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Cara Murphy is an Assistant Professor in the Behavioral Social Sciences at Brown University School of Public Health. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia in 2015. Dr. Murphy completed a clinical psychology residency at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and went on to a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) T32 postdoctoral research fellowship, focusing on Substance Abuse Intervention Outcome Research. Her work aims to help individuals with obesity and smoking habits make significant changes in their diet, physical activity, and smoking behaviors. Dr. Murphy's research emphasizes the development and evaluation of novel behavioral interventions targeting substance use, obesity, and health-related lifestyle factors. She is particularly interested in the intersection of maladaptive patterns of substance use and eating disorders, utilizing qualitative methods and behavioral economics to drive her studies.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Teaching courses such as PHP 1551 - Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, & Policy.
Department: Department of Economics