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Murphrey, Theresa

Theresa Murphrey

Professor
Office:  
AGLS 236
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Phone:  
979-321-5740
Resume/CV
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Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Agricultural Development, Texas A&M University
Graduate Education
M.S. Agricultural Education, Texas A&M University
Ph.D. Agricultural Education, Texas A&M University

Areas of Expertise

  • Curriculum Development
  • Effective Use of Technology for Instruction
  • Evaluation
  • Diffusion of Innovations
  • Student Success Strategies
  • Understanding Learning Styles and Motivation

Professional Summary

Theresa Murphrey is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on teaching and learning, evaluation, and change in an effort to address educational and learning issues, develop best practices, and maximize individual learning opportunities. She currently serves as the internal evaluator for a National Science Foundation grant with the goal of developing, implementing, and studying a model of STEM doctoral degree completion and the transition to successful postdoctoral fellowships and faculty careers for historically under-represented minorities (URMs) and serves as co-lead on a USDA NIFA grant focused on the creation of instruction to improve students’ communication and decision-making skills. She is also leading a USDA NIFA grant focused on developing and sharing gender-sensitive curricula that illuminate the roles that women across the world play in personal, food, health, economic, and environmental security. Dr. Murphrey has been recognized at the local (2018 Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award in Diversity), national (2019 NACTA Educator Award), and international (2018 AIAEE Distinguished Article) levels for her work. She has more than 20 years’ experience in the area of eLearning, distance education, and curriculum development and has published more than 50 peer-reviewed publications.

 

Selected Publications

Regisford, E. G. C., Murphrey, T. P., Hall, R., & Wegeng, S. (2025). A Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of Exposure to HBCU Institutions: Implications for Diversifying the Professoriate in STEM. Innovative Higher Education, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-025-09816-x

Moscarelli, M., Murphrey, T. P., Wingenbach, G., Strong, R., & Wegeng, S. (2025). Considering Homophily’s Role in the Development of Successful Extension Programs in International Settings: Volunteer Effectiveness and Farmer Perceptions in Guatemala and Dominican Republic. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 32(2), 351-369. https://doi.org/10.4148/2831-5960.1520

Parrella, J. A., Murphrey, T. P., Leggette, H. R., Bates, A., & Esquivel, C. (2024). Investigating how secondary agriculture teachers’ characteristics influence their perceived ability to teach students decision-making skills. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 30(3), 317-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2023.2179087

Lane, K., Murphrey, T. P., Briers, G., Dooley, L., Lindner, J., & Esquivel, C. H. (2024). Comparing influence and value based on study abroad program types. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 36(1), 624–639. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v36i1.795

Norris-Parish, S. L., Leggette, H. R., Murphrey, T. P., Parrella, J. A., Richburg, A., & Herring, A. D. (2024). Beefing up communication skills of upper-level animal science students. Translational Animal Science, 8, txae007. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txae007

Murphrey, T. P., Richburg, A., Leggette, H. R., Norris, S., & Parrella, J. (2023). Ready, set, communicate: Measuring usability of instructional modules designed to improve communications skills of students studying agricultural sciences. Journal of Applied Communications, 107(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.4148/1051-0834.2478

Baldock, K. D., Murphrey, T. P., Briers, G. E., Rayfield, J., & Fraze, S. (2022). Agricultural educators’ adoption of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL): Effects of beliefs. Journal of Agricultural Education, 63(4). https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.2022.04188

Murphrey, T. P., Carter, C. R., Regisford, C. G. E., Carson, L. E., Butler-Purry, K., Carter- Sowell, A. R., Ganesa, A., & Richburg, A. (2022). An examination of the paths of successful diverse STEM faculty: Insight for programming. Frontiers in Education, 7, 767476. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.767476

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