Genevra Murray

Assistant Professor of Public Health Policy and Management

Professional overview

Genevra F. Murray, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Policy and Management. Her research and teaching focus is on the organization and management of health care services, examining the organizational dimensions of payment and delivery system reform and its impact on racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities.

Dr. Murray’s current projects are focused on primary care delivery, with an emphasis on the health care safety net; the social determinants of health, particularly the integration of social services and medical care; advance care planning and palliative care integration; and global health systems and governance, particularly related to sexual and reproductive health care. She uses a mix of research methods with expertise in longitudinal qualitative methods.

Prior to joining the faculty at GPH, Dr. Murray was a fellow at Boston Medical Center and a research scientist at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. She has published in leading journals such as Health Affairs, Milbank Quarterly and Health Care Management Review.

Dr. Murray received her PhD in medical anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania, having graduated from there summa cum laude with a BA in anthropology.

Education

PhD Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania

BA Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania

Honors and awards

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Recipient (202020212022)

Fulbright Scholar (20052006)

William Penn Fellowship (2002200320042005)

Summa Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania (2001)

Phi Beta Kappa, University of Pennsylvania (2001)

Valedictorian, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania (2001)

Publications

Publications

More than just a communication medium: What older adults say about television and depression

A mixed-methods approach to understanding loneliness and depression in older adults