Derek Murphy

Derek Murphy is an experienced IT Application Manager at Boston Public Library since December 2022, with prior experience as a Systems Librarian at Boston Athenæum from January 2020 to October 2022, where responsibilities included managing library software and website maintenance. Derek also worked as a UX Researcher and Usability Research Assistant at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science from October 2016 to July 2019, focusing on user experience for The Dataverse Project. Additional roles include a UX Intern at WGBH Media Library & Archives, Fellow for Dean's Initiatives at Simmons University, Archives Intern at Harvard University Film Conservation Center, Web Developer - QA at HubShout, Library Technician at Mid-County Regional Library, Corps Member at City Year, and Project Manager at Tanenhaus Lab. Derek holds a Master of Library & Information Science from Simmons University and a BA in Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Film and Media Studies from the University of Rochester.