Vincent O'Brien

Principal Lecturer in Public Health,

Faculty of Health, Medical Science and Social Care

University of Cumbria,

Lancaster Campus

Bowerham Road

Lancaster

LA1 3JD

England.

MSc Ethics in Health Care Medical School, University of Liverpool 1991

Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Post Compulsory Education and Training) University of Greenwich 1996

BA (Hons.) Social Science (2:1) University of Westminster 1985

State Registered Nurse Brent and Harrow School of Nursing 1982 

·       PhD research- The Health Experiences of Transnational Migrants in the North West of England. University of Liverpool, University of Chester Foundation Bursary.

·       Adapting to Cultural and Environmental Change in Remote Herder Communities. Ak Terek Foundation, Kyrgyzstan. Christensen Fund, USA. Kyrgyz State Medical Academy.

·       Exploration of Staff and User Experiences of the Cumbria Conditions Management Programme Cumbria NHS

·       Using participatory photography and video for health and community development in Brazil and Kyrgyzstan University of Cumbria, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Viramundo Brazil.

·       Presenting Ourselves: Visual Activism at the World Social Forum Belem Brazil 2009. University of Cumbria (Flourish project)

·       Social and cultural experiences of traveller communities in Cumbria University of Cumbria RSD Fund

·       Snow Leopard conservation and sustainable communities in the Tien Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Visible Voice Participatory Video project with the Ak Terek Foundation and Kyrgyz State Medical Academy Kyrgyzstan.

1986- 1994 Lecturer in Community Care, City College Manchester

1994- 2001 Lecturer in Health and Social Care, Kendal College

2001- 2008 Senior Lecturer in Public Health, University of Cumbria

2008- present Principal Lecturer in Public Health

Management of Public Health Team

In Form: campaign against child and adolescent obesity (EU) project- University Lead

Course Leader MSc International Health

O’Brien, V (2009) Book Review: Framing Globalization- Visual Perspectives Facciolli, P and Gibbons, J.A. (Eds.) London: Cambridge Scholars, 2007 Visual Studies Vol 24. (1)

Graham, C. O’Brien, V. and Rouncefield, M (2008) Exploring the Display in Disaster Recovery. Proc. OZCHI08 Designing for Habitat and Habitus, Australasian Human Computer Interaction Conference, 8^th- 12^th December James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. ACM.

O’Brien V. Djusipov, K. and Esengulova, N (2008) Embracing the Everyday: Reflections on using video and photography in health research. Proc. Social Interaction and Mundane Technologies SIMTECH 08, ACM SIG, Cambridge, UK.

O'Brien, V., Djusipov, K. & Wittlin, F. (2008) In Between the Face to Face: Sharing Images as a means of maintaining Momentum in Multi Country Research Proc. Workshop on Mundane Technologies, 25 April, University of Lancaster

O’Brien V, Djusupov, K and Wittlin, F. (2007) Visible voices, shared worlds: using digital video and photography in pursuit of a better life Proc Social interaction and Mundane technologies SIMTECH 07 ACM SIG Melbourne, Australia

O’Brien, V (2007) Film Review: Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan, Director Petr Lom (First Run/Icarus Films New York 2004) Visual Studies, Vol. 22 (2)

O'Brien, V (2007) Refugee and migrant vulnerability to injury. The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 127 (4) 166-167.

O’Brien, V (2007) Visible Voices: Participatory video and photography in transcultural research and health development in Kyrgyzstan and Salford. Evidence Based Practice: Inter-professional Learning Conference 15^th May 2007. John Moores' University, Liverpool.

O'Brien, V. Djusipov, K. Kudaibergonova, T. (2005) Public health challenges in Kyrgyzstan: developing a new curriculum. Rural and Remote Health 5 (online) 2005: 461 Available from: http://rrh.deakin.edu.au

O’Brien, V (2003) The Social Context of Health: Culture and Health in Public Health Development Kyrgyzstan: education, science, practice. Proceedings of the International Conference on Public Health in Kyrgyzstan, Chalpon Ata, October 9-11 2003. Bishkek: Kyrgyz State Medical Academy.

