Professor Profile

Raymond Murphy

Raymond Murphy is emeritus professor and former chair in the Department of Socology and Anthropology of the University of Ottawa. He has published internationally in the areas of environmental sociology, sociology of disasters, Weberian social theory, and sociology of education. He served as President of the Research Committee on Envronment and Society of the International Sociological Association from 2006-2010.

Telephone : 613-562-5800 ext. 2004
E-Mail Address : rmurphy@uOttawa.ca
Office (building, room number) :
Social Science Building, 8061

Office hours : By appointment


  • Emeritus Professor
  • Member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

University Degrees :

  • Ph.D., Sociology, University of Toronto, Toronto
  • M.A., Sociology, University of Toronto, Toronto
  • B.Sc., Physique, University of Ottawa, Ottawa

Research Interests :

  • Environmental Sociology
  • Sociology of Disasters
  • Weberian theory
Raymond Murphy