Carolyn Murray

Research Interests

Aged Health Care Allied health and rehabilitation science Dementia Disability and functional capacity Occupational therapy

Teaching Strengths

Reflective practice
Professional reasoning
Dementia

Dr Carolyn Murray

Senior Lecturer

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Hello! Dr Carolyn Murray is teaching and research senior lecturer with strong interests in qualitative research in the areas of health workforce development and support, evaluation of aged care services and consumer experience for people living with health issues such as dementia, stroke and brain injury. She completes research about consumer perspectives of recovery following trauma and quality of health and social care services.She is one of two honours coordinator across the allied health programs, and is a member of the UniSA IIMPACT research concentration. She has expertise in completing qualitative meta-synthesis and qualitative thematic analysis. 
Dr Murray has clinical expertise in aged care, and has developed and evaluated group programs that promote social connectedness, self-worth and engagement. Dr Murray is interested in sustainability and efficiency of health and aged care systems and services across disciplines. Dr Murray is a keen educator of future occupational therapists and integrates her research into her teaching, supervision of research students and preparation of students for being practitioners. Dr Murray supervises PhD, Masters by research and honours students and is always happy to chat to prospective research students.

Date Institution name Country Title
2013 - 2017 University of South Australia Australia PhD

Year Citation
2025 McMullen-Roach, S., Kumar, S., Inacio, M., & Murray, C. (2025). The Perspectives and Experiences of Older LGBTI+ Adults about Long-Term Care: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis. Gerontologist, 65(7), 17 pages.
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2025 Grant, A. R., Westhorp, G., Murray, C. M., De La Perrelle, L., Dettwiller, P., Davey, A., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2025). Increasing access to pain care services to improve rural pain management: a realist review investigating factors affecting uptake, implementation, and sustainability. Pain, 166(6), 1250-1267.
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2025 Charlton, K., Murray, C., Layton, N., & Attrill, S. (2025). The Experience of Manual Wheelchair Training for People With Chronic and Progressive Conditions: Perspectives of Users and Trainers. Health Expectations, 28(4), e70342-1-e70342-13.
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2025 Murray, C., de la Perrelle, L., Mart, K., Baranoff, J., Richards, G., Hernandez, G. R., & Berndt, A. (2025). Supporting the Well-Being of People Living With Dementia and Their Family Carers Through Concurrent Arts and Well-Being Community Programs: Qualitative Perspectives of Participants and Facilitators. Dementia, online, 1-20.
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2025 Ong, E. K. M., Murray, C., Hillier, S., & Causby, R. (2025). Using Nominal Group Technique to Gather Recommendations in the Decision-Making for Amputation Due to Diabetes. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 18(4), e70095.
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2025 Murray, C., Worley, A., Luker, J., & Hillier, S. (2025). Understanding ‘quality’ in adult traumatic brain injury rehabilitation from the perspectives of different stakeholders: a participatory mixed methods study. Brain Injury, 39(4), 257-266.
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2025 Charlton, K., Murray, C., Layton, N., Ong, E., Farrar, L., Serocki, T., & Attrill, S. (2025). Manual wheelchair training approaches and intended training outcomes for adults who are new to wheelchair use: A scoping review.. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 72(1, article no. e12992), e12992-1-e12992-23.
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2025 Sim, Y. T., Kumar, S., Marotti, S., & Murray, C. M. (2025). The structure and implementation of practice-integrated foundational professional development programs for hospital pharmacists : a scoping review. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 55(1), 16-35.
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2025 Tepper, D., Sellar, B., Shipley, S., Smith, R., & Murray, C. M. (2025). A scoping review of programmes that address the daily living functioning of people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, online, 1-18.
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2025 van Kessel, G., Mackintosh, S., Murray, C. M., Guerin, M., Fryer, C. E., & Stanley, M. (2025). Empowerment through choice: the interplay of choice and control after spinal cord or brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, 47(14), 3613-3620.
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2024 Germeroth, D., Murray, C. M., McMullen Roach, S., & Boshoff, K. (2024). A scoping review of mentorship in allied health: attributes, programs and outcomes. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 71(1), 149-174.
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2024 Cunningham, T., Murray, C., Du, J. T., Evans, N., & Ziaian, T. (2024). Digital technology uses, purposes, barriers and training programs for culturally and linguistically diverse older adults: a systematic scoping review. Aslib Journal of Information Management, online(5), 1-24.
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2024 Turner, I., McMullen Roach, S., Baker, A., & Murray, C. M. (2024). 'Why is it not bringing me meaning and purpose?' Former occupational therapists' narratives of leaving the profession. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 71(5), 771-785.
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2024 Murray, C. M., Isbel, S., & McKinstry, C. (2024). Being present and heard: the pivotal role of leadership, responsiveness, and future-focussed thinking in policy and advocacy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 71(3), 365-368.
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2024 Charlton, K. (2024). Manual Wheelchair Training Programs: A scoping review of educational approaches and intended learning outcomes. Australian assistive Technology Conference, 25(134), 1-30.