Books

Thompson, H. Meggit, C. Aslangul, S. O’Brien, V. (2002) Further Studies in Health (2^nd Ed.) London: Hodder and Stoughton.

O’Brien, V (2009) Engaging Roma Communities: A practical skills workshop for Local Authority and Roma NGO staff. Iasi, Romania, 13^th January 2010.

O’Brien V (2009) Healthy Living, a Whole School Approach TeachME: An International Conference on Schooling, Dubai, 11-13 November

O’Brien V (2009) We Are How We Live: Social Determinants of Health TeachME: An International Conference on Schooling, Dubai, 11-13 November

O’Brien V (2009) An Introduction to Digital Video for Learning TeachME: An International Conference on Schooling, Dubai, 11-13 November

O’Brien V (2009) Collaborating Online TeachME: An International Conference on Schooling, Dubai, 11-13 November

O’Brien V (2009) Social Networks, Micro Blogging and User Generated Content TeachME: An International Conference on Schooling, Dubai, 11-12 November

O’Brien V. (2009) InForm: Campaign against Child and Adolescent Obesity 19^th European Childhood Obesity Group Conference, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland 17th-19^th September.

O’Brien, V (2009) The hardware and hardwiring of visual sociology practice’: an advice exchange workshop International Visual Sociology Association Conference July 22nd – 24th 2009, University of Cumbria

Graham, C. O’Brien, V. and Rouncefield, M. (2009) Understanding disaster impact and recovery International Visual Sociology Association Conference July 22nd – 24th 2009, University of Cumbria

O’Brien, V (2009) Presenting Ourselves: Migrant Use of Visual Media for Social Change. (By Invitation) Visualizing Migration and Divided Societies, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme de Paris Nord 5th June 2009

O’Brien, V and Wittlin, F. (2009) Visual Ethnography, Visual Activism and Community Development in the Rocinha favela, Rio de Janeiro. The Challenge of Global Social Inquiry, British Sociological Association Conference 16^th –18^th April 2009, Cardiff City Hall, Wales

O’Brien, V (2008) Participatory Video and Photography: Cultural Probes, Public Exhibits and Visual Activism, (by Invitation) Department of Social and Communication Studies Research Seminar, 19^th November, University of Chester.

 O’Brien V and Wittlin, F (2008) Visualising Social Change: Digitising and Exhibiting Everyday Life Online Space Time and Image, International Visual Sociology Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 6^th –8^th August 2008.

O’Brien V (2008) Adapting to cultural and environmental change in rural Kyrgyzstan: The contribution of Participatory Video. Space Time and Image, International Visual Sociology Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 6^th –8^th August 2008.

O’Brien V (2008) Community Engagement: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan (Invited Speaker) Groundwork Annual Conference Manchester 19^th June 2008

O’Brien, V (2008) Everyday life in a Mountain Village: Using Participatory Video and Photography to Support Health and Community Development in Rural Kyrgyzstan Social Worlds, Natural Worlds, British Sociological Association Annual Conference, University of Warwick 28^th- 30th March.

O’Brien, V (2008) The Values Exchange, Teaching Values and Ethics in New York and the UK, Higher Education Academy, Festival of Learning, University of Cumbria, Carlisle 12^th March.

 O’Brien, V and Gugerty, L (2008) The Values Exchange: Teaching Values and Ethics in New York and the UK Higher Education Academy Festival of Learning Carlisle 10^th- 12^th March.

O’Brien V (2008) Visible Voices, Shared Lives: Engaging and Empowering Migrant Communities in the North West of England Addressing health inequalities in the regions of Europe, European Regional and Local Health Authorities Conference 11^th January 2008, Brussels, Belgium.

