Kitchen grew up in a family of eight children. She attended Brigham Young University, where she majored in English. She enjoyed reading, spending time with friends and family, and watching sports and movies.
From the description of Making survival fun : a study of family food traditions, 2000. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 180750772
Kitchen was a student in Eric Eliason's English 368 class at Brigham Young University in 2001.
From the description of Time to laugh : a study of Mormon jokes told among members of the Mormon Church, 2001. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51605241