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MONICA K. MILLER
CURRICULUM VITA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Department of Criminal Justice
Mailstop 214
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557
(775) 784-6021
[email protected]
EMPLOYMENT and POSITIONS (University of Nevada, Reno)
2016-present
Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
Professor, Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Ph.D. Program
2013-present
Director, Criminal Justice MA program
2009-present
Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology
2008, 2013 summer
Instructor, Davidson Academy of Nevada
2008-present
Faculty Associate, Women’s Studies/Gender, Race, and Identity Programs
2005-present
Adjunct Professor, Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies
2004-2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (May, 2004)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Psychology
Major: Social Psychology
Certification: Public Policy and Program Evaluation
Doctoral Dissertation: Use of Religious Appeals in
Closing Arguments: Policy Implications for Judges and
Policy-makers
J.D. (December, 2002)
University of Nebraska College of Law
M.A. (December, 2002)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Psychology
Major: Social Psychology
Thesis: Self-Concept Regulating Mechanisms and
Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs
B. A. Distinction (May, 1998)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Psychology
Major: Psychology
Minors: Sociology, English
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Research interests are in the fields of social psychology, law, and policy; specifically in the areas of legal
decision-making, religion and the legal system, family law, legal regulation of sexual behavior, and
development of policies that promote well-being. Teaching is in the areas of psychology and legal
psychology. In both teaching and research, my focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with
graduate and undergraduate students. The goal of my research lab group is to educate and mentor students
at the undergraduate, MA, and PhD levels through a collaborative, interdisciplinary learning environment.
Monica Miller
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS
Research Awards and Nominations:
2016:
Named Fulbright Specialist Roster candidate
2015:
Nominated for American Psychology-Law Society Book award
2011:
Awarded UNR Regent’s Rising Researcher Award
Nominated for Gordon Allport Prize for best article of the year on intergroup relations (Society
for the Psychological Study Social Issues)
2010:
Awarded American Psychology-Law Society and American Academy of Forensic Psychology
Saleem Shah Early Career Award
Nominated for the Herbert Jacob book prize (Law and Society Association)
Nominated for the American Psychology-Law Society Book award
2008:
Awarded UNR College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Award for Research/Creative Activity
2007:
Nominated for Law and Society Association Article Award
2006:
Nominated for Dennis Leslie Mahoney Legal Theory Award (Julius Stone Institute of
Jurisprudence)
Awarded UNR Jr. Faculty Research Award –HHS Dean’s Award
Nominated for American Association of University Women Emerging Scholars
Teaching and Mentoring Awards and Nominations:
2016: Awarded Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in the Field of Psychology and Law award from
American Psychology-Law Society
2016: Nominated for UNR Outstanding Graduate Student Association Vada Trimble Outstanding
Mentor Award
2012:
Nominated for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award (Society for the Psychological Study
of Social Issues)
2009:
Awarded UNR Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award
Awarded UNR Graduate Student Association Vada Trimble Outstanding Mentor Award
2008:
Nominated for UNR Alan Bible Teaching Award
Fellowships:
2012-2013
2006-2007
International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Oñati Spain
American Association of University Women
Grants and Awards since 2004 (22 grants totaling $203,432; some grants paid housing, travel, in-kind,
etc. not included in dollar amount)
Miller, M. K. (2016). Perceptions of procedural justice of the jury selection process in the U.S., Canada,
and Australia. College of Liberal Arts/Reynolds School of Journalism travel grant. $2696.
Miller, M. K., & Taylor, M. (equal co-PIs) (2016-2017). Factors influencing jury decision making in
criminal cases involving juveniles transferred to adult court. College of Liberal Arts Scholarly
and Creative Activities Program, University of Nevada, Reno. $7622 (includes $3187 match).
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Miller, M. K. (2016-2017). Development and Evaluation of Literacy Program for Youth at Risk of Justice
System Involvement. University of Nevada System of Higher Education Regents Service
Program. $42,500 (+ in-kind).
Miller, M. K., & Taylor, M. (equal co-PIs) (2016-2017). Factors Influencing jury decision making in
criminal cases involving juveniles transferred to adult court. New Scholarly Endeavor award.
University of Nevada, Reno. $2492.
Miller, M. K. (2016). Request to Bring Allison Redlich to Campus. Hilliard Foundation Award,
University of Nevada, Reno. $2,315 (includes $100 match).
Miller, M. K. (2015-2016). Development and Evaluation of Literacy Program for Youth at Risk of Justice
System Involvement. University of Nevada System of Higher Education Regents Service
Program. $38,250 (+ in-kind).
Miller, M. K. (2015). Request to Bring Brian Bornstein to Campus. Hilliard Foundation Award,
University of Nevada, Reno. $2,642.
