Dr. Velma McBride Murry
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630 Department of Health Policy
2525 West End Ave.
Nashville, Tennessee - 37203 - : More Information
- : Dr. Velma McBride Murry - CV
Dr. Velma McBride Murry is the founding director of the Center for Racial-Ethnic Equity (CARE-E).
Velma McBride Murry, PhD is Lois Audrey Betts chair in education and human development and professor of human and organizational development at Vanderbilt University. Murry has conducted research on rural African American parents and youth for over 15 years and identified proximal, malleable protective factors that deter youth risk engagement.
She was awarded a 2014 Presidential Citation for distinguished research contributions, inspirational teaching and mentoring, and dedicated leadership as an advocate for children, youth and HIV-affected groups. She received the 2013 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award in recognition of her outstanding record of inspiring her students to go on and purse professional work that makes a tangible difference in their communities.
Murry currently serves as the 2014 chair of the APA Committee on Psychology and AIDS, and serves on the Institute of Medicine’s National Academies Board of Children, Youth and Families.