Epidemiologist
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Division of HIV and STD Programs
600 S. Commonwealth Ave
Suite 1920
Los Angeles,
CA
USA
90005
rmurphy@ph.lacounty.gov
Biographical Sketch:
2013-present –- Epidemiologist, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles, CA;
2012-2013 –- Instructor, University of California Berkeley Extension (Principles of Epidemiology), Berkeley, CA;
2011-2013 -- Post-doctoral Fellow & Associate Scientist, Alcohol Research Group, Emeryville, CA;
2007-2011 -- Graduate Student Researcher (GSR), UCLA Behavioral Epidemiology Research Group, Los Angeles, CA;
2006 -- Summer Intern, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Los Angeles, CA;
Author or coauthor on 9 peer-reviewed publications pertaining primarily to HIV, STDs and substance abuse;
Numerous presentations at scientific meetings;
Recipient of an NIH Loan Repayment Program (2012-2014) based on the merits of my research agenda focused on the intersection of alcohol abuse and HIV/STD transmission;
Journal Reviewer: AIDS and Behavior, Drug and Alcohol Review