Ann Marie Murphy

Ann Marie Murphy is a Professor at Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations and Director of its Center for Foreign Policy Studies. She holds a concurrent Senior Research Scholar appointment at Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Her expertise spans U.S.-Asia relations, Southeast Asian governance, and non-traditional security dynamics. Dr. Murphy earned her PhD in Political Science from Columbia University in 2002.

Her research focuses on U.S. foreign policy toward Southeast Asia, Indonesian foreign policy evolution, and regional security challenges. She has authored/co-authored books including Non-Traditional Security Issues in Southeast Asia (2018) and contributed to journals like Asia Policy and Orbis. Recent work addresses U.S.-China competition in the Indo-Pacific, South China Sea dynamics, and migrant labor protection mechanisms.

• Educations: PhD, Political Science (Columbia University, 2002)
• Grants: $570K Henry Luce Foundation grants for the New York Southeast Asia Network (2024–2027), $47K Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant (2019–2020)

Dr. Murphy’s awards include Seton Hall’s Excellence in Teaching (2022, 2024) and the School of Diplomacy’s Researcher of the Year (2019). She actively advises on U.S.-Southeast Asia relations through congressional briefings and serves on editorial boards of Asia Policy and Journal of Global Strategic Studies.