Rianna Murray

Current:

• MIEH 300 - Introduction to Environmental Health: A Public Health Perspective
• MIEH309 - Environmental Health Research 
• MIEH 691- UMD Global STEWARDS: Project-Based Data Practicum at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems
• MIEH778 - Practical Experience in Public Health

Previously taught:

MIEH 331 – Built Environment, Sustainability, and Public Health: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Maryland Research Excellence Celebration (MREC) 2026 honoree. Selected by the Dean of the School of Public Health to be honored at this event which recognizes faculty whose work has demonstrably elevated the visibility, impact, and reputation of the University of Maryland’s research enterprise.

First place poster award at the UMD Postdoctoral Research Symposium 2019

University of Maryland School of Public Health Dean's Fellowship, 2018

Lee Thornton Dissertation Fellowship from the University of Maryland Graduate School, 2017

University of Maryland School of Public Health Dean's Summer Research Fellowship, 2017

University of Maryland School of Public Health Dean's Scholar Award, 2016

Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH) Wait Family Endowed Graduate Scholarship, 2016

Inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, University of Maryland College Park, 2015

Inducted into the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, University of Maryland College Park, 2014

University of Maryland Council on the Environment Green Research Fellowship, 2014

University of Maryland School of Public Health Dean's Fellowship, 2013

Murray RT, Marbach-Ad G, McKee K, Winner M, Lansing S, and Sapkota AR. A curricular model to train doctoral students in interdisciplinary collaborative research at the food-energy-water nexus. Frontiers in Education. 2023; Vol 8, p. 1114529 (In the Special Research Topic, “Food-Energy-Water Systems: Achieving Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century”). DOI:10.3389/feduc.2023.1114529

Malayil L, Ramachandran P, Chattopadhyay S, Allard SM, Bui A, Butron J, Callahan MT, Craddock HA, Murray RT, East C, Sharma M, Kniel K, Micallef S, Hashem F, Gerba CP, Ravishankar S, Parveen S, May E, Handy E, Kulkarni P, Anderson-Coughlin B, Craighead S, Gartley S, Vanore A, Duncan R, Foust D, Haymaker J, Betancourt W, Zhu L, Mongodin EF, Sapkota A, Pop M, and Sapkota AR. Variations in bacterial communities and antibiotic resistance genes across diverse recycled and surface water irrigation sources in the mid-Atlantic and southwest United States: A CONSERVE two-year field study. Environmental Science and Technology. 2022; 56(21), 15019-15033 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02281

Anderson-Coughli BL, Craighead S, Kelly A, Gartley S, Vanore A, Johnson G, Jiang C, Haymaker J, White C, Foust D, Duncan R, East C, Handy ET, Bradshaw R, Murray RT, Kulkarni P, Callahan MT, Solaiman S, Betancourt W, Gerba C, Allard S, Parveen S, Hashem F, Micallef SA, Sapkota A, Sapkota AR, Sharma M, Kniel KE. Enteric viruses and pepper mild mottle virus show significant correlation in select mid-Atlantic agricultural waters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2021; 87(13): e00211-21. DOI:10.1128/AEM.00211-21

Hall J, Galarraga J, Berman I, Edwards C, Khanjar N, Kavi L, Murray R, Burwell-Naney K, Jiang C, Wilson S. Environmental injustice and industrial chicken farming in Maryland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(21):11039. DOI:10.3390/ijerph182111039

Acheamfour CL, Parveen S, Hashem F, Sharma M, Gerdes ME, May EB, Rogers K, Haymaker J, Duncan R, Foust D, Taabodi M, Handy ET, East C, Bradshaw R, Kim S, Micallef SA, Callahan MT, Allard S, Anderson-Coughlin B, Craighead S, Gartley S, Vanore A, Kniel KE, Solaiman S, Bui A, Murray R, Craddock HA, Kulkarni P, Rosenberg Goldstein RE, Sapkota AR. Levels of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in alternative irrigation water vary based on water source on the eastern shore of Maryland. Microbiology Spectrum. 2021 Oct 6:e0066921. DOI:10.1128/Spectrum.00669-21

