Professor Dr. Anne O Brien

Biography

Professor Anne O'Brien is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of New South Wales. Her research interests lie in social cultural history, focusing specifically on Australia within a transnational context. She is the author of significant monographs including 'Poverty’s Prison: Poor NSW, 1880-1918' and 'God’s Willing Workers: Women, Religion and Philanthropy in Settler Colonialism in Australia'. In addition to her books, she has written numerous articles and book chapters that explore women's history, gender, and religious history, as well as welfare history. O'Brien's current major research project is 'Homelessness and Homeless People: Australian History', a project she undertakes with Dr. Heather Holst, Deputy CEO of Launch Housing. This research received an ARC Discovery Project Grant for 2018-20. Throughout her career, she has supervised and co-supervised a total of 15 PhD students, actively contributing to the academic community through mentorship and research oversight.

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