Sherry Aw
- sherry.aw@jcu.edu.au
- Senior Lecturer Psychology
- JCU Singapore School of Social and Health Sciences
Projects
3
Publications
14
Awards
2
Research
Research Interests
Empathy and Emotions
Employee Well-being
Interpersonal Relations
Work-Family Conflict and Enrichment
Remote Working
Projects
Alexandra Beauregard's Visit to JCUS
03 May 2026 - 10 May 2026
Understanding Attitudes and Perceptions of Mental Health amongst Middle-Aged Women in Singapore
15 Aug 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Examining employer’s attitudes and behaviours towards migrant domestic workers
02 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Teaching
Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type
Secondary
Research Advisor Accreditation
Role
Independent Academic
Taught Modules
[PY1102] Exploring Psychology 2Coordinator, Lecturer
2026
[PY5408] Organisational Justice, Equity and InclusionCoordinator, Lecturer
2026
[PY5403] Contemporary Skills for ProfessionalsLecturer, Coordinator
2026
[PY5407] Personnel Assessment, Selection, and DevelopmentLecturer, Coordinator
2026
[PY5406] Organisational Systems: Teams and CultureCoordinator, Lecturer
2026
Current JCU Research Students
Morality's Nudge on Creative Action
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
Operationalizing Trauma-Informed Care: A Socioanalytic Framework for Systemic Organizational change
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
To become the Ocean in a drop: Exploring non-religious spirituality and its drivers of Prosocial behaviour in Singaporean communities
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
Activities
Consultancy
Other Activities
Education
Associations
Awards
Output
Ng, Eddy S.; Stanton, Pauline; Umeh, Chidozie; Bamber, Greg J.; Stone, Dianna; Lukaszewski, Kimberly; Aw, Sherry; Lyons, Sean; Schweitzer, Linda; Ren, Shuang; Ozbilgin, Mustafa; Varma, Arup (2025) 'Megatrends affecting the world of work: Implications for human resource management'. Personnel Review, . [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Cher, Jing En; Barlas, Joanna; Hennessy, Maria; Ramsay, Jonathan E.; Aw, Sherry (2025) 'Staying motivated by anchoring on values: a mixed methods study on the workplace well-being and addiction beliefs of substance use professionals in Singapore'. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 20 . [DOI]
Ilies, Remus; Liu, Yukun; Aw, Sherry; Las Heras, Mireia; Rofcanin, Yasin (2024) 'Why Does Using Personal Strengths at Work Increase Employee Engagement, Who Makes the Most Out of It, and How?'. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 29 (2):113-129. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Tang, Pok Man; Ilies, Remus; Aw, Sherry; Lin, Katrina; Lee, Randy; Trombini, Chiara (2022) 'How and When Service Beneficiaries' Gratitude Enriches Employees' Daily Lives'. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107 (6):987-1008. [DOI]
Aw, Sherry S.Y.; Ilies, Remus; Li, Xinxin; Bakker, Arnold B.; Liu, Xiao-Yu (2021) 'Work-related helping and family functioning: a work-home resources perspective'. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 94 (1):55-79. [DOI]
Aw, Sherry S.Y.; Ilies, Remus; De Pater, Irene E. (2019) 'Dispositional empathy, emotional display authenticity, and employee outcomes'. Journal of Applied Psychology, 105 (9):1036-1046. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Ilies, Remus; Aw, Sherry; Lim, Vivien K.G. (2016) 'A naturalistic multilevel framework for studying transient and chronic effects of psychosocial work stressors on employee health and well-being'. Applied Psychology, 65 (2):223-258. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Lim, Vivien K.G.; Chen, Don; Aw, Sherry; Tan, Mingze (2016) 'Unemployed and exhausted? Job-search fatigue and reemployment quality'. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 92 :68-78. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Ilies, Remus; Pluut, Helen; Aw, Sherry S.Y. (2015) 'Studying employee well-being: Moving forward'. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24 (6):848-852. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Tan, Kenny W.T.; Au, Al K.C.; Cooper-Thomas, Helena D.; Aw, Sherry S.Y. (2015) 'The effect of learning goal orientation and communal goal strivings on newcomer proactive behaviours and learning'. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 89 (2):420-445. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Intraindividual models of employee well-being: What have we learned and where do we go from here?
2015
Ilies, Remus; Aw, Sherry; Pluut, Helen (2015) 'Intraindividual models of employee well-being: What have we learned and where do we go from here?'. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24 (6):827-838. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Aw, Sherry; Ilies, Remus (2025) 'Bad today but not tomorrow: A review of the within-individual antecedents of employee counterproductive work behavior' In: Aw, Sherry, and Ilies, Remus (2025) Bad today but not tomorrow: A review of the within-individual antecedents of employee counterproductive work behavior. In: Dalal, Reeshad S., Jensen, Jaclyn M., and Lim, Sandy, (eds.) Handbook of Counterproductive Work Behavior. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 261-280(Eds.). Handbook of Counterproductive Work Behavior. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar. [DOI]
Book Chapter
ResearchOnline@JCU
Ilies, Remus; Aw, Sherry (2023) 'Employee Work Experiences, Feelings, and Morality' In: Ilies, Remus, and Aw, Sherry (2023) Employee Work Experiences, Feelings, and Morality. In: Worrell, Frank C., (ed.) Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. Oxford Research Encyclopedias . Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK(Eds.). Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press. [DOI]
Book Chapter
ResearchOnline@JCU
Chan, Xi Wen; Brough, Paula; Timms, Carolyn; Aw, Sherry S.Y. (2023) 'The quest for work-life balance' In: Chan, Xi Wen, Brough, Paula, Timms, Carolyn, and Aw, Sherry S.Y. (2023) The quest for work-life balance. In: Ng, Eddy S., Ramsay, Jonathan E., Thirumaran, K., and Wood, Jacob, (eds.) Elgar Companion to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific: An Organizational Psychology Approach. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 200-217(Eds.). Elgar Companion to Managing People Across the Asia-Pacific: An Organizational Psychology Approach. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing. [DOI]
Book Chapter
ResearchOnline@JCU