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Biography

Anna Karin Kingston is a Swedish journalist living in Cork, Ireland since 1989. She has a PhD in Social Sciences and is currently part-time employed as the UCC CARL-coordinator (Community-Academic Research Links). She is also a member of the MA in Women's Studies' teaching board in UCC.‍

Research Interests

Autism, Intellectual Disability, Women's & Gender Studies, Feminist Mothering, Community Based Research, Participatory Research, Action Research‍

Publications

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	'Feminist Research Ethics: From Theory to Practice' Kingston, Anna Karin (2020) 'Feminist Research Ethics: From Theory to Practice' In: Ron Iphofen (eds). Handbook of Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Handing in the Uniform: Mothers of Adult Children with Special Needs' Anna Karin Kingston (2013) 'Handing in the Uniform: Mothers of Adult Children with Special Needs' In: Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard (eds). Mothers of Adult Children. Plymouth UK: Lexington Books. [Details]

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Books

	Year	Publication
	(2007)	Mothering Special Needs: A Different Maternal Journey. Anna Karin Kingston (2007) Mothering Special Needs: A Different Maternal Journey. London: Jessica Kingsley. [Details]

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Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Adult Siblings of Individuals with Intellectual Disability/Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Relationships, Roles & Support Needs. Leane, Maire; Kingston, Anna; Edwards, Claire (2016) Adult Siblings of Individuals with Intellectual Disability/Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Relationships, Roles & Support Needs. National Disability Authority, Dublin.   [Details]
	(2014)	Living with Acquired Brain Injury. Dalton, C., Kingston, A., Martin, A. M., O’Riordan, J., Caples, M. and Edwards, C. (2014) Living with Acquired Brain Injury. National Disability Authority, Dublin: Ireland.   [Full Text] [Details]
	(2012)	Forgotten Citizens of Europe: Participatory Action Research for Local Human Rights. György Málovics, Barbara Mihók, László Jakab, Elizabeth Lakatos, István Szentistványi (Protect the Future - Szeged Group, Hungary), Bálint Balázs, György Pataki (ESSRG, Hungary), Peter Herrman and Anna Kingston (UCC) Aitor Gomez Gonzales, Lourdes Rué and Laura Ruiz (URV) (2012) Forgotten Citizens of Europe: Participatory Action Research for Local Human Rights. Living Knowledge Network, PERARES D6.1. [Details]
	(2010)	The Needs and Concerns of Victims of Crime in Ireland. Kilcommins, S., Leane, M., Donson, F., Fennell, C,; (2010) The Needs and Concerns of Victims of Crime in Ireland. Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime, Dublin.   [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Inclusion Ireland	Member	/
	Cork Association for Autism	Member	/

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2014	Certificate in Learning to teach Online	Coursera
	2001	Scholarship	National Disability Authority
	2004	Student Award for Excellence in Research	The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities: Special Interest Research Group on Families
	2001	Scholarship	Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	Actioning Engagement Seminar, Burns, K., O'Mahony, C. and Kingston, A. (2012) Community engaged research and community partnerships. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Actioning Engagement Seminar, Dublin City University/Higher Education Authority , 14-DEC-12 - 14-DEC-12. [Details]
	(2007)	Mothering in Contemporary Ireland: Issues, Images and Actions - UCC Women's Studies Conference, McAvoy, S.; Leane, M.; Kingston, A.; (2007) Co-organised with Dr Maire Leane and Dr Anna Kingston- UCC Women's Studies Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Mothering in Contemporary Ireland: Issues, Images and Actions - UCC Women's Studies Conference, University College Cork , 09-JUN-07 - 09-JUN-07. [Details]
	(2014)	Young People and Autism: Researching with the Community, Maria Angela Ferrario & William Simms; Cliona Glavin; Gillian Coogan (2014) Workshop on Autism. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Young People and Autism: Researching with the Community, UCC . [Details]
	(2010)	Whose Rights? Whose Choices? International Short Breaks Association (ISBA), Anna Kingston (2010) “Give Me a Break: Irish teenagers and their rights to a life outside the family”. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Whose Rights? Whose Choices? International Short Breaks Association (ISBA), NUIG Galway . [Details]
	(2004)	12th IASSID (International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability, Anna Kingston (2004) Mothering Special Needs. [Oral Presentation], 12th IASSID (International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability, Montpellier, France . [Details]

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2005	UCC	PhD	Social Sciences
	1989	University of Stockholm	BACHELOR OF ARTS	Humanities
	1995	UCC	Master of Arts	Women's Studies

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Languages

	Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
	Swedish	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Autism, Intellectual Disability, Women's & Gender Studies, Feminist Mothering, Community Based Research, Participatory Research, Action Research, Social Policy