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Dr. Christine Murray

Title: Assistant Professor

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 Research, Teaching, and Clinical Projects (selected):

•  Project Safe Love - Project Safe Love is a counseling and educational program related to intimate partner violence in same-sex relationships. The program is co-directed with Dr. Keith Mobley, run through the Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic, and funded by the Guilford Green Foundation.

•  Women's Leadership Network for Safe and Healthy Relationships - This project involves training and support for a core group of residents of the Eastside Park neighborhood in Southeast Greensboro . These residents will then develop and implement community-based programming in their neighborhood focused on promoting safe and healthy relationships and preventing domestic violence. This project is funded through the United Way of Greater Greensboro, and the other UNCG faculty involved are Dr. Paige Hall Smith in the Center for Women's Health and Wellness and Dr. Jackie White in the Department of Psychology.

•  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.

•  The Relationship Resource Network - This website was developed to provide relationship information and resources for the general public.

• Doin' It Well - This workbook was created by Dr. Murray's Sexuality Counseling students in Fall 2007 for sexuality counseling clients and anyone interested in examining aspects of their sexuality as it relates to their overall wellness. This web-site also includes Volume 2 of the Sexuality Counseling Guidebook developed for use by mental health professionals.

•  Birds, Bees, and Beyond - Students in Dr. Murray's Sexuality Counseling course in Fall 2006 developed this public awareness campaign as part of a service-learning project for the course. The mission of the campaign is to educate people about aspects of sexuality beyond physiology.

•  The Greensboro Youth and Family Initiative - This initiative aims to meet the current needs of the Greensboro community by providing high-quality, affordable counseling and educational services for children, adolescents, and their families. Services are provided through the Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic, and the Initiative is funded through the Future Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro. The other CED faculty involved in this project are Drs. Keith Mobley and Amy Milsom.

Research Interests (selected):

Premarital counseling

Family violence

Preventive interventions in couple and family counseling

Couple Relationships

Family systems and health

Professional Service (selected):

Member, Interprofessional Committee, American Counseling Association

Member, Editorial Review Board, The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families

Member, Program Council, UNCG Center for Women's Health and Wellness

Member, UNCG Service-Learning Advisory Council

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

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 of Divisions of ACA: Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors

Clinical Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Member, National Council on Family Relations

Personal:

Married to Dr. Tom Murray, fellow graduate of the University of Florida and is the Director of Counseling and Disability Services at the North Carolina School of Arts

The Murrays have one son, Evan Thomas

Recent Publications (selected)

Murray, C. E. (2007). Development of the Couples Resource Map Scales. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 6, 49-70.

Murray, C. E. (in press). Diffusion of innovation theory: A framework for bridging the research-practice gap in counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development.

Murray, C. E., & Graybeal, J. (2007). Methodological review of intimate partner violence prevention research. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22( 10: October 2007 ), 1250-1269.

Murray , C. E., Mobley, A. K., Buford, A. P., & Seaman-DeJohn, M. M. (2006/2007). Same-sex intimate partner violence: Dynamics, social context, and counseling implications. The Journal of GLBT Issues in Counseling, 1, 7-30.

Murray , C. E., Wester, K. L., & Paladino, D. A. (in press). Dating violence and self-injury among college students: Attitudes and experiences. Journal of College Counseling.

Murray, C. E., & Kardatzke, K. N. (2007). Dating violence among college students: Key issues for college counselors. Journal of College Counseling, 10, 79-89.

Murray, C. E., Lampinen, A., & Kelley, E. (2006). Teaching family systems theory through service-learning. Counselor Education and Supervision , 46, 44-58.

Murray, C. E. (2006). Controversy, constraints, and context: Understanding family violence through family systems theory. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 14(3), 234-239.

Murray, C. E., & Murray, T. L. (2004). Solution-focused premarital counseling: Helping couples build a vision for their marriage. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 30(3), 349-358 .

email: cemurray@uncg.edu