Dr Murray Simpson

Murray
Simpson

Biography

Murray worked in residential settings for adults with learning disabilities with the Church of Scotland and Barnardos. He became a member of staff at the University in 1992, initially as a researcher on alcohol misuse, later registering for a PhD before becoming a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer.

Degrees & Qualifications

M.A. (Hons), University of Dundee, 1989
Master of Social Work, University of Dundee, 1992
PhD., 'Idiocy as a Regime of Truth: An Archaeology of Intellectual Disability', University of Dundee, 2000

Research Interests

History and concept of learning disability
History of social work and social welfare
Social theory and social work

Research Groups

Member of the British Sociological Association
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
Member of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability
Member of the Disability History Association

Teaching

Programme Director for Professional Doctorates
Module Leader, BA1, Formation of Social Work (part one)

Professional & Public Engagement

2010-present: Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability - trustee on behalf of the University of Dundee.
2009-present: External examiner - Adam Smith College; BA Learning Difficulties/Disabilities.
2007-present: Member of editorial board for Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities.
2006: Developing a protocol on Risk Assessment and Management for Adults with Complex Needs Living in the Community for West Lothian Council.
2005-present: Member of Board of Directors for Tayside Council on Alcohol - a voluntary organisation providing counselling, advice and support services for people affected by alcohol misuse.
2003: External Assessor for programme review. Subject specialist for degree review for University of Abertay Dundee.
2002-04 Member of national development group on e.learning in social work education (ElNet) convened by the Scottish Executive. This group led to the creation of the Learning Exchange repository of e.learning materials for social work education.
Jan 1999: Dundee City Council Review of Day Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities. Led the investigation of staff perspectives on the proposed changes to day services,
Apr 1996: Consultation on the future of the Social Work at the York Retreat, a not for profit independent psychiatric hospital. Acted as consultant interviewing management and practitioners at the Retreat, reviewing the impact of changes to organisational structure and making recommendations on the future organisational location and remit of the social work services. (Jointly with Dr Brenda Gillies)
Jan-Apr 1993: Alcohol misuse co-ordinator, part-time secondment to establish new post for the co-ordination of services for people with and affected by problems of alcohol misuse.

Administration

Member of School Research Committee
Member of School Learning & Teaching and Recruitment Committee

