Log In

Patricia Ann O'Brien Edit Profile

history educator

Patricia Ann O'Brien, American history educator. Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1968, National Endowment of the Humanities fellow, 1973, National Humanities Center Research fellow, 1988.

Background

O'Brien, Patricia Ann was born on December 29, 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Maurice Joseph and Elizabeth Mary (Sullivan) O'B.

Education

Bachelor, Regis College, 1967. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1973.

Career

Instructor, Yale University, New Haven, 1971-1973; assistant professor, Yale University, 1973-1974; assistant professor, University of California, Irvine, 1974-1980; associate professor, University of California, 1980-1993; professor, University of California, since 1993. Acting associate dean undergraduate studies University of California, Irvine, 1981, actingchair history department, 1983-1984, chair history department, 1985-1988, associate vice chancellor for research, 1990-1994, acting vice chancellor for research, dean graduate studies, 1993. National Science Foundation, National Endowment for Humanities referee.

Achievements

  • Patricia Ann O"Brien has been listed as a noteworthy history educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

All works

Connections

Father:
Maurice Joseph O'B.

Mother:
Elizabeth Mary (Sullivan) O'B.