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title: 'Research and practice outputs'
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date: '2026-10-24'
description: 'Research and practice outputs by Dr Jessica Muirhead: doctoral thesis, conference papers and posters, and commissioned research reports.'
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# Research and practice outputs

Applied research, commissioned reports and conference work on online education, assessment support, information quality and age assurance.

My work combines applied research with academic leadership. I publish where evidence can improve practice in online higher education, including studies of student support, information quality and online age assurance. The outputs below are listed by type, with the related article or project on this site where there is one.

## Doctoral thesis

Muirhead, J. (2022). *Informative web content guidelines: A practitioner model for online content effectiveness* (Thesis). University of Salford. [Read in the Salford repository](https://salford-repository.worktribe.com/output/1327167/informative-web-content-guidelines-a-practitioner-model-for-online-content-effectiveness). See the [IWCG project](https://jessica.digital/projects/iwcg).

## Conference papers and presentations

Muirhead, J., & Dale, L. (2026, July 8–9). *Self-diagnostic study skills tool for online PGT students* \[Poster presentation\]. University of Hull Teaching & Learning Conference, Hull, United Kingdom. [Related article](https://jessica.digital/articles/self-diagnostic-study-skills-tool)

Muirhead, J., & Dale, L. (2025, July 9–10). *Enhancing study skills for online postgraduate students: An interventionary approach* \[Conference presentation\]. University of Hull Teaching & Learning Conference, Hull, United Kingdom. [Related article](https://jessica.digital/articles/enhancing-study-skills) · [Academic Study Skills project](https://jessica.digital/projects/academic-study-skills)

Kreps, D., Rowe, F., & Muirhead, J. (2020). *Understanding digital events: Process philosophy and causal autonomy*. 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii. [Read the full paper](https://salford-repository.worktribe.com/output/1364510/understanding-digital-events-process-philosophy-and-causal-autonomy) · [Related article](https://jessica.digital/articles/digital-events-causal-autonomy)

## Commissioned and funded research

Muirhead, J. (2021). *Preventing underage alcohol purchasing online using payment card details*. Institute of Alcohol Studies. [Read the report](https://www.ias.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IAS-Preventing-underage-alcohol-purchasing-online-using-payment-card-details.pdf) · [Related article](https://jessica.digital/articles/payment-card-age-checks)

Muirhead, J., & Grout, V. (2020). *Effective age-gating for online alcohol sales*. Alcohol Change UK. [Read the report](https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/sr-acuk-craft/documents/Effective-age-gating-for-online-alcohol-sales-Final-Report.pdf) · [Related article](https://jessica.digital/articles/age-gating-alcohol-sales)

## Articles and practice writing

My [articles](https://jessica.digital/articles) set out research findings and practice reflections on online education, assessment, leadership and quality in higher education, each tagged by topic.

## Peer review and service

I have peer reviewed for information systems publications, and I mentor aspiring academic governance professionals. [Get in touch](https://jessica.digital/get-in-touch) to discuss review or mentoring.

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