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Anne Geniets

Visiting Researcher | Kellogg College

anne.geniets@education.ox.ac.uk

About me

Dr Anne Geniets is a Research Fellow with the Learning and New Technologies Research Group

She is a medical doctor, developmental psychologist and communications & media scholar, with a research focus on health, social justice, training and technology in low- and middle-income countries.

Anne’s main research interest is in exploring the links between health, training, inequality and technology. Anne has carried out health care- and media-related research projects in the UK, Africa and South Asia.

From 2014 – 2016, Anne has been the research officer and post-doctoral researcher on the ESRC-DFID funded mCHW project, a learning intervention to train community health workers and their supervisors in the assessment of developmental milestones of children under five in two marginalised communities in Kenya.

She is leading the Go_Girl: Code+Create Project (with Niall Winters) and collaborates on a number mHealth training research projects.

Current doctoral students

Isobel Talks (co-supervised with Niall Winters)

Research

Books

GENIETS, A., O’donovan, J., Hakimi, L., & WINTERS, N. (Eds.). (2021). Training for Community Health: Bridging the Global Health Care Gap. Oxford University Press. OUP.

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/training-for-community-health-9780198866244?cc=gb&lang=en&
Geniets, A. (2013). The Global News Challenge, Market Strategies of International Broadcasting Organizations in Developing Countries. Taylor & Francis.

https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203082607

Book chapters

Winters, N., Geniets, A., & Lakati, A. (2022). A Systems-Thinking Approach to the Training and Supervision of Community Healthcare Workers in Kenya. In Systems Thinking for Global Health (pp. 77-85). Oxford University Press (OUP).

https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198799498.003.0006
Eynon, R., & Geniets, A. (2018). Not all young people “use” the internet: exploring the experiences of ex-use amongst young people in Britain. In A. Normore & A. Lahera (Eds.), Crossing the Bridge of the Digital Divide: A Walk with Global Leaders (pp. 37-58). Information Age Publishing.

https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a881da05-684b-420b-b4cf-11631d3ef5c8
Geniets, A. (2015). “Empowering Whom?” A Cyberjournalism Paradox. In K. Meso Ayerdi, I. Agirreazkuenaga Onaindia, & A. Larrondo Ureta (Eds.), Active audiences and journalism. Analysis of the quality and regulation of the user generated contents. University of the Basque Country.

Conference papers

Geniets, A., & Winters, N. (2016, April 23). Practical Solutions: Providing Equitable Health Care Training for Vulnerable Populations Using Technology. Conference on Refugee Health, Green Templeton College, Oxford 23 April 2016.
Geniets, A., & Winters, N. (2016, February 29). mCHW – A mobile learning intervention for the training and supervision of CHWs in Kenya. Presentation at the Impact-Initiative Workshop on Disability, University of Cambridge, 29 February – 1 March 2016.
Geniets, A., & Winters, N. (2015, February 25). Gender, Health and Technology: Lessons from a mobile intervention for training community health workers, UNESCO Mobile learning week, Paris, 25 February 2015.
Geniets, A. (2015, February 21). Power, Players, Platforms: Global Media Strategies and the Generation Challenge in the Developing World. Global Media Player Symposium, Northwestern University Qatar, Doha, 20-21 February 2015.
Geniets, A., Winters, N., Oliver, M., Lakati, A., & Mbae, S. (2015, January 27). A mobile intervention for training community health workers to assess the stages of child development, UCL mHealth Conference, London, 27 January 2015.
Geniets, A. (2014, November 17). Can CyberJournalism and the Web 2.0 help the poor? Exploring structural inequalities and audiences in low income countries Keynote, Web 2.0 and Cyberjournalism Conference, Bilbao, 17-18 November 2014.
Geniets, A., & Winters, N. (2014, November 12). Geniets, A. (2014) A mobile intervention for training community health workers to assess the stages of child development: an interim evaluation, GET Health Summit, Dublin, 12–14 November 2014.
Geniets, A., & Eynon, R. (2013, May 20). Exploring the social impact of low and discontinued internet use among young people in Britain. American Sociological Association Annual Conference, August 2013, New York, US.

