Dr. Michelle Murphy

Professor

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Biography

M. Murphy is a feminist, anti-colonial technoscience studies and environmental justice scholar. She co-directs the Technoscience Research Unit and leads the Indigenous Environmental Data Justice lab in collaboration with Vanessa Gray, focusing on the intersections of pollution and colonialism in Ontario’s Chemical Valley. She is the social science principal investigator for the CFREF funded Acceleration Consortium, which explores automated forms of substance discovery and the research of ethical governance related to chemicals. Murphy is the author of several influential works, including Economization of Life (2017) and Seizing the Means of Reproduction (2012). Her current research interests include anticolonial conceptualizations of chemicals and the implications of industrially produced chemicals on future life. Murphy's academic contributions highlight the importance of community-based research and Indigenous approaches in addressing environmental challenges.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2005-01-01 — Present

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON

Professor in the School of the Environment, focused on environmental justice issues and community-based research.

Awards

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President’s Impact Award

2024-01-01
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Fellow

2020-01-01
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Ludwik Fleck Prize

2020-01-01
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Jackman Humanities Research Fellow

2016-01-01

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology