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DR MARY O'BRIEN



Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Position: ARC POSTDOC RESEARCH FELLOW
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Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Young people, ethnography, health Australia
Public health, drug use, infectious diseases Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy La Trobe University 30-Apr-2000
Bachelor of Arts Swinburne University of Technology 31-Dec-1989

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Young people, preventive health discourses and self care Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2004

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Knowledge, relationships and identity in research on drug use
    Year: 2007
    Book: Researching the Margins: Strategies for Ethical and Rigorous Research with Marginalised Communities
    Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Journal Articles

  • Gender differences in seeking care for hepatitis C in Australia.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Substance Use
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 59-70
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Australian Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health and Social Experiences of Living with Hepatitis C
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Health Care for Women International
    Volume: 26
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 340-354
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  • Australian men's experiences of living with hepatitis C virus: Results from a cross-sectional survey
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Volume: 20
    Page numbers: 79-86
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Australian women's experiences of living with hepatitis C virus: Results from a cross-sectional survey
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Volume: 18
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 841-850
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  • Disturbingly low levels of contraception among women living with hepatitis C
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 620-626
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  • Surviving risk: Juvenile justice workers' perspectives on managing blood borne viruses and other health risks
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Youth Studies Australia
    Volume: 22
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 25-31
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Governing risk and drug use in juvenile justice settings
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Contemporary Drug Problems
    Volume: 28
    Issue: Winter
    Page numbers: 625-649
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