Journal articles

O’Donovan, J., Kahn, K., MacRae, M., Namanda, A., Hamala, R., Kabali, K., Geniets, A., Lakati, A., Mbae, S., & Winters, N. (2022). Analysing 3429 digital supervisory interactions between Community Health Workers in Uganda and Kenya: the development, testing and validation of an open access predictive machine learning web app. Human Resources for Health, 20(1), 6.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-021-00699-5
Wanyama, C., Nagraj, S., Muinga, N., Tuti, T., Edgcombe, H., Geniets, A., Winters, N., English, M., Rossner, J., & Paton, C. (2022). Lessons from the design, development and implementation of a three-dimensional (3D) neonatal resuscitation training smartphone application: Life-saving Instruction for Emergencies (LIFE app). Advances in Simulation, 7(1).

https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-021-00197-7 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d07f7801-6e63-4cb5-8b20-ade6cae96dd0
Denton-Calabrese, T., Mustain, P., Geniets, A., Hakimi, L., & Winters, N. (2021). Empowerment beyond skills: Computing and the enhancement of self-concept in the go_girl code+create program. Computers & Education, 175, 104321.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2021.104321
Winters, N., Venkatapuram, S., Geniets, A.-K., & Wynne-Bannister, E. (2020). Prioritarian principles for digital health in low resource settings. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46(4), 259-264.

https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2019-105468 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:91642a5e-3ce7-479d-bb2b-26fb1535cde1
Winters, N., Eynon, R., Geniets, A., Robson, J., & Kahn, K. (2019). Can we avoid digital structural violence in future learning systems?. Learning, Media and Technology, 45(11), 17-30.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2020.1708099 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:3cdaab06-65cf-407b-8ea6-49480011b406
Winters, N., Langer, L., Nduku, P., Robson, J., O’Donovan, J., Maulik, P., Paton, C., Geniets, A., Peiris, D., & Nagraj, S. (2019). Using mobile technologies to support the training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries: mapping the evidence. BMJ Global Health, 4(4).

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001421 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:9ad03958-a3e8-4748-a8c4-06f670583820
Winters, N., Langer, L., & Geniets, A.-K. (2018). Scoping review assessing the evidence used to support the adoption of mobile health (mHealth) technologies for the education and training of community health workers (CHWs) in low-income and middle-income countries. BMJ Open, 8(7).

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019827 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:414e0b47-7529-43ed-9163-f878041472c5
Winters, N., O’Donovan, J., & Geniets, A.-K. (2018). A new era for community health in countries of low and middle income?. Lancet Global Health, 6(5), e489 - e490.

https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30072-X https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:600caa44-b187-4d5e-96f3-d9c494388c9a
Winters, N., Langer, L., & Geniets, A.-K. (2017). Physical, psychological, sexual, and systemic abuse of children with disabilities in East Africa: Mapping the evidence. PLoS One, 12(9), e0184541.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184541 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e1134a89-d1b3-4792-9ea0-94192e06d6aa
Eynon, R., & Geniets, A. (2016). The digital skills paradox: how do digitally excluded youth develop skills to use the internet?. Learning Media and Technology, 41(3), 463-479.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2014.1002845
Geniets, A. (2016). Engaging youth in low- and middle-income countries through chat apps: Challenges and opportunities for international news organizations. International Journal of Communication, 10, 3570-3584.

https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:eb998ac6-64fc-493f-b24f-318486396edc
Vu Henry, J., Winters, N., Lakati, A., Oliver, M., Geniets, A.-K., Mbae, S., & Wanjiru, H. (2016). Enhancing the supervision of community health workers with WhatsApp mobile messaging: qualitative findings from 2 low-resource settings in Kenya. Global Health : Science and Practice Journal, 4(2), 311-325.

https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00386 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b12b67c0-d13c-4610-893a-94d47bfc41d0
Oliver, M., Geniets, A.-K., Winters, N., Rega, I., & Mbae, S. (2015). What do community health workers have to say about their work, and how can this inform improved programme design? A case study with CHWs within Kenya. Global Health Action, 8(1), 27168.

