Anne-Marie O’Brien

Office

Advising Area

• Master's - Family Nurse Practitioner Program/Post Master's FNP Program
• Post-Licensure BSN Program

Education

PhD in Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Arizona State University, 2014

MSN, Women's Health NP, University of Pennsylvania, 1998

BSN, University of Pennsylvania, 1995

MA in French, University of California, Los Angeles, 1992

BA in French, University of Pennsylvania, 1989

Degrees

Academic Interests

Health Equity, Health Promotion, Research & Evidence-Based Practice, Women's Health, Gerontology

Courses Taught

NURS 410 Nursing Power, Policy & Politics

NURS 412P Community/Public Health Nursing Practicum

NURS 501 Health Promotion: Righting Disparities

NURS 560 Research and Theory in Primary Care

NURS 564 Health Policy & Advocacy in Primary Care

Selected Publications & Presentations

O’Brien, A.M. & Wood, E. (2024). “Enhancing Community Engagement: Perspectives from Researchers, Community Members, and Service Providers”. Virginia Journal of Public Health. https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/vjph/

Freborg, K. & O’Brien, A.M. (2024). “Developing a Culture of Equity: How an AJEDI Nursing Committee at Sonoma State University is Creating Change”. The Diversity Digest. https://aacn.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9MTE1MDM5MzU=

Drake, J., Davis, T. M., O'Brien, A. M., Parker, C., Douglas, C. S., Thomas, D., ... & Mowery, B. D. (2024). “Nurses' Perceptions of Caring at Work: Mixed-Methods Study, Quantitative Report”. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 10-1097. DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001400.

Russell-Babin, K., Friesen, M., O’Brien, A.M., McLaughlin, M., Messing, J., Mowery, B., Bettencourt, A., & Graling, P. (2023). Nurse-Led Implementation Science Specialist Program.  AJN The American Journal of Nursing, 123(12), 38-45. DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000997228.84722.c7

Davis, S.L. & O’Brien, A.M. (2022). Fast Facts on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nursing: Building Competencies for an Anti-Racism Practice (Springer Publishing). A 12-chapter book to guide nurses in building their knowledge, skills, and attitudes to address racism and promote health equity and social justice. (Awarded 3rd Place AJN awards in the category of Professional Development/Continuing Education). 

Davis, S. L. & O’Brien, A.M. (2020). “Let’s Talk about Racism: Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable: Building Structural Humility, Increasing Courage and Reducing Shame and Blame”. Special Issue AcademicMedicine.  https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Abstract/9000/Let_s_Talk_About_Racism__Strategies_for_Building.97009.aspx

O’Brien, A.M. & Kane, R.J. (2018). “Policing as a social determinant of health: The impact of drug enforcement on prenatal care utilization in urban communities”, Medical Research Archives, 6(2) https://journals.ke-i.org/index.php/mra/article/view/1648