Publications

Books
Simpson, M., 2012	Simpson, M. (forthcoming) Speaking the Truth of Idiocy: Towards a Discursive Theory of Intellectual Disability, Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press.
Gillies, B., Simpson, M., Walker, L., & Gould, G., 2004	Gillies, B., Simpson, M., Walker, L., & Gould, G. (2004) Learning for Effective and Ethical Practice: Opportunities for Inter-professional Learning: Literature review, Dundee: Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education.
Kendrick, A., Simpson, M. & Mapstone, E., 1996	Kendrick, A., Simpson, M. & Mapstone, E. (1996) Getting it Together: Inter-disciplinary Working in Changing Services for Children and Young People in Difficulty, York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Simpson, M., Williams, B. & Kendrick A., 1993	Simpson, M., Williams, B. & Kendrick, A. (1993) Social Work Responses to the Misuse of Alcohol: A Literature Review, Edinburgh: Central Research Unit, Scottish Office.
Chapters
Simpson, M., 2010	Simpson, M. (2010) �Edouard S�guin� in Burch, Susan (ed.) Encyclopedia of American Disability History, New York: Facts on File.
May, D. & Simpson, M. , 2000	May, D. & Simpson, M. (2000) �Marriage and parenting among people with intellectual disabilities�, in May, David, Transition and Change in the Lives of People with Learning Disabilities, London: Jessica Kingsley.
Simpson, M., 2000	Simpson, M. (2000) �Programming adulthood�, in May, David, Transition and Change in the Lives of People with Learning Disabilities, London: Jessica Kingsley.
Simpson, M., 1999	Simpson, M. (1999) �Bodies, brains and behaviour: the return of the three stooges in learning disability�, in Corker, Mairian and French, Sally, Disability Discourse; Buckingham: Open University Press, 148-156.
Journal Papers
Masocha, S. & Simpson, M., 2011	Masocha, S. & Simpson, M. (2011). Developing mental health social work for asylum seekers: A proposed model for practice. Journal of Social Work, pre-press internet publication (published online 8 April 2011: http://jsw.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/03/12/1468017310392283).
Masocha, S. & Simpson, M., 2011	Masocha, S. & Simpson, M. (2011). Xenoracism: Towards a critical understanding of the construction of asylum Seekers and its implication for social work practice, Practice, 23(1), 5-18.
Simpson, M., 2011	Simpson, M. (2011) �Othering intellectual disability: Two models of classification from the nineteenth century�, Theory and Psychology, pre-press internet publication (published online 13 December 2011: http://tap.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/12/12/0959354310378375).
Simpson, M., 2007	Simpson, M. (2007) �The developmental concept of idiocy�, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (formerly Mental Retardation), 45(1) 23-32.
Simpson, M., 2007	Simpson, M. (2007) �Community-based day services for adults with intellectual disabilities in the UK: A review and discussion�, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disability, 4(4) 235-240.
Simpson, M., 2007	Simpson, M. (2007) �From savage to citizen: Education, colonialism and idiocy�, British Journal of Sociology of Education, 28(5) 561-574.
May, D. & Simpson, M., 2003	May, D. & Simpson, M. (2003) �The parent trap: marriage, parenthood and adulthood for people with learning disabilities�, Critical Social Policy, 23(1) 25-43.
Simpson, M. , 2001	Simpson, M. (2001) �Medicine vs. psychology: The emergence of a professional conflict in development disability�, Journal on Developmental Disabilities/Le journal sur les handicaps du d�veloppement [Canada], 8(2), 45-59.
Simpson, M. & Hogg, J. , 2001	Simpson, M. & Hogg, J. (2001) �Patterns of offending among people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review, pt. II, predisposing factors�, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 45(5), 397-406.
Simpson, M. & Hogg, J., 2001	Simpson, M. & Hogg, J. (2001) �Patterns of offending among people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review, pt. I, methodology and prevalence data�, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 45(5), 384-396.
Simpson, M., 1999	Simpson, M. (1999) �The moral government of idiots: Moral treatment in Seguin�, History of Psychiatry, 10(2), 227-243.
Simpson, M., 1998	Simpson, M. (1998) �Just say �no�? Alcohol and people with learning difficulties�, Disability and Society, 13(4), 541-555.
Simpson, M., 1998	Simpson, M. (1998) �The roots of normalisation: A reappraisal�, guest editorial, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 42(1), 1-7; trans. K. Kobori, Comparative Law Review [Japan] 32(4), 59-75.
Simpson, M., 1996	Simpson, M. (1996) �Normalisation and the psychology of mental retardation�, The Sociological Review, 44(1), 99-118.
Kendrick, A., Simpson, M. & Mapstone, E., 1996	Kendrick, A., Simpson, M. & Mapstone, E. (1996) ��Is this the right meeting?� Impact of change on joint work with children and young people in difficulty�, International Journal of Public Sector Management, 9(7), 18-31.
Simpson, M., 1996	Simpson, M. (1996) �The sociology of competence in learning disability services�, Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 6(2), 85-97.
Simpson, M., Williams, B. & Kendrick A., 1994	Simpson, M., Williams, B. & Kendrick, A. (1994) �Alcohol and the elderly: An overview of the literature for social work�, Ageing and Society, 14(4), 575-587.
