phone: 336-334-3426
email: cemurray@uncg.edu
office: 221 Curry Building

Title: Associate Professor
Program Director, Program to Advance Community Responses to Violence Against Women,
UNCG Center for Women’s Health and Wellness

Education:

  • PhD, Counselor Education, University of Florida
  • EdS, Marriage and Family Counseling, University of Florida
  • MEd, Marriage and Family Counseling, University of Florida
  • BA, Sociology and Psychology, Duke University

Faculty member at UNCG since: 2005

Scholarly Achievements and Awards (selected):

  • 2006 and 2008 UNCG Summer Excellence Research Award Recipient
  • 2006-2007 UNCG New Faculty Research Grant Recipient
  • 2008-2009 UNCG Regular Faculty Research Grant Recipient
  • Presidential Fellowship Recipient, University of Florida

Ongoing and Recent Research, Teaching, and Clinical Projects (selected):

  • The “See the Triumph” Campaign: See the Triumph is based on two research studies with over 230 survivors of battering, and the goals of the campaign are (1) to share empowering messages that people can overcome their abuse and create positive, nonviolent lives, (2) to describe strategies that have worked for other survivors to help them overcome their abuse and the stigma related to it, and (3) to promote a new view of battering survivors that shows them as triumphant, courageous, and resourceful. Learn more about See the Triumph at the following web-site, Facebook page, and Twitter feed:
    www.seethetriumph.org
    https://www.facebook.com/pages/See-the-Triumph/449423178449026
    https://twitter.com/SeetheTriumph
  • Responding to Family Violence: A Comprehensive, Research-Based Guide for Therapists (http://www.routledgementalhealth.com/books/details/9780415885614/): Co-authored with Dr. Kelly Graves at NC A & T State University, this book provides a comprehensive overview of research-based practice strategies for mental health professionals who work with clients impacted by various forms of family violence.
  • Linking Research and Practice in Domestic Violence – This series of studies examines various facets of the gap between research and practice in domestic violence prevention and intervention. The first study involved a statewide survey of domestic violence service providers to examine their needs and perceptions related to research. The second study involved the development of a scale to measure domestic violence researchers’ perceptions of the links between research and practice. The third study involved a Delphi study of representatives from state domestic violence coalitions to identify possible solutions to bridging the gap between research and practice.
  • Couples Resource Map Scales - This on-line assessment instrument is designed to measure the amount of support couples receive for their relationship from various personal, relationship, and contextual resources. The CRMS provides immediate feedback to people who complete the instrument in the form of a Couple’s Resource Map.
  • Women’s Leadership Network for Safe and Healthy Relationships – This project involved training and support for a core group of residents of a neighborhood in Southeast Greensboro . These residents then developed and implemented community-based programming in their neighborhood focused on promoting safe and healthy relationships and preventing domestic violence. This project was funded through the United Way of Greater Greensboro, and the other UNCG faculty involved were Dr. Paige Hall Smith in the Center for Women’s Health and Wellness and Dr. Jackie White in the Department of Psychology.

Research Interests (selected):

  • The links between research and practice in domestic violence prevention and intervention
  • The role of resources in couple relationships
  • Preventive interventions in couple and family counseling

Professional Service (selected):

  • Faculty Advisor, Upsilon Nu Chi chapter of Chi Sigma Iota
  • Chair, Bylaws Committee, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
  • Member, Editorial Review Board, The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families
  • Member, Leadership Team, UNCG Center for Women’s Health and Wellness
  • Member, UNCG Lactation Promotion Committee

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • Counselors Working with Families
  • Advanced Clinical Topics in Couple and Family Counseling: Family Violence
  • Advanced Clinical Topics in Couple and Family Counseling: Human Sexuality
  • Counselor as Scientist-Practitioner
  • Coordinates the Couple and Family Counseling track in the program
  • Co-chairs and serves on dissertation committees

Counseling Experience (selected):

Has worked as a counselor in the following settings:

  • Adult outpatient program in a community mental health agency
  • School for at-risk adolescent girls
  • Children’s outpatient program in a community mental health agency
  • Churches
  • Juvenile delinquency diversion program

Clinical Experience and Interests:

  • Family counseling
  • Solution-focused counseling
  • Family violence
  • Survivors of childhood abuse
  • Chronic mental health disorders
  • Children and adolescents
  • Clinical supervision

Other:

  • Licensed Professional Counselor, North Carolina
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, North Carolina
  • National Certified Counselor (NCC)
  • Member, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
  • Member, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors

Recent Publications

For a list of selected publications, along with access to the full-text of these articles, see Dr. Murray’s profile in NC DOCKS: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/clist.aspx?id=894

 

email: cemurray@uncg.edu