Laura Murphy is a Professor of Human Rights at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK, and was recently a Biden administration appointee at the Department of Homeland Security, working on implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Her research currently focuses on forced labor in China and in international supply chains. She has written several books on forced labor globally including Freedomville (Columbia Global Reports, 2021) and The New Slave Narrative (Columbia University Press.
Project Description: While serving as a Carr-Ryan Center Fellow, Laura Murphy will be writing policy relevant briefs encouraging the adoption of forced labor import bans globally. She will conduct research on forced labor in emerging technology and other critical materials supply chains.