Miller, M. K., Peoples, C. D., & Bornstein, B. H. (co-PIs) (2014-2015). Influence of Defendant
Immigration Status and Ethnicity and Jury Deliberation on Sentence Outcomes in a Death
Penalty Trial. College of Liberal Arts Scholarly and Creative Activities Program, University of
Nevada, Reno. $11,650 (includes $3,150 match + in-kind).
Miller, M. K. (2014-2015). Development and Evaluation of Literacy Program for Youth at Risk of Justice
System Involvement. University of Nevada System of Higher Education Regents Service
Program. $24,150 (includes $900 match + in-kind).
Miller, M. K. (2014). Request to Bring David Wexler to Campus. Hilliard Foundation Award, University
of Nevada, Reno. $2,536.
Miller, M. K. (2014). Faculty International Development Award. University Studies Abroad Consortium,
University of Nevada, Reno (funded housing, travel costs, etc.).
Miller, M. K. (2012-2013). An International Comparative Analysis of Problem Solving Courts. College of
Liberal Arts Scholarly and Creative Activities Program, University of Nevada, Reno. $4100.
Miller, M. K. (2012-2013). Residence Grant. International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Oñati Spain
(funded housing, travel costs, etc.).
Miller, M. K., Peoples, C. D., & Richardson, J. T. (co-PIs) (2009-2010). Assessment of Juror Satisfaction.
College of Liberal Arts Scholarly and Creative Activities Program, University of Nevada, Reno.
$30,075 (includes $9,000 match + in-kind).
Miller, M. K., & Peoples, C. D. (co-PIs) (2007-2008). Effects of Defendant Religious Alibi, Juror
Religious Characteristics, and Juror Homophily/Social Influence on Mock Jury Verdicts. College
of Liberal Arts Scholarly and Creative Activities Program, University of Nevada, Reno. $10,000
(includes $2,000 match).
Miller, M. K. (2007-2008). Religion in the Courtroom. College of Liberal Arts Scholarly and Creative
Activities Program, University of Nevada, Reno. $410.
Miller, M. K. (2006). Psycho-legal analysis of Laws Affecting Women. American Association of
University Women. $6,000 (award associated with fellowship research).
Miller, M. K. (2005). Request to Bring Brian Bornstein to Campus. Hilliard Foundation Award,
University of Nevada, Reno. $1,100.
Miller, M. K. (2004). Factors that Influence Victim Reporting: Counterfactual Thinking, Gender, SES,
and Attitudes toward the Legal System. Society for the Psychological Study Social Issues. $2000.
Bornstein, B. H., & Miller, M. K. (2003-2004). Dissertation Award: Religious Appeals in Closing
Arguments of Death Penalty Trials. National Science Foundation Dissertation Award Program.
$10,394.
Miller, M. K. (2003-2004). Religious Appeals in Closing Arguments of Death Penalty Trials. American
Psychology-Law Society Grant. $500.
Miller, M. K. (2003-2004). Religious Appeals in Closing Arguments of Death Penalty Trials. Society for
the Psychological Study Social Issues Grant-in-Aid. $1000.
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Miller, M. K. (2003-2004). Religious Appeals in Closing Arguments of Death Penalty Trials. University
Research Grants, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $1,000.
