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Internship Program in Clinical Psychology Department of Clinical and Health Psychology in the College of PHHP
Jessica Payne-Murphy

Jessica Payne-Murphy, Ph.D., ABPP

Clinical Associate Professor

Department: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Business Phone: (352) 265-0294
Business Email: jpaynemu@phhp.ufl.edu
CV: View Curriculum Vitae

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About Jessica Payne-Murphy

Dr. Jessica Payne-Murphy is Director of the Insomnia and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology in the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions. Before joining the faculty team, she completed her postdoctoral fellowship and internship in clinical health psychology at UF. She received her doctorate in clinical health psychology at the University of Colorado Denver and her bachelor’s degree from Smith College in 1999. Her prior work includes neuropsychological assessment for older adults with mild cognitive impairment/dementias and working with patients with chronic pain, mood and somatization disorders.

Accomplishments

  1. Hugh C. Davis Award for Excellence in Clinical Supervision

    University of Florida Health Sciences Center

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. CLP6946 – Advanced Practicum in Applied Medical Psychology

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  2. CLP6947 – Practicum in Intervention

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  3. CLP6943 – Core Practicum in Clinical Psychology

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

Board Certifications

  • Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology
    American Board of Professional Psychology

Clinical Profile

Although the emphasis of Dr. Payne-Murphy’s clinical work is primarily behavioral sleep medicine for adults and children, she addresses a broad spectrum of mental health and chronic illness concerns in her clinic. Chronic pain, fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression are several of these. She conducts and teaches evidence-based mental health and behavioral sleep medicine therapies and assessment to doctoral trainees. Her clinical work is conducted both via telehealth and at the UF Psychology Specialties Clinic.

Specialties

  • Psychology
  • Sleep Medicine

Areas of Interest

  • Sleep Disorders
  • Sleeping Difficulty

Research Profile

Cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia in adults and children. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness-based therapies for chronic pain. Dr. Payne-Murphy is clinical faculty and does not accept graduate students as part of a research lab.

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Insomnia among community members in Florida: Associations with demographics, health conditions, and social support.

    Journal
    Journal of clinical and translational science.
    Volume/Issue
    7(1)
    [DOI]
    10.1017/cts.2023.536.
    [PMID]
    37313380.
    4 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. Fibromyalgia and Related Conditions.

    Journal
    In Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions for Chronic Pain .
    Volume/Issue
    275-305

  3. Revisiting Chronic Pain Patient Profiling: An Acceptance-based Approach in an Online Sample.

    Journal
    Clinical psychology & psychotherapy.
    Volume/Issue
    22(3):240-8
    [DOI]
    10.1002/cpp.1886.
    [PMID]
    24500978.
    5 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Outlining the scope of behavioral health practice in integrated primary care: dispelling the myth of the one-trick mental health pony.

    Journal
    Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.
    Volume/Issue
    32(3):338-43
    [DOI]
    10.1037/fsh0000070.
    [PMID]
    25020071.
    20 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Mental health treatment in the primary care setting: patterns and pathways.

    Journal
    Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.
    Volume/Issue
    32(2):157-66
    [DOI]
    10.1037/fsh0000036.
    [PMID]
    24773273.
    43 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  6. Primary care, behavioral health, provider colocation, and rurality.

    Journal
    Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM.
    Volume/Issue
    27(3):367-74
    [DOI]
    10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130260.
    [PMID]
    24808115.
    28 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  7. Trajectory of mild cognitive impairment onset.

    Journal
    Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS.
    Volume/Issue
    14(2):192-8
    [DOI]
    10.1017/S1355617708080375.
    [PMID]
    18282317.
    124 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Education

  1. Board Certification in Clinical Health Psychology

    American Board of Professional Psychology

  2. Ph.D. – Clinical Health Psychology

    University of Colorado, Denver

  3. M.A. – Clinical Psychology

    University of Colorado, Denver

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-0294
Emails:
Business:
jpaynemu@phhp.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100165
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
 GAINESVILLE FL 326100001