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Karen Murphy

Program Director, Early Childhood
Clinical Associate Professor

Dr. Karen Murphy is a clinical associate professor and director of the Early Childhood program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her scholarly interests include early childhood learning environments, the development of children’s conceptions of school, and technology integration into early childhood curriculum. She  teaches courses in early childhood education, curriculum design, and play.

Dr. Murphy has been an early childhood classroom teacher, supervisor, and teacher educator for many years. Her publications have appeared in Young Children, the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, and Integrated Technologies, Innovative Learning: Insights from the PT3 Program.

PhD, University of Maryland

EdM, University of Maryland

BA, Fort Lewis College