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Denise Dillon

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Dean Research (acting) Associate Dean Research Education / Associate Professor Psychology

    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 Denise is a certified Forest Therapy Guide.

    Denise is seeking expressions of interest from motivated individuals in potential PhD projects in the field of environmental psychology. Please submit a short (1 page max) cover letter detailing your suitability and interest, academic transcript and a CV with contact details for two referees by email. Enquiries about Masters, honours and minor projects are also welcome. 


    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
    [PY2109] Environmental PsychologyLecturer
    2019
    [PY2109] Environmental PsychologyLecturer
    2021
    [PY2109] Environmental PsychologyLecturer
    2022
    [PY2109] Environmental PsychologyCoordinator, Lecturer
    2023
    [PY2109] Environmental PsychologyLecturer
    2024
    [PY2112] Memory and CognitionTutor
    2020
    [RM8501] Research PlanningCoordinator
    2024
    [RM8502] Research ProjectCoordinator
    2024
    Current JCU Research Students
    A Virtual Reality Approach to Improving Public Speaking Skills
    Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology)
    The development and validation of a Buddhist religiosity scale using a combined emic and etic approach
    Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
    Morality's Nudge on Creative Action
    Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
    Social Media Use and Prosocial Behaviour
    Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
    Breaking down the mindfulness construct and examining factors influencing mindfulness
    Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
    Completed JCU Research Students
    Indonesian professional psychology education curricula: A mixed-methods study
    Doctorate by Research - time-based- 2018
    Defining Emotional Dysregulation in Early Childhood
    Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)- 2023
    Educational expectations and suicide risk among university students in the Western Pacific
    Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2023

    Activities

    Other Activities
    Ad hoc peer review for journals
    Education
    PhD, James Cook University
    2003 - 2008
    Graduate Certificate of Education (Tertiary Teaching), James Cook University
    2003 - 2005
    Bachelor of Psychology (Hons Class 1)/ Bachelor of Social Science - English Literature , James Cook University
    1999 - 2003
    Professional Editing and Proofreading Certificate, Australian College of Journalism, Thomson Education Direct
    2007 - 2007
    Employment
    Associate Professor Psychology, JCU Singapore
    2021
    Associate Dean Research/Research Education, JCU Singapore
    2018
    Senior Lecturer, JCU Singapore
    2015 - 2021
    Associate Dean of Psychology, JCU Singapore
    2008 - 2014
    Contract data analysis consultant, Self-employed
    2007 - 2007
    Contract research assistant, JCU
    2007 - 2007
    Lecturer/Associate Lecturer/Subject Coordinator, JCU
    2003 - 2007
    Contract interviewer, QADREC, School of Population Health, UQ
    2004 - 2004
    Head of Academic Group Psychology and Education, JCU Singapore
    2015 - 2018
    Lecturer, JCU Singapore
    2008 - 2014
    Child Protection Officer, Dept of Families
    2003 - 2003
    Acting Dean Research, JCU Singapore
    2023
    Awards
    JCU Singapore Academic of the Year
    2017
    Prize for highest achievement in English Literature in a 1st, 2nd & 3rd year sequence
    2002
    Ross Smith prize for highest mark in a third-year English Literature subject
    2000
    JCUS Staff Excellence Awards. Special Commendation for Outstanding Support & Leadership
    2023
    Associations
    Northwestern University (Evanston, ILL)
    2012 - 2012
    HCSNet Scholarship (annual conference travel)
    2005 - 2008
    International Association for People-Environment Studies
    2021
    International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)
    2021
    Wallace Stevens Society
    2013
    Singapore Association for Laboratory Animal Science
    2021
    ARMS
    2024
    Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs
    2017
    Singapore Psychological Society Council
    2019 - 2021
    JCU Academic Board
    2017 - 2021
    Journal of Tropical Psychology
    2015 - 2017
    JCU Faculty postgraduate scholarship (annual stipend)
    2003 - 2008
    Singapore Psychological Society
    2012
    Harvard (Cambridge, MA)
    2012 - 2012
    ARMS
    2020 - 2024
    Singapore Psychological Society
    2021
    JCU Singapore
    2016 - 2018
    ARMS
    2024
    Outreach
    Activism for Environmental Conservation
    2020
    Media
    Managing climate anxiety and building climate resilience in children, SG Parents
    2023
    Who Cares About Polar Bears? , CNA
    2022
    Consultancy
    Lifeline Australia,
    2001 - 2003
    Lifeline Australia,
    2000 - 2002
    Committees
    JCU Singapore Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
    2019
    Academic Board
    2017 - 2021
    Executive Management Group
    2022
    JCUS Research Committee
    2022