Sponsored Undergraduate Student Grants awarded by the Network of Faculty for Undergraduate
Research, University of Nevada, Reno (8 grants totaling $9,950):
$1890
$1200
$1500
$1080
$1200
$1200
$ 880
$1000
(2010), Ebeth Palafox
(2009), Breanna Schlingheyde
(2007), Stacy Shamblin
(2006), Robert Hagar
(2006), Elizabeth Coleman
(2006), Michael Bogen
(2005), Angela Harrell
(2005), Michele Cannella
Sponsored Graduate Student Grants awarded (28 grants totaling $26,093):
$200
UNR Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Program small research grants (2016). Emily Wood
$400
American Psychology-Law Society Grant In Aid (2016), Mauricio Alvarez and Jennifer
Mecum
$2000
Society for the Psychological Study Social Issues Grant-in-Aid, (2015), Mauricio Alvarez
(includes $1000 match from Graduate School, University of Nevada, Reno)
$2500
Graduate Student Association Research Grant Award, University of Nevada, Reno (2015),
Matt West
$2500
Graduate Student Association Research Grant Award, University of Nevada, Reno (2015),
Logan Yelderman
$660
American Psychology-Law Society Grant In Aid (2015), Alicia DeVault
$750
American Psychology-Law Society Grant In Aid (2015), Jordan Clark
$495
American Psychology-Law Society Grant In Aid (2015), Emily Wood and Matt West
$1000
American Psychology-Law Society Diversity Grant (2015), Emily Wood and Matt West
$1000
American Psychology-Law Society Diversity Grant (2015), Mauricio Alvarez
$1000
American Psychology-Law Society Diversity Grant (2015), Alicia DeVault
$960
Graduate Student Association Research Grant Award, University of Nevada, Reno (2014),
Mauricio Alvarez
$740
American Psychology-Law Society Grant (2014), Shelby Forsythe
$1000
American Psychology-Law Society Diversity Grant (2014), Mauricio Alvarez
$630
American Psychology-Law Society Grant (2013), Mauricio Alvarez
$750
Graduate Student Association Research Grant Award, University of Nevada, Reno (2012),
Jenny Reichert
$398
Graduate Student Association Research Grant Award, University of Nevada, Reno (2012),
Julie Chomos
$300
American Psychology-Law Society Grant (2012), Steve Wood
$980
Graduate Student Association Dissertation Award, University of Nevada, Reno (2011), Alex
Sigillo
$2000
Society for the Psychological Study Social Issues Grant-in-Aid, (2009), Jon Maskaly
(includes $1000 match from Graduate School, University of Nevada, Reno)
$200
American Psychology-Law Society Grant (2008), Alicia Summers
$2000
Society for the Psychological Study Social Issues Grant-in-Aid (2006), Alayna Jehle
(includes $1000 match from Graduate School, University of Nevada, Reno)
$240
American Psychology-Law Society Grant (2006), David Flores
$200
American Psychology-Law Society Grant (2006), Sarah Merz
$2000
American Psychology-Law Society Diversity Grant (2006), Jared Chamberlain
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$300
$250
$240
$400
(includes $1000 match from Graduate School, University of Nevada, Reno)
American Psychology-Law Society Grant (2005), Ashley Dolezilek
American Psychology-Law Society Grant (2005), Alicia Summers
American Psychology-Law Society Grant (2005), Alayna Jehle
American Psychology-Law Society Grant (2005), Angela Broadus
Sponsored Graduate Student Fellowships (2 fellowships totaling $50,000)
$25,000
2015-2016 Lindsay Perez, Bilinski Fellowship, University of Nevada, Reno
$25,000
2013-2014 Jenny Reichert, Bilinski Fellowship, University of Nevada, Reno
RESEARCH SUMMARY (publications and presentations)
Mentored 65 different graduate student co-authors on presentations/publications
Mentored 30 different undergraduate student co-authors on presentations/publications
PUBLICATIONS
(Graduate student co-authors in bold; Undergraduate student co-authors in bold-italics).
Books:
Bornstein, B. H. & Miller, M. K. (Eds.) (under contract, expected 2019). Advances in psychology and
law. Vol. 4. New York, NY: Springer.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (Eds.) (under contract, expected 2018). Advances in psychology and
law. Vol. 3. New York: Springer.
Sigillo, A., & Miller, M. K. (under contract expected 2018). Misconceptions about in-vitro fertilization:
How popular media, science, and information processing shape public perceptions. Lanham,
MD: Lexington Books.
Bornstein, B. H. & Miller, M. K. (Eds.) (2016). Advances in psychology and law. Vol. 2. New York, NY:
Springer.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (Eds.) (2016). Advances in psychology and law. Vol. 1. New York, NY:
Springer.
Miller, M. K., Blumenthal, J. A., & Chamberlain, J. (Eds.). (2015). Handbook of community sentiment.
New York, NY: Springer.
Miller, M. K., Chamberlain, J., & Wingrove, T. (Eds.). (2014). Psychology, law, and the wellbeing of
children. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Pettis, C. T., & Miller, M. K. (2013). Addressing the U.S. Government’s “Healthy People” breastfeeding
goals using a theory-based program for expecting parents. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science
Publishers.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (Eds.). (2013). Stress, trauma, and wellbeing in the legal system. New
York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Miller, M. K. (Ed.). (2009). Contemporary perspectives on legal regulation of sexual behavior: Psycholegal research and analysis. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Bornstein, B. H., & Miller, M. K. (2009). God in the Courtroom: Religion’s Role at Trial. New York,
NY: Oxford University Press.
Miller, M. K. (2006). Religion in criminal justice. New York, NY: LFB.
Journal Articles:
Clark, J. D., & Miller, M. K. (under review). A motivational explanation for why religious
characteristics relate to legal regulation of family-related issues.
DeVault, A. & Miller, M. K. (under review). Justification-suppression and normative window of
prejudice as determinants of bias toward lesbians, gays, and bisexual adoption applicants.
