Michael Flynn

Mr Michael Flynn

Coordinator, Occupational Health Equity Program
Institution: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Current Institution Location: United States of America

Email: mflynn@cdc.gov
Phone Number:  513-533-8568
Website: Go to website

Address:
1090 Tusculum Ave, M/S C-10, Cincinnati OH, 45226 USA

Migration Health Research Area/Expertise
Michael Flynn is an applied anthropologist whose research lies at the intersection of migration, work, and health and focuses on developing institutional policies and practices to improve the health of immigrant workers. His interests include social determinates of health, organizational culture, and intervention effectiveness. He is currently a project officer with the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) where he leads a program of research to better understand and improve the occupational health of immigrant workers. He also serves NIOSH as the coordinator for the Occupational Health Equity Program which promotes research, outreach, and prevention activities that reduce health inequalities for workers who are at higher risk for occupational injury and illness as a result of social and economic structures historically linked to discrimination or exclusion. Prior to coming to NIOSH in 2004, Michael worked for ten years in non-governmental organizations in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States. He is a member of the National Advisory Committee for the Ventanillas de Salud health promotion program of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also a research fellow of the Consortium for Multicultural Psychology Research at Michigan State University. He has a Master’s degree in anthropology from the University of Cincinnati is currently pursuing a PhD in anthropology at the University of Kentucky.

Research Focus/Expertise on Relevant Migrant Categories
Internal Migration
Left-behind migrant families (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)
Migrant Workers (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)

International/Cross-Border Migration
International migrant workers (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)
Seasonal farm workers (Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly)


General Research Focus/Expertise
Community participation in health
Epidemiology
Health communication
Health promotion/ Health education
Labour migration and health
Medical anthropology
Public Health

Relevant Publications

Title Author Year Published Link to Publication
Undocumented status as a social determinant of occupational health: The workers' perspective Flynn MA, Eggerth DE, & Jacobson CJ View
Immigration, work and health: A literature review of migration between Mexico and the United States Flynn MA, Carreón T, Eggerth DE, & Johnson AI View
Improving Occupational Safety and Health among Mexican Immigrant Workers: A Bi-national Collaboration Flynn MA, Check P, Eggerth DE, & Tonda J View
Leveraging the Domain of Work to Improve Migrant Health Flynn MA, & Wickramage K View
Work as an Inclusive Part of Population Health Inequities Research and Prevention Ahonen EQ, Fujishiro K, Cunningham TR, & Flynn MA View
Has the question of e-waste opened a Pandora’s box? An overview of unpredictable issues and challenges Bakhiyia B, Gravela S, Ceballos D, Flynn MA, & Zayed J
Differences inSafety Training among Smaller and Larger Construction Firms with Immigrant Workers:Evidence of Overlapping Vulnerabilities Cunningham TR, Keller B, Guerin R, Flynn M, Salgado C, & Hudson D View
Tailoring Computer Based Training for Latino Immigrant Workers: The NIOSH Mouse Tutorial Flynn MA, DeLaney SC, & Willeford CA View
Promotion of alternative-sized personal protective equipment Flynn M, Keller B, & DeLaney SC
Occupational health disparities: Improving the well-being of ethnic and racial minority workers Leong FT (Ed); Eggerth DE (Ed); Chang, C (Ed); Flynn MA (Ed); Ford JK (Ed); & Martinez RO (Ed) View
Ventanilla de Salud: A collaborative and binational health access and preventive care Gomez MGR, Tonda J, Zapata-Garibay R, Flynn MA, Gany F, Lara J, Shapiro I, & Rosales CB View
Overlapping vulnerabilities: the occupational safety and health of young workers in small construction firms Flynn MA, Cunningham TR, Guerin RJ, Keller B, Chapman LJ, Hudson D, & Salgado C View
Safety and the diverse workforce: Lessons from NIOSH’s work with Latino immigrants Flynn MA View
Inmigración, trabajo y salud: Revisión bibliográfica sobre migración entre México y los Estados Unidos Flynn MA, Carreón T, Eggerth DE, & Johnson AI
Occupational Health Research with Immigrant Workers Flynn MA, & Eggerth DE
Occupational safety and health education and training for underserved populations O’Connor T, Flynn MA, Weinstock D, & Zanoni J View
A Life Course Perspective on Immigrant Occupational Health and Well-Being Leong FTL, Eggerth DE, & Flynn MA
Immigration: Implikationen für Stress und Gesundheit Eggerth DE, & Flynn MA
Work experiences of Latina immigrants: A qualitative study Eggerth DE, DeLaney SC, Flynn MA, & Jacobson CJ View
Applying the Theory of Work Adjustment to Hispanic immigrant workers: An exploratory study Eggerth DE, & Flynn MA View
Occupational Health Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities Leong FTL, Eggerth DE, Flynn MA, Roberts R, & Mak S
When the Third World comes to the First: Ethical considerations when working with immigrant workers Eggerth DE, & Flynn MA View
Translating questionnaire items for a multi-lingual worker population: The iterative process of translation and cognitive interviews with English-, Spanish-, and Chinese-speaking workers Fujishiro K, Gong F, Baron S, Jacobson Jr CJ, DeLaney S, Flynn M, & Eggerth DE
Fomento de la seguridad y la salud ocupacional de los trabajadores inmigrantes de México en los Estados Unidos: Posibles esfuerzos de colaboración entre agencias estadunidenses y mexicanas Flynn MA, Check P, & Eggerth DE
Im/migration, Work, and Health: Anthropology and the Occupational Health of Labor Im/migrants Flynn, MA View