Dr Helen Murphy
Academic Social Psychologist
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AE 3.09, Stratford Campus
School of Psychology
The University of East London
Stratford Campus
London
E15 4LZ - h.murphy@uel.ac.uk +442082234490
Helen is a Social Psychologist in the School of Psychology at the University of East London. Helen gained her BA (Hons) in Psychology from the Queen's University of Belfast and then studied at the London School of Economics & Political Science for her MSc in Social Psychology. Helen returned to Northern Ireland to take up a PhD scholarship at the University of Ulster where she completed her thesis in feminist social psychologies. Helen’s research interests concentrate on the psychological health and wellbeing of individuals, groups and populations. Helen has recently conducted research on mental health service delivery, specifically the lived experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT); and client violence against NHS staff. Helen has published in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry, in the Journal of Mental Health and in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice.
Overview
Helen’s research and scholarly activity fall under main three themes: psychological health and wellbeing for individuals; psychological health and wellbeing for groups; and psychological health and wellbeing for populations.
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Jussab, F., & Murphy, H. (2015). ‘I just can’t, I am frightened for my safety, I don’t know how to work with her’: Practitioners’ experiences of client violence and recommendations for future practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 46(4), 287–297. doi:10.1037/pro0000035|
Murphy, H., & Lahtinen, M. (2015). ‘To me, it’s like a little box of tricks’: Breaking the depressive interlock as a programme participant in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 88(2), 210–226. doi:10.1111/papt.12041|
Murphy, H., & Perera-Delcourt, R. (2014). ‘Learning to live with OCD is a little mantra that I often repeat’: Understanding the lived experience of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the contemporary therapeutic context. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 87(1), 111–125. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8341.2012.02076.x|
Hefferon, K., Murphy, H., McLeod, J., Murtie, N., & Campbell, A. (2013). Understanding barriers to exercise implementation 5 years post breast cancer diagnosis: A large-scale qualitative study. Health Education Research, 25(5), 843–856. doi:10.1093/her/cyt083|
Murphy, H. (2008). ‘The Troubles’, geographies of mental health in Northern Ireland and re-conceptualizing social capital. Critical Public Health, 18(1), 51–64. doi:10.1080/09581590600602161|
Non-peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Riley, S., Evans, A., Griffin, C., Morey, Y. , & Murphy, H. (2015). Crossing into the digital realm. The Psychologist, 28, 652–655.|
Conference Papers
Murphy, H. (2014, June). Understanding experiences of civil violence against the emergency services: The paramedics’ story. On the Receiving End of Intervention: Methods in Human Security, The Centre of International Intervention, School of Politics, University of Surrey, Guildford, England.|
MacKinnon, J., & Murphy, H. (2013, July). Seeking discourses of care: The next challenge for improving access to psychological therapies. Paper presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of International Society of Critical Health Psychology, Bradford, England.|
Murphy, H., & Lahtinen, M. (2013, July). “To me, it’s like a little box of tricks”: The experience of programme participants in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Paper presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of International Society of Critical Health Psychology, Bradford, England.|
Murphy, H., & Jussab, F. (2012). Experiences of client violence: The psychologists’ story. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference of Violence in the Health Sector, Vancouver, Canada.|
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Jussab, F., & Murphy, H. (2015). ‘I just can’t, I am frightened for my safety, I don’t know how to work with her’: Practitioners’ experiences of client violence and recommendations for future practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 46(4), 287–297. doi:10.1037/pro0000035|
Murphy, H., & Lahtinen, M. (2015). ‘To me, it’s like a little box of tricks’: Breaking the depressive interlock as a programme participant in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 88(2), 210–226. doi:10.1111/papt.12041|
Murphy, H., & Perera-Delcourt, R. (2014). ‘Learning to live with OCD is a little mantra that I often repeat’: Understanding the lived experience of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the contemporary therapeutic context. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 87(1), 111–125. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8341.2012.02076.x|
Hefferon, K., Murphy, H., McLeod, J., Murtie, N., & Campbell, A. (2013). Understanding barriers to exercise implementation 5 years post breast cancer diagnosis: A large-scale qualitative study. Health Education Research, 25(5), 843–856. doi:10.1093/her/cyt083|
Murphy, H. (2008). ‘The Troubles’, geographies of mental health in Northern Ireland and re-conceptualizing social capital. Critical Public Health, 18(1), 51–64. doi:10.1080/09581590600602161|
Non-peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Riley, S., Evans, A., Griffin, C., Morey, Y. , & Murphy, H. (2015). Crossing into the digital realm. The Psychologist, 28, 652–655.|
Conference Papers
Murphy, H. (2014, June). Understanding experiences of civil violence against the emergency services: The paramedics’ story. On the Receiving End of Intervention: Methods in Human Security, The Centre of International Intervention, School of Politics, University of Surrey, Guildford, England.|
MacKinnon, J., & Murphy, H. (2013, July). Seeking discourses of care: The next challenge for improving access to psychological therapies. Paper presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of International Society of Critical Health Psychology, Bradford, England.|
Murphy, H., & Lahtinen, M. (2013, July). “To me, it’s like a little box of tricks”: The experience of programme participants in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Paper presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of International Society of Critical Health Psychology, Bradford, England.|
Murphy, H., & Jussab, F. (2012). Experiences of client violence: The psychologists’ story. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference of Violence in the Health Sector, Vancouver, Canada.|
Collaborators
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Research
Publications
Helen is currently working with national practitioners and international scholars on a range of projects that highlight the significance of psychological wellbeing in service delivery and the factors that impinge upon the good psychological health and wellbeing that we can enjoy. With Jess MacKinnon, Helen is examining the experiences of IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) in the NHS and with Joanna Strong, understanding the psychological needs of women who experience posttraumatic stress as a result of giving birth. Helen is continuing to work with Dr Marika Lahtinen on mindfulness and compassion, understanding how this is useful for individuals with generalised anxiety disorder. Internationally, Helen is collaborating with Dr Maura Sellars on the psychological and educational needs of Sudanese–Australian refugee children. Helen continues her work in peace psychology, collaborating with Professor Marie Breen-Smyth on the particulars of NHS service delivery during times of conflict.
Interests
BSc (Hons) Psychology
BSc (Hons) Clinical and Community Psychology
MSc Psychology
Professional Doctorate Supervision in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy)
Professional Doctorate Supervision in Counselling Psychology (DCounselling)
PhD by research
BSc (Hons) Clinical and Community Psychology
MSc Psychology
Professional Doctorate Supervision in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy)
Professional Doctorate Supervision in Counselling Psychology (DCounselling)
PhD by research
Helen is a reviewer for the following journals.
British Journal of Psychiatry
International Journal of Social Psychiatry
Journal of Health Psychology
Journal of Obsessive–Compulsive and Related Disorders
Psychology & Health
Social Science and Medicine
British Journal of Psychiatry
International Journal of Social Psychiatry
Journal of Health Psychology
Journal of Obsessive–Compulsive and Related Disorders
Psychology & Health
Social Science and Medicine