Portrait of Dr. Dean Miller

Dr. Dean Miller

Bachelor of Psychological Science (Exercise Science), PhD.

Senior Lecturer & Graduate Research Lead

School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences

Appleton Institute


About Me

Dr. Dean J. Miller is a sleep and performance scientist with extensive experience in academia, industry, and high-performance environments. With expertise in laboratory and field protocols, Dean's research bridges psychology and physiology, focusing on sleep, performance, and health-related behaviours.

General

Media Citations

Authored Print Media:

  • The Conversation; “Sleep tourism promises the trip of your dreams. Beyond the hype plus 5 tips for a holiday at home”.
  • The Conversation - “Jetlag hits differently depending on your travel direction. Here are 6 tips to get over it”.
  • The Conversation - “LED face masks are popular on social media for glowing skin – but they could disrupt your sleep?”
  • Myths of Sport Performance - Book Chapter, Chapter 16 - Sleep Myths. 
  • Sportsmith - “Navigating the options for sleep monitoring and wearables in elite sport.”

Featured Print Media:

  • Australian Financial Review - “A sleep scientist explains how to beat jet lag”.
  • Australian Financial Review - “What science says about sleep trackers”.
  • Only Sports Media - “3 fundamentals of a good night’s sleep that athletes swear by”.
  • Sportsmith - “Research Review - A validation of six wearable devices for estimating sleep, heart rate and heart rate variability in healthy adults”.

Podcasts:

  • CQUniversity IMPACT Podcast - “Sleep biodata key to COVID-19 challenges.”
  • Bite Me Nutrition Podcast - “Recovery Science with Dr Dean Miller”
  • The Fitness and Lifestyle Podcast - “Dr. Dean Miller explains how to enhance recovery and performance through optimising sleep”
  • These Lads are Mental (Health) Podcast - “Optimising sleep for Sleep and Mental Health”
  • The Jordan Checker Podcast - “Sleep Expert’s Guide to Sleeping Better for Longer”
  • Keegan & Co. Podcast - “Unlocking the Secrets of Sleep - A Live Interview with a sleep scientist”
  • Under Pressure Medicine Podcast - “Sleep tactics for shift workers from a sleep scientist”
  • The Run Home with Joel & Fletch -“Sleep specialist Dr Dean Miller on the importance of sleep and working with the Sea Eagles in Vegas”.

Radio:

  • ABC Radio National - Three live-to-air pieces related to sleep, aforementioned Conversation articles, and preparations for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  • ABC Capital City Stations - Separate live-to-air pieces covering ABC Sydney, ABC Melbourne, ABC Perth, ABC Hobart, and ABC Adelaide, respectively.
  • ABC Regional - Live to air pieces with ABC Capricornia and ABC Far North. 
  • Sports Entertainment Network - Live to air piece feature slot on The Run Home with Joel & Fletch.
  • JOY Drive Radio - Two live to air pieces on the Daily Drive Show.

Television:

  • Channel 7's Sunrise National -  recorded piece to camera titled “Sleep Tech Boom”.
  • Channel 9‘s The Morning Show - live studio piece to air titled “Shiftwork and your Sleep”
  • ABC News Breakfast National - recorded piece to camera titled “Sleep tourism”.
  • WIN News Queensland - recorded piece to camera titled “Physical activity and Sleep”.
  • CBS News - research feature “Smartwatches can help detect COVID-19 days before symptoms appear”.
  • Good Morning America - research feature “Researchers investigate whether wearable apps could unveil hidden coronavirus cases”
  • CNBC TV - “research feature Smartwatches could help detect and track COVID — here's what the research shows”

Previous teaching

CQUniversity - College of Psychology:

  • Fundamentals In Psychology | 2019
  • Health And Sport Psychology | 2019
  • Introduction To Data Analysis | 2019
  • Social Foundations of Psychology* | 2019, 2020
  • Applied Sport Psychology | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Health And Sport Psychology | 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Wellbeing Initiatives: Local & Global Scales* | 2023
  • Research Development Activities | 2024

Research Supervision

Accreditation

I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:

  • 3206 Medical Biotechnology
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 4299 Other health sciences
  • 5299 Other psychology

Current Capacity

I am currently available to supervise more research candidates

Research Interests

Health Sciences

Sports science and exercise - Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified

Psychology

Clinical and health psychology - Health psychology

Psychology

Other psychology - Other psychology not elsewhere classified
Sport Psychology

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Teaching

Higher Education

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Vocational Education and Training

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