Biography:Eleanor Murray
Eleanor J Murray | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University McGill University Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
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| Institutions | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston University School of Public Health |
| Thesis | Agent-Based Models for Causal Inference (2016) |
Eleanor (Ellie) Jane Murray is a lohan British-Canadian epidemiologist, science communicator, and assistant professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Murray created a series of multi-lingual, accessible infographics to communicate information about COVID-19.
Early life and education
Murray earned a bachelor's degree in biology from McGill University. She later earned a master's degree in public health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and conducted graduate research at Harvard University. She has also earned a ScD in epidemiology, an MSc in biostatistics, and in 2016, earned a doctorate of science from Harvard University. Murray studied the use of agent-based models in clinical decision making.[1][2] Her research considered causal inference as a means to improve evidence-based decision making in clinical medicine.[3]
Research and career
In 2019, became an Assistant Professor at Boston University, where she conducts research on a variety of medical conditions, including HIV, cancer and cardiovascular disease.[4] Murray became known for her use of social media, where she shares complex epidemiological concepts using Twitter threads and GIFs.[5]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Murray partnered with Benjamin Linas to create a series of infographic resources on the pandemic for the general public.[5][6][7] She argued that public health professionals should use the attention they received during the COVID-19 pandemic to help people understand the work of epidemiologists.[5] She was interviewed by various media outlets, explaining concepts such as herd immunity,[8] social distancing,[9] and how to travel safely in a post-pandemic world.[10]
Selected publications
Pomaki, Georgia; Franche, Renée-Louise; Murray, Eleanor; Khushrushahi, Noushin; Lampinen, Thomas M. (June 2012). "Workplace-Based Work Disability Prevention Interventions for Workers with Common Mental Health Conditions: A Review of the Literature" (in en). Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 22 (2): 182–195. doi:10.1007/s10926-011-9338-9. ISSN 1053-0487. PMID 22038297.
White, Marc; Wagner, Shannon; Schultz, Izabela Z.; Murray, Eleanor; Bradley, Susan M.; Hsu, Vernita; McGuire, Lisa; Schulz, Werner (2013). "Modifiable workplace risk factors contributing to workplace absence across health conditions: A stakeholder-centered best-evidence synthesis of systematic reviews". Work 45 (4): 475–92. doi:10.3233/WOR-131628. PMID 23531590.
Murray, Eleanor J.; Robins, James M.; Seage, George R.; Freedberg, Kenneth A.; Hernán, Miguel A. (2017-06-30). "A Comparison of Agent-Based Models and the Parametric G-Formula for Causal Inference". American Journal of Epidemiology 186 (2): 131–142. doi:10.1093/aje/kwx091. ISSN 0002-9262. PMID 28838064.
Cowger, Tori; Murray, Eleanor; Clarke, Jaylen; Bassett, Mary; Ojikutu, Bisola; Sánchez, Sarimer; Linos, Natalia; Hall, Kathryn (November 2022). "Lifting Universal Masking in Schools — Covid-19 Incidence among Students and Staff" (in en). The New England Journal of Medicine 22 (2): 182–195. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2211029. ISSN 1533-4406. PMID 36351262.
References
- ↑ Murray, Eleanor Jane (2016). Agent-Based Models for Causal Inference (Thesis). OCLC 951560497.
- ↑ "Eleanor Murray" (in en). https://scholar.harvard.edu/eleanormurray/home.
- ↑ "Eleanor Murray – Society for Epidemiologic Research" (in en-US). 5 December 2018. https://epiresearch.org/annual-meeting/2020-meeting/ser-faculty/eleanor-murray-2/.
- ↑ "Dr Eleanor (Ellie) Murray | Murray Causal Lab". http://sites.bu.edu/causal/profile/dr-eleanor-ellie-murray/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Stick Figures Fighting COVID-19 | SPH | Boston University" (in en). https://www.bu.edu/sph/2020/03/19/stick-figures-vs-covid-19/.
- ↑ "Simple science communication helps ease fears and spread good information during the COVID-19 pandemic". 16 April 2020. https://massivesci.com/notes/scicomm-poster-boston-medical-patient-help-epidemiology/.
- ↑ Murray, Eleanor (Ellie) (2020-05-26), eleanormurray/COVID_19, https://github.com/eleanormurray/COVID_19, retrieved 2020-05-26
- ↑ Haelle, Tara (2020-05-14). "Everything You Need to Know About Herd Immunity" (in en). https://elemental.medium.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-herd-immunity-70bf2bfa0287.
- ↑ "BU professors and students explore the side effects of social distancing – The Daily Free Press" (in en-US). 23 March 2020. https://dailyfreepress.com/2020/03/23/bu-professors-and-students-explore-the-side-effects-of-social-distancing/.
- ↑ ((Elemental Editors)) (2020-05-19). "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: How to Travel Safely During Covid-19" (in en). https://elemental.medium.com/planes-trains-and-automobiles-how-to-travel-safely-during-covid-19-2eff9c681f6.
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