About me

I am currently based in the Department of International Health and Development at Tulane University in New Orleans. I have an appointment in the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, at Tulane University as well. I teach a range of courses on the intersection of population, environment, and development (see Teaching pages).

My research looks at the implications of the African HIV/AIDS epidemic for rural livelihoods and the social shaping of technologies, such as mobile phones and kitchen gardens. Find project manuscripts and other materials under Research. I welcome collaboration and sometimes have funding.

My formal education: undergraduate training (BS, 1983, Stanford, Mechanical Engineering, Values, Technology & Society) and a doctorate from UNC-Chapel Hill in City & Regional Planning (1998). Informal education: living and working around the world. Highlights of my formal employment record: Yosemite Airlines in Columbia, California (1975-79), the Indonesian Environmental Forum in Jakarta (1983-1986), the Canadian High Commision in Kenya (1988-1991), starting up the Population Environment Research Network (2000-2002). Informal employment: raising my son, who is now nine. I live and work in New Orleans and Nairobi.

Download my CV. Contact me via lmurphy2@tulane.edu