Ana Orrantia Murphy, MS, RN, CNE, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation and a faculty member of the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University (ASU). She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from ASU in December 1982. Upon graduation, she was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force Nurse Corps, where she served for seven years, including a 2.5-year tour at Torrejon Air Base in Madrid, Spain. She was honorably discharged with the rank of Captain and received numerous military citations for her service.
Following her military career, Professor Murphy worked at a nurse-owned and operated wellness company, serving as Assistant Vice President for the state of Arizona. In 1993, she earned a Master of Science in Community Health Nursing from ASU and began her career as a nurse educator. She taught in the Mesa Community College/Maricopa Community College Nursing Program for 15 years, including 10 years as residential faculty before joining ASU as a Faculty Associate and Instructor in 2012. In 2017, she transitioned to her current role as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Pre-Licensure Program at Edson College.
Professor Murphy’s clinical experience spans adult medical-surgical care, cardiac care, maternal-child nursing, community and global health. Her teaching portfolio includes didactic and clinical instruction in nursing fundamentals, adult health, obstetrics, community, global health, and experiential (simulation) lab courses. Additionally, she has been a prenatal educator for 33 years. During semester breaks, she travels across the United States to teach National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) review courses. At ASU, she also serves as the Co-Faculty Advisor for the Student Nurses Association. She is currently on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Phoenix Chapter.
Her international experience includes participating in a medical mission in Honduras, studying Spanish in Guadalajara, Mexico, and living, working, and traveling in Spain and Europe for 2.5 years. Professor Murphy has also led multiple study abroad programs for ASU. She served as Co-Faculty Director for the Edson College Study Abroad Program in Peru during the summers of 2018, 2019, and 2025. In spring 2023, she was the Faculty Director for Edson College’s service-learning program in collaboration with the Tia Foundation in Jalisco, Mexico. Edson's nursing students teamed with the Tia's medical team to provide care to over 500 community members and helped educate 49 promotoras, who now serve over 24,000 people in rural communities surrounding Guadalajara.
Since the spring 2020 semester, Professor Murphy has served as the health team faculty mentor for the Barrett GlobalResolve program. In this role, interdisciplinary students design and implement meaningful global health promotion interventions. Her team has successfully executed these programs in Mexico and Barbados, with plans to launch a new project in 2025.