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2024 Ong, E. K. M., Murray, C., Hillier, S., & Causby, R. (2024). ‘Leaving the Door Open’: Perspectives on Decision-Making for Non-Emergency Diabetes-Related Amputation. Health Expectations, 27(5), 12 pages.
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2024 Laidlaw, R. J., McGrath, R., Kumar, S., Adams, C., & Murray, C. M. (2024). A qualitative study of a Sporting Memories program in South Australia: belonging, participation, and social connection. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 7 pages.
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2023 Laidlaw, R. J., McGrath, R., Adams, C., Kumar, S., & Murray, C. M. (2023). Improved Mental Health, Social Connections and Sense of Self: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review Exploring the Impact and Experience of Community Reminiscence Programs. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 16, 4111-4132.
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2023 Sim, Y. T., Murray, C., Marotti, S., & Kumar, S. (2023). Stakeholder expectations, experiences, and perceived outcomes: implementation of a practice-integrated hospital pharmacist foundation residency program. Currents in pharmacy teaching and learning, 15(9), 808-816.
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2023 Kim Ming Ong, E., Murray, C., Hillier, S., Charlton, K., & Causby, R. (2023). Decision-making processes for non-emergency diabetes-related lower extremity amputations: a scoping review. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 206(111015), 111015-1-111015-10.
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2023 Hughes, S., Murray, C. M., McMullen Roach, S., & Berndt, A. (2023). A profile of practice: the occupational therapy process in community aged care in Australia.. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 70(3), 366-379.
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2023 Pulling, B. W., Braithwaite, F. A., Butler, D. S., Vogelzang, A. R., Moseley, G. L., Catley, M. J., . . . Stanton, T. R. (2023). Item development and pre-testing of an Osteoarthritis Conceptualisation Questionnaire to assess knowledge and beliefs in people with knee pain. PLoS One, 18(9, article no. e0286114), 1-22.
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2023 Murray, C. M., Milanese, S., Guerin, M., Bilton, R., Baldock, K. L., & Parfitt, G. (2023). Exploring what matters to residents of Australian aged care facilities with the Happy Life Index: comparison of qualitative responses between pre- and mid-Covid-19 pandemic time points. Quality of Life Research, 32(8), 2247-2257.
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2022 Stanley, M., Van Kessell, G., Murray, C. M., Forsythe, D., & MacIntosh, S. (2022). Occupational therapists and physiotherapists weighing up the dignity of risk for people living with a brain injury: grounded theory. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(23), 7145-7151.
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2022 Rosa Hernandez, G. B., Murray, C. M., & Stanley, M. (2022). An intergenerational playgroup in an Australian residential aged-care setting: a qualitative case study. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(2), 488-497.
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2022 Soon, Y. E., Murray, C. M., Aguilar, A., & Boshoff, K. (2022). Describing consumer involvement, recruitment, retention in Australian occupational therapy university education: a cross sectional survey. British Journal of occupational therapy, 85(8), 585-594.
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2022 Luongo, A., Murray, C. M., & Girard, D. (2022). An exploration of the perceptions of Allied Health Professionals on their roles within residential aged care. Allied Health Scholar, 3(1), 1-33.
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2022 Taylor, C. E. V., Murray, C. M., & Stanton, T. R. (2022). Patient perspectives of pain and function after knee replacement: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Pain Reports, 7(3, article no. e1006), 1-18.
2022 Gustafsson, L., McKinstry, C., Buchanan, A., Laver, K., Pepin, G., Aplin, T., . . . Murray, C. (2022). Doing, being, becoming, and belonging--a diversity, equity, and inclusion commitment. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 69(4), 375-378.
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2022 Murray, C. M., Weeks, S., van Kessel, G., Guerin, M., Watkins, E., Mackintosh, S., . . . Stanley, M. (2022). Perspectives of choice and control in daily life for people following brain injury: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Health Expectations, 25(6), 2709-2725.
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2022 Sim, Y. T., Murray, C., Marotti, S., & Kumar, S. (2022). Trying to develop a better workforce': Stakeholders' perspectives of a practice-integrated Australian hospital pharmacist foundation residency program. PLoS One, 17(6, article no. e0270051), 1-16.
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2021 Banwell, H. A., Causby, R. S., Crozier, A. J., Nettle, B., & Murray, C. (2021). An exploration of the use of 3D printed foot models and simulated foot lesions to supplement scalpel skill training in undergraduate podiatry students: A multiple method study. Plos One, 16(12 December), 17 pages.
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2021 Charlton, K., Murray, C., Boucaut, R., & Berndt, A. (2021). Facilitating manual wheelchair skills following lower limb amputation using a group process: A nested mixed methods pilot study.. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 68(6), 490-503.
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2021 Kennedy Behr, A., Rosso, E., McMullen Roach, S., Berndt, A., Hauschild, A., Bakewell, H., . . . Murray, C. M. (2021). Intergenerational virtual program: promoting meaningful connections across the lifespan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health, 9(768778), 1-7.
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2021 Levitt, O., Gilbert Hunt, S., Murray, C., Baker, A., & Boshoff, K. (2021). International allied health student placements: a meta-synthesis. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 28(4), 251-263.
