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Regina Murphy

Dr.

Regina Murphy, PhD, is Head of the School of Arts Education and Movement at DCU Institute of Education. Prior to assuming this role she was Director of Inservice Education at St Patrick’s College during which she initiated several innovative courses for teachers and led the accreditation of a diverse suite of programmes including the postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Ethical and Multidenominational Education (a partnership with Educate Together), and the Certificate/Diploma in Choral Conducting in Education and in the Community (in collaboration with the Association of Irish Choirs). She also initiated the Master of Teaching programme, a blended approach to teacher professional learning. Each of these was the first of its kind in Ireland.

Current teaching encompasses music education in the Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Early Childhood Education degrees, together with teaching and supervision on the MTeach, MEd and EdD programmes. She leads a strand on the professional doctorate in education (EdD) on Arts, Creativity and Imagination in Education. In July 2016 she hosted the International Society for Music Education (ISME) Commission Seminar: Music in Schools and Teacher Education (MISTEC) at St Patrick’s College and was an elected board member of the International Society for Music Education from 2008-2010 and again 2010-2012. She is currently Assistant Chair of the Society for Music Education in Ireland and co-editor of the British Journal of Music Education: An International Journal (Cambridge).

As a former primary school teacher, principal, arts education officer with the National Council of Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), and researcher with the Educational Research Centre (ERC) her research interests continue to focus on the expertise of the generalist teacher/early years educator in arts education, embodied knowledge, teacher identity, reflective practice, and arts based research. She also leads a research team at DCU Institute of Education on school placement with Professor Kathy Hall (PI) UCC, on behalf of the Teaching Council.

Manual

	Year	Publication
	2006	Murphy, R., & Espeland, M. (2006) Upbeat Series (6 Teachers' Books, 6 Pupils' Books). Dublin: MANUAL

Peer Reviewed Journal

	Year	Publication
	2019	Hall, Kathy, Murphy, Regina, Rutherford, Vanessa, & Ní Áingéis, Bernadette (2019) 'Mentoring and assessing student teachers on school placement: Integrating theory and practice'. Education Research and Perspectives, 46 :75-107. Link

Conference Publication

	Year	Publication
	2021	Murphy, Regina (2021) American Educational Research Association (AERA) ; SIG-Portfolios and Reflection in Teaching and Teacher Education *Reflecting and Acting on Assessment Feedback in ePortfolios for Early Years Music Education*
	2019	Murphy, Regina; Hall, Kathy, Rutherford, Vanessa, & Ní Áingléis, Bernadette (2019) American Educational Research Association (AERA) ; *Mentoring and Assessment of Student Teachers on School Placement: Integrating Theory and Practice*
	2019	Murphy, Regina & Ward, Francis (2019) MayDay Group Colloquium 31: Music Education as Social, Cultural, and Political Action *‘The child will be enabled to…’: Re/imagining Socially Inclusive Music Education in Initial Teacher Education*
	2019	Murphy, Regina & Ward, Francis (2019) Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical (CIPEM 2019) *Nurturing ‘Little c’ Creativity in Portfolio Assessment for Early Years Music Education*
	2019	Murphy, Regina (2019) American Educational Research Association (AERA), Toronto, Canada; Session: Critical Reflection and Diversity: Prospective and In-Service Teacher Learning to Teach Diverse Students *Exploring Diversity in Preservice Teacher Education in Ireland*
	2018	Murphy, Regina and Ward, Francis (2018) American Educational Research Association (AERA) ; New York, USA *Using ePortfolios to Enhance Preservice Early Years Educators’ Engagement with Music Education*
	2018	Murphy, Regina (2018) NIME6: 6th International Conference on Narrative Inquiry in Music Education, Boston, USA *Opera: A Story with Music*
	2018	Murphy, Regina, Ward, Francis, Bowe, Marie Louise (2018) International Society for Music Education World Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan *Catch and Release: A Model to Develop Student Teacher Situational Interest in Music Education in a Generalist Teacher Education programme*
	2017	Murphy, Regina & Ward, Francis (2017) I.NY Symposium *Designing a Rubric to Measure Creativity in an ePortfolio for Music Education at Third Level*
	2017	Murphy, Regina (2017) Society for Music Education in Ireland 7th Annual Conference *Fidget Spinners, Flipagrams and Football: Towards a New Rationale for Music in the Primary Curriculum*
	2014	Murphy, Regina (2014) American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting *Generalist Elementary Teacher Expertise in Music Curriculum Making*
	2014	Murphy, Regina (2014) American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting *Uncovering the niceties and bare necessities of arts education in Ireland*
	2013	Murphy, Regina (2013) Society for Music Education (SMEI) 3rd Annual Conference, Dublin *Whatever you say, say nothing: Exploring Whole School Evaluation Reports of School Music*
	2013	Murphy, Regina (2013) Society for Music Education (SMEI) 3rd Annual Conference, Dublin *Whatever you say, say nothing: Exploring Whole School Evaluation Reports of School Music*
	2013	Murphy, Regina (2013) Society for Music Education (SMEI) 3rd Annual Conference, Dublin *Whatever you say, say nothing: Exploring Whole School Evaluation Reports of School Music*
	2013	Murphy, Regina (2013) International Professional Development Association (ipda) *Primary Teachers’ and Principals’ Views of CPD in Music in Times of Educational Reform. International Conference* University of Birmingham, UK,
	2012	Conway, Paul & Murphy, Regina (2012) American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting *Work Samples and Video-cases as a Window on Teachers’ Inquiry into Technology-enhanced Literacy Learning in Primary Classrooms*
	2010	Hentschke, L., Murphy, R. & Barrett, M. (2010) Paper presented at the UNESCO 2nd World Conference on Arts Education, Seoul, Korea *Towards a road map for music education*
	2009	Murphy, R. (2009) World Alliance for Arts Education, Newcastle Summit, Newcastle-Gateshead, UK *Mediating the space between teachers and artists*
	2009	Alexandrou, A., Naylor, C, Murphy, R., O’Brien, J., Signer, B., & Stevenson, H. (2009) Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Disciplined Inquiry: Education Research in the Circle of Knowledge, San Diego, CA *Who are the school leaders of tomorrow? Phase Two of an international teacher union research project*
	2008	Murphy, R. (2008) Paper presented at the Conference: “Human Rights Education for a Sustainable Future: Celebrating 60 years of the UDHR”, St Patrick’s College, Dublin *Exploring a place for social justice and human rights in a music curriculum*
	2008	Murphy, R. (2008) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY *Curriculum resonance on the evaluation drum: An international perspective*
	2008	Murphy, R. (2008) Keynote presentation at Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare in partnership with the The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children, at the opening of the Mandscape Touring Exhibition teacher-artist seminar *Artists and teachers: The yin and the yang of the pedagogic process*
	2008	Murphy, R. (2008) Presentation at the International Society for Music Education (ISME) Conference, Bologna *Creativity: Portico or temple to learning in music education and in the arts?*
	2007	Murphy, R. (2007) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL *Perspectives on assessment in music education*
	2007	Killeavy, M., Murphy, R. & Clynes, M. (2007) Paper presented at the Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) Annual Conference, Cavan *Evaluating mentoring and the mentor in the context of the induction of newly qualified teachers*
	2007	Elkoshi, R., Murphy, R., & Burnard, P. (2007) Paper presented at the Fifth International Research in Music Education (RIME) Conference. Exeter *Is early musical symbolization a universal human activity? Reports from a multicultural developmental pilot study*
	2007	Killeavy, M., Murphy, R., & Clynes, M. (2007) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL *When no one is looking: Tensions between policy and practice in mentors’ induction activities*
	2006	Murphy, R (2006) Symposium presentation at the International Society for Music Education (ISME) Biennial World Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *International perspectives on assessment and evaluation in music education*
	2006	Murphy, R (2006) Paper presented at the International Society for Music Education (ISME) Biennial World Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *Wired for sound: Children as private music listeners*

