Dr. Dean Miller
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Exercise Science), PhD.
Senior Lecturer
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences
Appleton Institute
- d.j.miller@cqu.edu.au
- ORCID: 0000-0003-3869-4346
- 0883784543
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
Research Interests
Sports science and exercise - Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified
Clinical and health psychology - Health psychology
Other psychology - Other psychology not elsewhere classified
Sport Psychology