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2021 Halls, D., Murray, C., & Sellar, B. (2021). Why allied health professionals use evidence-based clinical guidelines in stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Clinical Rehabilitation, 35(11), 1611-1626.
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2020 Boshoff, K., Murray, C., Worley, A., & Berndt, A. (2020). Interprofessional education placements in allied health: a scoping review. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 27(2), 80-97.
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2020 Soon, Y. E. N., Murray, C., Aguilar, A., & Boshoff, K. (2020). Consumer involvement in university education programs in the nursing, midwifery, and allied health professions: a systematic scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 109(103619), 1-12.
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2020 Murray, C. M., Edwards, I., Jones, M., & Turpin, M. (2020). Learning thresholds for early career occupational therapists: A grounded theory of learning-to-practise. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(7), 469-482.
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2019 Murray, C., van Kessel, G., Guerin, M., Hillier, S., & Stanley, M. (2019). Exercising choice and control: a qualitative metasynthesis of perspectives of people with a spinal cord injury. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 100(9), 1752-1762.
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2019 Hazelwood, T., Murray, C. M., Baker, A., & Stanley, M. J. (2019). Ethical tensions: a qualitative systematic review of new graduate perceptions. Nursing ethics, 26(3), 884-902.
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2019 Hazelwood, T., Baker, A., Murray, C., & Stanley, M. (2019). New graduate occupational therapists' narratives of ethical tensions encountered in practice. Australian occupational therapy journal, 66(3), 283-291.
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2018 Sellar, B., Murray, C. M., Stanley, M., Stewart, H., Hipp, H., & Gilbert Hunt, S. (2018). Mapping an Australian Occupational Therapy curriculum: Linking intended learning outcomes with entry-level competency standards. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 65(1), 35-44.
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2018 Charlton, K., Murray, C. M., & Kumar, S. (2018). Getting help quickly: older people and community worker perspectives of contingency planning for falls management. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40(2), 159-167.
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2017 Charlton, K., Murray, C. M., & Kumar, S. (2017). Perspectives of older people about contingency planning for falls in the community: A qualitative meta-synthesis. PLOS ONE, 12(5), 1-14.
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2017 Luker, J., Murray, C., Lynch, E., Bernhardsson, S., Shannon, M., & Bernhardt, J. (2017). Carers' experiences, needs, and preferences during inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review of qualitative studies. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(9), 1852-1862.e13.
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2017 Berndt, A., Murray, C. M., Kennedy, K., Stanley, M. J., & Gilbert Hunt, S. (2017). Effectiveness of distance learning strategies for continuing professional development (CPD) for rural allied health practitioners: a systematic review. BMC medical education, 17(1, article no. 117), 1-13.
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2016 Wiles, L., Murray, C., Baker, A., Berndt, A. H., & Boshoff, K. (2016). Ethics education in allied health: a systematic review of learning outcomes for entry-level students. Humanities and Social Sciences, 4(2-1), 13-24.
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2016 Murray, C. M., Gilbert Hunt, S., Berndt, A., & De la Perrelle, L. (2016). Promoting participation and engagement for people with dementia through a cognitive stimulation therapy programme delivered by students: A descriptive qualitative study. British journal of occupational therapy, 79(10), 620-628.
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2015 Murray, C., Turpin, M., Edwards, I., & Jones, M. (2015). A qualitative meta-synthesis about challenges experienced in occupational therapy practice. British journal of occupational therapy, 78(9), 534-546.
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2015 Luker, J. A., Bernhardsson, S., Lynch, E., Murray, C., Hill, O. P., & Bernhardt, J. (2015). Carers' experiences, needs and preferences during inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies. Systematic reviews, 4(108), 1-5.
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2014 Murray, C., Stanley, M., & Wright, S. (2014). Weighing up the commitment: a grounded theory of the transition from occupational therapy clinician to academic. Australian occupational therapy journal, 61(6), 437-445.
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2013 Williams, S., & Murray, C. (2013). The lived experience of older adults' occupational adaptation following a stroke. Australian occupational therapy journal, 60(1), 39-47.
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2013 Williams, S., & Murray, C. (2013). The experience of engaging in occupation following stroke: a qualitative meta-synthesis. British journal of occupational therapy, 76(8), 370-378.
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2013 Murray, C., Stanley, M., & Wright, S. (2013). The transition from clinician to academic in nursing and allied health: a qualitative meta-synthesis. Nurse education today, 34(3), 389-395.
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2011 Schouten, L., Murray, C., & Boshoff, K. (2011). Overcoming the long-term effects of stroke: qualitative perceptions of involvement in a group rehabilitation programme. International journal of therapy and rehabilitation, 18(4), 198-207.
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2011 Murray, C. M., & Lawry, J. (2011). Maintenance of professional currency: perceptions of occupational therapists. Australian occupational therapy journal, 58(4), 261-269.
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  • Regional health professionals’ attitudes toward social prescription of concurrent art and wellness programs for people with dementia and their caregivers, Dementia Australia Research Foundation, 29/10/2025 - 30/04/2027