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Huff, J., Alvarez, M. J., & Miller, M. K. (under review). The effects of suspect race and shooting
justifiability on mock juror perceptions of police shootings.
Kaplan, T., deBraga, F., Taylor, M., Mulvey, P., & Miller, M. K. (under review). Individual differences
relate to juvenile offender stereotypes.
Kaplan, T., Miller, M. K., & Wood, E. F. (under review). Looking backwards, looking forward: How
the evolution of specialty courts can inform the courts of tomorrow
Miller, M. K., Alvarez, M. J., & Palafox, E. (under review). Quest and its relationship to other religious
characteristics, legal decisions, and psychological constructs.
Perez, L. & Miller, M. K. (under review). How moral disengagement and individual differences relate to
beliefs regarding enhanced interrogation techniques.
Reichert, J. & Miller, M. K. (under review). How vicarious social comparison processes affect adults’
judgments of children’s weight and intentions to control children’s weight.
Wood, E. F., Trescher, S. McDermott, C. M., & Miller, M. K. (under review). Personality differences
relate to support for insanity and postpartum depression legal defenses: The mediating role of
moral disengagement.
Wood, S. M., & Miller, M. K. (under review). Attorney credibility and civil litigation verdicts.
Wood, E. F., Miller, M. K., & Kaplan, T. (under review). Specialty courts: Time for a thorough
assessment.
Yelderman, L., Miller, M. K. & Wood, S. M., (under review). Vigilantes or criminals? Vigilantism and
moral disengagement in superhero movies.
Alvarez, M. J., & Miller, M. K. (revise and resubmit). How defendants’ legal status and ethnicity and
jurors’ political orientation relate to death penalty sentencing decisions. Translational Issues in
Psychological Science. Translational Issues in Psychological Science.
Miller, M. K., Alvarez, M. J., & Weaver, J. (revise and resubmit). Empirical evidence for AMBER
Alerts as crime control theater: A comparison of student and community samples. Psychology,
Crime, and Law.
Reichert, J., & Miller, M. K. (revise and resubmit). Social cognitive processes and attitudes toward legal
actions: Does receiving information affect community sentiment? Applied Psychology and
Criminal Justice.
Yelderman, L. A., Miller, M. K., Forsythe, S., Sicafuse, L. (revise and resubmit). Understanding crime
control theater: Do sample type, gender and emotions relate to support for crime control theater
policies? Criminal Justice Review.
West, M. P., Wood, E. F., Casas, J. B., & Miller, M. K. (revise and resubmit). Gender differences in the
evaluation of aggravating and mitigating circumstances: The mediating role of attributional
complexity. Women and Criminal Justice.
Shields, T. D., Miller, M. K., & Yelderman, L. A. (in press). Relationships between religious
characteristics and response to legal action against parents who choose faith healing practices for
their children. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.
Yelderman, L. A., & Miller, M. K. (2017). Religious fundamentalism, religiosity, and priming: Effects
on attitudes, perceptions, and jurors’ decisions in an insanity defense case. Psychology, Crime,
and Law, 23, 147-170. doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2016.1239097
Alvarez, M. A., & Miller, M. K. (2016). Counterfactual thinking about crime control theater: Mock
jurors decision-making in an AMBER Alert trial. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 22, 349361. doi: 10.1037/law0000098
DeVault, A., Miller, M. K. & Griffin, T. (2016). Crime control theater: Past, present, and future.
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 22, 341-348. doi: 10.1037/law0000099
McDermott, C. M., & Miller, M. K. (2016). Individual differences impact support for vigilante justice.
Journal of Aggression, Conflict, and Peace Research, 8, 186-196 doi: 10.1108/JACPR-09-20150186
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Miller, M. K., Rauch, J., & Kaplan, T. (2016). Gender differences in movie superheroes’ roles,
appearances, and violence. Ada: Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology, 10. Retrieved
from: http://adanewmedia.org/2016/10/issue10-miller-rauch-kaplan/. doi: 10.7264/N3HX19ZK.
Wood, E. F., & Miller, M. K. (2016). Relationship between individual difference variables and attitudes
toward immigrants in community and student samples. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace
Research, 8, 290-300. Doi: 10.1108/JACPR-03-2016-0217
Yelderman, L. A., & Miller, M. K. (2016). Religious fundamentalism and attitudes toward the insanity
defense: The mediating roles of criminal attributions and perceptions of the mentally ill.
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23, 872-884. doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2016.1160005
Keller, P. H., & Miller, M. K. (2015). Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to predict intent to report
crime. Applied Psychology and Criminal Justice, 11, 193-206.
