Faculty Profiles
Daniel P. Murphy
Department Head and Professor
| 630 Stokely Management Center | Phone: |
(865) 974-1752 |  |
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| 916 Volunteer Blvd | Fax: |
(865) 974-4631 | |||
| Knoxville, TN 37996 | Email: |
dmurphy@utk.edu | |||
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Academic Vita | |||
Daniel P. Murphy is the Deloitte & Touche Professor of Accounting and Department Head. In 2010, Dr. Murphy was named the University of Tennessee’s NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative and Chairman of the University Athletics Board. He joined the faculty in 1990 after completing his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Murphy is a Certified Public Accountant and previously worked with two international accounting firms. His research focuses on the effect of taxes on investment behavior, global tax planning and public policy. His research has been published in The Journal of the American Taxation Association, The Journal of Taxation, Advances in Taxation and numerous other journals. He has been awarded a PriceWaterhouse Coopers Research Fellowship, a grant from the KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation and was named co-recipient of the Outstanding Author Award by the Journal of Financial Services Professionals.
Dr. Murphy's teaches international taxation and global issue and strategy in the Master of Accountancy program. Dr. Murphy has won numerous awards for teaching excellence including the Pugh & Company Accounting Faculty Excellence Award and the John Moore Award.
Dr. Murphy is very involved in professional and community service. He is active in the American Taxation Association and served as Vice-President and on the Board of Directors. He currently serves as President and Board Chair of the American Accounting Association’s Accounting Programs Leadership Group. Dr. Murphy has served on the Board of Directors of a number of professional and community organizations including the Knox County Board of Education.