    Output

    Bathing in the benefits of nature immersion
    2021
    Dillon, Denise (2021) Bathing in the benefits of nature immersion. Singapore: ...
    Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    A journal of the COVID year: what can we learn from previous pandemics?
    2020
    Dillon, Denise; Koh, Ghee Kian (2020) A journal of the COVID year: what can we learn from previous p. Singapore: [DOI] ...
    Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic: behavioural sciences insights for practitioners and policymakers
    2020
    Khader, Majeed; Dillon, Denise; Chen, Xingyu Ken; Neo, Loo Seng; Chin, Jeffrey (2020) How to Prepare. Singapore: [...
    Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    The values of meaning and the meanings of 'values': environmental language in text and concept system in a Wet Tropics World Heritage context
    2008
    Dillon, Denise Bridget (2008) The values of meaning and the meanings of 'values': environmental lang. [Thesis] ...
    Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    Flourishing or Frightening? Feelings about Natural and Built Green Spaces in Singapore
    2024
    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 ResearchOnline@JCU
    Social Media Influence on Emerging Adults’ Prosocial Behavior: A Systematic Review
    2024
    Hui, Elsie; Singh, Smita; Lin, Patrick K.F.; Dillon, Denise (2024) 'Social Media Influence on Emergi. Basic and Applied Social Psych, . [DOI] ...
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    Green Spaces as Healthy Places: Correlates of Urban Green Space Use in Singapore
    2023
    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] ...
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    The Impact of Nature Imagery and Mystery on Attention Restoration
    2022
    Yap, Trina; Dillon, Denise; Chew, Peter K.H. (2022) 'The Impact of Nature Imagery and Mystery on Att. J, 5 (4):478-499. [DOI] ...
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    Increasing physical exercise through action and coping planning
    2022
    Wee, Zhi Qiang Clement; Dillon, Denise (2022) 'Increasing physical exercise through action and copin. International Journal of Environmental Research and, 19 (7). [DOI] ...
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    Wilderness in 19th Century South Seas Literature: An Ecocritical Search for Seascapes
    2022
    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] ...
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    Friends, food or worth fighting for? A proposed stereotype content model for nonhuman animals
    2022
    Patinadan, Paul Victor; Dillon, Denise (2022) 'Friends, food or worth fighting for? A proposed stere. Human–Animal Interactions, 2022 (December). [DOI] ...
    Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    Virtual Reality Greenspaces: Does Level of Immersion Affect Directed Attention Restoration in VR Environments?
    2022
    Dillon, Denise; Cai, Jiaying (2022) 'Virtual Reality Greenspaces: Does Level of Immersion Affect Dir. J, 5 (3):334-357. [DOI] ...
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    Community gardening: stress, well-being and resilience potentials
    2020
    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] ...
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    Deer who are distant: response congruency to relative pronouns across human and nonhuman entities
    2020
    Dillon, Denise; Pang, Josephine (2020) 'Deer who are distant: response congruency to relative pronou. Society and Animals, 28 (5-6):447-471. [DOI] ...
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    A guide to nature immersion: psychological and physiological benefits
    2020
    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] ...
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    Promoting critical literacy: the case of promotional materials for burgers
    2019
    Jacobs, George M.; Dillon, Denise (2019) 'Promoting critical literacy: the case of promotional mater. 5 (1):16-27. ...
    Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    “Footprint”: the apocalyptic imprint of end as immanent in Atwood's Oryx and Crake
    2018
    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] ...
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    An examination of the internal consistency and structure of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS)
    2018
    Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B.; Swinbourne, Anne L. (2018) 'An examination of the internal cons. PLoS ONE, 13 (3). [DOI] ...
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    An absence of attentional bias: statistics anxiety is unique among anxieties