https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.27168 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e286bdab-a64d-400d-a645-c0e21baf4ccf
Oliver, M., Geniets, A., Winters, N., Rega, I., & Mbae, S. (2015). What do community health workers have to say about their work, and how can this inform improved programme design? A case study with CHWs within Kenya. Global Health Action, 8, 27168.

https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.27168
Oliver, M., Geniets, A., Winters, N., Rega, I., & Mbae, S. (2015). What do community health workers have to say about their work, and how can this inform improved programme design? A case study with CHWs within Kenya. Glob Health Action, 8, 27168.

https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.27168
Rotheray, B., & Geniets, A. (2011). International broadcasting revived: Does it merit the effort? A case study of eight developing countries. International Journal of Digital Television, 2(3), 323-344.

https://doi.org/10.1386/jdtv.2.3.323_1
Geniets, A. (2010). Lost in translation: Why civic online efforts in Britain have failed to engage young women from low socioeconomic backgrounds. European Journal of Communication, 25(4), 398-412.

https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323110380998

Reports

Conrads, J., Rasmussen, M., Winters, N., Geniets, A., & Langer, L. (2017). Digital education policies in Europe and beyond: Key design principles for more effective policies (C. Redecker, P. Kampylis, M. Bacigalupo, & Y. Punie, Eds.). Publications Office of the European Union.

https://doi.org/10.2760/462941 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:cb05ad8b-3f93-47ef-a626-3caace5e4c00
Geniets, A., & Eynon, R. (2012). On the Periphery? Understanding Low and Discontinued Internet Use Amongst Young People in Britain. In Report for the Nominet Trust. University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute.

http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/publications/Lapsed_Internet_Users_Report_2012.pdf
Geniets, A. (2011). Trust in international news media in partially free media environments – A case study of five markets in Africa and South Asia. In Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) Working Paper. University of Oxford, RISJ.

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Trust%20in%20International%20News%20Media%20in%20Partially%20Free%20Media%20Environments.pdf
Geniets, A. (2010). The Global News Challenge – Assessing Changes in International Broadcast News Consumption in Africa and South Asia. In Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) Working Paper. University of Oxford, RISJ.

http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/The%20Global%20News%20Challenge%20-%20International%20Broadcast%20Consumption.pdf

Funded Research Projects

Refugee Health Education Programme: Addressing the lack of health education for refugees during the Covid 19 pandemic (Co-PI, with N. Winters)

John Fell Fund

April-December 2022

Onyx Project - Development of AI application & training module (PI) (with Niall Winters)

University of Oxford Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF), Budget: £50,278

Feb-Sept 2019

Evidence network on technology-enhanced community health worker training in LMICs (CI)

HEFEC-GCRF, Budget: £68,243

2017-2018

An evaluation of a serious mobile game to improve trainee nurses knowledge and skills in emergency neonatal care in Kenyan teaching hospitals (CI, with N. Winters, C. Paton, M. English & G. Irimu)

University of Oxford Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF). Budget: £61,000

Oct 2016 – Mar 2018

KCL - Oxford Symposium on Ethics of innovative technologies for improving health in low-income countries (CI) (with S. Venkatapuram & N. Winters)

Wellcome Trust Society & Ethics Small Grant. Budget: £2,700

Oct – Nov 2016

go_girl: Code+Create (Co-PI) (with Niall Winters)

IT Innovation Challenges Fund, £90,000 (2015-16), Goldman Sachs Gives (2017-19)

2015 – 2019

“Hidden” Children and the Politics of Poverty: Addressing Child Abuse in the Context of Disability in Kenya (Co-PI with N. Winters)

Oxford University John Fell Fund. Budget: £60,000

Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

The Global News Challenge

TECT Career Development Grant. Budget: £20,000

Mar – Nov 2011

Trust in news media after the revolution: The case of Egypt (Co-PI) (with R. Piccard)

John Fell Fund. Budget: £7000