Conference Presentations
Simpson, M., 2011	Simpson, M. (2011) �History, liminality and paradox: Are �progressive� services for people with intellectual disabilities possible?�, Symposium on Chris Goodey�s A History of Intelligence and �Intellectual Disability�: The Shaping of Psychology in Early Modern Europe, VU University, Amsterdam, November 24, 2011.
Simpson, M., 2011	Simpson, M. (2011) �Should adults with learning disabilities be encouraged to drink?�, British Sociological Association, Medical Sociology Group, Annual Conference, University of Chester, September 14-16, 2011.
Simpson, M., 2010	Simpson, M. (2010) �Alcohol in the lives of adults with ID�, Integrating Bio-medical and Psycho-Social-Educational Perspectives: Third International Conference of IASSID-Europe, Rome, 20-22 October.
Simpson, M. , 2010	Simpson, M. (2010) Round table discussion with People First on employment, Equal, Connected Contributing, Perth Concert Hall, 10 June.
Simpson, M. & May, D., 2010	Simpson, M. & May, D. (2010) �Adults with learning difficulties and the social significance of work�, Equal, Connected Contributing, Perth Concert Hall, 10 June.
Simpson, M., 2010	Simpson, M. (2010) �Is there a structural correspondence between human rights and normalization theory?�, Disability in the Geo-political Imagination: Society for Disability Studies 23rd Annual Conference, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 3-5 June.
Simpson, M., 2006	Simpson, M. (2006) �Idiocy, education and Enlightenment�, Seminars in Social Work Research, University of Sussex, 11 September.
Simpson, M., 2005	Simpson, M. (2005) �From savage to citizen: Idiocy and empire in the nineteenth century�, Society for Disability Studies 18th Annual Conference, San Francisco State University CA, 8-12 June.
Simpson, M., 2005	Simpson, M. (2005) �Othering intellectual disability: Two models of classification from the nineteenth century�, Western Social Sciences Association Annual Conference, Hyatt Downtown, Albuquerque NM, 13-16 April.
Simpson, M. & Hunter, S., 2004	Simpson, M. & Hunter, S. (2004) �Articulating the Framework for Social Work Education to the SCQF�, Seminar on Articulation of SISWE and SCQF, Stirling University, 20 February.
Simpson, M. , 2003	Simpson, M. (2003) �Mental defectives in 1900: people with learning disabilities in 2000. What changed? A reply to Matt Egan�, Scottish Health History: International Contexts, Contemporary Perspectives, Centre for the History of Medicine, University of Glasgow, 12 June.
Simpson, M. , 2001	Simpson, M. (2001) �Programming adulthood: Intellectual disability and adults� services�, Competence, Support and Meaningful Occupation in the Lives of People with Learning Disabilities, Royal Society of Medicine, London, 18 July.
Simpson, M., 1997	Simpson, M. (1997) �Idiocy, incompetence and power�, British Sociological Association Annual Conference, Power-Resistance, University of York, 7-10 April.
Kendrick, A., Simpson, M. & Mapstone, E., 1996	Kendrick, A., Simpson, M. & Mapstone, E. (1996) ��Is this the right meeting?� Impact of change on joint work with children and young people in difficulty�, International Research Symposium on Public Services Management, Aston Business School, Birmingham, 25-26 March.
Professional Publications
May, D. & Simpson, M. , 2003	May, D. & Simpson, M. (2003) Out and About: An Evaluation of the Community Opportunities Pilot Project, University of Dundee.
Creamer, A. & Simpson, M., 2000	Creamer, A. & Simpson, M. (2000) �Offenders with learning disabilities: Diversion, a hidden hazard?�, SCOLAG Legal Journal, 277, 8-10.
Simpson, M. & Hogg, J., 1999	Simpson, M. & Hogg, J. (1999) Offenders with Learning Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature, report to Mencap City Foundation, University of Dundee.
Simpson, M., Welsh, H. & McCurdy, J., 1996	Simpson, M., Welsh, H. & McCurdy, J. (1996) The Partnership Project on Consumer Involvement: Phase One Report, University of Dundee.
Gillies, B. & Simpson, M., 1996	Gillies, B. & Simpson, M. (1996) Report on the Future of Social Work at the Retreat, University of Dundee.
Simpson, M., 1992	Simpson, M. (1992) �The politics of �sameness� in normalisation�. Social Work Today.
Media
Simpson, M. & Bell, J. A., 2010	Simpson, M. & Bell, J. A. (2010) �Town centres key to binge drinking battle�, Scotland on Sunday, 25th April, http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion/Dr-Murray-Simpson-Town-centres.6235069.jp.
Simpson, M., Mills, L. & McCurdy, J., 1997	McCurdy, J., Mills, L. & Simpson, M. (eds.) (1997) Beyond Tokenism: Case Studies Reader, University of Dundee.
Simpson, M., Mills, L. & McCurdy, J., 1997	Mills, L., Simpson, M. & McCurdy, J. (1997) Beyond Tokenism: Making Consumer Consultation a Positive Force for Change, University of Dundee.
Simpson, M., 1995	Rowley, D. (ed.) (1995) CC2: Planning, Managing and Implementing Community Care, Rowley, Denis; Welsh, Helen; Matthews, Agnes; Simpson, Murray; Sturges, Phylis; Taylor, Liz; Ritchie, Pete and Palmer, Eddie (authors), University of Dundee.
Simpson, M., 1994	Rowley, Denis and Welsh, Helen (eds.) (1994) CC1: The Changing Context of Community Care, additional material, �A changed role for housing� 6.3, University of Dundee.

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