Michael J. Murphy, Ed.D., DFP

Services: Forensic Services Neuropsychological Evaluations Fathering Related Issues

Psychological Investigations

Dr. Murphy trained under Dr. Elkonnon Goldberg, one of the most eminent theoreticians and researchers in the field of neuropsychology and has combined his neuropsychological training and his forensic practice to provide evaluations and court testimony pertaining to the role of brain-behavior relationships in alleged criminal actions; he has specialized in the role of neuropsychological factors in violent behavior, including murder cases.

Qualifications: MA Licensed Psychologist Provider Post-Doctoral Certificate in Neuropsychology Neuropsychology Qualified Sex Offender Evaluator Fathering and Family Related Presentations C.V. (printable PDF file)

Dr. Murphy completed many hundreds of sex offender evaluations as a chief psychologist at the Massachusetts Treatment Center for Sexually Dangerous Persons and has testified in more than one hundred Superior Court cases pertaining to possible sexual dangerousness of defendants or convicted sex offenders. He currently regularly completes sex offender evaluations as a Qualified Examiner in Massachusetts.

As the author of Tales of Fathering Dr. Murphy has presented widely on the role of fathers in socializing children and adolescents, and its relationship to patterns of maladaptive behavior as well as optimal functioning.