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Kylie’s background includes secondary and tertiary teaching; parenting education, child counseling, and case management; study skills training; and preventative community health research. Kylie is particularly interested in pragmatic health-service research, needs analyses, health intervention studies, and health-promotion evaluation research.

Positions and Roles

• Lecturer for the School of Community Health
• Acting Honours Coordinator

Teaching

For over two decades Kylie has worked in teaching roles: in schools, in community-based programs, in teacher development roles, and as a tertiary educator.

Subjects Delivered

• HLT505 Research Methods for Health Sciences A
• HLT441 Honours Dissertation
• HLT333 Community Health Research Preparation
• HIP202 Research for Health Practice

Research and Publications

Kylie’s PhD research focused on relationship education to prevent partner abuse and family violence. Kylie is currently pursuing health-service research and health-promotion evaluation research.

List of Publications

• Murphy, K. (2013). Partner abuse prevention education: An integrative approach to program development and evaluation. Partner Abuse, 4(2), 255-273.
• Murphy, K. (Oct, 2012). What is inclusive teaching, and why is it important? http://theteachingtomtom.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/what-is-inclusive-teaching-and-why-is-it-important/
• Murphy, K. (Aug, 2012). A scientific take on teaching improvement. http://theteachingtomtom.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/a-scientific-take-on-teaching-improvement/
• Murphy, K., Smith, D., & Xenos, S. (2012). Tendency to Resist or End Abusive Dynamics (TREAD): A promising change-target for partner abuse prevention with adolescents. Journal of Family Violence, 27(5), 345–356.
• Murphy, K. (2011a). Girls at risk of chronic partner abuse: Assertive tendency, warning signs, risk sensitivity, and self-confidence. Journal of Relationships Research, 2, 33-42.
• Murphy, K. (2011b). Navigating healthy relationships: A skills-based empowerment approach to relationships education. In G. Dodd (Ed.), Proceedings of the 27th ACHPER International Conference (pp. 282-292). Adelaide, South Australia: Australian Council for Health and Physical Education Research.
• Murphy, K. (2011c). Skilling adolescent girls to resist abusive relationship dynamics: A pilot program evaluation. Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 28(2), 116-132.
• Murphy, K. & Smith, D. (2010a). Adolescent girls' responses to warning signs of abuse in romantic relationships: Implications for youth-targeted relationship abuse prevention. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(4), 626-647.  
• Murphy, K. & Smith, D. (2010b). Before they’re victims: Rethinking youth-targeted relationship abuse prevention. Australian Psychologist, 45(1), 38-49.
• Murphy, K. (2009a). Safe in Romantic Relationships project: Stage One survey results. Report distributed to VicHealth’s Partners in Prevention network. Melbourne, Victoria: RMIT University.
• Murphy, K. (2009b). Safe at Heart: An empowerment approach to relationship abuse prevention. In Z. Hazelwood (Ed.), Connecting Research and Practice in Relationships: Conference Proceedings (pp. 28-34). Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Psychological Society.
• Murphy, K. & Smith, D. (2007). Adolescent girls' exposure and responses to warning signs of abuse in intimate relationships. Proceedings of the 2007 Australian Psychological Society’s Psychology of Relationships Conference (pp. 87-93). Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Psychological Society.

Conference Presentations

• Murphy, K. (October, 2011). Use of the TREAD scale with young people at risk of abuse in romantic relationships. Paper presented at the 46th Australian Psychological Society’s Annual Conference, National Convention Centre, Canberra.
• Murphy, K. (April, 2011). Navigating healthy relationships: A skills-based empowerment approach to universal relationships education. Workshop conducted at the 27th ACHPER International Conference, Adelaide.
• Murphy, K. (Nov, 2010). Objectives in partner abuse prevention education: Which really matter? Paper presented at the 2010 Australian Psychological Society’s Psychology of Relationships Conference, Brisbane.
• Murphy, K. (Aug, 2010). Maximising the effectiveness of respectful relationships education with adolescents. Invited paper, University of Melbourne’s Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health, Adolescent Health Conference, Shepparton.
• Murphy, K. (July, 2010). Adolescent girls’ real-time responses to partner abuse prevention training: Risk-sensitivity, perceived self-agency, and victim-blaming. Paper presented at International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne.
• Murphy, K. (July, 2010). Efficacy of skills-training for increasing adolescent girls’ propensity to resist abusive couple dynamics. Paper presented at International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne.
• Murphy, K. (Nov, 2009). Safe at Heart: An empowerment approach to relationship abuse prevention. Workshop conducted at the 2009 Australian Psychological Society’s Psychology of Relationships Conference, Brisbane.
• Murphy, K. (Sept, 2009). Respectful relationships education: Advancing best practice in the prevention of violence against women. Paper presented at National Conference of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), Melbourne.
• Murphy, K. (Dec, 2008). Developing a victimisation prevention program for young women in romantic relationships: Project rationale and preliminary findings. Paper presented at the 2008 Australian Psychological Society’s Psychology of Relationships Conference, Melbourne.
• Murphy, K. & Smith, D. (Nov, 2007). Adolescent girls' exposure and responses to warning signs of abuse in intimate relationships. Paper presented at the 2007 Australian Psychological Society’s Psychology of Relationships Conference, Melbourne.

Community Engagement

Kylie is an active member of the Albury Wodonga Health / Charles Sturt University Research Liaison Group.