Dr Ai Ni Teoh ~ Academic Head for School of Social and Health Sciences/Senior Lecturer Psychology

Dr Teoh completed her PhD (Health and Social Psychology) at North Dakota State University, USA. During her PhD studies, she received a Graduate Assistantship and Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. After being awarded her PhD, Dr Teoh joined Heriot-Watt University (Malaysia Campus; HWUM) as an Assistant Professor before joining James Cook University (Singapore Campus) as a Senior Lecturer in 2018.

Dr Teoh is a researcher in health and social psychology. Her research focuses mainly on psychological and cardiovascular responses to stress, and hence she develops two specific lines of research. In one line of research, she examines the social comforting and social encouragement effects of social support in response to stress. In a related line of research, she focuses on the benefits of online social support. Her Master’s and PhD dissertations both focused on social support effects on cardiovascular responses to stress. At HWUM, she received a research grant from the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, to conduct a project that investigated the stress responses and well-being of women leaders. In addition to her main research focus, Dr Teoh has developed a research interest in energy behavior and attitudes toward renewable energy. She has been collaborating with engineers on several research grants related to techno-psychosocial implications of renewable energy.

Dr Teoh is seeking expressions of interest from potential PhD students who wish to work in the area of women leadership and stress responses. 

Teaching

• PY2104: Connecting Social, Psychological and Physical Health (Level 2; SIN)
• PY2106: Through the Looking Glass: Development across the Lifespan (Level 2; TSV)
• PY4404: Foundations of Research Methods and Statistics (Level 4; SIN)

Interests

Research

• Social encouragement and social comforting effects of social support
• Cardiovascular and psychological responses to stress
• Online social support
• Bedtime procrastination
• Attitudes toward renewable energy

Experience

• 2018 to present - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Singapore)
• 2017 to 2018 - Programme Director, Psychology Undergraduate Programmes, Heriot-Watt University (Malaysia)
• 2015 to 2018 - Assistant Professor, Heriot-Watt University (Malaysia)
• 2007 to 2010 - Lecturer, James Cook University (Singapore)

Research Disciplines

• Social and personality psychology (5205)
• Clinical and health psychology (5203)
• Applied and developmental psychology (5201)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• education and training (1699)
• Expanding knowledge (2801)

Memberships

• 2019 - Asian Association of Social Psychology (Member)
• 2011 - Association for Psychological Science (Member)

Other

• 2018 - Fledge Funding, Energy Academy, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom; Project Title: Large Scale Solar Power: Solutions and Techno Social-Economic Implications to Malaysia in Meeting World Energy Challenges by 2030.
• 2017 to 2018 - Global Challenges Research Workshop Project Support Funding, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom; Project Title: Bajau, The Lonely Island - A *Disruptive Model to Reconnect Unconnected Community
• 2016 to 2018 - Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia; Project Title: Developing A Novel Model of Attributes and Well-being of Women Leaders in STEM
• 2014 to 2015 - Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Graduate School, North Dakota State University
• 2010 to 2014 - Graduate Assistantship, North Dakota State University
• 2004 to 2006 - Graduate Research Scholarship, National University of Singapore

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Seet N, Caltabiano N, Teoh A and Lo J (in press) Teacher bullying: the case of Singapore. Educational Review,
• Teoh A (2022) Humility and competence: which attribute affects socialrelationships at work? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (10).
• Teoh A and Wong J (in press) Mindfulness is associated with better sleep quality in young adults by reducing boredom and bedtime procrastination. Behavioral Sleep Medicine,
• Teoh A, Ooi E and Chan A (2021) Boredom affects sleep quality: the serial mediation effect of inattention and bedtime procrastination. Personality and Individual Differences, 171.
• Teoh A, Go Y and Yap T (2020) Is Malaysia ready for sustainable energy? Exploring the attitudes toward solar energy and energy behaviors in Malaysia. World, 1 (2). pp. 90-103
• Teoh A, Go Y and Yap T (2020) Psychosocial implications of large-scale implementations of solar power in Malaysia. Technologies, 8 (2).
• Teoh A and Hilmert C (2018) Social support as a comfort or an encouragement: a systematic review on the contrasting effects of social support on cardiovascular reactivity. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23 (4). pp. 1040-1065
• Hilmert C, Kvasnicka-Gates L, Teoh A, Bresin K and Fiebiger S (2016) Major flood related strains and pregnancy outcomes. Health Psychology, 35 (11). pp. 1189-1196
• Teoh A, Chong L, Yip C, Lee P and Wong J (2015) Gender as moderator of the effects of online social support from friends and strangers: a study of Singaporean college students. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 4 (4). pp. 254-266
• Hilmert C, Teoh A and Roy M (2014) Effort and negative affect interact to predict cardiovascular responses to stress. Psychology and Health, 29 (1). pp. 64-80

Book Chapters

• Teoh A, Kaur D, Dillon R and Hristova D (2020) Developing Gaming Instinctual Motivation Scale (GIMS): item development and pre-testing. In: Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design. International Series on Computer Entertainment and Media Technology. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 163-182

Conference Papers

• Arushi , Dillon R and Teoh A (2021) Real-time stress detection model and voice analysis: an integrated VR based game for training public speaking skills. Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Conference on Games. 17-20 August 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 17+ research outputs authored by Dr Ai Ni Teoh from 2009 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• A Virtual Reality Approach to Improving Public Speaking Skills (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Breaking down the mindfulness construct and examining factors influencing mindfulness (PhD , Secondary Advisor)