Nora A. Murphy

Professor of Psychological Science| Psychological Science Loyola Marymount University

  • Los Angeles CA

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

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Biography

Dr. Murphy is a social psychologist who studies nonverbal behavior, first impressions, and person perception accuracy. Much of her research involves the use of “thin-slices,” which are brief video clips of social interactions, to investigate how emotions, personality, and nonverbal behavior shape social outcomes. She also has a methodological interest in meta-analysis, which is a statistical modeling technique designed to synthesize data across multiple studies.

Dr. Murphy's work appears in numerous psychology journals including the Annual Review of Psychology, Personality and Individual Differences, and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Dr. Murphy serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. She holds fellowship status in the Association for Psychological Science, Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and Western Psychological Association. In 2019, she completed a graduate certificate in Data Science at UCLA Extension.

Education

Northeastern University

Ph.D.

Experimental Psychology (Social/Personality)

2003

Northeastern University

M.A.

Experimental Psychology (Social/Personality)

2000

Trinity College (CT)

B.Sc.

Major: Psychology, Minor: Women's Studies

1996

Areas of Expertise

Interpersonal and Intergroup Processes
Personality
Nonverbal Communication and Personal Perception
SPSS
Meta-Analysis
Research Methods
Person perception
Emotions
Nonverbal Behavior
Lifespan Development
Social Psychology
Psychology
Social Cognition & Communication

Industry Expertise

Publishing
Writing and Editing
Education/Learning
Research
Program Development
Professional Training and Coaching

Accomplishments

Graduate Certificate in Data Science

2019-06-01

UCLA Extension

Fellow of the Association Psychological Science

2024-02-01

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Fellow of the Western Psychological Association

2022-02-01

Founded in 1921, the Western Psychological Association (WPA) is a professional organization dedicated to promoting processes of research and scholarship in the behavioral sciences.

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Affiliations

  • Association for Psychological Science
  • Society of Experimental Social Psychology
  • Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • Society for the Teaching of Psychology
  • Social Psychology Network

Courses

General Psychology

General Psychology

Research Methods

Research Methods

Lifespan Development

Lifespan Development

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Articles

Nonverbal bodily behavior and personality in social interactions

Body Language Communication

Murphy, N. A.

2025-01-06

Murphy, N. A. (2025). Nonverbal bodily behavior and personality in social interactions. In D. Chadee & A. Kostic (Eds.), Body language communication. Palgrave Publications. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70064-4_8

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Perceptions of homeschooled students among U.S. adult populations: Implications for school psychologists

Contemporary School Psychology

Zakarian, F. A., Murphy, N. A., & Fisher, E. S.

2025-02-03

Zakarian, F. A., Murphy, N. A., & Fisher, E. S. (2025). Perceptions of homeschooled students among U.S. adult populations: Implications for school psychologists. Contemporary School Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-025-00541-y

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The Human Affectome

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Schiller, D., Yu, A. N. C., Alia-Klein, N., Becker, S., Cromwell, H. C., Dolcos, F., … Lowe, L.

2024-03-01

Schiller, D., Yu, A. N. C., Alia-Klein, N., Becker, S., Cromwell, H. C., Dolcos, F., … Lowe, L. (2024). The Human Affectome. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 158, 105450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105450

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