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Professor Robert McMurray is a Visiting Professor at the Management School, University of Sheffield, with over 30 years of expertise in understanding workplace performance and emotional dynamics across healthcare, banking, and social care sectors. His research has directly informed organizations including the Department of Health and Samaritans.
His academic credentials include:
- Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning (SEDA & IELTS accredited), University of Durham, 2005
- Ph.D., University of Teesside, 2001
- MSc European Social Policy Analysis, University of Bath, 1994
- BA Social Policy 1st Class, University of Teeside, 1993
McMurray's research pioneers concepts like emotional dirty work, emotion switching, and emotional dispersion to analyze how emotions, ethics, and toxicity impact organizational functioning. His work spans healthcare systems, deathwork, night-time economies, and gender dynamics, utilizing organizational ethnography and visual research methods to generate actionable insights for frontline workers.
Recent publications reveal intense focus on healthcare worker trauma during the pandemic, examining moral injury in critical care nursing, leader absence during crises, and emotional labor across diverse contexts from hairdressing to funeral directing. His work consistently bridges academic theory with real-world applications, influencing policy and practice globally.
Professor McMurray has secured substantial research funding including:
- World Health Organisation (2022): $25,000 for studying pandemic impacts on healthcare worker mental health
- Higher Education Authority (Ireland) (2023): €120,000 for transforming healthcare entrepreneurship
- BA/Leverhulme (2019): £9,045 for deathwork research
- Durham University (2020): £2,000 for critical care nurse well-being studies
His collaborative approach engages healthcare professionals, refuse collectors, bankers, and international organizations, while his pedagogical innovations include student-produced pocket films and Silicon Valley business pitch simulations.
