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Denise Dillon

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Publications

36

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 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
Educational expectations and suicide risk among university students in the Western Pacific
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)- 2023
Defining Emotional Dysregulation in Early Childhood
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)- 2023
Indonesian professional psychology education curricula: A mixed-methods study
Doctorate by Research - time-based- 2018

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: [Non-Research Book Chapter] ...
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] [DOI] ...
Other 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] ...
Journal 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
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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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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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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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. ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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. ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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. ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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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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] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
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
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 In: Dillon, Denise, and Koh, Ghee Kian (2020) A journal of t...