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Patrick K. Murphy

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1980Rising activity
Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesHealth disparities and outcomesPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionCultural Differences and ValuesResilience and Mental Health

Publications

20

Citations

57

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

46

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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Patrick K. Murphy's research examines how social class shapes psychological well-being, mental health, and academic and career outcomes, with particular attention to social mobility and identity in higher education settings. His work often looks at how factors like resilience, belongingness, and personal strengths interact with socioeconomic background to affect life and academic outcomes. This research is relevant to students interested in counseling psychology, higher education, and the psychological effects of social class.

Social class and mobilityMental health and well-beingHigher education and doctoral student experienceResilience and psychological strengthsCareer and work psychology

Publication output was minimal from 2017-2019, then rose modestly with a notable peak of five publications in 2023, suggesting an uneven but recently active publication pattern.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 5 publications523242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Counseling Psychologist×2
  • International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology×2
  • Journal of Diversity in Higher Education×1
  • American Psychological Association eBooks×1
  • Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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