Gabriela Murza
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Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Health and Wellness | HEART Initiative | Utah County
Contact Information
Office Location: Utah CountyPhone: (385)-268-6543
Email: gabriela.murza@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
Licensures & Certifications
Biography
I developed a passion for public health education when I was a student at the University of Florida and worked with the GatorWell Health Promotion Program for three years. My career began in 2006 at a health department in a rural Florida county, then overseas to Eastern Europe (Moldova) as a Peace Corps volunteer, and back to Florida as an FCS Extension faculty for 9 years before joining USU Extension's HEART Initiative. No matter the location or position, public health is my calling.
Teaching Interests
In my current position, I focus on the role healthy eating, physical activity, resiliency skills, and other healthy behaviors play in decreasing injury and chronic pain, and how developing and utilizing those skills can be essential in substance use recovery. Other related areas of interest are workplace injury prevention, inmate education and resource connection, stigma reduction, and youth and adult workforce resilience building.
Publications | Fact Sheets
- Murza, G., Barsnick, K., Hoopes, K., (2023). So You’re Going on a Trail Ride.
- Keady, T., MacArthur, S., Murza, G., Prevedel, S., (2021). Opioid facts for youth. Digital Commons
- Murza, G., Keady, T., Wray, P., Prevedel, S., Sulzer, S., (2021). If you suspect your child is using opioids. Digital Commons
- Keady, T., Wray, P., Murza, G., Voss, M., Prevedel, S., Sulzer, S., (2021). Opioid fast facts for parents. Digital Commons
- Murza, G., Prevedel, S., Sulzer, S., (2021). Opioid use disorder (OUD) and pregnancy in Utah. Digital Commons
- Wright Voss, M., Savoie Roskos, M., Coombs, , Murza, G., Nelson, C., (2021). Exercise and chronic pain. Digital Commons
- Swensen, K., Murza, G., Sulzer, S., Voss, M., (2020). Public Health Violence Prevention: Supporting Law Enforcement.
- Savoie Roskos, M., Yaugher, A., Condie, A., Murza, G., Voss, M., Atisme, K., (2020). Diet, Nutrition, and Substance Use Disorder.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Curriculum
- Murza, G., Gupta, P., Meier, C., (2023). Young Worker Health & Safety - National 4-H Council. National 4-H
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Murza, G., Meier, C., Ward, L., Wallace, S., Myrer, R., Health Care professionals’ stigma toward people with an opioid use disorder. Preliminary findings on the effect of amount of contact has on stigma. . Transforming Communities Institute Journal
Professional Journal
- Murza, G., Jewkes, M., Yaugher, A., Wille, C., Wray, P., Meier, C., (2022). COVID-19 messaging campaigns show impact and reach through strong collaborations. Journal of the National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences2021
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | MultiMedia
Video
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Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
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Publications | Other
Magazine/Trade Publications
Newsletter
Newspaper
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Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.