Biography
Dr. Murphy's research interests are in drug policy and the simultaneous medicalization/criminalization of drug addiction. Her recent book, Illness or Deviance? Drug Courts, Drug Treatment, and the Ambiguity of Addiction (Temple University Press, 2015), examined a drug court and affiliated drug treatment programs to see how addiction was constructed in each setting. Her current research project is looking at how a person's framework for understanding addiction influences their opinion on how to handle drug offenders.
Research Interests
Dr. Murphy's research and teaching interests are in the areas of illicit drug policy and the coordination of treatment through the criminal justice system. She also studies stigma toward people who use drugs and harm reduction access.
Publications
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Murphy, J. (2025). Police Chiefs’ Perspectives on Fentanyl Test Strips. Substance Use & Misuse, 1-8.
McLean, K., Murphy, J., & Kruis, N. (2024). “I think we're getting better but we're still not there”: Provider-based stigma and perceived barriers to care for people who use opioids (PWUO). Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 159, 209270.
Murphy, J., & Russell, B. (2023). Stigma reduction through addiction and Naloxone education. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 34(2), 185-198.
Murphy, J., & Kruis, N. (2023). Emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions among counselors in rural substance use disorder treatment programs. Substance Use & Misuse, 58(2), 180-187.
Cunningham Stringer, E., DeFeo, S., Munoz Arias, G., & Murphy, J. (2023). The impact of gender on social support for criminal justice careers. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 34(2), 231-249.
Murphy, J. (2022). Improving the recruitment and retention of counselors in rural substance use disorder treatment programs. Journal of drug issues, 52(3), 434-456.
Murphy, J., & Russell, B. (2021). Police officers’ addiction frameworks and policy attitudes. Addictive Behaviors, 122, 107007.
Murphy, J., & Russell, B. (2020). Police officers’ views of naloxone and drug treatment: Does greater overdose response lead to more negativity?. Journal of drug issues, 50(4), 455-471.
Education
Ph.D., Sociology, Temple University
B.S., Sociology, Saint Joseph's University