O’Brien, V (2007) Keynote Address: Visual Methods in Participatory Health Research. ‘Every Picture Tells a Story: A Symposium on Participatory Visual Ethnography, University of Ottawa, Canada, 21^st – 28th October 2007

O’Brien, V (2007) Participatory Visual Ethnography: A personal Journey International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. 26th October 2007

O’Brien V (2007) Digital Video Skills for Students 23rd October 2007, University of Ottawa

O’Brien V (2007) Digital Video Skills for Researchers and Academic Staff 25th October 2007, University of Ottawa

O’Brien V (2007) Participatory Video Workshop for Migrant Women 27th October 2007, University of Ottawa

O’Brien, V (2007) Guest Lecture Health and Wellbeing amongst the French speaking African Refugee Community in Salford, England. University of Ottawa, Canada. 22^nd October 2007

O’Brien, V (2007) Visible Voices, Changing Lives: Experiences of working with migrant communities in Brazil, Kyrgyzstan and the UK 2^nd Annual Charles N. Poskanzer Public Lecture, Brockway Hall, State University of New York, Cortland, New York USA 3^rd October 2007.

O’Brien V (2007) The Values Exchange at Cortland. State University of New York at Cortland, Fall Seminar Series, 26^th September, 2007

O’Brien, V (2007) Scratching the Surface: A Rapid Research Appraisal of Graffiti in Manchester International Visual Sociology Association Conference, August 10-13^th 2007, New York, USA.

O’Brien, V (2007) Visible Voice: Participatory video and photography in transcultural health research and development. Examples from Brazil, Kyrgyzstan and the UK International Visual Sociology Association Conference, August 10-13^th 2007, New York, USA.

O’Brien V (2007) Visible Voices: Visual narratives of everyday life and health in the Rocinha Favela, Rio de Janeiro St Martin’s College Research Festival, Lancaster

O’Brien, V (2007) Visual Methods in Participatory Health Research, 4^th Annual North West Public Health Conference, Blackpool, England 24^th April 2007.

O’Brien, V. Djusipov, K. and Tadevosyan, A. (2006) The Deterioration of Public Health in Post Soviet Armenia and Kyrgyzstan: Questions of Responsibility Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers International Conference, London, August 2006

O’Brien, V (2006) The Health of transnational Migrants in the UK 11^th World Congress on Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 2006

O’Brien V. and Djusipov, K (2006) Research for change: The Use of Participatory Video and Photography in Health Promotion 11^th World Congress on Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 2006

O’Brien V (2006) HIV, AIDS and Health Promotion: A UK perspective AIDS Awareness in Kyrgyzstan, National Conference, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek 7^th April 2006

O’Brien, V (2006) Migrant Health in the UK: Assumptions, Evidence, Questions. Post Graduate Research Conference, University of Chester, 19^th June 2006

O’Brien, V (2005) The Social Context of Public Health: Professional Training Needs in Armenia Conference paper: 27^th Annual Conference of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Yerevan, Armenia 18^th September 2005

O’Brien, V (2005) Tempus in Kyrgyzstan UK Tempus Information Event 29^th June 2005, BMA, London

O’Brien V (2005) The Use of Participatory Video in Public Health Research in Kyrgyzstan 2^nd North West Conference on Public Health, Southport UK.

O’Brien, V (2005) The Bologna Process in UK Higher Education Conference ‘Implementing the Bologna Process in Kyrgyz Universities’, 6^th September 2005, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

O’Brien, V (2008) Visible Voices Changing Lives, Threevoices Films

O’Brien V (2008) Imagine Um Mundo Melhor! (Imagine a Better World) Viramundo-Threevoices Films World Social Forum TV www.threevoices.info/Threevoices/Films.html

O’Brien, V (2007) Scratching the Surface Threevoices Films, Levens. www.threevoices.info/Threevoices/Films.html

O’Brien, V (2006) Public Health in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan: Questions of Responsibility. Threevoices Films, Levens www.threevoices.info/Threevoices/Films.html 

O’Brien, V (2005) Public Health in Kyrgyzstan: The Land of the Celestial Mountains Threevoices Films, Levens www.threevoices.info/Threevoices/Films.html  

O’Brien, V and Ganesh D (2009) Who Am I? Photo Exhibition of South Indian Culture and Classical Dance, Waterside Gallery, Sale, Cheshire. 3^rd September-5^th October 2009.