Boppre, B. L., & Miller, M. K. (2014). How victim and execution impact statements affect mock jurors’
perceptions, emotions, and verdicts. Victims and Offenders, 9, 413-435. doi:
10.1080/15564886.2013.845124.
Miller, M. K., Maskaly, J., Peoples, C. D., & Sigillo, A. (2014). The relationship between mock jurors’
religious characteristics and their verdicts and sentencing decisions. Psychology of Religion and
Spirituality, 6, 188-197 doi: 10.1037/a0036344
Miller, M. K., Lindsey, S. C., & Kaufman, J. (2014). The religious conversion and race of a prisoner:
Mock parole board members’ decisions, perceptions, and emotions. Legal and Criminological
Psychology, 19, 104-130. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8333.2012.02063.x
Miller, M. K., Wood, S., & Chomos, J. C. (2014). Relationships between support for the death penalty
and cognitive processing: A comparison of students and community members. Criminal Justice
and Behavior, 41, 731-750. doi: 10.1177/0093854813509369
Summers, A., & Miller, M. K. (2014). From damsels in distress to sexy superheroes: How the portrayal
of sexism in video game magazines has changed in the last 20 years. Feminist Media Studies, 14,
1028-1040. 10.1080/14680777.2014.882371.
Lindsey, S. C., Sigillo, A. E., & Miller, M. K. (2013). Attitudes toward parental involvement clauses in
minor abortion laws and individual differences in religion, political affiliation, and attribution
style among college students. Individual Differences Research, 11, 59-69.
Miller, M. K. (2013). Relationship between religious characteristics and responses to vigilantism.
Personality and Individual Differences, 55, 496-501. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2013.04.014
Miller, M. K., & Chamberlain, J. (2013). How religious characteristics are related to attitudes toward
GLB individuals and GLB rights. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 9, 449-473.
doi:10.1080/1550428X.2013.825218
Sicafuse, L. L., Chomos, J. C., & Miller, M. K. (2013). Promoting positive perceptions of jury service:
An analysis of juror experiences, opinions, and recommendations for courts. Justice Systems
Journal, 34, 85-106. doi:10.1080/0098261X.2013.10768030
Spizman, R. J., & Miller, M. K. (2013). Plugged-in policing: Student perceptions of law enforcement’s
use of social media. Applied Psychology and Criminal Justice, 9, 100-123.
Jehle, A., Miller, M. K., Kemmelmeier, M., & Maskaly, J. (2012). How voluntariness of apologies
affects actual and hypothetical victims’ perceptions of the offender. The Journal of Social
Psychology, 152, 727-745. doi:10.1080/00224545.2012.697079
Peoples, C. D., Sigillo, A., Green, M., Miller, M. K. (2012). Friendship and conformity to socially
desirable stances: Juror verdict change in a mock jury study. Sociological Spectrum, 32, 178-193.
doi:10.1080/02732173.2012.646163
Sicafuse, L. L., & Miller, M. K. (2012). The effects of information processing and message quality on
attitudes toward the AMBER alert system. Applied Psychology and Criminal Justice, 8, 69-86.
Sigillo, A., Miller, M. K., & Weiser, D. (2012). Attitudes toward non-traditional women using IVF: The
importance of political affiliation and religious characteristics. Psychology of Religion and
Spirituality, 4, 249-263. doi:10.1037/a0027940
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Vargas, J. H., Miller, M. K., & Chamberlain, J. (2012). The rights and responsibilities of gay social
parents and the potential implications for children’s well-being. Journal of GLBT Family Studies,
8, 465-495. doi:10.1080/1550428X.2012.729952
Lindsey, S. C., & Miller, M. K. (2011). Discretionary release decisions of actual and mock parole board
members: Implications for community sentiment and parole decision-making research.
Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law, 18, 498-516. doi:10.1080/13218719.2011.625619
Miller, M. K. (2011). How judges decide whether social parents have parental rights: A five-factor
typology. Family Court Review, 49, 72-83. doi:10.1111/j.1744-1617.2010.01354.x
Miller, M. K., Maskaly, J., Green, M., & Peoples, C. D. (2011). The effects of deliberations and
religious identity on mock jurors’ verdicts. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 14, 517532. doi:10.1177/1368430210377458
Miller, M. K., & Summers, A. (2011). A content analysis of the portrayal of male video game characters
in video game magazines over 20 years. American Journal of Media Psychology, 4, 43-62.
Reichert, J., Miller, M. K., Bornstein, B. H., & Shelton, D. (2011). How reason for surgery and juror bias
against overweight patients affect verdicts in medical malpractice trials. Behavioral Sciences and
the Law, 29, 395-418. doi:10.1002/bsl.969
Chamberlain, J., Miller, M. K., & Gonzalez, C. A. (2010). The “Oprah Effect:” How celebrity jurors
influence jury decision-making. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 17, 48-77.
