Assistant Provost of Academic Affairs, Sociology
Dr. Murray was born and raised in Maud, Texas. She currently serves as Assistant Provost of Academic Affairs at Texas A&M University-Texarkana and is an Associate Professor of Sociology.
Dr. Murray has previously served on the editorial board of the scholarly journal, Sociological Spectrum. She was formerly Presiding Officer of the Faculty Advisory Council and co-director for the Office for Teaching and Faculty Advancement at TAMUT. She has also previously served as the program coordinator for the Sociology program and as the faculty advisor for TAMUT's chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta - International Honor Society of Sociology.
Dr. Murray completed undergraduate (2009) and master's (2011) degrees in sociology from the University of Arkansas and a Ph.D. (2015) in sociology from the University of Oklahoma. She became an Assistant Professor of Sociology at TAMUT in 2015 and was tenured and promoted in 2021.
Dr. Murray has taught a variety of courses, including Introduction to Sociology, Medical Sociology, Internship in Sociology, Media & Society, and more.
Her research interests began with military and terrorism studies but have broadened to include the examination of social institutions, including recent developments in generative artificial intelligence in the university setting.
Dr. Murray received the Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by a Tenured or Tenure-track Professor, sponsored by the University Academic Honors Program at Texas A&M University-Texarkana in 2019. She was selected as a member of the Experiential Education Academy through the National Society for Experiential Education in 2020. In 2025, she received the Distinguished Faculty Award from the TAMUT Alumni Association.
