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I received my PhD in Geography (environmental management) from the University of Guelph in 2001 and my BA Honours Geography (minor in business administration) from the University of Guelph in 1996.
I have been a faculty member at the Laurier Brantford campus since 2002.
I am active board member for the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network and the co-chair of the Aboriginal Resilience sub-working group for the Canadian Roundtable for Disaster Risk Reduction.
My work focuses on resilience in rural and Indigenous spaces using transdisciplinary, community-based research approaches. I have research interests related to disasters, emergency management, agri-forestry (maple syrup), adaptation to climate change and nuclear waste. I have several ongoing, funded projects funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and other sources.
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- Brown, L. J., D. Lamhonwah, and B. L. Murphy, 2015. Climate Change and Sugar Maple's Habitat in Ontario, Canada: A GIS-based Approach, Canadian Geographer.
- Cole, J. and B. L. Murphy, 2014. Rural Hazard Risk Communication and Public Education: Strategic and Tactical Best Practices, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 10(Part A), 292-304.
- Murphy, B. L., G. Anderson R. Bowles, and R. Cox, 2014. “Planning for Disaster Resilience in Rural, Remote and Coastal Communities: Moving from Thought to Action,” International Journal Emergency Management.
- Murphy, B. L. and J. Lawless, 2012. “Climate Change and the Stories We Tell.” Journal of Canadian Studies, 46 (2), 196-220.
- Murphy, B. L., A. Chretien and L. J. Brown, 2012. “Non-Timber Forest Products, Maple Syrup and Climate Change.” Journal of Rural and Community Development, 7(3), 42-64.
- Murphy, B. L., 2012. “Community-Level Emergency Management: Placing Social Capital” (updated reprint) in Disaster Risk and Vulnerability: Mitigation through Mobilizing Communities and Partnerships, (E. Haque and D. Etkins, editors) Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 45-70.
- Bentley, D. and B. L. Murphy, 2012. “Power, Praxis and the Métis of Kelly Lake, Alberta.” (reprinted) in Aboriginal History: A Reader, (K. Burnett and G. Read, editors), Toronto: Oxford University Press Canada, 371-471.
- Murphy,B. L., 2011. From Inter-Disciplinary to Inter-Epistemological Approaches: Confronting the Challenges of Integrated Climate Change Research, Canadian Geographer, 55 (4), 490-509.
- Murphy, B. L., 2011.” Financial Recovery From Disasters at the Household Level: Canadian Approaches.” Disasters and Emergency Management in Canada, peer reviewed online-textbook, Canadian Risks and Hazards Network, 30p.
Contact Info:
Office location: RCW305
Languages spoken: English, French