Presenting Ourselves: images of migration, community and environment from the Visible Voice projects in Brazil, Kyrgyzstan and the UK, Alexandra Gallery, Lancaster 20-30th July 2009

O’Brien, V (Producer) About us- Migrant Children Talking Visible Voice/Alien Films, Barrow International Festival, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria. 6th July 2009

O’Brien, V (Producer) Moving Images: Refuge and Asylum Robert Powell Theatre, University of Salford 25th March 2009

O’Brien, V (Producer) Everyday Life in Our Kyrgyz Village, Kokjar Film Group 2006, Taalim Festival of Participatory Video, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 6th December 2008.

O’Brien, V (2008) Visible Voices Changing Lives, International Visual Sociology Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 6^th –8^th August 2008.

O’Brien, V (Producer) My Homeland, Maha Ismael Alien Films, Visible Voice. Barrow Festival of International Culture, August 2-3rd 2008.

O’Brien, V (Producer) A Tale of Migrant Mothers, Yesim Ar Farouq and Maha Ismael Alien Films, Visible Voice. Barrow Festival of International Culture, August 2-3rd 2008.

O’Brien, V (Producer) Away from Home Lilli Orzac and Joanne Saltiga. Alien Films, Visible Voice. Barrow Festival of International Culture, August 2-3rd 2008.

O’Brien, V, Hough, C and Shi, Y (2009) Partnership Perceptions and Competencies Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT

O’Brien, V, Hough, C and Shi, Y (2009) Evaluation of GP Extended Hours Pilot Projects Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust

O’Brien, V (1999) Dementia Care in South Lakeland: Challenges and Potentials. Kendal: South Lakeland Alzheimer’s Society

2009- Education Trainer, TeachME Conferences, Rearden Educational, Beirut, Lebanon

2007 Visiting Scholar, Visual Methods in Participatory Health Research Institute of Population Health and Institute of Women’s Studies University of Ottawa, Canada.

2007 Visiting Professor, International Health and Culture, State University of New York at Cortland, USA.

2007- present Specialist Reader National Teaching Fellowships Scheme, The Higher Education Academy, London

2005 Visiting Lecturer International Health, Cortland College, State University of New York, USA

2005- 2007 External Expert, Selection of Tempus Project Applications, European Union Directorate General for Education and Culture, Brussels. 

British Sociological Association- Visual Sociology Study Group

International Visual Sociology Association

Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for Scholarly Achievement in International Education (USA)

2010 Visual Ethnographer Officer, International Community Film Forum

2010- Guest Editor, New Visual Technologies- Shifting Boundaries, Shared Moments, Visual Studies (in Preparation)

2009- Editorial Adviser, User-Driven Healthcare and Narrative Medicine: Utilizing Collaborative Social Networks and Technologies. IMG Global Publications (in Preparation)

2009 Peer Reviewer International Journal of ICT and Human Development

2008- Peer Reviewer, Book Proposals Sage Publications

2008- Academic Peer Reviewer, World Health Organization Bulletin

2005 Russian Language Course: Stage one and two. University of Lancaster

2004 St Martin’s College Teaching Fellowship: The Use of Digital Media for Learning and Teaching

2003-4 Faculty Learning and Teaching Coordinator Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, St Martin’s College 

Web Projects

Documentary Films, Personal and General Materials: www.threevoices.info

Visible Voice Research Projects: www.visiblevoice.info

Visible Voice TV www.visiblevoice.blip.tv

Visible Voices Social Network www.visiblevoices.ning.com