April Murphy Morgan

Dr. April Murphy-Morgan is an adjunct professor at Walden University. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Louisville, a MSW from Florida State University, and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Louisville. Dr. Murphy-Morgan has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level for over 15 years. She has practice experience across age groups and diagnoses, although a majority of her practice experience has been with children, adolescents, and their families. Dr. Murphy-Morgan's research interests include child welfare, social work education, and leadership.

Education

PhD, University of Louisville

MSW, Florida State University

BS, University of Louisville

Public Service

Board of Accreditation, Board Member -

Publications

Griffiths, A., Harper, W., Desrosiers, P., Murphy, A., Royse, D. (2019). “The stress is indescribable”: self-reported health implications from child welfare supervisors. The Clinical Supervisor

Conner, L. R., Richardson, S., Murphy, A. L. (2018). Teaching Note: Using Adult Learning Principles for Evidence-Based Learning in a BSW Research Course. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work

Murphy, A. L., Boamah, D. A., Warfel, E. T., Griffiths, A., Roehm, D. (2024). Ending racial disproportionality in child welfare: A systematic review. Children & Society

Griffiths, A., Royse, D., Murphy, A., Jones, O., Culver, K., Turner, J., Smajlovic, A. (2023). Exploratory factor analysis and reliability of the Child Welfare Employee Feedback Scale: Further revision (CWEFS-R). Children and Youth Services Review

Presentations

Jewell, J., Anthony, B., Murphy, A. (2022). Becoming anti-racist: The preparation of social workers for practice.

Warfel, E., Harper, W., Murphy, A., Starks, S. (2024). Examining disparity in social work licensure pass rates: Preliminary results. CSWE

Murphy, A., Boamah, D., Warfel, E., Green, K., Griffiths, A. (2022). Racial disproportionality in child welfare: Moving beyond lip service.

Basta, T., Macy, G., Murphy, A. (2023). The Faculty/Staff Wellness Hour: Encouraging Results from a Pilot Intervention. Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions