Angela Murphy

Angela Murphy is Director of Urban Water TMU at Toronto Metropolitan University. The centre is a consortium of experts who strive to address complex vexing urban water challenges through transdisciplinary research and networks. Angela oversees the research, planning, operations, and strategic initiatives of the centre.

Originally from Ottawa, she was Senior Science Policy Advisor at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for nearly a decade and advised the Minister’s Office and senior officials on strategic science and innovation advancements. Angela developed strong networks across federal and provincial governments and industry. Angela advised on the Canadian Science and Technology Strategy, Canadian Biotechnology Strategy, Canadian Regulatory Reform, and was on the Steering Committee of the International Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and published three policy papers on Biotechnology to 2030: Designing a Policy Agenda.

In addition, Angela led the print and web publication of biomedical journals at National Research Council of Canada for nearly a decade as Managing Editor of the Canadian Journal of Microbiology, the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Genome. There she led a team of science editors and delivered seminars on Ethics in Research, Presentation of Data, Translation of Research, and Science Communication.

Earlier in her career, Angela also worked as a science editor (as Assistant Managing Editor of the Canadian Journal of Veterinary Medicine and the Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research). In this role, she served as the national link between veterinarians, clinical best practice and public policy. Angela holds a Masters in Science and has published in the Canadian Journal of Botany and Ecological Monographs.