Heather Murray, Ph.D. - Director, Director, Emotional Processing Research Program
Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Murray received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Drexel University. She completed her predoctoral internship training at Brown Medical School and her postdoctoral fellowship at Boston University, focusing on cognitive behavioral treatments for anxiety and mood disorders as well as substance use disorders. Dr. Murray is currently a Research Assistant Professor at Boston University and Director of the Emotional Processing Research Program and collaborates on several of the federally funded research projects at CARD. Dr. Murray’s research interests include examining underlining mechanisms of distress tolerance in anxiety disorders and nicotine dependence.
Dr. Murray currently teaches the Clinical Interviewing Course for first year graduate students.
Selected Publications
Murray, H.W., McHugh, R.K., Otto, M.W., (in press). Treatment considerations in panic disorder. In M.W. Otto & S. Hofmann (Eds.), Resolving treatment complications. Springer US: New York.
Murray, H.W., McHugh, R.K., Behar, E., Pratt, E. M., Otto, M.W. (2008). Personality factors associated with methadone maintenance dose. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 34: 634-641.
Patkar, A.A., Mannelli, P., Peindl, K., Murray, H.W., Wu, L.T., Hubbard, R. (2007). Effectiveness of low-dose naltrexone in the post-detoxification treatment of opioid dependence. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 27: 468-474.
Patkar, A.A., Mannelli, P., Peindl, K., Murray, H.W., Meier, B., Leone, F.T. (2006). Changes in tobacco smoking following treatment for cocaine dependence. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 32: 135-148.
Mannelli, P., Patkar, A.A., Murray, H.W., Certa, K., Peindl, K., Mattila-Evenden, M., Berrettini, W.H. (2005). Polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene and response to treatment in African American cocaine and alcohol-abusing individuals. Addiction Biology, 10: 261-281.
Murray, H.W., Patkar, A.A., Mannelli, P., DeMaria, P., Desai, A.M., Vergare, M.J. (2004) Relationship between aggression, sensation seeking, and impulsivity, and severity of cocaine use. Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 23:
Patkar, A.A., Murray, H.W., Mannelli, P., Gottheil, E., Weinstein, S.P., Vergare, M.J. (2004) Pretreatment measures of impulsivity, aggression and sensation-seeking are associated with treatment-outcome for African-American cocaine dependent individuals. Journal of Addictive Disease, 23: 109-122.
