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Professor Christine Hine is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey, specializing in digital ethnography and the sociological implications of technology. Her research focuses on smart care systems, ethics in AI, citizen science, and the intersection of technology with healthcare and everyday life. She has conducted extensive work on digital volunteering, mental health chatbots, and sensor-mediated care for dementia patients.
Her academic contributions include seminal works on virtual ethnography and digital research methods, emphasizing the embedded, embodied, and everyday nature of internet use. She has explored topics like quantified self-movement, sleep data strategies, and the governance of AI in universities.
Professor Hine’s articles analyze ethical frameworks for emerging technologies, knowledge infrastructures in citizen science, and the discursive frameworks shaping smart care discourse. She has critiqued surveillance practices in healthcare while advocating for participatory and ethically grounded technological design.
Her work bridges sociology, information science, and healthcare, offering critical perspectives on how digital technologies reshape social interactions, health practices, and scientific collaboration. She is a leading figure in digital sociology, influencing both academic research and public policy on technology governance.
