Shannon Murphy
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Doctoral Dissertation: “An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of E-Boosters in a Farm Safety Day Intervention”
Chair: Dr. Debra M. McCallum
M.A., Social Psychology, 2012, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Master’s Thesis: “The Internet and Symbolic Self-Completion: A Social Influence Perspective”
Chair: Dr. Rosanna E. Guadagno
B.S., Psychology, 2008, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
Honors Thesis: “Further evidence for the validity of the Mate Retention Inventory- Short Form, and the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory”
Chair: Dr. Deborah S. Briihl Professional Experience
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama: Instructor (Introduction to Psychology), 2013 – Present
Institute for Social Science Research, University of Alabama: Graduate Research Assistant, 2011 – Present
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Graduate Council Research Fellow 2009 – 2010
Valdosta State University, Department of Information Technology: Help Desk Representative / Computer Technician / Network Technician, 2006 – 2009
United States Air Force and Georgia National Guard, Journeyman Communications-Computer Systems Operator, 2001 – 2007
Publications
Muscanell, N.M., Guadagno, R.E., Rice, L., and Murphy, S. (2013). Don’t it make my brown eyes green? An analysis of Facebook use and romantic jealousy. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, (16)4, 1-6.
McCallum, D.M., and Murphy, S. (2013). What we know about the effectiveness of farm safety day programs and what we need to know. Journal of Rural Health, (29), 20-29.
Wasieleski, D. T., Whatley, M. A., and Murphy, S. (2009). The hindsight bias and attitudes toward police deception in eliciting confessions. North American Journal of Psychology, (11)2, 285-296.
Publications in Press
Guadagno, R.E., Rempala, D.M., Murphy, S., and Okdie, B.M. (in press). Why do internet videos go viral? A social influence analysis. Computers in Human Behavior.
Muscanell, N.L., Murphy, S., and Guadagno, R.E. (in press). Weapons of influence and social engineering via the internet. In S. Humer (Ed.). Social Engineering.
Manuscripts in Preparation and Under Review
Fosson, G.H., McCallum, D.M., Murphy, S., Claunch, D.T., Porter, S.R., Reed, D.B. (in preparation). The impact on safety outcomes of supplementing farm safety days with printed booster materials.
Guadagno, R. E., Rempala, D. M., Eno, C. A., Wayde, E., and Murphy, S. (under review). Not quite gone with the wind: The persistence of sexism in the South. Psychology of Women Quarterly.
Murphy, S., McCallum, D.M., Fosson, G.H., Stem, J.T., Claunch, D.T., Porter, S.R., and Reed, D.B. (under review). Injuries and close calls reported by children who attended a farm safety day: The impact of boosters and farm exposure. Journal of Rural Health.
Muscanell, N. L., Guadagno, R. E., Gitter, S. A., and Murphy, S. (under review) What the Frack? Profanity, The Cialdini Effect, and Self-Control in Online Chats. Psychological Science.
Invited Talks
Murphy, S. (November, 2007). Colors and emotions associated with the music of Bach and Mozart. Invited presentation at Valdosta State University’s Science Seminar.
Conference Paper Presentations
Murphy, S., McCallum, D.M., Knol, L.L., Fosson, G.H., Kinney, L., and Porter, S.R. (June, 2013). Helping children make healthy food choices: Preliminary results of Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® healthy lifestyles/school lunch program. Submitted for
presentation at the 2013 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health Conference, Sandusky, OH.
Murphy, S., McCallum, D.M., Stem, J.T., Reed, D.B., Claunch, D.T., French-Holt, A., and Snyder, D. (June, 2012). A quantitative look at injuries and close calls reported by children who attended a farm safety day. Paper presented at the 2012 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health Conference, Burlington, VT.
Reed, D.B., Claunch, D.T., French-Holt, A., Snyder, D.R., McCallum, D.M., and Murphy, S. (June, 2012). Getting to the heart of the story: A qualitative look at injuries and close calls. Paper presented at the 2012 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health Conference, Burlington, VT.
Conference Poster Presentations
Murphy, S., McCallum, D.M., Knol, L.L., Fosson, G.H., Kinney, L., and Porter, S.R. (March, 2013). Helping children make healthy food choices: Preliminary results of Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® healthy lifestyles/school lunch program. Poster presented at the 2013 Rural Health Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Murphy, S., Dunlap, S.T., Barth, J.M., and Alabama STEM Education Research Team. (January, 2013). Career versus romance: What predicts a woman’s choice? Poster session
presented at the 2012 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Murphy, S., Fosson, G.H., McCallum, Stem, J.T., D.M., Reed, D.B., Claunch, D.T., Reynolds, S. (June, 2012). Investigating the relationships among safety attitudes, knowledge,
behavior, and injuries. Poster session presented at the 2012 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health Conference, Burlington, VT.
Murphy, S., Smith, G.P.A., Fosson, G.H., McCallum, D.M., Stem, J.T., Reed, D.B (April, 2012).
Testing the effectiveness of farm safety day programs. Poster session presented at the 2012 Annual Rural Health Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Murphy, S., Guadagno, R. E., Rempala, D., and Okdie, B. M. (January, 2011). What makes a video go viral? Social influence processes in the transmission of internet memes. Poster session presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Wasieleski, D. T., Whatley, M. A., and Murphy, S. (2008, April). The hindsight bias and attitudes toward police deception in eliciting confessions. Poster session presented at the 2008 Annual Conference of the Georgia Psychological Society, Macon, GA.
Kohn, S., and Murphy, S. (2008, March). Exploring indices of well-being across adulthood.
Poster session presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.
Murphy, S. (2007, May). Colors and emotions associated with the music of Bach and Mozart. Poster session presented at the 19th Annual Convention of the Association for
Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Wasieleski, D. T., Whatley, M. A., Colwell, K., Layfield, V., Murphy, S., and Walker, A. (2007, May). Attitudes toward police deception in eliciting confessions. Poster session presented at the 19th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants
Graduate Research Fellowship, Graduate Council, University of Alabama, 2009 – 2010, ($15,000)
HOPE Scholarship, State of Georgia, 2005 – 2008, ($17,273)
Competitive Travel Grant, Valdosta State University, Student Development Organization, 2007, ($500)
University and Department Service
Student Representative, Committee on Computer and Media Resources, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, 2009 - Present
Vice President, Psychology Club, Valdosta State University, 2007 Honors
Bachelor of Science in Psychology Achievement Award, Department of Psychology, Valdosta State University, 2008
Graduate, Cum Laude, Valdosta State University, 2008
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 2008
Dean’s List, Valdosta State University, Spring/Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Summer/Fall 2007, Spring 2008
Graduate Level Coursework Research Methods
Advanced Social Psychology Cognitive Neuroscience Cognition and Learning Life-Span Development
Advanced Statistics: Analysis of Variance Advanced Statistics: Multiple Regression
Advanced Statistics: Multivariate Methods of Analysis Statistical Data Management
Practicum: Teaching of Psychology
Seminar: The Self
Seminar: Group Dynamics Seminar: Social Influence Seminar: Grant Writing
References
Dr. Debra M. McCallum
Director or the Institute for Social Science Research, Director of the Capstone Poll, Senior Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research University of Alabama
P.O. Box 870216 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Email address: [email protected] Office phone: (205) 348-3820 Dr. Joan M. Barth
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research University of Alabama
P.O. Box 870216 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Email address: [email protected] Office phone: (205) 348-2851 Dr. David T. Wasieleski Professor
Valdosta State University
1500 N. Patterson St. Valdosta, GA 31698
Email address: [email protected]
