JCU > Research Portfolio > Dr Daniel Miller

About

Dr Dan Miller is a Lecturer in Psychology at James Cook University. His primary research focus is on pornography use and its impact on behaviours and attitudes. This research has been featured in a number of media publications including New Scientist, Yahoo News, Fatherly, Inverse, PsyPost, and AskMen. Dr Miller has also been involved with research projects in the areas of wellbeing and assessment of teaching in higher education.

Teaching

PY2107: Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Behaviour (Level 2; SIN)
PY3106: Historical Narratives: Foundations of Modern Psychology (Level 3; CNS)

Interests

Research

Media effects
Sexuality
Social cognition
Wellbeing
Psychometrics

Teaching

Research methods and statistical analysis
History and philosophy of psychology

Experience

2019 to present - Lecturer, Psychology, James Cook University (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Honours

Awards

2020 - ECR Open Access Champion (Highly Commended)
2017 - Inclusive Practice Award

Publications

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

Krause A, Scott W, Foong B, Goh K, Wake S, Miller D and Garvey D (in press) Listening to music to cope with everyday stressors. Musicae Scientiae,
Miller D and McBain K (2022) The content of contemporary, mainstream pornography: a literature review of content analytic studies. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 17 (2).
Miller D, Noble P, Medlen S, Jones K and Munns S (in press) Brief Research Report: Psychometric properties of a cognitive load measure when assessing the load associated with a course. The Journal of Experimental Education,
Li W, Li Y, Yu H, Miller D, Rouen C and Yang F (2021) Mental health of Chinese people during the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with infection severity of region of residence and filial piety. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.
Li W, Yu H, Miller D, Yang F and Rouen C (2020) Novelty seeking and mental health in Chinese university students before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: a longitudinal study. Frontiers in Psychology, 11.
Miller D, Raggatt P and McBain K (2020) A literature review of studies into the prevalence and frequency of men's pornography use. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 15 (4). pp. 502-529
Miller D, Kidd G, Raggatt P, McBain K and Li W (2020) Pornography use and sexism among heterosexual men. Communication Research Reports, 37 (3). pp. 110-121
Miller D, McBain K, Li W and Raggatt P (2019) Pornography, preference for porn‐like sex, masturbation, and men's sexual and relationship satisfaction. Personal Relationships, 26 (1). pp. 93-113
Miller D, Kidd G and Hald G (2019) Measuring self-perceived effects of pornography: a short-form version of the pornography consumption effects scale. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48 (3). pp. 753-761
Miller D, McBain K and Raggatt P (2019) An experimental investigation into pornography's effect on men's perceptions of the likelihood of women engaging in porn-like sex. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8 (4). pp. 365-375
Miller D, Hald G and Kidd G (2018) Self-perceived effects of pornography consumption among heterosexual men. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 19 (3). pp. 469-476
Li W and Miller D (2017) The impact of coping and resilience on anxiety among older Australians. Australian Journal of Psychology, 69 (4). pp. 263-272

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 24+ research outputs authored by Dr Daniel Miller from 2013 onwards.

Current Funding

Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.

Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre Limited - Microfunding Scheme

A pilot study into the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for improving veteran mental health in North Queensland

Indicative Funding: $19,817 over 2 years
Summary: This pilot study aims to test the effectiveness of a MBSR intervention on veteran mental health in North Queensland. MBSR is a clinically standardized 8-week group intervention, with one 2.5-hour session each week and an all-day (6 hours) self-retreat session in week 6. It provides systematic training in mindfulness to improve mental health through self-regulating arousal to stress. Fifty veterans living in Townsville will be recruited to participate in the MBSR intervention. To assess the effectiveness of MBSR, a repeated-measures design will be employed, with mental health outcomes being measured at four timepoints.
Investigators: Wendy Li, Timothy Leow, Sarah Beaney, Alan Nelson and Daniel Miller in collaboration with Satish Karunakaran, Anita Busuttil, Leigh Watson, Mark Tranter, Putina Thaker, Csongor Oltvolgyi, Sarah Kleinman and Merry Leighton (College of Healthcare Sciences, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville Private Clinic, Rosslea Medical Centre, College of Medicine & Dentistry, Open Arms (Australia) and Mindful Leader)
Keywords: Veteran; Mental Health; Mindfulness - based stress reduction; Post - Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Depression; Anxiety

Supervision

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Secondary Advisor.

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

The impact of mental health and associated factors on international students? dropout intentions ? a case for Australian universities (Masters , Secondary Advisor)

Collaboration

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