Dr. Matthew O'Brien

Faculty

Dr. Matthew O'Brien

Associate Professor of History

284-5380
mobrien@franciscan.edu

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Education

Ph.D. - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of History

M.A. - University of Wisconsin-Madison

A.B. (Honors) Major: History, Minor: English Literature - College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts

Professional Experience

Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Lecturer, Carroll College

Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Faculty Awards

Faculty Enrichment Grant, Franciscan University, 2009

Faculty Enrichment Grant, Franciscan University, 2008

Faculty Enrichment Grant, Franciscan University, 2005

Select Publications & Accomplishments

Dr. Matthew O'Brien-“A Fateful Visit: Irish-American Reaction to Bernadette Devlin’s American Tour in 1969”

“A Fateful Visit: Irish-American Reaction to Bernadette Devlin’s American Tour in 1969” American Conference of Irish Studies Annual Meeting Galway, Ireland June 10-13, 2009

Dr. Matthew O'Brien-“Cold War Catholicism and the New Mission of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 1945-1955”

"Cold War Catholicism and the New Mission of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 1945-1955” Eire-Ireland Breandan MacSuibhne, editor

Dr. Matthew O'Brien- “Father Charles Coughlin and Irish-American Nativism”

“"Father Charles Coughlin and Irish-American Nativism” American Conference of Irish Studies Annual Meeting New York, New York

Dr. Matthew O'Brien-“Irish Catholicism and the Second World War: Stars, Stripes, and Shamrocks”

“Irish Catholicism and the Second World War: Stars, Stripes, and Shamrocks,” U.S. Catholic Historian, Special Issue on Irish America Christopher Kaufman, editor

Faculty

Associate Professor of History

Education

Professional Experience

Faculty Awards

Select Publications & Accomplishments