Biography
Berni Murphy is the Course Director of Deakin’s Master of Public Health. She is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Health Promotion in the School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne Australia. Berni has won numerous awards for her innovative approach to teaching, most notably Deakin’s Teacher of the Year, as well as a National Australian Learning and Teaching Council award for Teaching Excellence. Berni is the co-author of two texts: Understanding Health: A Determinants Approach and Understanding Health Promotion, both published by Oxford University Press. Berni specialises in Public Health, Health and Social Impact Assessment, and Health Communication. She has a strong track record in the field managing large scale community based health evaluation projects, and she is renowned for her work facilitating health short courses across Australia and in international contexts.
Read more on Berni's profilePublications
What just happened? Student perspectives on health promotion placements during COVID-19
S McIver, B Murphy
(2022), Vol. 33, pp. 329-335, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
Cultural proficiency starts here: Drawing on staff and student perceptions to Indigenise curricula
S McIver, B Murphy, L Curran, A Parrish
(2022), Vol. 33, pp. 67-75, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
Beyond the safe and censored: outcomes from student experiences within a pedagogy of discomfort
S McIver, B Murphy
(2022), Vol. 37, pp. 1-10, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1
S McIver, B Murphy
(2021), Active Learning in Higher Education, C1
The cost of sustainability in higher education: staff and student views of a campus food culture
A Shaw, T Capetola, J Lawson, C Henderson-Wilson, B Murphy
(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 376-392, International journal of sustainability in higher education, Bingley, Eng., C1
M Dunn, F McKay, B Murphy, G Munro, K Hausdorf
(2014), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Impact evaluation of a five-day short course in health promotion: workforce development in action
H Keleher, R Round, B Marshall, B Murphy
(2005), Vol. 16, pp. 110-115, Health promotion journal of Australia, Maroochydore, Qld., C1
Evaluation report : Victorian DHS short course in health promotion
H Keleher, B Marshall, B Murphy, R Round, N Joss
(2003), Burwood, Vic., A6
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Public Health Workforce Capacity Building - Consultancy Agreement - Australian Network of Academic Public Health Institutions (ANAPHI) - QUT
Prof Catherine Bennett, Empr Bernie Marshall, Ms Berni Murphy
QUT Queensland University of Technology
- 2010: $40,000
The Development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Case Studies
Ms Janice Jessen, Ms Wendy Anders, Ms Berni Murphy
DHA Tender - Department of Health and Ageing
- 2016: $2,071
Industry and Other Funding
Engaging the community in prevention campaigns and programs
A/Prof Matthew Dunn, A/Prof Fiona McKay, Ms Berni Murphy
Aust Drug Foundation Grant - Research
- 2014: $4,000
Chasing the Luck Evaluation
A/Prof Fiona McKay, Ms Berni Murphy
Melbourne East General Practice Network Limited
- 2015: $9,967
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report