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Eleanor J Murray | |
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Alma mater | Harvard University McGill University Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
Scientific career | |
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 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.
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]
In 2019, Murray 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]
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". Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 22 (2): 182–195. doi:10.1007/s10926-011-9338-9. ISSN 1053-0487. PMID 22038297. S2CID 25394336.
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. PMC 5860229 . 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". The New England Journal of Medicine. 22 (2): 182–195. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2211029. ISSN 1533-4406. PMC 9743802 . PMID 36351262.