Martin Tolich (born 8 June 1957) is a New Zealand sociologist and ethicist.
Martin Tolich | |
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 Tolich in 2001 | |
| Born | 8 June 1957 |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland University of California, Davis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Website | Profile on University of Otago (archived) |
Career
editTolich specialises in qualitative research methods and research ethics committees. He earned a master's degree in sociology from the University of Auckland and completed his PhD at the University of California, Davis in 1991. He was a lecturer in sociology at Massey University from 1992 to 2004. In 2005 he transferred to the University of Otago to establish that university's first sociology major progamme.[1] Tolich was appointed Associate Professor at the University of Otago in 2009.[2] He retired from teaching in 2022.
Research ethics
editTolich served as the deputy chair of the Massey University human ethics committee from 1997. In 2002 he joined the Manawatū-Whanganui Health and Disability ethics committee.[3] In 2004 the Minister of Health appointed Martin Tolich chair of the newly established Multi-region health and disability ethics committee, where he served until 2009.[4] In 2011 Tolich and his colleague Dr Barry Poata Smith were awarded a three-year Marsden grant to study the "Tensions around ethics review and Māori consultation".[5][6]
Tolich is the founder of the Aotearoa Research Ethics Committee (previously the New Zealand Ethics Committee), a not-for-profit independent ethics committee, serving any researcher not eligible for health or institutional ethics review.[7]
Personal life
editBorn in Auckland, Tolich now lives in Dunedin. He married Derrith Bartley in 1983.[8] The couple have two children.[9]
Publications
edit- Tolich, M. (Ed.). (2016). Qualitative ethics in practice. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.
- Sieber, J. E., & Tolich, M. B. (2013). Planning ethically responsible research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
- Tolich, M., & Davidson, C. (2011). Getting started: An introduction to research methods. Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson.
- Davidson, C., & Tolich, M. (Eds.). (2003). Social science research in New Zealand (2nd ed.). Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson Education New Zealand.
References
edit- ^ Brickell, Chris; Tolich, Martin; Scarth, Bonnie (2014). "Sociology Before Sociology at Otago University". New Zealand Sociology. 29 (4): 27–44. ProQuest 1663522291 – via Proquest.
- ^ "University of Otago Professorial Appointments". University of Otago. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "AHRECS Senior Consultant Martin Tolich". Australasian Human Research Ethics Consultancy Services. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Seven new ethics committees established". beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Ethics Review Project". University of Otago. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Marsden Fund Recipients 2011". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Giving back ethically". University of Otago. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Tolich-Bartley recite vows in wedding rite". Oroville Mercury-Register. 20 August 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Tolich, Martin (2016). Qualitative Ethics in Practice (consumer eBook ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-62958-169-9.