CURRICULUM VITAE
Teresa Ann Murray, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering,
Louisiana Tech University, PO Box 10157, Ruston, LA 71272-0046
Phone: 318-257-5237, e-mail: bioengineer1@hotmail.com, tmurray@latech.edu
Education and Training
Yale University Postdoctoral Training Mar. 2009 – Aug. 2011
Arizona State University PhD Bioengineering Mar. 2009
Arizona State University BSE Bioengineering - Summa Cum Laude Dec. 2002
Fellowships/Professorships/Chair
Chair, Herman A. Rhodes Eminent Chair in Engineering 2022-Present
Professorship, Edmondson/Crump Endowed Prof. in Engineering 2014 – 2022
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 2004
NSF IGERT Fellowship* Neural and Musculoskeletal Adaptations in Form & Function 2003
NSF IGERT Fellowship* Biomolecular Nanotechnology 2004
* Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) NSF 2-year fellowships, awards were split into one year for each.
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Professional Positions
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2017 – Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Nanosystems Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
2011 – 2017 Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Nanosystems Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
2011 – Director, Integrated Neuroscience and Imaging Lab, Louisiana Tech University
2015 – Adjunct Professor, LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA
2010 Lecturer, Yale College: Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Professional Service
2023 - 2024 Past Chair, BMES Council of Diversity
2020 - 2023 Chair 2022-2023, BMES Council of Diversity Steering Committee,
2020 - Board of Directors, Alpha Eta Mu Beta, Int'l. Biomedical Engr. Honor Society
2014 – 2020 President, Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AHMB), Int'l. Biomedical Engr. Honor Society
2016 - Co-Chair, MINDS Scholars Program, translational medical device design
2018 - 2022 Board of Directors, Medical Education ProChad
2011 - Board Member, ViaTechMD LLC
2015 – 2016 Conference Chair, 2016 Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference
2014 – 2015 Chapter President, Society for Neuroscience, Shreveport Chapter
2005 – 2016 Ethics Committee, Biomedical Engineering Society
2013 – 2014 National Treasurer, AHMB, interim
2009 – 2013 Board of Directors, AHMB
2006 – 2008 Student President, AHMB
2004 – 2006 Student Vice President, AHMB
2002 – 2004 Student President, AHMB
2001 – 2002 Fundraising Chair, AHMB
2004 – Pres Member, Society for Neuroscience
1999 – Pres Member, Biomedical Engineering Society
Conference Service
Workshop Co-Chair, MINDS Scholars Program Design Workshop. Sponsored by Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AHMB) and the National Science Foundation. AHMB Annual Meeting, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 2016, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 2017, Atlanta, GA 2018, & Philadelphia 2019.
Track Chair/Scientific Committee 33rd - 35th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conferences in Gulfport, MS, Charlottesville, NC and TBA.
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Session Chair, Neural Device Technology, Neural Engineering Track Oral Presentations. 2017 Annual Meeting Biomedical Engineering Society, Phoenix, AZ.
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Session Chair, Neural Invasive Devices/Interfaces: Compatibility, Stimulation, Recording and Modeling Oral Presentations. BMES Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 2016.
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Conference Chair, 32nd Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (SBEC 2016), co-hosted by LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport and Louisiana Tech University. This was an international conference. March 2016
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Abstract Reviewer, Neural track. BMES Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 2016.
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Chair, Neuroscience Research Day Conference, Sponsored by the Shreveport Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (northern Louisiana). LSU Health Sciences Center, Oct. 2015.
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Panelist, Students & Early Career: BME Careers in Industry, Government and Academia. BMES Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, Oct. 2015.
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Workshop Chair, MINDS Design Workshop. Sponsored by Alpha Eta Mu Beta. BMES Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, Oct. 2015.
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Session Moderator, Neural Engineering Track, Closed Loop Control, Oral Presentations. BMES Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, Oct. 2015.
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Chair/Moderator, Student Public Policy Workshop, Understanding Why Congress Doesn’t Fund Research. Co-sponsored by AHMB and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). BMES Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Oct. 2014.
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Planning Committee and Workshop Leader, APS-BMES-AHMB Ethics in Authorship Workshop. BMES Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Oct. 2014.
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Poster Session Chair, Neural Engineering II: Glia, PNS Interfaces, and CNS Injury, BMES Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Oct. 24, 2014.
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Abstract Reviewer, BMES Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Oct. 2014.
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Chair/Moderator, AHMB and AIMBE Student Public Policy Workshop, Sequestration: The Impact on Education, Biomedical Jobs, and Public Health. BMES Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Sept. 2013.
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Co-Chair/Moderator, AHMB and AIMBE Student Public Policy Workshop, How Recent Legislation and Presidential Decisions Affect You, Especially the Effects of Changes in the Patent Law. BMES Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
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Session Co-Chair, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: Physiology and Techniques Nanosymposium. Nov. 16, 2012. Neuroscience 2012, Washington, DC.
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Co-Chair/Moderator, AHMB and AIMBE Student Public Policy Workshop, How Public Policy Funding Affects You. BMES Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT, Oct. 2011.
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Co-Chair/Moderator, AHMB and AIMBE Student Public Policy Workshop, How Public Policy Affects You. BMES Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, 2010.
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Session Chair, AHMB Mentor Program for underrepresented minority students in biomedical sciences and engineering attending via travel awards from FASEB Minority Access to Research Careers program. BMES Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2009.
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Co-Chair/Moderator, Interactive Workshop, AHMB-Sponsored Medical Devices Session for students and first-time attendees. Panel Discussion: Introduction to Medical Devices and Biomedical Engineering. BMES Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2009.
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Co-Chair/Moderator, AHMB Student Ethics Workshop, Bioethics of Ubiquitous Biosensors. BMES Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Oct. 2006.
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Co-Chair/Moderator, Student Ethics Workshop, The Bioethical Challenges of Digital Health. BMES Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Oct. 2005.
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See our PUBLICATIONS page for a list of selected publications and presentations
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