Our People
Meet the
Team
Michael Murphy (Director) is the Account Director and principal researcher for work on all projects. Michael is supported in his work by Dr. Barbara Murphy and Dr. Karl Smith (Senior Research Consultants), Alana Fishman and Melody Wolfe (Research Consultants), Erin Walsh (Research Services Manager) and a team of casual research assistants as required.
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MMResearch was a long time in the development, with Michael’s social marketing research career spanning 30 years. Along the way, he gathered a breadth of skills and techniques, and a depth of experience and knowledge, all of which combines to support our clients in developing effective social marketing campaigns and behaviour change processes.
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Melody Wolfe is a qualitative researcher, having joined MMResearch early in 2023. With a Bachelor of Criminal Justice from RMIT University, Melody brings a unique perspective to her work.
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Dr. Barbara Murphy has a 30-year career in behavioural and psychosocial research, program development and program evaluation.
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Dr Karl Smith is a cultural sociologist with broad research interests. He began working with Michael over 30 years ago.
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Alana Fishman is a clinical psychologist and qualitative social researcher with extensive experience in government, health, and higher education research.
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Erin Walsh provides administrative support to MMResearch, a role that she has been performing for Michael for over 20 years.
