Karla Murdock to Deliver Her Inaugural Lecture Marking her Appointment as the David G. Elmes Term Professor of Psychology
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Karla K. Murdock, professor of psychology at Washington and Lee University, will give her inaugural lecture marking her appointment as the David G. Elmes Term Professor of Psychology on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 4:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.
The title of her lecture is “Cellphones in Our Lives: Psychosocial Implications of the New Appendage.” It is free and open to the public.
“In my lecture, I will review ways in which cellphone use has shaped our lives,” said Murdock. “I’ll also present research on psychosocial benefits and costs of cellphone use, including implications for relationships, sleep patterns and well-being.” She will discuss questions about the motivations and functions of cellphone use, along with the contexts that affect psychosocial responses to it.
Murdock joined the W&L faculty in 2005 and taught previously at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. She earned her B.A. in psychology from Indiana University and her M.S. and Ph.D., both in clinical psychology, from the University of Georgia.
Murdock received over 15 grants to fund her research on such projects as “Technology and Health Lab: Data Management and Analysis,” “Adolescent Stress, Cell Phone Use and Well-Being” and “Adolescent Technology Use, Co-Rumination and Well-Being.” She was principal investigator or co-investigator in seven research programs.
The author or co-author of 31 refereed articles and three book chapters, Murdock has, since 2005, been an ad hoc reviewer for seven journals.
Murdock has served W&L on many and various elected and appointed programs and committees, including the Shepherd Program Advisory Board and the Shepherd Program Faculty Advisory Committee.
The Elmes, John and Winfrey Term Professorship was established by an anonymous trustee and his wife to honor Professors David G. Elmes, Lewis G. John and John C. Winfrey. It is a permanently endowed fund at Washington and Lee University providing support for a faculty member in the College or the Williams School. | | | | | |
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