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Steven Murphy, Associate Dean of Research and External.

Steven Murphy, Associate Dean of Research and External and Sprott alumnus, has been appointed Dean of the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, starting August 1.

“I’m very happy for Steven and very proud to see a graduate of Sprott and Carleton doing so well,” says Jerry Tomberlin, Dean of the Sprott School of Business. “It’s been a privilege to work with Steven over the years, particularly the four years he’s been Associate Dean. He will be sorely missed but we wish him the very best.”

Murphy has been a part of the Sprott School of Business for over 20 years. He first came to the school as a student where he completed a Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Management Science and PhD in Management. He joined the Faculty in 2003.

Murphy is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and has served in numerous roles including Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies and, currently, Associate Dean of Research and External. During his tenure, he has helped to raise the profile and reputation of Sprott’s research, graduate programs and undergraduate teaching.

“As a proud Sprott graduate, faculty member, and member of the decanal team, Carleton University has been a large part of my life,” says Murphy. “As I embark on this next journey, it fills me with pride and a degree of satisfaction to see the upward trajectory of the Sprott School of Business. I have no doubt this momentum will continue, and the Sprott School is poised to become one of Canada’s top comprehensive business schools. I would like to thank the staff and faculty of the School, who made it a pleasure to perform my roles, and to the leadership team, headed by Dean Tomberlin, who were unwavering in their support.”

Murphy is an award-winning educator and researcher. During his time at Sprott, he has taught courses at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels in organizational behaviour, leadership, and strategic human resources management. He has also taught MBA courses in China and the Middle East. He has been recognized for his innovative teaching style and for many years, he taught an interactive seminar for PhD students on “what it means to be a teacher”.

An active researcher and presenter, Murphy is a nationally recognized expert in organizational behaviour. His work examines the role of emotions in strategic decision-making, leadership and other facets of organizational life. He has published over 110 papers, book chapters and technical reports, and serves as a reviewer for numerous publications including the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology and the Journal of Business and Psychology. He is a frequent media commentator and his research and its implications have been reported in national media.

Murphy has also consulted extensively in both private and public sectors, primarily on leadership development, senior management dynamics and executive coaching with clients that include most federal government departments and private sector clients in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and San Jose.

Murphy has taught in the MBA program at the University of Ottawa, and has dealt extensively with executive education in the Master’s Program in Leadership at Lancaster University in the U.K. In 2010/11, he was a visiting academic fellow at the University of Western Australia’s Business School.

PhD in Management candidate Vinita Ambwani won second place for her thesis summary about “Untying the Ribbons: Exploring Gift-giving Motives and their Relationship to Human Values”. She took home a cash prize of $500 and advances to the provincial championships taking place at Queen’s University on April 18.

“In three minutes or less, each of the 20 grad students who participated wowed the crowd with their concise and compelling explanations of their research and how it impacts our lives,” said Wallace Clement, dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs. “This is not an easy feat considering the depth and complexity of research conducted at the graduate level.”

Tessa Innocent-Bernard from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering won first place and $1000 cash for her presentation on “Evaporation in Oil Sand Thickened Tailings: The Path to Reclamation”. Third place and $250 cash went to Brian Cosland from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering who spoke about “Cleaner Air from Fire and Lasers”.

The event was co-sponsored by the Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs and the Graduate Students’ Association.