Leah Murphy, MPH, RDN
PRISE Center Director of Operations & Strategy
Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Leah Murphy oversees PRISE Center staff, budget, operations, and implementation of our strategic plan. She has over 14 years of experience in public health and social service program implementation, evaluation, and management of large multi-sectoral initiatives with academic, local government, and non-profit partners. Prior to working at UCSF, Leah worked for Sonoma County Health and Human Services Departments for 7 years, University of Washington/I-TECH for 3 years on Country-led health systems strengthening initiatives in Haiti and Zimbabwe, and as a clinical and public health nutritionist in domestic and global settings. Leah holds an MPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a certificate in Implementation Science from UCSF. Additionally, she has been certified as a registered dietitian nutritionist for over 20 years.