psychiatry, 20(16), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-2429-4

Sitter, K. C. & Mitchell, J. (2019). Perceptions of paratransit accessibility among persons with disabilities: An adapted photovoice study. Health Promotion Practice, 21(5), 769-779.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839919888484

Sitter, K. C., Burke, A. C., Ladhani, S. & Mallay, N. (2019). Sexual health and disability. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 47(4), 255-263. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12287

Grittner, A., & Sitter, K. C. (2019). The role of place in the lives of sex workers: A socio-spatial analysis of two international case studies. Affilia, 35(2), 274-293. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1177/0886109919872965

Carmichael, V., Adamson, G., Sitter, K. C., & Whitley, R. (2019). Media coverage of mental illness: A comparison of citizen journalism v. professional journalism portrayals. Journal of Mental Health, 28(5), 520-526. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2019.1608934

Exner-Cortens, D., & Sitter, K. C. (2019). Stories of loss and hope: A systematic review of North American women’s experiences with infertility. PROSPERO.

Hall, A., Ricciardelli, R., Sitter, K. C., Simas, D., de Boer, C., & Small, S. (2019). Occupational stress injuries in two Atlantic provinces: A policy analysis. Canadian Public Policy, 44(4), 384-399. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2017-071