Overview
Background
Professor in Clinical Psychology at UQ and affiliate Professor at Nottingham Trent University (UK). Her research focuses on social (non-medical) interventions for mental health such as music, arts and nature based programs.
- Course Convenor:
PSYC7291 Cognitive Behaviour Therapies for Adults
PSYC3102 Psychopathology
- Journals:
Associate Editor, Psychology of Music
- Professional Roles:
Cuture and the Arts on Prescription lead, Australian Social Prescribing Institute for Research and Education (ASPIRE)
Member, Arts Health Network QLD (AHNQ) committee.
Availability
- Professor Genevieve Dingle is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Evaluation of a 10-site trial of social prescribing for families and young people experiencing social disconnection in QLD
Professor Dingle is leading a multi-disciplinary team of researchers (psychology, social work, health economy, health policy) to evaluate this single arm trial of Link Worker mediated social prescribing through Neighbourhood Centres in 10 sites around QLD. Half of the sites are in outer metropolitan areas, and the other half are in regional and rural areas. The evaluation will include quantitative, qualitative, health economic and implementation aspects (funded by a tender from QLD Department of Families to ASPIRE and UQ, 2025-2027, supplemented by 2 Winter scholarships and 1 Summer scholarship supported by UQ Health, Medicine and Behavioral Sciences faculty and the School of Psychology. Outputs: protocol available as a preprint. Interim report submitted to QLD Gov March 2026. Final report due March 2027.
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Sharper Minds: A Mental Health Prevention Package for University Students Targeting Multiple Self-Care Behaviours
Supported by $780K 2023-2028 strategic funding from UQ VC and Office of the DVC(Academic) and seed funding from UQ Health and Allianz Care (2020-2022). Professor Dingle leads this interdisciplinary collaboration between students, researchers (UQ, Griffith University), staff of UQ Student Services, and GPs and other health professionals at UQ Health Centre. The package features co-designed materials to increase students' mental health literacy, offering a self-monitoring e-tool, 8 online self-paced modules, and 6 short courses to improve health and self-care behaviours to prevent mental health problems and promote academic success. The project has strong research and practice training components, including Honours, Masters and PhD thesis students and Masters in Psychology, Dietetics, and Exercise Physiology students who deliver the courses as part of their supervised practicum placements. Outputs: 8 scholarly papers, 5 reports, conference symposia, invited keynote addresses, 2 PHD and 4 Masters thesis completions, 20+ Honours thesis completions.
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Groups for Belonging: a parallel cluster randomised controlled trial of a group-based loneliness intervention for people attending treatment for AOD use
Professor Dingle is CIC on this project funded NHMRC $1.29M over 4 years to support a cluster randomised controlled trial of the Groups 4 Belonging program (Dingle, Ingram, Haslam & Kelly, 2019) in multiple AOD services in NSW, VIC, QLD and ACT. University of Wollongong is the administering institution. Outputs: Protocol paper, research presentations
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Enhancing neurodivergent student success through wellbeing: Protocol for a quasi-experimental evaluation of the Tuned In Connect program across three Australian universities
Tuned In (Dingle, 2009) is a group emotion regulation intervention that uses participant selected music listening to evoke emotions in session. It has been evaluated with adolescents in mainstream schools, at risk adolescents in community services, and in international and domestic university students. Neurodivergent student partners helped to adapt the program to meet their interests and needs. This 5-session Tuned In Connect program is currently being evaluated with neurodivergent university students at the University of QLD, Melbourne and Newcastle, supported by a $150K grant from the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (Curtin University). Outputs to date: protocol paper, conference symposium, Masters thesis.
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Controlled trial examining the strength-based grit wellbeing and self-regulation program for young people in residential settings for substance use
Quinn, Catherine A., Walter, Zoe C., de Andrade, Dominique, Dingle, Genevieve, Haslam, Catherine and Hides, Leanne (2022). Controlled trial examining the strength-based grit wellbeing and self-regulation program for young people in residential settings for substance use. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (21) 13835, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192113835
2022
Journal Article
Social prescribing link workers-A qualitative Australian perspective
Sharman, Leah S., McNamara, Niamh, Hayes, Shaun and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2022). Social prescribing link workers-A qualitative Australian perspective. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30 (6), 1-10. doi: 10.1111/hsc.14079
2022
Journal Article
An update on loneliness theory and practice for health professionals
Dingle, Genevieve A. and Groarke, Jenny M. (2022). An update on loneliness theory and practice for health professionals. Behaviour Change, 39 (3) PII S0813483922000195, 131-133. doi: 10.1017/bec.2022.19
2022
Book
Existential Concerns and Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures: An Integrative Approach to Mental Health
Ross G. Menzies, Rachel E. Menzies and Genevieve A. Dingle eds. (2022). Existential Concerns and Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures: An Integrative Approach to Mental Health. New York, NY, United States: Springer.
