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Gregg Murray

Professor

Gregg Murray

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences

Bio

Professor of Political Science in the Department of Social Sciences at Augusta University. Murray is also the Executive Director of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences And a blogger for Psychology Today. His research focuses on political behavior.

Education

  • Ph.D., Political Science and Government, Other University of Houston, 2003

  • MA, Political Science and Government, General University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1990

  • BA, Political Science and Government, General University of Texas - Austin, 1986

Awards & Honors

  • Fellow Pamplin Center for Social Science Research, 2020

  • Education Innovation Award Office of Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence, 2018

  • 2012-2013 Academic Fellow Foundation for Defense of Democracies, 2012

  • Inductee, full membership Sigma Xi, 2011

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • SECR 6601

    Data Analytics

  • SECR 6602

    Machine-Learning

  • SECR 6600

    Research Design for Sec Stds

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • In cyber we trust? Understanding election legitimacy in the age of electronic election systems, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Crisis Leadership and Moral Rhetoric After a Foreign Attack on the Homeland: Zelenskyy, Bush, and Churchill, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Predicting the Issuance of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders in Africa: Using Machine Learning to Develop Insight for Health Policy Research, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • "Following the Science? Examining the Issuance of Stay-at-Home Orders Related to COVID-19 by U.S. Governors", 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Assessing the Effects of COVID-19-Related Stay-at-Home Orders on Homicide Rates in Selected U.S. Cities, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Department Service

  • MAISS Faculty Search Committee 2024 - 2025

    Role: Committee Member

  • PhD-SIND Faculty Search Committee 2024 - 2024

    Role: Committee Member

  • Fall Graduation 2022

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

  • MAISS Faculty Search Committee 2021 - 2022

    Role: Committee Member

  • Department of Social Sciences P&T Committee 2021 - 2021

    Role: Committee Member

College Service

  • Pamplin Mentoring Program 2024 - 2025

    Role: Faculty Mentor

  • Pamplin Curriculum Committee 2022 - 2025

    Role: Committee Member

  • AU Center for Social Science Research 2022 - 2023

    Role: Mentor

  • Center for Social Science Research - 2022

    Role: Other

  • AU Center for Social Science Research 2021 - 2022

    Role: Mentor

University Service

  • AU Faculty Senate Research Committee 2024 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • AUO Faculty Advisory Group 2024 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • AU AI Interest Group 2024 - Present

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

  • Provost Learning Community: AI in Teaching and Learning Group 2024 - 2025

    Role: Chairperson

  • AU Faculty Club Scholarship Review Committee 2024

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • Politics and the Life Sciences 2019 - 2025

    Role: Editor, Journal Editor

  • Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, Governing Council 2013 - 2025

    Role: Committee Member

  • PLOS ONE - 2024

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article

  • American Academy in Berlin - 2024

    Role: Other

  • Political Behavior (journal) - 2024

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article

Public Service

  • Community Foundation of Augusta 2024 - 2024

    Role: Committee Member

  • Lakeside Middle School 2024

    Role: Guest Speaker

  • US Department of Energy Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board 2018 - 2024

    Role: Board Member

  • Psychology Today Blog (invited) 2011 - 2020

    Role: Other

  • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2016 - 2019

    Role: Member