Dan Miller, PhD, BPsych(Hons), BA-BJourn, is a Lecturer in Psychology at James Cook University. His primary areas of research are sex, media, and mental health, with particular focus on pornography use and its impact on behaviours and attitudes. This research has been featured in 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 teaching in higher education. He is the Australian collaborator on the International Sex Survey, a large-scale survey tracking sexual wellbeing in over 40 nations. 

Teaching

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

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

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

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)
• Public health (2004)

Awards

• 2022 - ECR Open Access Champion (Overall Winner)
• 2020 - ECR Open Access Champion (Highly Commended)
• 2017 - Inclusive Practice Award

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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 Stubbings-Laverty R (2022) Does Pornography Misinform Consumers? The Association between Pornography Use and Porn-Congruent Sexual Health Beliefs. Sexes, 3 (4). pp. 578-592
• 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

Book Chapters

• Miller D and Anderson R (2022) Men’s Sexual Preferences. In: The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology. Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology, 2. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 3-23

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 31+ research outputs authored by Dr Daniel Miller from 2013 onwards.

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Current

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

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