About

James is a Professor of health psychology at James Cook University, an Adjunct Professor at The University of Western Australia, and an Honorary Research Associate at Telethon Kids Institute. He is a co-director of the award-winning Psychology of Active, Healthy Living (PAHL) group. PAHL is a cross-institutional health psychology group involving James Cook University, the University of Western Australia, and Telethon Kids Institute. In his role in PAHL, James works with researchers, students, industry, government, the non-profit sector, and the media to improve health outcomes in various populations.

PAHL's (and James's) mission is to harness the 'power of people' to promote mental and physical health in people from all walks of life. The group has developed, delivered, and evaluated numerous community programs that have helped thousands of Australians to live happier and healthier lives. Among other things, PAHL has helped people to lose weight, improve their mental health, make better dietary choices, be more physically active, and feel less stressed at work and home.

James has published in excess of 135 articles in peer-reviewed journals, has written or edited dozens of books or book chapters, and has won over $4 million in competitive research funding. He has supervised (to completion) in excess of 60 research students, and has won multiple awards for his teaching and student support. James is most interested in translational health psychology, undertaking research at all ends of the bench-to-bedside spectrum with an eye to community impact. In 2019, he was recognised as a University of Western Australia Innovation Fellow due to his--and PAHL's--work on novel community health interventions.

James is a member of the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, a member of the Mental Health & Exercise Research Group, an affiliate member of the Researchers in Behavior Sequence Analysis group, and an international faculty member of the Motivation in Educational Research Laboratory. He is Chair of JCU's Department of Psychology Research Committee, a JCU College of Healthcare Sciences Ethics Advisor, and the JCU College of Healthcare Sciences Research Integrity Advisor. James previously served as an Associate Editor for Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport as well as Psychology of Sport and Exercise. He is currently Deputy Editor at Stress & Health and also sits on the Advisory Board at Australian Journal of Psychology. James serves on the Editorial Boards for International Review of Sport and Exericse Psychology; Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology; and Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology.

 

Teaching
  • PY2104: Health Psychology (Level 2; SIN & TSV)
Interests
Research
  • Health psychology
  • Health promotion
  • Mental health
  • Physical health
  • Translational research
Experience
  • 2020 to present - Professor, James Cook University (Townsville)
  • 2021 to 2024 - Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia (Perth, Western Australia)
  • 2005 to 2020 - Lecturer - Assoc. Professor, University of Western Australia (Perth, Western Australia)
Socio-Economic Objectives
Honours
Awards
  • 2018 - PAHL - Research Excellence Award, WA Alcohol and Other Drug Conference
  • 2018 - PAHL - UWA Faculty Award for Media Engagement
  • 2017 - UWA Excellence in Student Support Award.
  • 2011 - UWA Excellence in Coursework Teaching Award
Fellowships
  • 2019 to 2020 - UWA Innovation Fellow
Other
  • 2013 to 2020 - Editorial Board - Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
  • 2013 to 2020 - Editorial Board - International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • 2018 to 2019 - Guest Editor - Nutrients
  • 2013 to 2018 - Associate Editor - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
  • 2014 to 2016 - Editorial Board - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Publications

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 110+ research outputs authored by Prof James Dimmock from 2014 onwards.

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Australian Health Research Alliance - Women's Health Research Translation Network (WHRTN)

Social influences on mothers? ratings of maternal-fetal attachment

Indicative Funding
$10,000 over 1 year
Summary
This project will use an ecological momentary assessment design to examine connections between maternal mental health, social support, and maternal-fetal attachment/bond.
Investigators
Sam Teague, James Dimmock and Cate Nagle (College of Healthcare Sciences)
Keywords
Maternal; Attachment; Ecolofical Momentary Assessment; Mental Health; Bonding; Microlongtudinal
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Current
  • Qualitative Case Studies on the Recovery Journeys of High-Profile Persons Post-Public Disclosure of Egregious Acts (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
  • The Influence of an Online Peer Support Initiative on maternal Psychologicial Wellbeing during the Perinatal Period (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
  • The impact that Character Strengths have on the Longevity and Job Satisfaction of Australian Teachers (Masters , Primary Advisor)
  • Exploring workplace gratitude through the lens of Self-Determination Theory (Masters , Primary Advisor)
  • The smart use of smart phones: A self-determination theory intervention on social media involvement and well-being (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
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  • 5+ collaborations
  • 4 collaborations
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  • 2 collaborations
  • 1 collaboration
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