Hammond, M., Miller, M. K., & Griffin, T. (2010). Safe haven laws as crime control theater. Child
Abuse and Neglect, 34, 545-552. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.11.006
Miko, A., & Miller, M. K. (2010). Mandatory influenza vaccinations: An example of Health Promotion
Theater. Global Health Governance, 4, 1-15.
Miller, M. K. (2010). Exploring the relationship between regulation of video games and changes in game
content as represented by game magazines. Politics and Policy, 38, 705-735. doi:10.1111/j.17471346.2010.00255.x
Miller, M. K., Adya, M., Chamberlain, J., & Jehle, A. (2010). The effects of counterfactual thinking on
reactions to victimization. Applied Psychology and Criminal Justice, 6, 17-30.
Miller, M. K., Flores, D. M., & Pitcher, B. J. (2010). Using Constructivist Self-Development Theory to
understand judges’ reactions to a courthouse shooting: An exploratory study. Psychiatry,
Psychology and Law, 17, 121-138. doi:10.1080/13218710902930309
Sicafuse, L. L., & Miller, M. K. (2010). Social psychological influences on the popularity of AMBER
Alerts. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37, 1237-1254. doi:10.1177/0093854810379618
Summers, A., Hayward, R. D., & Miller, M. K. (2010). Death qualification as systematic exclusion of
jurors with certain religious characteristics and other characteristics. Journal of Applied Social
Psychology, 40, 3218-3234. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00698.x
Weiser, D., & Miller, M. K. (2010). Barack Obama v. Bristol Palin: Why the President’s sex education
policy wins. Contemporary Justice Review, 13, 411-424. doi:10.1080/10282580.2010.517970
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2010). The controversial International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of
2005: Protecting the rights and interests of all parties. Contemporary Justice Review, 13, 35-41.
doi:10.1080/10282580903549151
Chamberlain, J., & Miller, M. K. (2009). Evidence of secondary traumatic stress, safety concerns, and
burnout among judges in a homogeneous group of judges in a single jurisdiction. Journal of the
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 37, 214-224.
Jehle, A., Miller, M. K., & Kemmelmeier, M. (2009). The influence of accounts and remorse on mock
jurors’ judgments of offenders. Law and Human Behavior, 33, 393-404. doi:10.1007/s10979-0089164-6.
Miller, M. K. (2009). Content analysis of the 18-year evolution of video game violence in video game
magazines. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 16, 82-102.
Miller, M. K., Griffin, T., Clinkinbeard, S. S., & Thomas, R. M. (2009). The psychology of AMBER
Alert: Unresolved issues and policy implications. Social Science Journal, 46, 111-123.
doi:10.1016/j.soscij.2008.12.004
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Miller, M. K., & Summers, A. (2009). A content analysis of the evolution of video game characters as
represented in video game magazines. Journal of Media Psychology, 14, 1-34.
Reisig, J., & Miller, M. K. (2009). How the social construction of “child abuse” affects immigrant
parents: Policy changes that protect children and families. International Journal of Social Inquiry,
2, 17-37.
Summers, A., & Miller, M. K. (2009). How social sciences can right thirty-five years’ worth of obscenity
wrongs. Critical Issues in Justice and Politics, 3, 35-58.
Wolff, K. T., & Miller, M. K. (2009). Victim impact statements and execution impact statements: What
judges should know about case law and psychology research. Judicature, 92, 148-157.
Brosh, J. E., & Miller, M. K. (2008). Regulating pregnancy behaviors: How the Constitutional rights of
minority women are disproportionately compromised. Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the
Law, 16, 437-457.
Chamberlain, J., & Miller, M .K. (2008). Stress in the courtroom: Call for research. Psychiatry,
Psychology and Law, 15, 237-250. doi:10.1080/13218710802014485
Chamberlain, J., Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2008). The rights of gay and lesbian parents: Legal
developments, psychological research, and policy implications. Social Issues and Policy Review,
2, 103-126. doi:10.1111/j.1751-2409.2008.00012.x
Flores, D. M., Miller, M. K., Chamberlain, J., Richardson, J. T., & Bornstein, B. H. (2008-9). Judges’
perspectives on stress and safety in the courtroom: An exploratory study. Court Review, 45, 7689.
Griffin, T., & Miller, M. K. (2008). Child abduction, AMBER Alert, and “Crime Control Theater.”
