Dr. Murphy (she, her, ella) has three decades of education and experience in behavioral health and educational research/evaluation, services, and support. She has held positions in academic institutions, community-based and private sector organizations. Dr. Murphy’s holds a doctorate in behavioral health and master’s in education. Her principal experience is substance use, mental health and related infectious diseases for culturally diverse children, youth, and families in various settings. As a teen, Dr. Murphy struggled with substance use and mental health issues and participated in treatment. This experience provided the foundation for her academic and professional direction.   

Dr. Murphy's home department is Health Promotion Sciences. She is also affiliated with the Arizona Center for Rural Health and the Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction. Please visit these sites:

• MEZCOPH Health Promotion Sciences: https://publichealth.arizona.edu/departments/hps 

• Arizona Center for Rural Health: https://crh.arizona.edu/ 

• Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction: https://painandaddiction.arizona.edu/ 

Link to PubMed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1f5q0XJnippMnz/bibliography/public/ 

Link to ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4536-0758 

UArizona Health Sciences article on my teaching approach (12/2023). https://healthsciences.arizona.edu/news/stories/lived-experience-leads-unique-educational-approach