  • Caring for older South Australians and homeless pets - foster teams, SA - Department for Health and Wellbeing, 16/06/2023 - 30/06/2026

  • Understanding and measuring quality in brain injury rehabilitation, Lifetime Support Authority, 02/06/2017 - 31/10/2018

Courses I teach

  • REHB 3010 Health Science Honours Preparation (2025)
  • REHB 3063 Occupational Therapy Practice Education (2025)
  • REHB 4012 Health Science Honours Thesis (2025)
  • REHB 5070 Occupational Therapy Field Placement 1 (2025)
  • REHB 3010 Health Science Honours Preparation (2024)
  • REHB 3063 Occupational Therapy Practice Education (2024)
  • REHB 4012 Health Science Honours Thesis (2024)
  • REHB 5070 Occupational Therapy Field Placement 1 (2024)

Programs I'm associated with

  • IBOC - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
  • IMOG - Master of Occupational Therapy (Graduate Entry)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Linda Christine Schouten
2025 Co-Supervisor - - Master Full Time Ms Zara Amy Soden
2023 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dillon Tepper
2023 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sally Marotti
2022 External Supervisor Building success: A realist evaluation of contexts and mechanisms that promote evidence-based manual wheelchair training for people who come to wheelchair use later in life Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Kimberly Charlton
2022 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sarah McMullen-Roach
2022 External Supervisor Building success: A realist evaluation of contexts and mechanisms that promote evidence-based manual wheelchair training for people who come to wheelchair use later in life Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Kimberly Charlton
2022 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Emilee Ong

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2020 - 2026 Associate Editor Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Occupational Therapy Australia Australia
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Email: carolyn.murray@adelaide.edu.au
  • Alternative Contact: I am currently located in BJ2-11. My phone number is 8302 2485

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