Dr. Maureen Murphy

Dr Maureen Murphy is a Research Fellow in the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosytem Sciences, with a focus on the resilience of food systems. Maureen is part of the Foodprint Melbourne project, which is investigating the resilience of Victoria's food system to climate and other shocks and stresses.  

Maureen completed her PhD in 2018 at the Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. Her PhD research, 'Local food environments for a healthy equitable city: evidence to inform urban planning policy and governance in Melbourne, Australia' contributed to the research program of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities. Maureen holds a Master of Social Science (Policy & Human Services) from RMIT University and a Bachelor of Engineering (Agricultural) from The University of Melbourne. Maureen is interested in the application of research in policy settings and has also been working for more than twenty years in Victorian local and state governments. She has published and presented her research to researchers, policymakers and practitioners.

Maureen will be speaking at the Feeding the Future panel conversation during the Food Resilience Day at Wao Summit 2025.