Dr. Murphy is Assistant Professor of Social Science in DCU School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health and Programme Chair of the MSc in Health and Social Inclusion.
Rebecca is a sociologist with expertise in participatory qualitative methodologies and implementation science within the field of mental health systems. Rebecca’s work focuses on amplifying and integrating the knowledge of Experts by Experience in both our mental health and research systems and has extensive experience of conducting participatory methodologies with normatively excluded and ‘minoritized’ communities. Her work is also informed by implementation science, specifically the co-design, implementation, and scaling of ‘optimised’ interventions in mental health systems.
In 2022, Rebecca secured the prestigious Health Research Board Emerging Investigator Award in Health to lead a four-year programme of work, which is epistemologically informed by Community Based Participatory Research and theoretically underpinned by implementation science, to coproduce actionable knowledge to strengthen cultural humility in Irish mental health services.
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2022 | Murphy, R. & Higgins, A. (2022) 'Diversity and Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practice' In: Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing. Cham : Springer. [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Murphy, R. & Leavey, G. (2014) 'Mental health needs of minority ethnic communities in Ireland: contexts and controversies' In: Mental Health in Ireland; Policy, Practice and Law. Dublin : Gill & Macmillan. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2022 | Maryse Kok, Susan Bulthuis, Marjolein Dieleman, Olivier Onvlee, Rebecca Murphy, Patricia Akweongo, Justine Namakula, Hastings Banda, Kaspar Wyss, Joanna Raven & Tim Martineau (2022) 'Using a theory of change in monitoring, evaluating and steering scale-up of a district-level health management strengthening intervention in Ghana, Malawi, and Uganda – lessons from the PERFORM2Scale consortium'. BMC Health Services Research, . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08354-y | |
| 2022 | Hand, K.;Murphy, R.;MacLachlan, M.;Carr, S.C. (2022) 'Worlds Apart? – The Challenges of Aligning Brand Value for NGO’s'. International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, 19 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | de Vries, Jan M. A.;Downes, Carmel;Sharek, Danika;Doyle, Louise;Murphy, Rebecca;Begley, Thelma;McCann, Edward;Sheerin, Fintan;Smyth, Siobhan;Higgins, Agnes (2022) 'An exploration of mental distress in transgender people in Ireland with reference to minority stress and dissonance theory'. International Journal Of Transgender Health, . [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Spiritus-Beerden, E;Verelst, A;Devlieger, I;Langer Primdahl, N;Botelho Guedes, F;Chiarenza, A;De Maesschalck, S;Durbeej, N;Garrido, R;Gaspar de Matos, M;Ioannidi, E;Murphy, R;Oulahal, R;Osman, F;Padilla, B;Paloma, V;Shehadeh, A;Sturm, G;van den Muijsenbergh, M;Vasilikou, K;Watters, C;Willems, S;Skovdal, M;Derluyn, I (2021) 'Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Experienced Discrimination and Daily Stressors'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (12). [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Higgins, A;Downes, C;Murphy, R;Barry, J;Monahan, M;Doyle, L;Gibbons, P (2021) 'Factors Influencing Attendees' Engagement with Group Psychoeducation: A Multi-stakeholder Perspective'. Administration And Policy In Mental Health, 49 (4). [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Barry, J.;Monahan, C.;Ferguson, S.;Lee, K.;Kelly, R.;Monahan, M.;Murphy, R.;Gibbons, P.;Higgins, A. (2021) '“I came, I saw, I conquered”: reflections on participating in a PhotoVoice project'. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 16 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | de Vries, Jan M. A.;Downes, Carmel;Sharek, Danika;Doyle, Louise;Murphy, Rebecca;Begley, Thelma;McCann, Edward;Sheerin, Fintan;Smyth, Siobhain;Higgins, Agnes (2020) 'An exploration of happiness within the Irish LGBTI community'. JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN MENTAL HEALTH, 24 (1):40-76. [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Higgins, A;Murphy, R;Downes, C;Barry, J;Monahan, M;Hevey, D;Kroll, T;Doyle, L;Gibbons, P (2020) 'Factors impacting the implementation of a psychoeducation intervention within the mental health system: a multisite study using the consolidation framework for implementation research'. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1). [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Higgins, A;Murphy, R;Downes, C;Barry, J;Monahan, M;Doyle, L;Gibbons, P (2020) 'Beyond the moment: Influence of a co-facilitated education intervention on practitioners' recovery beliefs and practices'. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 29 (6). [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Higgins, A;Murphy, R;Barry, J;Eustace-Cook, J;Monahan, M;Kroll, T;Hevey, D;Doyle, L;Gibbons, P (2020) 'Scoping review of factors influencing the implementation of group psychoeducational initiatives for people experiencing mental health difficulties and their families'. Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England), 31 (6). [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Higgins, A;Downes, C;Murphy, R;Sharek, D;Begley, T;McCann, E;Sheerin, F;Smyth, S;De Vries, J;Doyle, L (2020) 'LGBT + young people's perceptions of barriers to accessing mental health services in Ireland'. Journal of Nursing Management, 29 (1). [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Murphy, R;Keogh, B;Higgins, A (2020) 'An embodied distress: African asylum seekers' experiences of mental health difficulties while awaiting an asylum outcome in Ireland'. Transcultural Psychiatry, 58 (2). [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Barry, J;Monahan, C;Monahan, M;Murphy, R;Ferguson, S;Lee, K;Bennett, A;Gibbons, P;Higgins, A (2020) 'The Road We Travel: Developing a co-produced narrative for a photovoice project'. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 28 (4). [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Murphy, R.;Keogh, B.;Higgins, A. (2019) 'Erosion of meaning in life: African asylum seekers’ experiences of seeking asylum in Ireland'. Journal of Refugee Studies, 32 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Higgins, A;Murphy, R;Downes, C;Varley, J;Begley, C;Elliott, N (2019) 'Factors influencing the implementation of Epilepsy Specialist Nurse role: Using the Consolidation Framework for Implementation Research'. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29 (7-8). [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Murphy, R;McGuinness, D;Bainbridge, E;Brosnan, L;Keys, M;Felzmann, H;Murphy, K;Hallahan, B;Higgins, A;McDonald, C (2018) 'Service users' experiences of mental health tribunals in Ireland: a qualitative analysis'. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 34 (4). [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Murphy, R;Higgins, A (2018) 'The complex terrain of peer support in mental health: What does it all mean?'. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 25 (7). [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Brennan, D;Murphy, R;McCallion, P;McCarron, M (2017) 'What's going to happen when we're gone? Family caregiving capacity for older people with an intellectual disability in Ireland'. Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID, 31 (2). [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Murphy, R;McGuinness, D;Bainbridge, E;Brosnan, L;Felzmann, H;Keys, M;Murphy, K;Hallahan, B;McDonald, C;Higgins, A (2017) 'Service Users' Experiences of Involuntary Hospital Admission Under the Mental Health Act 2001 in the Republic of Ireland'. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 68 (11). [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Higgins, A;Tuohy, T;Murphy, R;Begley, C (2015) 'Mothers with mental health problems: Contrasting experiences of support within maternity services in the Republic of Ireland'. Midwifery, 36 . [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Stapleton, H.M.;Murphy, R.;Kildea, S.V. (2015) 'Insiders as outsiders: Bicultural research assistants describe their participation in the evaluation of an antenatal clinic for women from refugee backgrounds'. Qualitative Social Work, 14 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2013 | Stapleton, Helen;Murphy, Rebecca;Correa-Velez, Ignacio;Steel, Michelle;Kildea, Sue (2013) 'Women from refugee backgrounds and their experiences of attending a specialist antenatal clinic. Narratives from an Australian setting'. Women and Birth, 26 (4):260-266. | |
| 2013 | Stapleton, H;Murphy, R;Kildea, S (2013) 'Lost in translation: staff and interpreters' experiences of the edinburgh postnatal depression scale with women from refugee backgrounds'. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 34 (9). [DOI] | |
| 2013 | Stapleton, H;Murphy, R;Correa-Velez, I;Steel, M;Kildea, S (2013) 'Women from refugee backgrounds and their experiences of attending a specialist antenatal clinic. Narratives from an Australian setting'. Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 26 (4). [DOI] |
Other Publication
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2012 | Kildea, S;Stapleton, H;Murphy, R;Low, NB;Gibbons, K (2012) The Murri clinic: a comparative retrospective study of an antenatal clinic developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. [DOI] | |
| 2012 | Kildea, S;Stapleton, H;Murphy, R;Kosiak, M;Gibbons, K (2012) The maternal and neonatal outcomes for an urban Indigenous population compared with their non-Indigenous counterparts and a trend analysis over four triennia. [DOI] |
Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2022 | Murphy, R., Okupinska, A. and Marchelewska, E. (2022) eveloping Mental Health Advocacy and Support for Ethnic Minorities. Cairde, . [Link] | |
| 2017 | Murphy, R., Mitchell. K. and McDaid, S. (2017) Homelessness and Mental Health: Voices of Experiences. Mental Health Reform, . [Link] | |
| 2016 | Murphy, R, Lindenau, A., Corrigan,C., and Higgins, A. (2016) Development and impact of peer-led mental health support in the community: A review of Áras Folláin and Gateway. Mental Health Ireland, . [Link] |
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