ProfileChristopher WalshEditor

Dr. Christopher Walsh is a Senior Lecturer in Educational ICT and Professional Development in the Faculty of Education and Language Studies of The Open University. He has worked on several pedagogical initiatives in the Australia, Thailand, the USA and Afghanistan. His current research projects include ‘Literacy in the digital world of the twenty first Century: learning from computer games’ funded by Australian Research Council (ARC) (2007-2009); ‘Maintaining and expanding HIV prevention programmes at Mplus+: Producing animations to educate MSM to fashion safe sex practices and address low perceptions of personal risk’ (Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), 2008-2009) and ‘Expanding HIV prevention and outreach coverage @Mplus+’ (The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), 2009-2010).     

Email: c.s.walsh@open.ac.uk

Website: http://www.open.ac.uk/education-and-languages/people/people-profile.php?staff_id=2418018

Articles by Christopher Walsh

Advocacy Perspective Sexuality, sex education and The HIVe in support of advocacy around the world
April 15, 2012  |   0 Comments

Ryan Ubuntu Olson
Ron MacInnis
Published Online: April 15, 2012
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Congratulations to this Special Issue of Digital Culture & Education (DCE) entitled ‘Building The HIVe’ for an innovative and unique approach to global HIV and AIDS advocacy, education and research.  Building The HIVe clearly demonstrates the need for [...]

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Funder’s Perspective: Building the HIVe
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Kent Klindera
Published Online: April 15, 2012
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As one of the only funders solely supporting grassroots efforts to reducing HIV vulnerabilities amongst gay men, other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender individuals in the Global South, I take extreme pride is writing this perspective on [...]

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The HIVe: Harnessing digital technologies to challenge the dominant HIV and AIDS paradigm
April 15, 2012  |   0 Comments

Introduction
Judith D. Auerbach, PhD
Published Online: April 15, 2012
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Image courtesy of Vincent Haumont

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Prevention is a solution: Building the HIVe
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Editorial
Gurmit Singh & Christopher S. Walsh
Published Online: April 15, 2012
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Prevention is a solution: Building the HIVe
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Editorial
Gurmit Singh & Christopher S. Walsh
Published Online: April 15, 2012
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For the truth is that this pandemic will never be defeated without effective prevention.  (Horton & Das, 2008)
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This Special Issue of Digital Culture and Education (DCE), Building the HIVe, offers relevant and applicable examples of digital [...]

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Bringing sexy back into gay men’s community empowerment for HIV prevention, care and support: The Poz & Proud approach
April 15, 2012  |   0 Comments

Leo Schenk & Gurmit Singh
Published Online: April 15, 2012
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Local languages, global exchange: Digital networking, communication and collaboration for the health and human rights of men who have sex with men
April 15, 2012  |   0 Comments

Jack Beck
Lily May Catanes
Pato Hebert
Goldie Negelev
George Ayala
Published Online: April 15, 201s
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The use of the Internet in male sexual encounters by men who have sex with men in Cameroon
April 15, 2012  |   0 Comments

Emilie Henry
Yves Yomb
Lionel Fugon
Bruno Spire
Published Online: April 15, 2012
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ICT & HIV prevention: Experiences from a biomedical HIV prevention trial among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Cape Town, South Africa
April 15, 2012  |   0 Comments

Andrew Scheibe
Ben Brown
Linda-Gail Bekker
Published Online: April 15, 2012
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