Dr Smita Singh ~ Senior Lecturer Psychology

Dr Singh’s Doctoral research focus was studying the effects of psychological distance on construal and judgement of organizational leaders. This research is now extending into exploring group-related domains of decision making, social judgement, and impression formation.

Apart from her academic work experiences, she has spent time working with children with special needs at Varanasi and also worked with an organizational development consultancy firm based in Hyderabad, India.

She aims to bring this medley of experiences to her lectures and provide students with diverse, active, and engaging classroom learning experiences

Teaching

• PY3105: Working it: Psychology in the Work Force (Level 3; SIN)
• PY5411: Consumer Psychology (Level 5; SIN)

Interests

Research

• Prosocial Behaviour Leadership Research: Perception and Judgment of Leaders in Different Domains. Interpersonal Judgment & Decision Making. Student Evaluation of Teaching. Social Cognition and Application of Construal Theories -I am currently seeking expressions of interest from motivated PhD candidates who share similar research interest.

Teaching

• Introduction to Psychology; Social Psychology; Advances in Social Psychology and Research Methods and Organisational Psychology

Experience

• 2016 to present - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University Singapore (Singapore)
• 2010 to 2015 - Lecturer, James Cook University (Singapore)
• 2006 to 2009 - Teaching Assistantship, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Research Disciplines

• Clinical and health psychology (5203)
• Social and personality psychology (5205)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)
• Public health (2004)
• Provision of health and support services (2003)

Awards

• 2015 - Best Research Paper Award at Asian Congress of Applied Psychology (ACAP 2015) at Singapore

Memberships

• 2007 to 2015 - Member of Association for Psychological Science
• 2011 to 2014 - Member of Asian Association of Social Psychology
• 2012 to 2013 - Member of the International Congress of Psychology

Other

• 2012 - Research Grant at JCU Singapore
• 2011 - Research Grant at JCU Singapore
• 2008 - Graduate Research Support Scheme, NUS Doctoral Research Grant for field work
• 2005 to 2009 - Graduate Research Scholarship- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences(FASS), National University of Singapore (NUS)
• 2002 to 2004 - Teaching Assistantship during MPhil at Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Powai, India

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

• Keerthigha C and Singh S (2023) The effect of teaching style and academic motivation on student evaluation of teaching: Insights from social cognition. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
• Tan M and Singh S (2022) Drivers of Prosocial Behavior: Exploring the Role of Mindset and Perceived Cost. Current Research in Social Psychology, 31 (3). pp. 28-38
• Li W, Singh S and Keerthigha C (2021) A cross-cultural study of filial piety and palliative care knowledge: moderating effect of culture and universality of filial piety. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.
• Li W, Chhabra J and Singh S (2021) Palliative care education and its effectiveness: a systematic review. Public Health, 194. pp. 96-108
• Singh R, Wegener D, Sankaran K, Singh S, Lin P, Seow M, Teng J and Shuli S (2015) On the importance of trust in interpersonal attraction from attitude similarity. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 32 (6). pp. 829-850
• Singh S, Mak W, Ko C, Choo S and Suárez L (2012) The role of morality in driving our social support decisions. International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research, 53. pp. 59-63

Book Chapters

• Singh S (2018) Understanding the Indian worker: role of Indian thought and Indian psychology. In: Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Intercultural Psychology. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 99-117
• Singh S (2013) Perception and metaperception of leaders: trust and respect as mediators. In: Towards Social Harmony: A New Mission in Asian Social Psychology . Progress in Asian Social Psychology Series, 9. Education Science Publishing House, pp. 5-23

Conference Papers

• Ganesan M and Singh S (2015) Exploring the relationship between abstract mindedness, self-regulation, and prosocial behaviour. Proceedings of the Asian Congress of Applied Psychology. In: ACAP 2015: Asian Congress of Applied Psychology, 19-20 May 2015, Singapore
• Tan T and Singh S (2015) Exploring the relationship between attitude similarity, likeability,and construal of student leaders. Proceedings of the Asian Congress of Applied Psychology. In: ACAP 2015: Asian Congress of Applied Psychology, 19-20 May 2015, Singapore
• Elango S, Singh S, Yap J and Filho A (2013) Role of affect in construal of life stressors. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology (CBP 2013). 25-26 February 2013, Singapore
• Teoh Y and Singh S (2013) Abstract mindset encourages prosocial behaviour. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology (CBP 2013). 25-26 February 2013, Singapore

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 18+ research outputs authored by Dr Smita Singh 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

• Promoting adolescents' well-being through a gratitude intervention (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Social Media Use and Prosocial Behaviour (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• A Study on Helicopter Parenting in Singapore (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Am I Competent Enough? A Mixed-method Study Exploring Trainee Counsellors' Phenomenological Hindering Self-awareness Experiences and the Influence on Counselling Self-Efficacy during Counsellor Training (PhD , Secondary Advisor)