    2017
    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. ...
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    The author as the novel self: Shirley Lim's Sister Swing
    2016
    Dillon, Denise B. (2016) 'The author as the novel self: Shirley Lim's Sister Swing'. Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies, 7 :78-87. ...
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    Statistics anxiety update: refining the construct and recommendations for a new research agenda
    2014
    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] ...
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    Statistics anxiety and the Big Five personality factors
    2014
    Chew, Kia Hong Peter; Dillon, Denise (2014) 'Statistics anxiety and the Big Five personality factors. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 112 :1177-1186. [DOI] ...
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    No evidence of attentional bias in statistics anxiety
    2014
    Chew, Peter K.H.; Swinbourne, Anne; Dillon, Denise B. (2014) 'No evidence of attentional bias in sta. 10 (3):1451-1465. [DOI] ...
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    Meaning making model: inner purpose, goals, and religiosity/spirituality partially predict acceptance strategies and volunteerism behaviours
    2014
    Wong, Chin Meng; Dillon, Denise (2014) 'Meaning making model: inner purpose, goals, and religiosity/. 5 (1):105-123. ...
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    Reliability and validity of the Statistical Anxiety Scale among students in Singapore and Australia
    2014
    Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B. (2014) 'Reliability and validity of the Statistical Anxiety Scal. Journal of Tropical Psychology, 4 :1-7. [DOI] ...
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    A health social network recommender system
    2011
    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] ...
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    The value of meaning and the meanings of value
    2005
    Dillon, Denise (2005) 'The value of meaning and the meanings of value'. 32 (1):11-23. ...
    Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    Detecting Public Speaking Stress via Real-Time Voice Analysis in Virtual Reality: A Review
    2023
    Arushi, Arushi; Dillon, Roberto; Teoh, Ai Ni; Dillon, Denise (2023) Innovation-Driven Business and S...
    Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    Predicting foreign language anxiety: trait emotional intelligence and Big-Five personality traits
    2016
    Goh, Sin Er; Dillon, Denise; Goh, Samantha Yi Wei (2016) ELTC 2016: Asia-Pacific English Language Te...
    Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    Statistics anxiety and attitudes toward statistics
    2015
    Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B. (2015) CBP 2015: 4th Annual International Conference on Cognitiv...
    Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    Individual differences in statistics anxiety among students in Singapore
    2013
    Chew, Kia Hong Peter; Dillon, Denise (2013) ICMAC 2013: International Conference on Managing the Asi...
    Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    Sentiment recognition by rule extraction from support vector machines
    2009
    Diederich, Joachim; Dillon, Denise (2009) CGAT 2009: Annual International Conference on Computer Gam...
    Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    Group differences in word use and meaning: a text analysis of the abstract word, values
    2008
    Dillon, Denise; Cottrell, David; Reser, Joseph (2008) JADT 9th International Conference on the Stati...
    Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    The meanings of values in a wet tropics world heritage context: social representations and rhetoric
    2005
    Dillon, Denise; Reser, Joseph; Cottrell, David (2005) Ecopolitics XVI: transforming environmental go...
    Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
    A Tripartite Framework for Inclusive Higher Degree Researcher Assessment: Applicant | Supervisor | Context
    2023
    Gasson, Susan; Dillon, Denise; Redman-MacLaren, Michelle (2023) ARMS 2023: Australasian Research Man...
    Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
    Psychometric properties of the Statistical Anxiety Scale among students in Singapore and Australia
    2014
    Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B. (2014) CBP 2014: 3rd Annual International Conference on Cognitiv...
    Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU