She also serves as the Coordinator for the Mentoring Programs through the Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL). Prior to joining the faculty at Babson College, she taught at Boston College and Northern Illinois University. She spent her early career as a buyer for Filene’s, a Division of May Department Stores (now Macy’s). She earned her A.B., M.S., and Ph.D. from Boston College. Murphy has published her research in several journals, including the Academy of Management Learning and Education, Career Development International, Gender in Management: An International Journal, Human Resource Management, Journal of Management and the Journal of Vocational Behavior among others.