Megan Murphy Megan J. Murphy
Associate Professor
Director, Couple and Family Therapy Program & Clinic

Education:
Ph.D., The University of Georgia, 2002
M.S., Colorado State University, 1997
B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo, 1994

Office: 1325 Palmer
Phone: (515) 294-2745
Email: mjmurphy@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests:

  • Clinical supervision/training/education
  • Therapeutic process and outcome
  • Diversity
  • Power in couples relationships, therapist-client relationships, and supervisor-therapist relationships

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • Postmodern Family Therapy Theories
  • Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum
  • Diversity Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Marital Therapy and Assessment
  • Family Therapy Supervision

Professional Organizations:

  • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
  • National Council on Family Relations
  • American Family Therapy Academy
  • Iowa Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Selected Publications and Recent Presentations:

Cheon, H., Blumer, M. L. C., Shih, A., Murphy, M. J., & Sato, M. (Accepted). The influence of supervisor and supervisee matching, role conflict, and supervisory relationship on supervisee satisfaction. Contemporary Family Therapy.

Green, M. S., Murphy, M. J., Blumer, M., & Palmanteer, D. (2008). Marriage and family therapists’ comfort level working with gay and lesbian individuals, couples, and families. American Journal of Family Therapy, 36, 1-10.

Blumer, M. L. C., Green, M. S., Murphy, M. J., & Palmanteer, D. (2007). Creating a collaborative research team: Feminist reflections. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 19, 41-55.

Cheon, H., & Murphy, M. J. (2007). The self-of-the-therapist awakened: Postmodern approaches to the use of self in marriage and family therapy. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 19, 1-16.

Vogel, D. L., Murphy, M. J., Werner-Wilson, R. J., Cutrona, C. E., & Seeman, J. (2007). Sex differences in the use of demand and withdraw behavior in marriage: Examining the social structure hypothesis. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54, 165-177.

Murphy, M. J., Cheng, W., & Werner-Wilson, R. J. (2006). Exploring Master therapists' use of power in conversation. Contemporary Family Therapy, 28, 475-484.

Twist, M., Murphy, M. J., Green, M. S., & Palmanteer, D. (2006). Therapists' support of gay and lesbian human rights. Guidance and Counselling, 21, 107-113.

Murphy, M. J., Park, J., & Lonsdale, N. J. (2006). Marriage and family therapy students' change in multicultural counseling competencies after a diversity course. Contemporary Family Therapy, 28, 303-311.

Murphy, M. J., & Wright, D. W. (2005). Supervisees' perspectives of power use in supervision. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 31, 283-295.

Gellhaus-Thomas, S. E., Werner-Wilson, R. J., & Murphy, M. J. (2005). Influence of therapist and client behaviors on therapy alliance. Contemporary Family Therapy, 27, 19-35.

Werner-Wilson, R. J., Murphy, M. J., & Fitzharris, J. L. (2004). Does therapist experience influence interruptions of women clients? Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 16, 39-49.

Murphy, M. J., Faulkner, R. A., & Behrens, C. (2004). The effect of therapist-client racial similarity on client satisfaction and therapist evaluation of treatment. Contemporary Family Therapy, 26, 279-292.

Price, S. J., McKenry, P. C., & Murphy, M. J. (Eds.). (2000). Families across time: A life course perspective. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.

Davey, A., Murphy, M. J., & Price, S. J. (2000). Aging and the family: Dynamics and therapeutic interventions. In W. C. Nichols, M. A. Pace-Nichols, D. S. Becvar, & A. Y. Napier (Eds.), Handbook of family development and intervention (pp. 235-252). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Werner-Wilson, R. J., Price, S. J., Zimmerman, T. S., & Murphy, M. J. (1997). Client gender as a process variable in marriage and family therapy: Are women clients interrupted more than men clients? Journal of Family Psychology, 11, 373-377.

Presentations:

Murphy, M. J., Green, M. S., & Cheng, W. (Accepted). The relationship between decision-making and psychological abuse. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Annual Conference. To be held October 2008. Memphis, TN.

Cheng, W., & Murphy, M. J. (Accepted). What do battered single mothers on welfare think about marriage? American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference. To be held October 2008. Memphis, TN.

Green, M. S., & Murphy, M. J. (Accepted). MFTs’ religion and comfort level with lesbian and gay clients. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference. To be held October 2008. Memphis, TN.

Cheon, H., Secrist, C., & Murphy, M. J. (2007, November). Reaching out to families at risk: An evaluation of Community Care, a home-based approach in Iowa. National Council on Family Relations. Pittsburgh, PA.

Murphy, M. J., Green, M. S., Bergman, A. J., & Dekkers, T. D. (2007, October). The effect of decision-making on relational satisfaction. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Long Beach, CA.

Hines, A. E., Murphy, M. J., Bergman, A., Vogel, D. L., & Werner-Wilson, R. J. (2007, October). Communication as power: The relationship to marital satisfaction. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Long Beach, CA.

Cheng, W., & Murphy, M. J. (2007, October). Re-constructions of independence by mothers on welfare. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference. Long Beach, CA.

Cheon, H., Blumer, M. L. C., Sato, M., Shih, A., & Murphy, M. J. (2006, November). Supervisor characteristics that influence MFT supervisee satisfaction. National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN.

Dekkers, T. D., Werner-Wilson, R. J., Vogel, D. L., & Murphy, M. J. (2006, October). Investigation of sex differences during conflict resolution. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference. Austin, TX.