Criminal Justice Review, 33, 159-176. doi:10.1177/0734016808316778
Johnstone, T., & Miller, M. K. (2008). The courts’ role in promoting comprehensive justice for pregnant
drug and alcohol users. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 59, 39-54.
doi:10.1111/j.1755-6988.2008.00014.x
Miller, M. K. (2008). Legally restricting procreation: The challenges, dilemmas, and unequal effects of
the judicial trend on men and women. Women’s Policy Journal of Harvard, 5, 27-32.
Miller, M. K., Greene, E., Dietrich, H., Chamberlain, J., Singer, J. A. (2008). How emotion affects the
trial process. Judicature, 92, 56-64.
Miller, M. K., & Hayward, R. D. (2008). Religious characteristics and the death penalty. Law and
Human Behavior, 32, 113-123. doi:10.1007/s10979-007-9090-z
Miller, M. K., Singer, J., & Jehle, A. (2008). Identification of circumstances under which religion affects
each stage of the trial process. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 4, 135-171.
Padilla, J. B., Miller, M. K., & Broadus, A. (2008). Analysis of Hispanic representation and
conceptualization in psychology and law research. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 26, 655670. doi:10.1002/bsl.818
Gaydon, L. B., & Miller, M. K. (2007). Elders in the justice system: How the system treats elders in
trials, during imprisonment, and on death row. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 25, 677-699.
doi:10.1002/bsl.781
Griffin, T., Miller, M. K., Hoppe, J., Rebideaux, A., & Hammack, R. (2007). A preliminary examination
of AMBER Alert’s effects. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 18, 378-394.
doi:10.1177/0887403407302332
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2007). Apologies in the legal system: Helping offenders, victims, and the
community. Restorative Directions Journal, 2, 54-73.
Miller, M. K., & Flores, D. (2007). Addressing the problem of courtroom stress. Judicature, 91, 60-69.
Miller, M. K., & Summers, A. (2007). Gender differences in video game characters’ roles, appearances,
and attire as portrayed in video game magazines. Sex Roles, 57, 733-742. doi:10.1007/s11199007-9307-0
Pettis, C. T., & Miller, M. K. (2007). Promoting breastfeeding through social change. Women’s Policy
Journal of Harvard, 4, 39-48.
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Mathews, G. J., & Miller, M. K. (2006). Video games are detrimental: Review of negative effects of
video games. Journal of Psychological Inquiry, 11, 87-89.
Miller, M. K. (2006). Through the eyes of a father: How PRWORA affects nonresident fathers and their
children. International Journal of Law, Policy and Family, 20, 55-73. doi:10.1093/lawfam/ebi032
Miller, M. K. (2006). Avoiding policies that unnecessarily harm women, children and society: Promoting
comprehensive justice. Restorative Directions Journal, 2, 75-89.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2006). The use of religion in death penalty sentencing trials. Law and
Human Behavior, 30, 675-684. doi:10.1007/s10979-006-9056-6
Quinlan, F., & Miller, M. K. (2006). Are video games inherently harmful? Journal of Psychological
Inquiry, 11, 90-92.
Bornstein, B. H., Miller, M. K., Nemeth, R. J., Page, G. L., & Musil, S. M. (2005). Juror reactions to jury
duty: Perceptions of the system and potential stressors. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 23,
321-346. doi:10.1002/bsl.635
Wilcox, B. L., Weisz, P. V., & Miller, M. K. (2005). Practical guidelines for educating policymakers: The
Family Impact Seminar as an approach to advancing the interests of children and families in the
policy arena. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 34, 638-645. doi:
10.1207/s15374424jccp3404_6
Bornstein, B. H., Rung, L. M., & Miller, M. K. (2002). The effects of defendant remorse on mock juror
decisions in a malpractice case. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 20, 393-409.
doi:10.1002/bsl.496
Law Review and Legal Review Journal Articles:
Yelderman, L. A., Miller, M. K., & DeVault, A. (under review). ‘Thou shalt not be biased:’ The
relationships between jurors’ religious characteristics, legal attitude and verdicts and sentencing
decisions.
Jessup, C., & Miller, M. K. (2015). Fear, hype, and stereotypes: Dangers of overselling the AMBER
Alert program. Albany Law Review, 8, 467-507.
Forsythe, S., & Miller, M. K. (2014). Novel defenses in the courtroom. The Jury Expert, 26, 1-16.
Miller, M. K., Dimitrov, J., Bornstein, B. H., & Zarker-Sorensen, A. (2013). Bibles in the jury room:
Psychological theories question judicial assumptions. Ohio Northern University Law Review, 39,
579-625.
Chomos, J. C., Miller, M. K., Sicafuse, L. L., Richardson, J. T., Peoples, C. D., & Bremer, C. F. (2011).
Increasing juror satisfaction: A call to action for judges and researchers. Drake Law Review, 59,
707-731.
