Denise Dillon

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Publications

37

Awards

4


Contact Details

Dean Research (acting)

Biography

Dr Denise Dillon is the current acting Dean Research for JCU in Singapore. She is also Associate Dean Research Education at the JCU Singapore campus and Chair of the JCU Singapore IACUC. After serving as Head of Academic Group for psychology, arts and education for almost 10 years, Denise now facilitates and promotes the strategic direction of research within JCUS, improvements in the quality and impact of that research, and the growth of local, national and international research collaborations. 

Research

Research Interests

Her primary research focus is biophilia (love for life and lifelike processes) pertaining to both natural and built environments, and this includes factors such as nature connectedness and eco-anxiety. Denise is a certified Forest Therapy Guide. View my Research Impact Story to see more. 


Research Collaborators and Partners
James Cook University Singapore
James Cook University Singapore
James Cook University Singapore
James Cook University Singapore
James Cook University Singapore
University of Reading Malaysia
University of Reading Malaysia

Teaching

Teaching Interests

Denise's key teaching focus is environmental psychology, with additional teaching experience in the areas of personality and individual psychology, statistics and research methods, memory & cognition, health and social psychology, lifespan development, and effective writing.


Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type

Mentor

Research Advisor Accreditation
Role

Chair; Independent Academic


Taught Modules
Current JCU Research Students
Development and validation of Buddhist Religiosity Scale: An emic and etic approach
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Social Media Use and Prosocial Behaviour
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
Morality's Nudge on Creative Action
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
Breaking down the mindfulness construct and examining factors influencing mindfulness
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
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Output

Dillon, Denise (2021) Bathing in the benefits of nature immersion. Singapore: [Non-Research Book Chapter] ...
Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Khader, Majeed; Dillon, Denise; Chen, Xingyu Ken; Neo, Loo Seng; Chin, Jeffrey (2020) How to Prepare. Singapore: [...
Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise Bridget (2008) The values of meaning and the meanings of 'values': environmental lang. [Thesis] [DOI] ...
Other Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise; Lee, Sean T.H.; Tai, Eunice W.L. (2024) 'Flourishing or Frightening? Feelings about . International Journal of Environmental Re, 21 (3). [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Hui, Elsie; Singh, Smita; Lin, Patrick K.F.; Dillon, Denise (2024) 'Social Media Influence on Emergi. Basic and Applied Social Psych, 46 (4):239-265. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise; Lee, Sean T.H. (2023) 'Green Spaces as Healthy Places: Correlates of Urban Green Spa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public , 20 (17). [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise (2022) 'Wilderness in 19th Century South Seas Literature: An Ecocritical Search for S. Etropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 21 (1):348-372. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise; Cai, Jiaying (2022) 'Virtual Reality Greenspaces: Does Level of Immersion Affect Dir. J, 5 (3):334-357. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Yap, Trina; Dillon, Denise; Chew, Peter K.H. (2022) 'The Impact of Nature Imagery and Mystery on Att. J, 5 (4):478-499. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Patinadan, Paul Victor; Dillon, Denise (2022) 'Friends, food or worth fighting for? A proposed stere. Human–Animal Interactions, 2022 (December). [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Wee, Zhi Qiang Clement; Dillon, Denise (2022) 'Increasing physical exercise through action and copin. International Journal of Environmental Research and, 19 (7). [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Lim, Pei Yi; Dillon, Denise; Chew, Peter K. H. (2020) 'A guide to nature immersion: psychological an. International Journal of Environmental Rese, 17 (16). [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise; Pang, Josephine (2020) 'Deer who are distant: response congruency to relative pronou. Society and Animals, 28 (5-6):447-471. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Koay, Way Inn; Dillon, Denise (2020) 'Community gardening: stress, well-being and resilience potenti. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public H, 17 (18). [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Jacobs, George M.; Dillon, Denise (2019) 'Promoting critical literacy: the case of promotional mater. Ecolinguistica, 5 (1):16-27. ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B.; Swinbourne, Anne L. (2018) 'An examination of the internal cons. PLoS ONE, 13 (3). [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise (2018) '“Footprint”: the apocalyptic imprint of end as immanent in Atwood's Oryx and . Etropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 17 (2):52-61. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Chew, Peter; Swinbourne, Anne; Dillon, Denise (2017) 'An absence of attentional bias: statistics anx. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null H, 13 (2):91-112. ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise B. (2016) 'The author as the novel self: Shirley Lim's Sister Swing'. Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies, 7 :78-87. ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Wong, Chin Meng; Dillon, Denise (2014) 'Meaning making model: inner purpose, goals, and religiosity/. 5 (1):105-123. ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Chew, Peter K.H.; Swinbourne, Anne; Dillon, Denise B. (2014) 'No evidence of attentional bias in sta. 10 (3):1451-1465. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Chew, Kia Hong Peter; Dillon, Denise (2014) 'Statistics anxiety and the Big Five personality factors. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 112 :1177-1186. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B. (2014) 'Statistics anxiety update: refining the construct and re. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9 (2):196-208. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B. (2014) 'Reliability and validity of the Statistical Anxiety Scal. Journal of Tropical Psychology, 4 :1-7. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Song, Insu; Dillon, Denise; Goh, Tze Jui; Sung, Min (2011) 'A health social network recommender syst. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 7047 :361-372. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise (2005) 'The value of meaning and the meanings of value'. 32 (1):11-23. ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise (2010) 'People, environment, language and meaning: values in nature and the nature of Language and Ecology, 3 (2) :1-10. ...
Journal Contribution Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Arushi, Arushi; Dillon, Roberto; Teoh, Ai Ni; Dillon, Denise (2023) Innovation-Driven Business and S...
Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Goh, Sin Er; Dillon, Denise; Goh, Samantha Yi Wei (2016) ELTC 2016: Asia-Pacific English Language Te...
Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B. (2015) CBP 2015: 4th Annual International Conference on Cognitiv...
Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Chew, Kia Hong Peter; Dillon, Denise (2013) ICMAC 2013: International Conference on Managing the Asi...
Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Diederich, Joachim; Dillon, Denise (2009) CGAT 2009: Annual International Conference on Computer Gam...
Conference Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise; Cottrell, David; Reser, Joseph (2008) JADT 9th International Conference on the Stati...
Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise; Reser, Joseph; Cottrell, David (2005) Ecopolitics XVI: transforming environmental go...
Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Gasson, Susan; Dillon, Denise; Redman-MacLaren, Michelle (2023) ARMS 2023: Australasian Research Man...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B. (2014) CBP 2014: 3rd Annual International Conference on Cognitiv...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Dillon, Denise; Koh, Ghee Kian (2020) 'A journal of the COVID year: what can we learn from previous In: Dillon, Denise, and Koh, Ghee Kian (2020) A journal of t...