2022
Journal Article
A controlled evaluation of the effect of social prescribing programs on loneliness for adults in Queensland, Australia (protocol)
Dingle, G. A., Sharman, L. S., Hayes, S., Chua, D., Baker, J. R., Haslam, C., Jetten, J., Haslam, S. A., Cruwys, T. and McNamara, N. (2022). A controlled evaluation of the effect of social prescribing programs on loneliness for adults in Queensland, Australia (protocol). BMC Public Health, 22 (1) 1384, 1384. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13743-3
2022
Journal Article
Loneliness, belonging, and mental health in australian university students pre- and post-COVID-19
Dingle, Genevieve A., Han, Rong and Carlyle, Molly (2022). Loneliness, belonging, and mental health in australian university students pre- and post-COVID-19. Behaviour Change, 39 (3) PII S0813483922000067, 1-11. doi: 10.1017/bec.2022.6
2022
Journal Article
Verbalisation of attention regulation strategies and background music enhance extinction learning and retention
Waters, Allison M., McCann, Amanda, Kapnias, Rachel and Dingle, Genevieve (2022). Verbalisation of attention regulation strategies and background music enhance extinction learning and retention. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 150 104037, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104037
2022
Journal Article
Exploring links between social identity, emotion regulation, and loneliness in those with and without a history of mental illness
Hayes, Shaun, Carlyle, Molly, Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine and Dingle, Genevieve (2022). Exploring links between social identity, emotion regulation, and loneliness in those with and without a history of mental illness. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61 (3), 701-734. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12358
2022
Journal Article
Music listening as a coping resource in domestic and international university students
Vidas, Dianna, Nelson, Nicole L. and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2022). Music listening as a coping resource in domestic and international university students. Psychology of Music, 50 (6), 030573562110669-1836. doi: 10.1177/03057356211066964
2022
Book Chapter
Social prescribing: a review of the literature
Dingle, Genevieve A. and Sharman, Leah S. (2022). Social prescribing: a review of the literature. Existential concerns and cognitive-behavioral procedures: an integrative approach to mental health. (pp. 135-149) edited by Ross G. Menzies, Rachel E. Menzies and Genevieve A. Dingle. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-06932-1_8
2021
Other Outputs
Sharper Minds 2021 Pilot Report
Dingle, G.A., Hodges, J., Hides, L., McKimmie, B., Gomersall, S., Beckman, E., Birch, S., Smith, S., Zurynski, Y., Maccallum, F., Bentley, S., Wright, O., Walter, Z. and Alhadad, S. (2021). Sharper Minds 2021 Pilot Report.
2021
Conference Publication
Longitudinal study of the impact of COVID-19 on stress, loneliness and risky drinking in university students
Dingle, Genevieve A., Han, Rong and Carlyle, Molly (2021). Longitudinal study of the impact of COVID-19 on stress, loneliness and risky drinking in university students. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13384
2021
Conference Publication
FullFix: A Pilot trial of a telephone delivered transdiagnostic intervention for comorbid substance and mental health problems in young people
Walter, Zoe C., Quinn, Catherine A., Dingle, Genevieve A., Pocuca, Nina, Baker, Amanda L., Beck, Alison K., De Andrade, Dominique, Toombs, Maree and Hides, Leanne (2021). FullFix: A Pilot trial of a telephone delivered transdiagnostic intervention for comorbid substance and mental health problems in young people. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2021
Journal Article
FullFix: a randomised controlled trial of a telephone delivered transdiagnostic intervention for comorbid substance and mental health problems in young people
Walter, Zoe, Quinn, Catherine A., Dingle, Genevieve, Pocuca, Nina, Baker, Amanda L., Beck, Alison, De Andrade, Dominique, Toombs, Maree and Hides, Leanne (2021). FullFix: a randomised controlled trial of a telephone delivered transdiagnostic intervention for comorbid substance and mental health problems in young people. BMJ Open, 11 (10) e045607, e045607. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045607
2021
Journal Article
How do music activities affect health and well-being? A scoping review of studies examining psychosocial mechanisms
Dingle, Genevieve A., Sharman, Leah S., Bauer, Zoe, Beckman, Emma, Broughton, Mary, Bunzli, Emma, Davidson, Robert, Draper, Grace, Fairley, Sheranne, Farrell, Callyn, Flynn, Libby Maree, Gomersall, Sjaan, Hong, Mengxun, Larwood, Joel, Lee, Chiying, Lee, Jennifer, Nitschinsk, Lewis, Peluso, Natalie, Reedman, Sarah Elizabeth, Vidas, Dianna, Walter, Zoe C. and Wright, Olivia Renee Louise (2021). How do music activities affect health and well-being? A scoping review of studies examining psychosocial mechanisms. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 713818, 713818. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.713818
2021
Journal Article
Systematic review: diabetes family conflict in young people with type 1 diabetes
Hickling, Anna, Dingle, Genevieve A., Barrett, Helen L. and Cobham, Vanessa E. (2021). Systematic review: diabetes family conflict in young people with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46 (9) jsab052, 1091-1109. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab052
2021
Journal Article
“It’s not the same”: A comparison of the psychological needs satisfied by musical group activities in face to face and virtual modes
Draper, Grace and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2021). “It’s not the same”: A comparison of the psychological needs satisfied by musical group activities in face to face and virtual modes. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 646292, 646292. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646292
2021
Journal Article
Long-term antidepressant use in general practice: a qualitative study of GPs' views on discontinuation
Donald, Maria, Partanen, Riitta, Sharman, Leah, Lynch, Johanna, Dingle, Genevieve A., Haslam, Catherine and van Driel, Mieke (2021). Long-term antidepressant use in general practice: a qualitative study of GPs' views on discontinuation. British Journal of General Practice, 71 (708), BJGP.2020.0913-e516. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2020.0913
2021
Journal Article
Music listening as a strategy for managing COVID-19 stress in first-year university students
Vidas, Dianna, Larwood, Joel L., Nelson, Nicole L. and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2021). Music listening as a strategy for managing COVID-19 stress in first-year university students. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 647065, 647065. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647065
2021
Journal Article
The effects of emotionally congruent sad music listening in young adults high in rumination
Larwood, Joel L. and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2021). The effects of emotionally congruent sad music listening in young adults high in rumination. Psychology of Music, 50 (1), 218-229. doi: 10.1177/0305735620988793
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Genevieve Dingle is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of community singing group leaders in fostering social identification and mental health and wellbeing outcomes among group participants
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating social health and wellbeing outcomes associated with involvement in community based, group music making activities: Development and validation of a conceptual model and measurement tool
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chiara Broccatelli, Associate Professor Mary Broughton
Completed supervision
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2026
Doctor Philosophy
Mental health literacy, help-seeking, self-care, and peer support among university students
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zoe Walter, Dr Fiona Maccallum
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the role of social identity and emotion regulation processes in loneliness and social prescribing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alex Haslam, Dr Molly Carlyle
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The benefits of music use for international students studying in Australia
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Individual Differences in the Judgement and Experience of Musical Affect and Emotion
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eric Vanman
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Arts-Based Groups in Mental Health Recovery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jolanda Jetten
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Transitions through homelessness: The impact of psychosocial factors on well-being and outcomes in a homeless sample
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jolanda Jetten
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Therapeutic Community for Substance Use Disorders: an evaluation of the influence.
Principal Advisor
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2026
Doctor Philosophy
Fit4Study: A Physical Activity Intervention for Undergraduate University Students' Mental Health and Wellbeing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Emma Beckman, Associate Professor Sjaan Gomersall
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Communication, Context and Critique: Understanding Sexual Behaviours in Children and Young People
Associate Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The Transition to Adulthood with Type 1 Diabetes: Understanding the Experience and Supporting Families
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vanessa Cobham
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Individual and Social Factors in Crying Appraisal and Recovery: An Exploration into the Functions of Crying
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eric Vanman
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Personalised treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder: Identification and intervention of target mechanisms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Effect of mood on neural processes underlying the perception of others' pain
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ross Cunnington
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
An Investigation of Motivation and Goal Setting After Acquired Brain Injury: Implications for Rehabilitation.
Associate Advisor
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