Patricia A. Murphy, DrPH, CNM, FACNM
Title: Assistant Professor
Current Position: Associate Professor and Executive Director of Graduate Programs
Research Specialty: Improving the management of contraception and other women's health needs
Education/Training
Research/Scholarly Activities
- 07/01/05 - 06/30/08 St. John's Wort Effects on Emergency Contraceptive Pills (NIH)
Honors
- 2008 Annette Poulson Cumming Presidential Endowed Chair in Women's and Reproductive Health
- 2006 University of Utah College of Nursing 2006 Excellence in Research Award
- 2005 Lamaze International Research Award (with the Optimality Working Group), for work in developing the Optimality Index
- 1999 Elected Fellow, American College of Nurse Midwives
Publications
- Murphy, P. A., Morgan, K., Likis, F. E. (2006). Contraception. In K. D. Schuiling & F. E. Likis (Eds.),Women's Gynecologic Health. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
- Fogle RH, Murphy PA, Westhoff CL, Stanczyk FZ. (2006) Does St John's Wort interfere with the antiandrogenic effect of oral contraceptive pills? Contraception, 74, 245-8.
- Heller, D. S., Murphy, P., Westhoff, C. (2005). Are germinal inclusion cysts markers of ovulation? Gynecologic Oncology, 96, 496-499.
- Murphy, P. A., Kern, S. E., Stanczyk, F. Z., & Westhoff, C. L. (2005). Interaction of St. John's Wort with oral contraceptives: effects on the pharmacokinetics of norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol, ovarian activity and breakthrough bleeding. Contraception, 71, 402-408.
- Murphy, P. A. (2004). Midwifery: a philosophy not a function. Journal of Midwifery and women's Health, 49(1), 1.
- Murphy, P., Kronenberg, F., & Wade, C. (2003). Complementary and alternative medicine in women's health. In J. Spencer & J. Jacobs (Eds.), Complementary and alternative medicine: An evidence-based approach (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
- Kerns, J., Westhoff, C., Morroni, C., & Murphy, P. A. (2003). Partner influence on early discontinuation of the pill in a predominantly Hispanic population. Perspectives on Sex and Reproductive Health, 35(6), 256-260.
Academic Activities
- Improving management of contraception and other women’s health needs
- Deputy Editor for the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health
