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Gail Tomblin Murphy

ResearcherDalhousie University

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Gail Tomblin Murphy

Researcher

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
25 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Publications

410

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Research

Artificial Intelligence Big Data Head And Neck Cancers Health Care Innovation Machine Learning Radiation Oncology Comparative Policy Analysis Comprehensive Strategy

Latest papers

Integrating internationally educated health professionals into Canada's health workforce: A synthesis of policy reforms and implementation experiences
Health Policy · 2026
Initiatives to support nursing workforce sustainability: A rapid umbrella review
International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies · 2026 · first author
Investing in Canada’s nursing workforce: a comprehensive review to inform policy innovations and directions
Health Policy · 2026 · first author

All 58 publications

Latest funding

Shared Pathways to a Healthier Tomorrow: Strengthening Public Health Systems with Indigenous Knowledges
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$556,912
What's the Big Deal About Big Data?: How Machine Learning is Transforming Health and Healthcare in Nova Scotia
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$6,000
An Underrepresented, Undervalued Workforce: Understanding and Supporting Quality of Work Life in Long-term Care
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$2,103,752

All 25 grants and awards

58 publications.

Integrating internationally educated health professionals into Canada's health workforce: A synthesis of policy reforms and implementation experiences

Sampalli T, Tomblin Murphy G, Mojbafan A, Iduye D, Rose AJE, Martin-Misener R, Chamberland-Rowe C, Rigby J

Health Policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105740

Initiatives to support nursing workforce sustainability: A rapid umbrella review

Murphy GT, Sampalli T, Rose AE, Martin-Misener R, Sim M, Indar A, Murdoch J, Hancock K, Salmaniw S, Murphy-Boyle K

International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2026.100581

Investing in Canada’s nursing workforce: a comprehensive review to inform policy innovations and directions

Tomblin Murphy G, Sampalli T, Mojbafan A, Rose AJE, Martin-Misener R, Chamberland-Rowe C, Rigby J

Health Policy2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105736

A Scoping Review of Implemented Innovations in Cancer Care: Implications for Pan-Canadian Scaling.

Sampalli T, Tomblin Murphy G, Peacock S, Navaratnam S, Domm D, MacKenzie K

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2026

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol33070395 PMID: 42505197

Community-Centred Health Reform in Northern Canada: Workforce and Service Delivery Reforms in Nunavut between 2021 and 2028.

Berry J, Little L, Karach J, Tomblin Murphy G, Domm D, Sampalli T

Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105713 PMID: 42531713

Towards distinctions-based Indigenous health workforce reform in Canada: A comparative policy analysis.

Bourque Bearskin ML, Wazni L, Hunter-Porter St'uxwtsews NR, Kelly L, Chakanyuka C, Padley M, Martell N, Sampalli T, Tomblin Murphy G, Mojbafan A

Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105741 PMID: 42715857

Essential Coaching for Every Mother Tanzania (ECEM-TZ): Protocol for a Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial.

Dol J, Mselle LT, Campbell-Yeo M, Mbekenga C, Kohi T, McMillan D, Dennis CL, Tomblin Murphy G, Aston M

JMIR research protocols2024

DOI: 10.2196/63454 PMID: 39636672

Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan for a Comparative Interrupted Time Series Evaluation of the Impact of Deemed Consent for Organ Donation Legislative Reform in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Weiss MJ, Krmpotic K, Beed S, Dhanani S, Dirk J, Hartell D, Isenor C, Lahaie N, Leatherdale ST, Matheson K, Tennankore K, Tomblin-Murphy G, Vinson A, Vorster H, King C

Transplantation direct2024

DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001706 PMID: 39553742

Improved access and care through the implementation of virtual Hallway, a consultation platform in Nova Scotia: preliminary findings from a feasibility evaluation.

Tomblin Murphy G, Sampalli T, Koto P, Chamberland-Rowe C, Guk J, Ventura N, Hartlen J, Rasic D, Allen J, Benson K, MacNeil R

Implementation science communications2024First author

DOI: 10.1186/s43058-024-00651-3 PMID: 39425232

Strategies and indicators to integrate health equity in health service and delivery systems in high-income countries: a scoping review.

Caldwell HAT, Yusuf J, Carrea C, Conrad P, Embrett M, Fierlbeck K, Hajizadeh M, Kirk SFL, Rothfus M, Sampalli T, Sim SM, Tomblin Murphy G, Williams L

JBI evidence synthesis2024

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-23-00051 PMID: 38632975

Shared Pathways to a Healthier Tomorrow: Strengthening Public Health Systems with Indigenous Knowledges

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: STEPS - Strengthening Public Health Systems in British Columbia

Principal investigators: Bourque Bearskin, Lisa; Fry, Hilary; Seward, Bonnie M

Keywords: Indigenous Health Knowledge Systems

$556,912

What's the Big Deal About Big Data?: How Machine Learning is Transforming Health and Healthcare in Nova Scotia

Principal investigatorCIHR2023CIHR Café Scientifique Program- Institute of Health Services and Policy Research

Principal investigators: Edward, Joshua; Tomblin Murphy, Gail G; Warford, Jordan

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Head And Neck Cancers; Health Care Innovation; Machine Learning; Radiation Oncology

$6,000

An Underrepresented, Undervalued Workforce: Understanding and Supporting Quality of Work Life in Long-term Care

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Keefe, Janice M; Audas, Richard P; Estabrooks, Carole Anne; Tomblin Murphy, Gail G

Keywords: Health Human Resources; Health Services; Long-Term Care; Quality Of Work Life; Resident Care; Work Environment

$2,103,752

Informing an Equitable, Sustainable and Comprehensive Nursing Workforce Development, Support & Retention Strategy through Comparative Policy Analysis & Integrated Healthcare Workforce Planning

Nominated PICIHR2022Cat Gr:Policy Res. for Health Sys. Transf.- Canadian Healthcare Workforce

Principal investigators: Tomblin Murphy, Gail G; Sampalli, Tara

Keywords: Comparative Policy Analysis; Comprehensive Strategy; Evidence Synthesis; Integrated; Nursing Workforce; Planning; Recruitment; Retention

$150,000

An evidence-based provincial framework for a psychosocial oncology program in Nova Scotia.

