Jeremiah Murphy
Professor of Political Science, Director of Public Affairs
Office: 201 Park Hall
Phone: 508-286-3468
Fax: 508-286-3539
Email: jmurphy@wheatoncollege.edu
Degrees
Ph.D., A.M., Indiana University
A.B., University of Notre Dame
Loeb Fellow in Advanced Environmental Studies, Harvard Design School
Main Interests
Working with students to develop their vision and capabilities as change agents,
domestically and globally.
Research Interests
Student Public Policy Writing/The Roosevelt Institution
Urban Governance & Infrastructure
Environmental Policy - Global Climate Change
Intersection of Public & Corporate Policy in Governance
U.S. - China Policy
Teaching Interests
Environmental Conflict Resolution - Fieldwork-based
Writing Public Policy - simulated internship
January Internship in Washington, D.C. - Fieldwork-based
Independent student research
Director of Public Affairs
Mr. Murphy represents and supports President Crutcher and Wheaton College in the nation's governmental processes, and with professional associations in Washington. He also works with college leaders to develop and strengthen relationships with leading U.S. and global corporations. He serves on the Wilson Council of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, where he is on the Fellowships Committee.
Other Interests
Collaborating with faculty to develop and maintain paid corporate summer internships for students in science and mathematics, pre-engineering, human resource management, and infrastructure & public policy.
Student Projects
Recent examples include siting of wind turbine sites, liquified natural gas docking facilities, and others characterized by the intersection of law, regulation, and citizen concern.
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
Toward Strategic Dialogue Between the United States and Iran, Newsday, November, 2006.
Comments on U.S.-China Policy, The World, WGBH Radio, 2006.
Toward Strategic Partnership Between the United States and China, input to national policy, Washington, D.C., 1999.