Edited Book

	Year	Publication
	2007	L. Bresler (Ed.) Murphy, R.,& Espeland, M. (Section Eds) (Ed.). (2007) Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer,

Book

	Year	Publication
	2021	Holdhus, Kari, Murphy, Regina & Espeland, Magne I. (2021) Music Education as Craft: Reframing Theories and Practices. Dordrecht, NL: Springer. Link
	2017	Burnard, Pamela & Murphy, Regina (2017) Teaching Music Creatively. London: Taylor & Francis.
	2013	Burnard, Pamela & Murphy, Regina (2013) Teaching Music Creatively. London: Routledge.

Book Chapter

	Year	Publication
	2021	Murphy, Regina & Ward, Francis (2021) 'Connecting social justice to the teaching of music' In: London : Routledge. Link
	2021	Holdhus, Kari & Murphy, Regina (2021) 'Conceptualising Music Education as “Craft”: Responses to an Invitation' In: Dordrecht, NL : Springer.
	2017	Murphy, Regina (2017) 'Assessing creatively' In: London : Routledge.
	2015	Murphy, Regina (2015) 'Learning from Heaney: The poet and arts-based educational research' In: Dublin, Ireland : Four Courts.
	2010	Murphy, R. (2010) 'Close to the music of what happens: A discussant evokes a poem' In: Charlotte, NC : Information Age.
	2009	Murphy, R. (2009) 'Assessing values and valuing assessment in the best of all possible worlds' In: Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer.
	2007	Murphy, R. (2007) 'Harmonising assessment and music in the classroom' In: Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer.
	2007	Murphy, R,. & Espeland, M. (2007) 'Prelude: Making connections in assessment and evaluation in arts education' In: Netherlands : Springer.

