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Robert A. Murphy

Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
Box 104424, Durham, NC 27710
1121 W Chapel Hill St., Suite 100, Durham, NC 27701

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy · 2015 - 2025 Center for Child and Family Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - 2025 Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2021 - 2025 Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2013 - 2020 Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2006 - 2013 Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments
Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2005 - 2006 Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments
Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2004 - 2005 Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments

Professional Training and Employment


Adjunct Associate Professor · 2010 - 2019 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health