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Overview

Christopher J. Murphy is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the social sciences and the arts and humanities, with a focus on history, sociology, political science, and psychology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities

Subfields of particular interest in their work are:

  • History
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

Key research topics covered in their publications consist of:

  • Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
  • Communism, Protests, Social Movements
  • European history and politics
  • Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
  • French Historical and Cultural Studies
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Christopher J. Murphy has contributed to several academic and research venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Diplomacy and Statecraft
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Intelligence & National Security
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frames Cinema Journal

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Murphy include:

  • The Foreign Office 'Thought Police': Foreign Office Security, the Security Department and the 'Missing Diplomats', 1940 - 1952 (2023, Diplomacy and Statecraft)
  • 'The painful aftermath': reactions to the publication of SOE in France (2023, Intelligence & National Security)
  • Mosaic of Movements: Relationships between Children's Physical Activity Levels During Recess, School Days, and Weekend Days (2025, SSRN Electronic Journal)

In addition, Murphy's work also appears in interdisciplinary and emerging research contexts, as seen in publications such as:

  • Virtual Therapy Habit Reversal Training for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: Clinical Outcomes from a Large Real-World Sample of Youth and Adults (2025, bioRxiv)
  • Bridging the Divide: Mediation and Intractable Conflicts (2025, SSRN Electronic Journal)

Murphy has also contributed a book titled Digital Deception published by Apress eBooks in 2025.

The researcher has collaborated frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Dwb Lomas
  • Daniel W. B. Lomas
  • Erin K. Howie
  • Matthew J. Barenie
  • Kari A. Weber

Overall, the work reflects a multidisciplinary approach bridging historical political analysis, sociological perspectives, and contemporary psychological applications, contributing to a broad understanding of social dynamics across historical and modern contexts.

Best Publications

  • Effects of synthetic micro- and nano-structured surfaces on cell behavior

    R. G. Flemming;Christopher J Murphy;G. A. Abrams;S. L. Goodman

  • Epithelial contact guidance on well-defined micro- and nanostructured substrates

    Ana I. Teixeira;George A. Abrams;Paul J. Bertics;Christopher J. Murphy

  • Indentation versus tensile measurements of Young's modulus for soft biological tissues.

    Clayton T. McKee;Paul Russell;Christopher J. Murphy

  • Portosystemic shunting and persistent fetal vascular structures in aryl hydrocarbon receptor-deficient mice

    Garet P. Lahvis;Susanne L. Lindell;Russell S. Thomas;Robert S. McCuskey

  • Endotoxin-Induced Structural Transformations in Liquid Crystalline Droplets

    I-Hsin Lin;Daniel S. Miller;Paul J. Bertics;Christopher J. Murphy

  • Nanoscale topography of the basement membrane underlying the corneal epithelium of the rhesus macaque.

    G. A. Abrams;S. L. Goodman;P. F. Nealey;M. Franco

  • Elastic modulus determination of normal and glaucomatous human trabecular meshwork.

    Tingrui Pan;Yuzhe Ding;Christopher M. Reilly

  • Biological length scale topography enhances cell-substratum adhesion of human corneal epithelial cells

    Nancy W. Karuri;Sara Liliensiek;Ana I. Teixeira;George Abrams

  • The elastic modulus of Matrigel™ as determined by atomic force microscopy

    Shauheen S. Soofi;Sara J. Liliensiek;Paul F. Nealey

  • The effect of environmental factors on the response of human corneal epithelial cells to nanoscale substrate topography.

    Ana I. Teixeira;George A. McKie;John D. Foley;Paul J. Bertics

  • Surfaces modified with nanometer-thick silver-impregnated polymeric films that kill bacteria but support growth of mammalian cells

    Ankit Agarwal;Tahlia L. Weis;Michael J. Schurr;Nancy G. Faith

  • Chimeric live, attenuated vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (ChimeriVax-JE): phase 2 clinical trials for safety and immunogenicity, effect of vaccine dose and schedule, and memory response to challenge with inactivated Japanese encephalitis antigen.

    Thomas P. Monath;Farshad Guirakhoo;Richard Nichols;Sutee Yoksan

  • Defensins are mitogenic for epithelial cells and fibroblasts.

    Christopher J. Murphy;Bradley A. Foster;Mark J. Mannis;Michael E. Selsted

  • Responses of human keratocytes to micro- and nanostructured substrates.

    Ana I. Teixeira;Paul F. Nealey;Christopher J. Murphy

  • Vision in dogs.

    P. E. Miller;Christopher J Murphy

  • Modulation of osteogenic differentiation in hMSCs cells by submicron topographically-patterned ridges and grooves.

    Shinya Watari;Kei Hayashi;Joshua A. Wood;Paul Russell

  • Synergistic effects of substance P with insulin-like growth factor-1 on epithelial migration of the cornea

    Teruo Nishida;Masatsugu Nakamura;Keiko Ofuji;Ted W. Reid

  • Determining the mechanical properties of human corneal basement membranes with atomic force microscopy.

    Sara J. Liliensiek;Paul F. Nealey;Christopher J. Murphy

  • Nanoscale topography of the corneal epithelial basement membrane and Descemet's membrane of the human.

    G. A. Abrams;S. S. Schaus;S. L. Goodman;P. F. Nealey

  • Cooperative modulation of neuritogenesis by PC12 cells by topography and nerve growth factor

    John D. Foley;Eric W. Grunwald;Paul F. Nealey;Christopher J. Murphy

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul F. Nealey
Paul F. Nealey University of Chicago
Paul Russell
Paul Russell Scripps Research Institute
Nicholas L. Abbott
Nicholas L. Abbott Cornell University
Philip H. Kass
Philip H. Kass University of California, Davis
Charles J. Czuprynski
Charles J. Czuprynski University of Wisconsin–Madison
Karla Zadnik
Karla Zadnik The Ohio State University
Michael J. Schurr
Michael J. Schurr University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
James V. Jester
James V. Jester University of California, Irvine
Kevin C K Lloyd
Kevin C K Lloyd University of California, Davis
Roslyn Rivkah Isseroff
Roslyn Rivkah Isseroff University of California, Davis

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