Tim Murray, PhD

Curriculum Vitae

Research

Peer-Reviewed Publications

The Influence of Interindividual Factors on Army Combat Fitness Test Performance
Murray, TA, Sellers, JH, Friedl, KE, Charkoudian, N, Giersch, GEW
(2026) Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (Published Online Ahead of Print)

Distinct physiological responses to heat acclimation in males and females lead to similar thermal adaptations in both sexes
Giersch, GEW, Greenfield, AM, Brazelton, SC, Alba, BK, Bodurtha, BO, Caldwell, AR, Mayer, TA, Murray, TA, Ryan, BJ, Salgado, RM, Seeley, AD, Charkoudian, N
(2025) Journal of Applied Physiology
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Sex differences in biomarkers of end-organ damage following exertional heat stroke in humans
Goodwin, KC, Giersch, GEW, Murray, TA, DeGroot, DW, and Charkoudian, N
(2024) Journal of Applied Physiology
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Household Production, Home Improvement, and Housing Investment among Older Americans
Murray, T and Dunn RA
(2022) Journal of Housing Economics
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Adjustable Consumption Model for Retirees to Balance Spending and Risk
Cobb, BR†, Murray, T†, and Smith, JS†
(2022) Journal of Economics and Finance
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Stay-at-Home Orders, Mobility Patterns, and Spread of COVID-19
Murray, T
(2021) American Journal of Public Health
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Education in Mathematics and the Spread of COVID-19
Ang, JP† and Murray, T†
(2021) Eastern Economic Journal
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† Equal Contribution

Other Publications and Reports

  1. Murray, TA. 2026. “2025 Physical Fitness and Body Composition Performance Annual Report.” For the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Army, G-1.
  2. Murray, TA. 2026. “Relationship between MSKI and OSUT Graduation Rates in 31 EN BN.” for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command.
  3. Murray, TA and McClung, HL. 2026. “Physical Fitness Performance, BMI, and OPAT Outcomes for Adolescent Soldiers (Ages 17-19).” For the Office of the Undersecretary of War (Personnel & Readiness).
  4. Murray, TA. 2026. “H2F Area Support Team Pilot Study Six Month Evaluation.” For the U.S. Army I Corps.
  5. Murray, TA. 2026. “MSKI Temporary Profiles in III Corps BDEs: Probability of Temporary Profile, Limited Duty Days, Relationship of BMI, and Impact of H2F.” For the U.S. Army III Armored Corps.
  6. Murray, TA. 2025. “The Impact of the Holistic Health and Fitness Program (H2F) on Body Composition.” For the Center for Initial Military Training.
  7. Murray, TA. 2025. “The Impact of the Holistic Health and Fitness Program (H2F) on the Army Combat Fitness Test.” For the Center for Initial Military Training.
  8. Murray, TA. 2025. “Suicides, Attempts, and Ideation in the III Armored Corps from 2020-2024.” For the U.S. Army III Armored Corps.
  9. Murray, TA. 2025. “Musculoskeletal Injuries in the III Armored Corps from 2018-2024.” For the U.S. Army III Armored Corps.
  10. Murray, TA. 2025. “GLP1 use for Weight Control in the Army.” For the Defense Health Agency.
  11. Murray, TA. 2025. “Deployability and Medical Readiness in FORSCOM Brigades.” For US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).
  12. Murray, TA. 2025. “2024 Physical Fitness and Body Composition Performance Annual Report.” For the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Army, G-1.
  13. Murray, TA. 2024. “Report on H2F Metric Analyses.” For the Office of the Surgeon General and Defense Health Agency.
  14. McClung, HL and Murray, TA. 2024. “Relationship Between Fitness and Body Composition.” For the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS).
  15. Murray, TA. 2024. “2023 Physical Fitness and Body Composition Performance Annual Report.” For the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Army, G-1.

Published Abstracts

  1. McCarthy, KG, Brazelton, SC, Murray, TA, Salgado, RM, Charkoudian, N, Giersch, GEW. 2025. “Prediction of sweating rate during heat acclimation in men and women.” American Physiology Society.
  2. Bradbury, KE, Greenfueld, AM, Brazelton, SC, Goldenstein, SJ, Murray, TA, Charkoudian, N, Giersch, GEW. 2025. “Sex hormones may Modulate Thermoregulatory Responses to Heat Acclimation in Women.” American Physiology Society.

Working Papers

  1. Pensions and Homeownership after the Great Recession, November 9, 2022
  2. Housing Equity Extraction from Older Adults via Reduction in Home Improvement (with Richard A. Dunn), August 18, 2022
  3. Do Potential Future Health Shocks keep Older Americans from Using Their Housing Equity?, November 1, 2020

Research in Progress

  1. The Impact of Disease and Non-Battle Injuries in Deployed Environments
  2. The Influence of Interindividual Factors on Army Combat Fitness Test Performance
  3. Obesity and Weight Management in the US Armed Forces (with Karl Friedl, Brandon Roberts, Tracey Smith, Alan Dawson, and Bridget Owens)
  4. The Impact of the Health and Holistic Fitness Program (H2F) on Solider Health and Performance
  5. The Risk and Impact of Musculoskeletal Injuries in US Army
  6. Risk Factors of Heat Illness and the Impact on Return to Duty in the US Military (with Gabrielle Giersch, Nisha Charkoudian, and John Sellers)
  7. Risk Factors of Cold Injuries and the Impact on Return to Duty in the US Military (with John Castellani, Billie Alba, Joseph Shevchick, and Afton Seeley)
  8. Confederate Iconography and Property Values (with Steven Landgraf and Sam Allen)
  9. Performance Testing Characteristics Associated with Success in Division I College Football Players (with Vy Nguyen*, Jack Johnson, and Daniel A. Baur)
  10. Economic Impact of a Professional Sports Franchise on a Local Economy (with Chance Newman*)
  11. Land Value, Social Capital, and Homeownership for Retirees
  12. The Non-Pecuniary Benefits of Homeownership

* Student Co-Author

Media Coverage

  1. Survey: Do Millennials Have Fewer Financial Opportunities Than Prior Generations? September, 14, 2021. Money Crashers.
  2. Downsizing, Housing, and Debt. January 17, 2020. With Good Reason on National Public Radio (NPR).