Nora A. Murphy
Professor of Psychological Science| Psychological Science Loyola Marymount University
Biography
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
Social
Areas of Expertise
Industry Expertise
Accomplishments
Graduate Certificate in Data Science
2019-06-01
UCLA Extension
Fellow of the Association Psychological Science
2024-02-01
APS is the scientific home of thousands of leading psychological science researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students from around the world.
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.
Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2019-08-01
World’s largest organization of social and personality psychologists, dedicated to advancing the science, teaching, and application of social and personality psychology.
LMU BCLA Daum Mid-Career Faculty Research Award
2018-04-02
The BCLA Daum Mid-Career Faculty Research Award is granted annually to a "tenured associate professor in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts who has exhibited a record of excellence in teaching and advising, scholarship and/or creative work, and service to the department, college and university."
LMU Inclusive Excellence Exemplary Higher Education Leadership Award
The LMU Inclusive Excellence Exemplary Higher Education Leadership Award recognizes faculty and/or staff who "enhanced inclusive excellence and contributed to a more equitable and inclusive campus environment. "
Fellow of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology
2012-12-31
The Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP) is an international scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of social psychological research.
Phi Kappa Phi
Interdisciplinary National Honor Society
Pi Gamma Mu
International Honor Society in Social Sciences
Psi Chi
National Honor Society in Psychology
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
Links
- Wall Street Journal: How to Look Smarter
- The Angry Age: The Political Divide Between “Us” and “Them”i
- What's Not Said: Body Language in Debate (Loyola Marymount University online video)
- TIME Magazine: What People Assume When They First Meet You According to Science
- Business Insider: 12 Things People Decide Within Seconds of Meeting You
- The Independent: 9 science-backed tricks for appearing smarter than you are
- The Telegraph: Seven ways to appear more intelligent than other people
- Atlanta Agent Magazine: The 4 Professional Behaviors that Make You Look Smart – and the 4 that Don’t
- LMU Magazine: A Conversation: Nora Murphy
- Nora Murphy Scholars@LMU Profile
Courses
General Psychology
General Psychology
Research Methods
Research Methods
Lifespan Development
Lifespan Development
Advanced Research Methods
Advanced Research Methods
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination seminar
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination seminar
Careers in Psychology
How to pursue careers in Psychology and related fields
Articles
Nonverbal bodily behavior and personality in social interactions
Body Language CommunicationMurphy, 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
Perceptions of homeschooled students among U.S. adult populations: Implications for school psychologists
Contemporary School PsychologyZakarian, 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
The Human Affectome
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral ReviewsSchiller, 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
The judgment of personality: An overview of current empirical research findings
Personality ScienceLetzring, T., Murphy, N. A., Allik, J., Beer, A., Zimmerman, J., & Leising, D. (2021). The judgment of personality: An overview of current empirical research findings. Personality Science, 2, e6043. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.6043
Capturing behavior in small doses: A review of comparative research in evaluating thin slices for behavioral measurement
Frontiers in PsychologyMurphy, N. A., & Hall, J. A. (2021). Capturing behavior in small doses: A review of comparative research in evaluating thin slices for behavioral measurement. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 667326. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.667326
A meta-analysis of the relationship between emotion recognition ability and intelligence
Cognition and EmotionSchlagel, K., Schmid Mast, M., Palese, T., Rammsayer, T., Murphy, N. A., & Hall, J. A. (2020). A meta-analysis of the relationship between emotion recognition ability and intelligence. Cognition and Emotion, 34(2), 329-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2019.1632801
Nonverbal communication
Annual Review of PsychologyHall, J. A., Horgan, T., & Murphy, N. A. (2019). Nonverbal communication. Annual Review of Psychology, 70, 271-294. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103145
Predictive validity of thin-slice nonverbal behavior from social interactions
Personality and Social Psychology BulletinMurphy, N. A., Hall, J. A., Ruben, M. A., Frauendorfer, D., Schmid Mast, M., Johnson, K., E., & Nguyen, L. (2019). Predictive validity of thin-slice nonverbal behavior from social interactions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45(7), 983-993. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218802834
Using thin slices to investigate impression formation and to measure interpersonal behavior from recorded social interactions
SAGE Research Methods CasesMurphy, N. A. (2018). Using thin slices to investigate impression formation and to measure interpersonal behavior from recorded social interactions. In SAGE Research Methods Cases. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526437464
Would a Basic Income Guarantee reduce the motivation to work? An analysis of labor responses in 16 trial programs
Basic Income StudiesGilbert, R. L., & Murphy, N. A., Stepka, A., Barrett, M., & Worku, D. (2018). Would a Basic Income Guarantee reduce the motivation to work? An analysis of labor responses in 16 trial programs. Basic Income Studies, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.1515/bis-2018-0011
Nonverbal self-accuracy: Individual differences in knowing one’s own social interaction behavior
Personality and Individual Differences2016-10-01
Murphy, N. A., Schmid Mast, M., & Hall, J. A. (2016). Nonverbal self-accuracy: Individual differences in knowing one’s own social interaction behavior. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 30-34. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.023
What we know and the future of accuracy research
The Social Psychology of Perceiving Others AccuratelyMurphy, N. A. (2016). What we know and the future of accuracy research. In J. A. Hall, M. Schmid Mast, & West, T. V. (Eds.), The social psychology of perceiving others accurately. Cambridge University Press.