Murray RT, Cruz-Cano R, Nasko D, Blythe D, Ryan P, Boyle M, Wilson S, Sapkota AR. Prevalence of private drinking water wells is associated with salmonellosis incidence in Maryland, USA: An ecological analysis using foodborne diseases active surveillance network (FoodNet) data (2007–2016). Science of The Total Environment. 2021, 787, p.147682. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147682 

Murray RT, Drew LB, Memmott C, Bangura YM, Maring EF. A community’s experience during and after the Ebola epidemic of 2014—2016 in Sierra Leone: A qualitative study. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021; 15(2): e0009203. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009203

Malayil L, Negahban-Azar M, Goldstein R, Sharma M, Gleason J, Muise A, Murray RT, Sapkota A.  “Zooming” our way through virtual undergraduate research training: a successful redesign of the CONSERVE summer internship program. Microbiology and Biology Education. 2021; 31;22(1):22.1.90. DOI:10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2625

Murray RT, Marbach-Ad G, McKee K and Sapkota AR. Experiential Graduate Course Prepares Transdisciplinary Future Leaders to Innovate at the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Sustainability 2021;13(3), 1438; doi:10.3390/su13031438

Solaiman S, Allard S, Callahan MT, Jiang C, Murray R, ....., Micallef SA. Longitudinal Assessment of the Dynamics of Escherichia coli, Total Coliforms, Enterococcus spp., and Aeromonas spp. in Alternative Irrigation Water Sources: a CONSERVE Study. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2020; 86:(20)e00342-20;. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00342-20

Murray RT, Cruz-Cano R, Nasko D, Blythe D, Ryan P, Boyle M, Wilson S, Sapkota AR. Association between Private Drinking Water Wells and the Incidence of Campylobacteriosis in Maryland: An Ecological Analysis Using Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) Data (2007-2016). Environmental Research. 2020; 188:109773. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.109773

Sharma M, Handy E, East C, Kim S, Jiang C, Callahan MT,....., Murray R, Sapkota AR. Prevalence of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes in non-traditional irrigation waters in the Mid-Atlantic United States is affected by water type, season, and recovery method. PLOS ONE, 15(3): e0229365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229365

Panthi S, Sapkota AR, Raspanti G, Allard S, Bui A, Craddock HA, Murray R,....., Sapkota A. Pharmaceuticals, herbicides, and disinfectants in agricultural water sources. Environmental Research. 2019;174:1-8. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.04.011

Haymaker J, Sharma M, Parveen S, Hashem F, May EB, Handy, Murray R, ........, Sapkota AR. Prevalence of Shiga-toxigenic and Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in Untreated Surface Water and Reclaimed Water in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Environmental Research. 2019;172:630-636 doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.02.019.

Murray RT, Rosenberg Goldstein RE, Maring EF, Pee DG, Aspinwall K, Wilson SM, Sapkota AR. Prevalence of Microbiological and Chemical Contaminants in Private Drinking Water Wells in Maryland, USA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018;15(8):1686. doi:10.3390/ijerph15081686

Quirós-Alcalá L, Wilson S, Witherspoon N, Murray R, Perodin J, Trousdale K, Raspanti G, Sapkota A. Volatile organic compounds and particulate matter in child care facilities in the District of Columbia: Results from a pilot study. Environmental Research. 2016;146:116-124. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2015.12.005.

Murray R, Wilson S, Dalemarre L, Chanse V, Phoenix J, Baranoff L. Should We Put Our Feet in the Water? Use of a Survey to Assess Recreational Exposures to Contaminants in the Anacostia River. Environmental Health Insights. 2015;9(Suppl 2):19-27. doi:10.4137/EHI.S19594.

Wilson S, Zhang H, Jiang C, Burwell K, Rehr R, Murray R, Dalemarre L, Naney C. Being overburdened and medically underserved: assessment of this double disparity for populations in the state of Maryland. Environmental Health. 2014;13(1):1-23. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-13-26.

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