Dr Catherine L Murphy PhD, MSc, PGDip, BSc (Hons)
Senior Research Fellow
Cathy is a registered nurse and a Senior Research Fellow in the Bladder and Bowel Management research group.
Living with bladder or bowel problems can have a devastating impact on people and their carers. There is an urgent need to develop interventions to help.
Dr Cathy Murphy is a postdoctoral researcher in the Bladder and Bowel Management research group, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton. She has worked on a range of projects focusing on improving the quality of life of people living with long-term bladder and bowel management problems. She currently has a Fellowship with the Alzheimer’s Society with the goal of improving support for people living at home with both dementia and incontinence. She is also PI on a clinical trial of a urinary catheter device. She is an editor with the Cochrane Incontinence Group and co-chair of the International Consultation on Incontinence Committee on Management Using Continence Products.