JCU Singapore School of Social and Health Sciences

Yuto Yasuda

Yuto Yasuda

Jonathan Chia

Jonathan Chia

Kaiqin Chan

Kaiqin Chan

Maria Hennessy

Maria Hennessy

Chris Lo

Chris Lo

Smita Singh

Smita Singh

Yong Jie Yow

Yong Jie Yow

Nigel Marsh

Nigel Marsh

Frederick P.K Low

Frederick P.K Low

Patrick Lin

Patrick Lin

Alexandra Beauregard's Visit to JCUS
Sherry Aw
03 May 2026 - 10 May 2026
Professor Alexandra Beauregard, from the University of London, is intending to visit Singapore from 3rd to 10th May (Days in JCUS: 4th-8th May) to conduct a series of workshops and talks for our research faculty and post-graduate students. Her visit will coincide with Prof Eddy Ng and the PCC Cluster Research Soiree. Please see attached supporting document for proposed activities and workshops, intended audience, expected outcome, and budget
The “Wake-Up Call”: Understanding sleep difficulties in Singapore’s Adolescents and facilitators and barriers to implementation of a sleep intervention programme
Nigel Marsh
01 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2027
The primary aim is to explore the experiences and perceptions of adolescents and parents to identify the facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a sleep wellness programme. The secondary aim is to explore the nature of sleep difficulties in local adolescents across age ranges, academic and socio-economic backgrounds. This qualitative research project will be conducted through individual semi-structured interviews with adolescents 10-17 years old and focus group discussions for parents with adolescents. Data will be analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The findings will be used to guide the design of an effective and sustainable school and community-based sleep wellness programme catered for local adolescents.
11th European Conference on Positive Psychology - Conference Application
Maria Hennessy
06 Jul 2024 - 15 Jul 2024
Conference funding is requested for attendance at the 11th European Conference on Positive Psychology which is being held in July, 2024 in Innsbruck, Australia. This is a biannual conference which attracts the leading global researchers in the field. We have had a poster presentation accepted for the conference, based on JCUS research investigation wellbeing in Singapore.
Examining employer’s attitudes and behaviours towards migrant domestic workers
Sherry Aw
02 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Development of a new scale to measure employer attitudes and behaviours towards migrant domestic workers. Scale will subsequently be used to investigate how employer attitudes and behaviours relate to the mental health and well-being of MDWs
Temasek Foundation Youth Connect Restful Minds Initiative: Tier 3 (moderate intensity services)
Nigel Marsh
01 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2026
This project involves the training and evaluation of a sleep intervention for youth in Singapore. Following the Singapore Ministry of Health's Tiered Care Model for Mental Health Care Delivery, the intervention will be a Tier 3 (moderate intensity services) intervention. Clinical psychologists will be trained to implement the Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction (TranS-C) for Youth. Programme evaluation will be undertaken for both (a) the training of the clinical psychologists and (b) the clinical outcomes of their clients.
Temasek Foundation Youth Connect Programme
Nigel Marsh
01 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2026
The Temasek Foundation Youth Connect Programme aims to provide early recognition and early intervention for distressed adolescents. This 4-year pilot programme is an initiative by KKH and the Temasek Foundation. One of the objectives of the programme is to build the capacity of school counsellors and community mental health practitioners to deliver evidence-based, psychological brief interventions from a process-based approach to augment the existing basic emotional support services. JCUS staff will develop the interventions and train the school counsellors and mental health workers (Dr Riard), evaluate the training (Dr Ng) and evaluate the clinical outcomes for the adolescents (Prof. Marsh).
KKH-CCF Psychosocial and Supportive Care Programme for Paediatric Oncology
Nigel Marsh
01 May 2025 - 31 Jan 2027
In collaboration with the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, the Children's Cancer Foundation funded the Psychosocial and Supportive Care Programme for Paediatric Oncology. The aim of this programme is to develop a holistic paediatric oncology and supportive care programme. This project is a collaboration between the KKH Psychology Service and JCUS clinical psychology staff to develop and evaluate relevant psychological interventions.
Understanding Attitudes and Perceptions of Mental Health amongst Middle-Aged Women in Singapore
Sherry Aw
15 Aug 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
This is a joint project with the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO), who we are signing an MOU with. SCWO has agreed to fund research assistants for this project, which involves data collection, analyses, and the write-up of a White Paper as well as scientific journal articles. The aims of the project are: 1. to examine the awareness and utilization of mental health services among middle-aged women in Singapore. 2. To examine the determinants of mental health attitudes and support seeking, such as mental health stigma and male allyship. The outcomes of the project are aimed to be published as part of a White Paper that will be presented to various ministries in Singapore on topics such as gender equality and mental health, and we also target the publication of scientific journal articles. Any data arising from this project will be owned by both JCU and SCWO, and both parties are responsible for the storage of the data. The roles of JCUS members in the research team are as follows: 1. Sherry Aw - Main liaison, overseeing the project from conceptualization, survey drafting, data collection, data analysis, and eventual write-up of the white paper and subsequent publications. 2. Ng Da Xuan - aid in data collection, conceptualization, write-up of the white paper and subsequent publications 3. Ai Ni Teoh - aid in write-up of the white paper and subsequent publications 4. Research assistants - to aid in data collection and write-up of the white paper.
Title: Graduate Certificate of Education (Tertiary Teaching), James Cook University
Reseracher: Denise Dillon (Acting Dean Research/Associate Dean Research Education / Associate Professor Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2003
End Date: 01 Jan 2005
Title: Bachelor of Psychology (Hons Class 1)/ Bachelor of Social Science - English Literature , James Cook University
Reseracher: Denise Dillon (Acting Dean Research/Associate Dean Research Education / Associate Professor Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1999
End Date: 01 Jan 2003
Title: Professional Editing and Proofreading Certificate, Australian College of Journalism, Thomson Education Direct
Reseracher: Denise Dillon (Acting Dean Research/Associate Dean Research Education / Associate Professor Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2007
End Date: 01 Jan 2007
Title: Joint Higher Degree by Research Conference (2021-2024)
Reseracher: Denise Dillon (Acting Dean Research/Associate Dean Research Education / Associate Professor Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
End Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: PhD NTU: Xu Yue (2023). Examining the impact of time frame on the intention-planning-behavior link for physical activity
Reseracher: Denise Dillon (Acting Dean Research/Associate Dean Research Education / Associate Professor Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
End Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: PhD Deakin University: Adam Christopher Barton (2023). Expanding virtual reality: Regulating attentional states and affective well-being
Reseracher: Denise Dillon (Acting Dean Research/Associate Dean Research Education / Associate Professor Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
End Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Associate Professor Psychology, JCU Singapore
Reseracher: Denise Dillon (Acting Dean Research/Associate Dean Research Education / Associate Professor Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: PhD, VIT, Vellore, India. "Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Divergent Thinking among Adolescents"
Reseracher: Denise Dillon (Acting Dean Research/Associate Dean Research Education / Associate Professor Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2025
End Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: Reviewer Journal of Managerial Psychology
Reseracher: Sherry Aw (Senior Lecturer Psychology)
Title: JCU Singapore Academic of the Year
Reseracher: Denise Dillon (Acting Dean Research/Associate Dean Research Education / Associate Professor Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017