Hershey, Pennsylvania
New York, New YorkBeijing, China

Kristin M. Murphy

Kristin Murphy has over twenty years of experience in Special Education in varied teaching, research, and policy roles. She is an Associate Professor of Special Education and Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Academic Programs at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She has expertise in special education law, inclusive teaching strategies, qualitative research methodologies, and mixed reality simulations as a teaching and learning tool. Before her career in higher education, Dr. Murphy worked for the New York City Department of Education for five years. Dr. Murphy is an award-winning professor and has been recognized at the campus-level and UMass system-wide level for innovative and exemplary teaching and mentorship with undergraduate and graduate-level students. She also regularly provides professional learning opportunities for Boston Public School educators about special education law and has worked with hundreds of in-service educators across Boston.

Publications

Transforming Teacher Preparation Through Identity, Development, and Effective Technologies
Transforming Teacher Preparation Through Identity, Development, and Effective Technologies
Denise LaVoie Sargent, Kristin M. Murphy. © 2024. 514 pages.
In the landscape of global education, there is a dire shortage of teachers, exacerbated by declining enrollment rates and a mass exodus of educators, particularly in urban...
Interdisciplinary Special Educator and School Counselor Preparation: Supporting Equitable Student Outcomes in the COVID-19 Era
Interdisciplinary Special Educator and School Counselor Preparation: Supporting Equitable Student Outcomes in the COVID-19 Era
Kristin M. Murphy, Laura Hayden, Amy L. Cook, Christopher Denning, Angi Stone-MacDonald. © 2023. 15 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide readers with a rationale and blueprint for interdisciplinary programs like Project TLC, which prepare preservice special educators...
Mixed Reality Simulations: A Next Generation Digital Tool to Support Social-Emotional Learning
Mixed Reality Simulations: A Next Generation Digital Tool to Support Social-Emotional Learning
Kristin M. Murphy, Amy L. Cook. © 2020. 15 pages.
Implementing a curriculum that supports students' social-emotional development alongside academics is essential. Social-emotional learning (SEL) promotes positive outcomes...