John P. Murray
- Media Contact
- SPN Mentor
John P. Murray, Ph.D. is a Research Fellow in the Department of Psychology at Washington College; an Emeritus Professor of Developmental Psychology in the School of Family Studies and Human Services at Kansas State University; and a Visiting Scholar in the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School.
He has conducted research on children’s social development for almost 40 years—starting in 1969 as a Research Coordinator for the Surgeon General’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Television and Social Behavior at the National Institute of Mental Health, in Washington. His recent research projects are focused on children and violence and include studies mapping children’s brain activations—using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)—while the youngsters view violent and nonviolent videos, and studies of youth growing up in war zones and conflict areas.
Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Applied Social Psychology
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Law and Public Policy
- Neuroscience, Psychophysiology
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Other Publications:
- Murray, J. P. (2013). Thoughtless vigilantes: Media violence and brain activation patterns in young viewers. In E. Scharrer (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies (Vol. 5). New York: Wiley-Blackwell.
John P. Murray
312 Landing Lane
Chestertown, Maryland 21620
United States of America
- Phone: (443) 282-0593