Book Review

	Year	Publication
	2003	Murphy, R. (2003) Review of Critical links: Learning in the arts and student academic and social development, by R. Deasey (Ed.). BREV
	2002	Murphy, R. (2002) The arts in children's lives: Context, culture and curriculum, by L. Bresler & C. Thomson]. BREV

Published Report

	Year	Publication
	2018	Hall, Kathy; Murphy, Regina; Rutherford, Vanessa & Ní Áingléis, Bernadette (2018) School Placement in Initial Teacher Education. Teaching Council, .
	2009	Conway, P., Rath, A., & Murphy, R. (2009) Literacy and ICT in Primary Schools Project: Evaluation Report. UCC, .
	2008	Shiel, Gerry & Murphy, Regina (2008) Drumcondra English Profiles. Educational Research Centre, . Link
	2006	Killeavy, Maureen & Murphy, Regina (2006) National Pilot Project on Teacher Induction (NPPTI): Report on Phases 1-2, 2002-2004. NPPTI/DES, .

Reports

	Year	Publication
	2013	Murphy, Regina (2013) Music Education Project Development Plan for the Royal Dublin Society. REPORT

Research Paper

	Year	Publication
	2004	Murphy, Regina (2004) Experiences of boys and girls in arts education at primary level. Report prepared for the Gender Equality Unit of the Department of Education and Science, Ireland. RP

Editorial

	Year	Publication
	2015	Murphy, Regina & Fautley, Martin (2015) Music Education in Africa. Cambridge, UK: ED
	2015	Fautley, M. & Murphy, R. (2015) Difficult questions in music education. British Journal of Music Education. 32(2), 119 – 122. Cambridge: ED
	2014	Fautley, M. & Murphy, R. (2014) British Journal of Music Education, 31(3), 241-243. ED

Conference Contribution

	Year	Publication
	2008	Murphy, Regina (2008) Opening of Mandscape Touring Exhibition: Teacher-Artist Seminar Artists and teachers: The yin and the yang of the pedagogic process. Keynote presentation at Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare in partnership with the The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare, .
	2021	Murphy, Regina (2021) Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical - CIPEM 2021 Centre for Investigation of the Psychology of Music and Music Education Porto, Portugal, .
	2020	Murphy, Regina (2020) American Educational Research Association (AERA) ; SIG-Portfolios and Reflection in Teaching and Teacher Education SiG Business Meeting - Program Chair San Francisco, USA / Online, .
	2020	Murphy, Regina (2020) 7th International Conference on Narrative Inquiry in Music Education (NIME7) Trauma, Resilience, and (Re)Engagement in Music Education NIME7 - Conference Session Presider Brock University, Canada, 15/10/2020-16/10/2020.
	2019	Murphy, Regina (2019) American Educational Research Association (AERA) ; SIG-Portfolios and Reflection in Teaching and Teacher Education SiG Business Meeting - Program Chair Toronto, Canada, .
	2019	Murphy, Regina (2019) Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical - CIPEM 2019 Member of the Scientific Committee - by invitation Porto, Portugal, .
	2008	Murphy, Regina (2008) American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting Social issues in arts education; discussant New York, .
	2021	Murphy, Regina (2021) American Educational Research Association (AERA) ; SIG-Portfolios and Reflection in Teaching and Teacher Education Arts & Learning SiG Business Meeting - Nominator of Winner of Arts & Learning SiG Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Professor Liora Bresler Online, .
	2021	O'Flaherty, Joanne & Murphy, Regina (2021) National Teacher Education and Teacher Educator Forum Integrative planning approaches for teacher preparation: Leverages and challenges UL & DCU Online, 22/04/2021-22/04/2021.
	2020	Murphy, Regina (2020) Society for Music Education in Ireland [SMEI] 9th Annual Conference Conference host, organising, session chair DCU St Patrick's Campus, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, 24/01/2020-25/06/2021.

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	International Society for Music Education	Board member	01/07/2008 - 01/07/2012
	Society for Music Education in Ireland	Assistant Chair	01/09/2015 - 01/09/2017

Honors and Awards

	Date	Title	Awarding Body
	01/06/2010	Dr Mary L Thornton Scholarship in Education	National University of Ireland
	01/06/2015	Teaching and Learning Award	St Patrick's College Teaching & Learning

Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Teaching Council: Féilte - Festival of Teaching and Learning Excellence		01/10/2014 - 01/01/2017

Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	St Patrick's College Drumcondra	Director of Inservice Education	- 30/09/2016

Education

	Start date	Institution	Qualification	Subject
		NUI	PhD
		DCU	M.A. by research

Languages

Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
English	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent
Irish	Fluent	Functional	Functional
French	Functional	Functional	Functional
German	Basic	Basic	Basic

Research Interests

socially inclusive music education, creativity, embodied knowledge, teacher identity, reflective practice, eportfolios, formative assessment, arts based research, expertise of the generalist teacher/early years educator in arts education, school experiences, school placement

Contract Researchers

	Researcher Name	Project	Funding Body
	Dr Eemer Eivers	Creative Schools Evaluation

Current Postgraduate Students

Student Name	Degree	Supervision
O Sullivan ,Jennifer	Doctor of Education	Supervisor
Keane ,Eileen Maria	Doctor of Education	Supervisor
Coady ,Richard	PhD	Supervisor
Byrne ,Rachael	Doctor of Education	Supervisor
IRELAND ,ANN-MARIE	PhD	Supervisor

Teaching Interests

music education, arts education, creativity, teacher identity, reflective practice, ethical leadership, practitioner inquiry and arts-based educational research