Personal profile
About
Dr. Nora A. Murphy is a Professor of Psychological Science at LMU. Her research focuses on nonverbal communication in social interactions and behavioral measurement. Her work appears in numerous psychology journals including the Annual Review of Psychology, Personality and Individual Differences, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Cognition and Emotion. Dr. Murphy serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. She holds fellowship status in the Association for Psychological Science; Society for Experimental Social Psychology; Society for Personality and Social Psychology; and the Western Psychological Association. Dr. Murphy received her doctoral degree in Experimental Social/Personality Psychology at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Psychology and Aging at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. She completed a graduate certificate in Data Science at UCLA Extension in 2019.
External positions
Editorial Board, Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
Consulting Editor, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Social Psychology
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Explicit Beliefs About Nonverbal Behavior and the Big Five Traits
Hall, J. A., Murphy, N. A., Schlegel, K. & Back, M. D., Nov 25 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Personality.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How Long? How Many? How Much? Evidence of Convergent Validity Among Thin-Slice Behavioral Coding Metrics
Murphy, N. A., Ruben, M. A., Stosic, M., Renier, L. A., Schlegel, K., Hall, J. A., Schmid Mast, M. & Marroquín, B., Sep 2025, In: Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 49, 3, p. 307-323 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nonverbal Bodily Behavior and Personality in Social Interactions
Murphy, N., Jan 1 2025, Body Language Communication: Deeper than face. Chadee, D. & Kostic, A. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 187-210 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Perceptions of Homeschooled Students among US Adult Populations: Implications for School Psychologists
Zakarian, F., Murphy, N. A. & Fisher, E. S., Mar 12 2025, In: Contemporary School Psychology. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Very Beginner’s Guide to Effect Size and Meta-Analysis in Psychology
Murphy, N., 2024Research output: Other contribution
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