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Staff Profile

Dr Judy Murray

Senior Lecturer

  • Telephone: +44 (0)191 208-3499
  • Address: Newcastle University
    Department of Politics
    Room 4.25
    Henry Daysh Building
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
Background

Qualifications

PhD: Newcastle University

Absent voting, the Help America Vote Act 2002, and the American overseas voter :an analysis of policy effectiveness and political participation 


BA (Hons) Politics and Scottish History (1st Class): University of Stirling


Additional Qualifications

Accredited Election Observer, UK Electoral Commission

Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Associate, Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors


Departmental Administrative Duties

Senior Tutor Stages 1 and 2

Open Day and Offer Holder Day Coordinator



Research

Research Interests

Dr Murray specialises in research concerning elections, election administration, public policy effectiveness and voter behaviour. She focuses particularly on the transnational political behaviour of diasporas, and applications of new technology in election administration and political participation. Her research utilises both qualitative and quantitative approaches with an emphasis on survey construction, administration and quantitative data analysis.

Projects

Dr Murray assisted on the Election Integrity Project lead by Dr Alistair Clark from Newcastle University and Dr Toby James from the University of East Anglia: Electoral administration and the problem of poll worker recruitment: Who volunteers and why? 

Dr Murray has led several internal SEC funded research projects including 'Examining Student Attendance in Politics' and 'Identifying Best Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning'. She also is leading a project which will curate on-demand educational material for students enrolled in authentic work based modules offered at Newcastle University.

Pedagogical Research

Dr Murray is currently working on three separate projects related to novel pedagogical practice in Higher Education. The first project considers approaches to integrating study skills into early stage modules to promote transition to higher education. The second explores the 'students as researchers' pedagogical model that promotes deeper student engagement through applied research while simultaneously enhancing employability skills. The third project considers alternative pedagogical design to promote consistent student engagement and attendance.

Teaching

Undergraduate Modules

POL1045 Becoming a Political Analyst (Module Leader)

POL1131 Studying Political Economy (Module Leader)

POL2093 Politics, Participation and Citizenship in the Digital Age (Module Leader)

POL3046 Dissertation in Politics

POL3103 Community Based Research in Politics (Module Leader)



Publications