Brian Murray, PhD

Teaching Areas

Human Resource Management, Careers, Research Methods

Teaching Philosophy or Approach.

I embrace an experiential approach to education that builds students’ analytic skills to improve their decision making and advance their careers.

Research Interests and Expertise

Dr. Murray is a recognized expert in human resource management, career development, and quantitative analytics. He has expertise and credentials in employee compensation & benefits, staffing, and career management. His industry focus is in services and hospitality operations. He is an active management scholar with over forty-five scholarly book chapters, journal articles, edited volumes, and conference papers/presentations. He holds the distinction of being the most cited scholar currently on faculty at the University of Dallas across all disciplines. His work has been published in outlets including Personnel Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, The Leadership Quarterly, Human Resource Management Review, Human Resource Development Quarterly, and Decision Sciences among others. His work has included studies of job search and hiring decision making, compensation, benefits, employee retirement savings decisions, leadership, training impact assessment, and tourist information search. He has published research volumes on leadership, team management, forgotten minorities and stigmatized groups in the workforce, Native American and Indigenous peoples' experience of work, ethics of AI in HR, and the future of HRM.

Awards and Honors

• Michael A. Haggar Fellow, University of Dallas
• Haggar Presidential Award for Development of the Undergraduate Business Program, University of Dallas.
• Haggar Presidential Award for Collaborative and Collegial Efforts on Behalf of the University, University of Dallas.
• Outstanding Research Article of the Year, “A Typology of Tourist Information Search Strategies,” Travel and Tourism Research Association.
• Business Advisory Council Combined Teaching, Research & Service Excellence Award, College of Business, University of Texas – San Antonio.
• E. Lou Curry Teaching Excellence Award, College of Business, UTSA.
• Outstanding Reviewer, International Journal of Manpower.
• Best Reviewer for Hospitality Theme Track, Southwest Academy of Management Meetings.

Professional Engagement and Impact

Dr. Murray’s professional experience includes formerly serving as the University of Dallas’ Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer. He also served as president of the board of directors for the Collegiate Association Resource of the Southwest, a multi-university self-funded healthcare benefits association. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for the Center for Thomas More Studies. He is a series editor for Research in Human Resource Management and is a member of the editorial review board for the Career Development Quarterly and the Journal of Managerial Psychology.

Personal Statement

Dr. Murray’s vocation is advancing the dignity of the human person, of the worker, and of work.

Expertise

Human Resource Management, Employee Benefits, Career Development, Indigenous peoples’ employment