Associate Professor
Kate Murray
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Biography
Kate Murray researches health equity and how research, health services and educational systems can be more accessible to everyone, regardless of their background. She works to innovate systems and train health professionals to work effectively with diverse communities, with the belief that this translates to better services for everyone.
Her work prioritizes innovating systems and methods within health, research, and higher education to redress inequities. A clinical psychologist by training, she has over two decades of clinical, theoretical, and applied research experience and has published extensively on mental health and cross-cultural-related topics. She has expertise in participatory action research and the use of co-design to develop creative outputs to generate greater community impact.
Her core areas of research include:
- CBPR methods to ensure community voices and organisations are driving research agendas and supporting applied, practical outcomes meaningful to community.
- Examination of individual and community-level factors that influence adaptive outcomes in the face of adversity.
- Evaluation of systems of practice to identify and address systemic inequities and exclusion in health, research, and educational practices.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Research field
Other psychology, Cultural studies, Public health
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD in Psychology (Arizona State University)
- MPH
- Masters in Psychology (Arizona State University)
Publications
- Murray, K., Meuter, R., Cox, M. & Ostapiej-Piatkowski, B. (2022). An ongoing challenge: The impact of federal policies on organisations, communities and individuals serving people seeking asylum. Australian Journal Of Social Issues, 57(3), 709–724. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/227431
- Murray, K., Khawaja, N., Schweitzer, R., Baldwin, L. & Bentley, S. (2021). Provider perspectives on services for people seeking asylum in Australia: best practices and challenges. Australian Psychologist, 56(4), 289–298. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209901
- McCulloch, K., Murray, K. & Cassidy, E. (2023). Bridging Across the Digital Divide: Identifying the Extent to Which LGBTIQ+ Health Service Websites Engage Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Users. Journal of Homosexuality, 70(11), 2395–2417. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/233145
- Murray, K., Musumeci, C. & Cassidy, E. (2022). Crossing the digital divide: A content analysis of mainstream Australian mental health websites for languages other than English. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/233146
- Gingell, T., Murray, K., Correa Velez, I. & Gallegos, D. (2022). Determinants of food security among people from refugee backgrounds resettled in high-income countries: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. PLoS One, 17(6). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/232683
- Simes, D., Shochet, I., Murray, K. & Gill, D. (2023). Practice-based insights from specialized clinicians into youth suicide risk assessment and psychotherapy: A qualitative study. Psychotherapy Research. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/243921
- Murray, K., Lenette, C., Brough, M., Reid, K., Correa-Velez, I., Vromans, L. & Schweitzer, R. (2022). The Importance of Local and Global Social Ties for the Mental Health and Well-Being of Recently Resettled Refugee-Background Women in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(17). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235075
- Vromans, L., Schweitzer, R., Brough, M., Asic-Kobe, M., Correa-Velez, I., Farrell, L., Murray, K., Lenette, C. & Sagar, V. (2021). Persistent psychological distress in resettled refugee women-at-risk at one-year follow-up: Contributions of trauma, post-migration problems, loss, and trust. Transcultural Psychiatry, 58(2), 157–171. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/132387
- Ahmadi Forooshani, S., Murray, K., Khawaja, N. & Izadikhah, Z. (2021). Identifying the Links Between Trauma and Social Adjustment: Implications for More Effective Psychotherapy With Traumatized Youth. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209816
- Murray, K., Villafana, V., Mohamed, A., Linke, S., Bowen, D. & Marcus, B. (2021). Testing the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted physical activity intervention for adult Somali women. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 11(9), 1764–1770. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/232815
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Kate, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Co-designing a Food Sovereignty Model with Indigenous Communities
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- IN230100047
- Start year
- 2023
- Keywords
- Title
- NAVICARE: Implementing, scaling up and sustaining a co-designed care navigation model to improve mental health service access in regional Australia
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- GNT2018981
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
- Mental health services; Mental Health Promotion; Implementation; Health economics; Rural and Remote Health Services
- Title
- Developing Best Practice for Settlement Services for Refugee Women-at-Risk
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP140100609
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Refugee Women; Health And Wellbeing; Settlement
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- A qualitative investigation of the experience of youth suicide intervention: Perceptions of adolescents, caregivers, and clinicians.
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Ian Shochet, Associate Professor Trish Obst - Exploring Digital Inclusion and Intersectionality of MCMF LGBTIQ+ Communities Within Australian e-Mental Health
PhD, External Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Erin O'Connor, Professor Michael Dezuanni - Impact of armed conflict on the psychosocial wellbeing and suicidality of internally displaced adults and their families in Cameroon
PhD, External Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Ignacio Correa Velez, Dr Jerico Pardosi
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Metacognitive reflection and insight therapy for bipolar mood disorders: A pilot study (2023)
- Exploring 'why we see them' - an ethnography of health-seeking among immigrant women in Australia (2022)
- Examining the Impact of Trauma on Young People's Social Adjustment: Developing a Multi-Dimensional Intervention (2021)
- Where is Home: Foster and Kin Carer's Perceptions of Their Role (2020)