Reliability and validity of nonverbal thin slices in social interactions
Personality and Social Psychology BulletinMurphy, N. A., Hall, J. A., Schmid Mast, M., Ruben, M., Frauendorfer, D., Blanch-Hartigan, D., Roter, D. L., & Nguyen, L. (2015). Reliability and validity of nonverbal thin slices in social interactions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 199-213. doi: 10.1177/0146167214559902
Psychology Island: A case study of interdisciplinary education in a 3D virtual world
Virtual Worlds in Online Learning: Cases and ApplicationsGilbert, R. L., Dionisio, J. D. N., & Murphy, N. A. (2015). Psychology Island: A case study of interdisciplinary education in a 3D virtual world (pp. 121-134). In S. Gregory, M. J. W. Lee, B. Dalgarno, & B. Tynan (Eds.), Virtual worlds in online learning: Cases and applications. Hauppauge, NY: NOVA Science
Predicting future intelligence and scholastic success with a single item: From early childhood to adulthood
Journal of IntelligenceDunkel, C. S., & Murphy, N. A. (2014). Predicting future intelligence and scholastic success with a single item: From early childhood to adulthood. Journal of Intelligence, 2, 68-81. doi: 10.3390/jintelligence2030068
Nonverbal perception
The SAGE Handbook of Social CognitionMurphy, N. A. (2012). Nonverbal perception. In S. T. Fiske & C. N. Macrae (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of social cognition (pp. 196-215). London: SAGE Publications.
Intelligence and interpersonal sensitivity: A meta-analysis
IntelligenceMurphy, N. A., & Hall, J. A.
2011-01-01
Murphy, N. A., & Hall, J. A. (2011). Intelligence and interpersonal sensitivity: A meta-analysis. Intelligence, 39, 54-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2010.10.001
Recognition of posed and spontaneous dynamic smiles in young and older adults.
Psychology and AgingMurphy, N. A., Lehrfeld, J. M., & Isaacowitz, D. M.
2010-01-01
Murphy, N. A., Lehrfeld, J. M., & Isaacowitz, D. M. (2010). Recognition of posed and spontaneous dynamic smiles in young and older adults. Psychology and Aging, 25(4), 811-821. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0019888
Age effects and gaze patterns in recognising emotional expressions: An in-depth look at gaze measures and covariates
Cognition and EmotionMurphy, N. A., & Isaacowitz, D. M.
2010-02-05
Murphy, N. A., & Isaacowitz, D. M. (2010). Age effects and gaze patterns in recognising emotional expressions: An in-depth look at gaze measures and covariates. Cognition and Emotion, 24(3), 436-452. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699930802664623
Preferences for emotional information in older and younger adults: A meta-analysis of memory and attention tasks.
Psychology and AgingMurphy, N. A., & Isaacowitz, D. M.
2008-01-01
Murphy, N. A., & Isaacowitz, D. M. (2008). Preferences for emotional information in older and younger adults: A meta-analysis of memory and attention tasks. Psychology and Aging, 23(2), 263-286. https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.23.2.263
