Haley Murphy

Associate Professor

Fire, Construction & Emergency Management

  • Associate Professor
    Fire, Construction & Emergency Management
  • 405-744-3938 (Work)
  • Oklahoma State University, Fire and Emergency Management Administration, 563 Engineering North, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078, United States

TEACHING SUMMARY

Organization Theory, Organizational Behavior in Disasters, Disaster Recovery, Risk Management, Public Administration (including Personnel and Budgeting), and Emergency Management.

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Directed Readings in Fire and Emergency Management
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Directed readings for doctoral students in specialized areas of fire and emergency management. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours. This course is the same as POLS 6040.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Dissertation
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Research for PhD dissertation. Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours. Same course as POLS 6000.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Financial Administration for Fire and Emergency Management
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Applying budgeting and finance theory to fire, emergency management, and other emergency service agencies, including principles of revenues and expenditures, which may include grant application and administration.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Fire and Emergency Services Administration Theory and Practice
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Examines the content and historical evolution of fire administration including terminology, concepts, theories, and methods employed.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Directed Readings in Fire and Emergency Management
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Directed readings for doctoral students in specialized areas of fire and emergency management. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours. This course is the same as POLS 6040.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Directed Study in Fire and Emergency Management Administration
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Directed study for masters and doctoral students in specialized areas of fire and emergency management. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Dissertation
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Research for PhD dissertation. Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours. Same course as POLS 6000.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Emergency Management Theory and Practice
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Examines the content and historical evolution of emergency management, current state of science including terminology, concepts, theories, and methods employed.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Practicum in Fire and Emergency Management Administration
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Supervised practicum in fire and emergency management administration. This class is the same as POLS 5903. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Seminar Risk Theory and Management
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    This course examines the risk literature from a perspective of individual and societal risk perception, regulation of risk, risk mitigation, legal aspects, legal aspects of risk and applies these literatures to natural and manmade hazards and disasters.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Seminar Risk Theory and Management
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    This course examines the risk literature from a perspective of individual and societal risk perception, regulation of risk, risk mitigation, legal aspects, legal aspects of risk and applies these literatures to natural and manmade hazards and disasters.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Directed Readings in Fire and Emergency Management
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Directed readings for doctoral students in specialized areas of fire and emergency management. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours. This course is the same as POLS 6040.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Dissertation
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Research for PhD dissertation. Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours. Same course as POLS 6000.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Organizational Behavior in Disasters
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Theoretical overview of organizational behavior in a disaster context. How organizations respond, adapt, fail and succeed when disrupted by disaster. Role of formal and informal organizational structures in confronting disasters. This course is the same as POLS 6343.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Proseminar in Fire and Emergency Management
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Examines scope of the fire and emergency management field as an area of academic inquiry. This course is the same as POLS 6003.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Proseminar in Fire and Emergency Management
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Examines scope of the fire and emergency management field as an area of academic inquiry. This course is the same as POLS 6003.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Directed Readings in Fire and Emergency Management
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Directed readings for doctoral students in specialized areas of fire and emergency management. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours. This course is the same as POLS 6040.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Dissertation
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Research for PhD dissertation. Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours. Same course as POLS 6000.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Populations at Risk
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Describes populations at risk for increased injury, death and property loss. Identifies policies, programs and resources for risk reduction. Applies research for purposes of planning and capacity building. This course is the same as POLS 6303.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Disaster Recovery
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Processes, conditions and components of recovery in disaster contexts. Topics include environmental, economic, housing, infrastructure and policy. Roles of voluntary organizations; securing and managing resources. This course is the same as POLS 5383.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Dissertation
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Research for PhD dissertation. Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours. Same course as POLS 6000.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Seminar Risk Theory and Management
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    This course examines the risk literature from a perspective of individual and societal risk perception, regulation of risk, risk mitigation, legal aspects, legal aspects of risk and applies these literatures to natural and manmade hazards and disasters.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Directed Readings in Fire and Emergency Management
    14 Oct 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Directed readings for doctoral students in specialized areas of fire and emergency management. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours. This course is the same as POLS 6040.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Directed Readings in Fire and Emergency Management
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Directed readings for doctoral students in specialized areas of fire and emergency management. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours. This course is the same as POLS 6040.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Dissertation
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Research for PhD dissertation. Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours. Same course as POLS 6000.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and permission of instructor.