She is the Science Department Chair and teaches Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, and AP Chemistry. She has been a faculty member at Prep since 2006. Mrs. Murphy has a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Puget Sound and a Masters in Teaching (MIT) from Seattle University. In addition, she has completed all of the classes (but not the research) for a Chemistry PhD from Cornell University. Mrs. Murphy holds a WA State Professional Teaching Certificate with endorsements in Chemistry, Science, and Math. Prior to teaching chemistry, she worked as an environmental chemist doing EPA testing and compliance work. Mrs. Murphy lives in Seattle with her husband, Mike, their two children, Sam (Prep '16) and Michael (Prep '17), their cat, Theodore, and their Corgi, Spartacus.