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Cat. Gr: Policy Research for Health System Transformation - ICR - Cancer Control

Principal investigators: Urquhart, Robin L; Hollenhorst, Helmut

Keywords: Community-Based Cancer Care; Inclusive Health Care Delivery Systems; Integration Of Care/Integrated Delivery Systems; Psychosoical Oncology Support Systems

$128,863

An evidence-based, practice-oriented approach to transition young adult cancer survivors to community-based survivorship care in Nova Scotia (NS): including and optimizing the role of primary care.

SupervisorCIHR2021Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Eastern Canada 2 year

Principal investigators: Kaal, Katrin (Julia) J

Keywords: Health Services Research

$108,500

Vaccine Distribution Approaches for Equity-Deserving and At-Risk Populations during COVID-19: Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emerg. COVID Res. Gaps/Priorities - Vaccine Distribution Models

Principal investigators: Aggarwal, Monica; Aghajafari, Fariba; Aubrey-Bassler, Kris; Ballem, Penny; Breton, Mylaine; de Villa, Eileen; Donovan, Catherine; Hnatiuk, Melanie; Ivers, Noah M; Katz, Alan; Martin-Misener, Ruth; Mehta, Kavita; Sampalli, Tara; Tomblin Murphy, Gail G; Upshur, Ross E; Wong, Sabrina T

Keywords: At-Risk Populations; Canada; Case Studies; Covid-19; Distribution Approaches; Underserved Populations; Vaccination

$493,717

Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II Proposal

Principal investigatorCIHR2020SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II - Maritimes

Principal investigators: Anderson, David R; Aubrecht, Catherine M; Bélanger, Mathieu; Burkhardt, Tracey; Campbell, Samuel G; Champod, Anne Sophie; Collin, Stéphanie; Curran, Janet; Dryden, OmiSoore H; Dutton, Daniel J; Hamilton, Marina; Hayden, Jill A; Hickey, Jason; Hogan, Mary H; Jbilou, Jalila; Jenkins, James D; Keefe, Janice M; Kirkland, Susan A; Krause, Juergen; MacSwain Standing, Mary-Ann; McDonald, James T; McIsaac, Corrine G; McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D; Reiman, Tony; Rosen, Natalie O; Shoveller, Jeannie A; Sonier Ferguson, Brigitte; Stewart, Samuel A; Tomblin Murphy, Gail G; Urquhart, Robin L; Verlinden, Linda A; Zhang, Michael

Keywords: Capacity Development; Data Services; Learning Health System; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Partner

$7,327,627

Designing health service and delivery systems for impact in population health and health equity: What are the most meaningful indicators of success?

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Catalyst Gr: Impacts of financial/organizational restructuring of public health

Principal investigators: Kirk, Sara F; Sim, Sarah Meaghan

Keywords: Evaluation; Health Equity; Health Policy; Health Systems; Implementation Science; Population Health

$152,302

Virtual primary care: a multi-provincial mixed methods study of access, experiences, and outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Hedden, Lindsay K; Grandy, Mathew; Halas, Gayle; Katz, Alan; Marshall, Emily G; McCracken, Rita

Keywords: Administrative Health Data; Interprovincial Comparison; Policy Analysis; Primary Care; Qualitative Methods; Virtual Care

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Gail Tomblin Murphy

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Integrating internationally educated health professionals into Canada's health workforce: A synthesis of policy reforms and implementation experiences

Initiatives to support nursing workforce sustainability: A rapid umbrella review

Investing in Canada’s nursing workforce: a comprehensive review to inform policy innovations and directions

A Scoping Review of Implemented Innovations in Cancer Care: Implications for Pan-Canadian Scaling.

Community-Centred Health Reform in Northern Canada: Workforce and Service Delivery Reforms in Nunavut between 2021 and 2028.

Towards distinctions-based Indigenous health workforce reform in Canada: A comparative policy analysis.

Essential Coaching for Every Mother Tanzania (ECEM-TZ): Protocol for a Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial.

Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan for a Comparative Interrupted Time Series Evaluation of the Impact of Deemed Consent for Organ Donation Legislative Reform in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Improved access and care through the implementation of virtual Hallway, a consultation platform in Nova Scotia: preliminary findings from a feasibility evaluation.

Strategies and indicators to integrate health equity in health service and delivery systems in high-income countries: a scoping review.

Frequent collaborators

Megan Aston

Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Justine Dol

Tara Sampalli

Stephen Birch

Ruth Martin-Misener

Annette Elliott Rose

Ivy Bourgeault

Jordan Warford

Lori Wozney

George Kephart

Jacqueline Gahagan

Karthik Tennankore

Sonny Dhanani

Rudolf Uher

Benjamin Rusak

Britney Benoit

Amanda Vinson

Margaret Walton-Roberts

Leanne Kelly

Mohammad Hajizadeh

Abraham Nunes

Christine Cassidy

Christina Chakanyuka

Patricia Gongal

Liquaa Wazni

Andrea Hunter

Adelina Iftene

Katherine Fierlbeck

Martha Paynter

Marie-Josée Fleury

Josephine Etowa

Stuart Peacock

Sandra Meier

Keri-Leigh Cassidy

Gurneet Dhami