Alexa Murray
Senior Research Officer & Project Manager
Working groups
Background
Alexa is a passionate and experienced international development and global health professional with a background in program management, consulting, research, epidemiology, and health communication.
Her previous experience includes working as an epidemiologist for a state-wide tuberculosis program, coordinating SRHR programs in six countries in the Pacific, leading the expansion of partnerships on NCD research in Africa, and implementing the first cervical screening and treatment program in Tuvalu. Her motivation for being involved in any program or partnership lies in eliminating health disparities and inequity via sustainable program development.
Qualifications
2019 Masters in Public Health, Focus in Global Health, George Washington University, Milken Institute of Public Health
2017 Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, Minor in Psychology, Indiana University, College of Arts and Sciences
2016 University of Adelaide
Positions
Aug 23–current: Senior Research Officer & Project Manager
Jan 2023–Jul 2023: Field Team Lead - Operations and M&E
June 2022–Jan 2023: TB Specialist - Monitoring and Evaluation
Jan 2022–Jun 2022: Program Manager – Africa Initiative, The George Institute for Global Health
Feb 2021–Dec 2021: International Program Coordinator, Family Planning NSW
Oct 2019–Oct 2020: TB & Refugee Health Epidemiologist / COVID-19 Response Supervisor, Indiana State Department of Health
Sep 2019–Oct 2019: Public Health Administrator II, Chicago Department of Public Health
Sep 2018–May 2019: Global Programming and Engagement, Timmy Global Health
Appointments
2024–current: Board Director, Results Australia
Burnet publications
View 1 moreContinuous quality improvement in a community-wide TB screening and prevention programme in Papua New Guinea
Public Health Action
Naomi Pank et al
Farnesoid X receptor regulates lung macrophage activation and injury following nitrogen mustard exposure
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Alexa Murray
Role of extracellular vesicles in cell-cell communication and inflammation following exposure to pulmonary toxicants
Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews
Alexa Murray
Reports and other work
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Gender equality, disability and social inclusion in vector‐borne disease programs
Gender equality, disability and social inclusion in vector‐borne disease programs -
STRIVE annual report 2024: preventing and responding to vector-borne diseases
This report shares stories and news about the STRIVE project in 2024.
STRIVE annual report 2024: preventing and responding to vector-borne diseases
Current projects
ADVANCE: improving access to malaria diagnosis tools in the Indo-Pacific
We work to increase access to new diagnostic tools for malaria, reduce health inequities and accelerate malaria elimination.
STRIVE: stronger surveillance for vector-borne pathogens
Infectious diseases are an increasing global health threat, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
RID-TB: Reducing the Impact of Drug-Resistant TB in Western Province, Papua New Guinea
We're a partner in a multi-stakeholder response to the major tuberculosis epidemic in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
Past projects
Building a Centre of Excellence for Research and Training for DR-TB in Daru, Papua New Guinea
This project aims to strengthen operational research capacity for tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea through structured training, mentorship and research.
IndoPacLab
We aim to strengthen accurate, timely and scalable testing of COVID-19, HIV, TB and malaria.
SORT-IT PNG
We facilitated Papua New Guinea's second Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative course with nine senior healthcare professionals from six provinces.
