Dr. Emily Murray

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Emily Murray is an Honorary Associate Professor at University College London in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. A social epidemiologist, her research focuses on the effects of residential environments on health and well-being throughout the life course. She is currently an Understanding Society Research Fellow, leading the quantitative aspect of an ESRC-funded mixed-method project that investigates the life chances of young people living in coastal towns compared to those in the rest of the UK for the period 2023-2025. Previously, she directed a Health Foundation-funded project exploring the health outcomes of older individuals in relation to labor market and economic factors. Her past experience includes roles as a Senior Research Associate and as a Research Fellow in Medical Statistics/Epidemiology at St George's University of London, as well as a Post-doctoral Fellow in Lifecourse Epidemiology at the National Institutes of Health in the United States. In 2017, she became a Recognized Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy at University College London, and she earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Michigan in 2008.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Research Associate

2014-03-01 — Present

University College London • London, United Kingdom

Conducting research in the field of epidemiology and public health.

Research Fellow

2013-08-20 — 2014-08-22

St George's University of London • United Kingdom

Focused on medical statistics and epidemiology.

Post-doctoral Fellow

2008-09-01 — 2011-08-31

National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging • United States

Engaged in research related to lifecourse epidemiology.

International Surveillance Epidemiologist

2012-03-07 — 2014-01-16

MAPI Research Trust •

Conducted epidemiological surveillance on a global scale.