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Our Graduates: Career Profile

 

Annette Murphy
1996


Human Development & Family Science
Minor: Gerontology

 

Additional Education: Masters of Social Work from Rutgers University

 

Job Title: Program Manager / Adjuct Professor

 

Employer: St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center / The College of New Jersey

 

Position Description: Program Manger - Psychological Assessments, Family liason and utilization review at an inpatient physical rehabilitation hospital. She also facilitates stroke support group.
Adjunct Professor - teach Personality Theory at the College of New Jersey.

 

Salary Range : Program Manager: $40,000-$60,000; Adjunct Professor: $3,000 per class/semester

 

Previously Held Positions: Director of Social Services at a Longterm Care Center; Discharge Planner at Acute Care Hospital

 

Courses Found Most Helpful: "I can't think of one that wasn't helpful!"

 

How HDFS Helped to Prepare Her: 1) Opportunities for research presentation prepared me for public speaking and graduate school research, 2) Learned the mentoring style of Messiah's professors that I strive to encourage with my own students (as an adjunct), 3) Mostly gave me the professional confidence to continue my studies.

How Her Faith Interfaces with Her Work: "I work for a faith-based institution. Therefore, addressing client's spiritual concerns is a natural part of my assessment and service delivery."

 

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