Clinical Psychology | Elijah Murphy

I am a current PhD student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Houston. My career is dedicated to promoting well-being in marginalized communities by developing culturally competent mental health interventions that consider the impact of culture, identity, and stigma.

Scholarly Publications

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
-Murphy, E. R., Brooks Stephens, J. R., Gallagher M. W., (2023). The Unique Associations Between Ethnic Discrimination, Hope, Anxiety, Depression, and Well-being in African American, Asian, and Hispanic Adults. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-023-00144-z

-Murphy, E. R. (2023). Hope and well-being. Current Opinion in Psychology, 50, 101558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101558
-Murphy, E.R., Cox, D.J., Fisseha, F., Gunthert, K.C., (2023) Category-Specific Stress Mindsets: Beliefs about the Debilitating Versus Enhancing Effects of Specific Types of Stressors among Young Adults. Behavioral Sciences, 13(9), 709. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13090709

-Wippold, G. M., Abshire, D. A., Garcia, K. A., Crichlow, Z., Grace Frary, S., Murphy, E. R., Frank, L., Johnson, L., Woods, T., (2023). A Community-Based Men’s Expo to Reach and Engage Men for Health Promotion. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319231222766
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
-Murphy, E. R., Brooks Stephens, J.R., Gallagher M. W., Hope, Mindfulness, PTSD and Well-being in Trauma-exposed Black Adults

-Gallagher, M.W., Murphy, E.R., Ayers, Z., The Unique Effects of Hope and Optimism on Well-being Across Race/Ethnicity
- Martinez M.N., Murphy, E.R., Gallagher M.W., Woods S.P. Arboleda-Rios P., Medina L.D., The Role of Stress, Perceived Discrimination, and Skin Tone On Cognitive Performance In Puerto Rican Adults
-Gallagher, M.W., Ayers, Z., Murphy, E.R., Senger, A. R., Measurement Invariance of the Adult Hope Scale across Race/Ethnicity and Sex
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
-Murphy, E. R., Ge, J.L., Gallagher M. W., Hope, mindfulness, and anxiety in the context of perceived discrimination in African American adults
- Brooks, J. R., Murphy, E. R., & Walker, R. L., The role of individualism-collectivism in the association between anxiety and suicide ideation for Black women
-Brooks Stephens, J. R., Murphy, E. R., & Walker, R. L., Racial trauma and mental health: The adaptive role of psychological flexibility for Black Americans

-Reynolds, E., Brooks Stephens, J.R., Murphy, E. R., Phillips, M., Walker, R. L., Anxiety and suicide ideation among African American and Hispanic adults: The role of grit
- Senger, A. R., Murphy, E.R., Williams, D. D., Rech, M.E., Vulnerability and Resilience Factors Predicting Insomnia in Blacks and Asian Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
BOOK CHAPTERS
- Gallagher M. W., Smith, L. J., Murphy, E. R., Senger A.R., Hope in Psychology: Goal Perspective Theories. In A. Scioli & S. van den Heuvel (Eds.), Oxford Compendium of Hope Research. Oxford University Press. In Press

-Murphy, E. R., Senger A.R., Ayers, Z, S., Gallagher M. W., Hope and Health. Handbook of Health Behavior and Illness Prevention. Springer. In Preparation

CONFERENCES

ORAL SYMPOSIA

Murphy, E. R., Ge, J.L., Gallagher M. W., Hope, mindfulness, and anxiety in the context of perceived discrimination in African American adults in J. Brooks Stephens (Chair) Living my Best Black Life: Psychological Outcomes, Coping, and Mechanisms of Resilience. Symposium submitted to the 2024 American Psychological Association conference. Seattle, Washington.

Brooks Stephens, J. R., Murphy, E. R., Gallagher M.W., & Walker, R. L. Racial Trauma and Mental Health: The Adaptive Role of Psychological Flexibility for Black Americans in J. Brooks Stephens (Chair) Living my Best Black Life: Psychological Outcomes, Coping, and Mechanisms of Resilience. Symposium submitted to the 2024 American Psychological Association conference. Seattle, Washington.

Martinez M.N., Murphy, E.R., Gallagher M.W., Woods S.P., Arboleda-Rios P., Medina L.D., The Role of Stress, Perceived Discrimination, and Skin Tone On Cognitive Performance In Puerto Rican Adults. Paper accepted for presentation at the 2024 International Neuropsychological Society

Martinez M.N., Murphy, E.R., Gallagher M.W., Woods S.P., Arboleda-Rios P., Medina L.D., The Role of Stress, Perceived Discrimination, and Skin Tone On Cognitive Performance In Puerto Rican Adults. Abstract submitted to the 2024 International Neuropsychological Society

Brooks Stephens, J. R., Murphy, E. R., Phillips, M. & Walker, R. L. (November 2023). The role of individualism-collectivism in the association between anxiety and suicide ideation for African American women. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2023 Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Black Americans in Research and Behavioral Therapy Special Interest Group, Seattle, Washington.

Murphy, E. R., Brooks, J. R., Gallagher M. W., (November 2023). Hope and mindfulness as positive traits impacting subjective well-being and PTSD symptom severity in trauma-exposed African Americans. Abstract accepted at the 2023 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Los Angelos, California.

Murphy, E. R., Senger, A. R., Williams, D. D., Rech, M. E., Gallagher, M. W., (2023, May) A longitudinal examination of the impact of perceived discrimination, gratitude, and perceived stress on insomnia among Black and Asian adults impacted by Covid-19. Abstract accepted to the 2023 Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Conference. Washington, DC.

Murphy, E. R., Gallagher, M. W, (2022, November) Hope and Perceived Discrimination: Predictors of well-being and mental health outcomes in a diverse sample. Poster presented at the 56th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York City, NY.

Murphy, E. R., Cox, D. J., Fisseha, F., Gunthert K. C., (2021, November). Stressor type matters in mindset research: Differential salience of stress categories in ratings of stress mindset. Poster presented at the 55th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Virtual.

Oppliger, T. R., Carter, M., Murphy, E. R., (2021, November). Social Distancing Measures During COVID-19 and Mental Health. Poster presented at the 55th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Virtual.

Murphy, E. R., Fisseha, F., Chue, A., Gunthert K. C., (2020, November). Depression moderates the relationship between objective sleep indicators and next-day experiences of anger. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Virtual.

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