Wood, S. M., Sicafuse, L. L., Miller, M.K., Chomos, J. C. (2011). The influence of jurors’ perceptions
of attorneys and their performance on verdict. The Jury Expert, 23, 23-41.
Bornstein, B. H., & Miller, M. K. (2010). Does a judge’s religion influence decision making? Court
Review, 45, 112-116.
Chavez, H. L., & Miller, M. K. (2009). Religious references in death sentence phases of trials: Two
psychological theories that suggest judicial rulings and assumptions may affect jurors. Lewis &
Clark Law Review, 13, 1037-1083.
Hoffman, L., & Miller, M. K. (2009). Inconsistent state court rulings concerning pregnancy-related
behaviors. Journal of Law and Health, 22, 279-293.
Thimsen, S., Bornstein, B. B., & Miller, M. K. (2009). The dynamite charge: Too explosive for its own
good? Valparaiso University Law Review, 44, 93-123.
Lindsey, S. C., Miller, M. K., Hayward, R. D., Jehle, A., Singer, J. A., & Summers, A. (2008). How
attorneys can use religion to be more effective at trial. The Jury Expert, 20, 33-50.
Coleman, E. E., & Miller, M. K. (2007). Assessing legal responses to prenatal drug use: Can therapeutic
responses produce more positive outcomes than punitive responses? Journal of Law and Health,
20, 35-67.
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Miller, M. K., Jehle, A., & Summers, A. (2007). From Kobe Bryant to Saddam Hussein: A descriptive
examination and psychological analysis of how religion likely affected twenty-five recent highprofile trials. Florida Coastal Law Review, 9, 1-33.
Miller, M. K. & Kazmar, M. N. (2007). Psychology research and public opinion do not support proposed
changes to the jury system. Hamline Law Review, 30, 285-313.
Singer, J., Miller, M. K., & Adya, M. (2007). The impact of DNA and other technology on the criminal
justice system: Improvements and complications. Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology,
17, 87-125
Miller, M. K., & Clinkinbeard, S. S. (2006). Improving the AMBER Alert System: Psychology research
and policy recommendations. Law and Psychology Review, 30, 1-21.
Adya, M., Miller, M. K., Singer, J. A., Thomas, R. M., & Padilla, J. B. (2006). Cultural differences in
perceptions of the government and the legal system: Hurricane Katrina highlights what has been
there all along. Journal of Law and Social Challenges, 8, 27-51.
Chamberlain, J., Miller, M. K. & Jehle, A. (2006). Celebrities in the courtroom: Legal responses,
psychological theory and empirical research. Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and
Technology Law, 8, 551-572.
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2005). “Friends” writers offer “creative necessity” argument for sexual
harassment: Justification or abuse excuse? DePaul Journal of Art and Entertainment Law, 15,
265-300.
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2005). Controversy in the courtroom: Implications of allowing jurors to
question witnesses. William Mitchell Law Review, 32, 27-57.
Miller, M. K. (2005). Taking a new look at gifted education: A response to a changing world.
Appalachian Journal of Law, 4, 89-107.
Miller, M. K. (2005). Refusal to undergo a cesarean section: A woman’s right or a criminal act? Health
Matrix Journal of Law and Medicine, 15, 383-400.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2005). Religious appeals in closing arguments: Impermissible input or
benign banter? Law and Psychology Review, 29, 29-61.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2004). Juror stress: Causes and interventions. Thurgood Marshall Law
Review, 30, 237-269.
Book Chapters:
Trescher, S. A., Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (under contract). How does jury service impact jurors
in the 21st century? In M. Steventson & C. J. Najdowski (Eds.), Criminal Juries in the 21st
Century: Psychological Science and the Law. New York: Oxford University Press.
Perez, L. M., Miller, M. K., Summers, A., & Marsh, S. C. (in press). Assessing interventions to reduce
judicial bias. In Fighting Implicit Bias-What Judges and Lawyers Can Do. Chicago, IL:
American Bar Association.
Yelderman, L. A., Miller, M. K., & Peoples, C. D. (2016). Capital-izing jurors: How death qualification
relates to jury composition, jurors’ perceptions, and trial outcomes. In B. H. Bornstein & Miller,
M. K. (Eds.), Advances in Psychology and Law. Vol. 2 (pp. 27-54). New York: Springer.
Alvarez, M. A., Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2016). “It will be your duty…:” The psychology of
criminal jury instructions. In M. K. Miller & B. H. Bornstein (Eds.), Advances in Psychology and
Law. Vol. 1. (pp. 119-158). New York: Springer.
Armstrong, M. M., Miller, M. K., & Griffin, T. W. (2015). An examination of sex offender registration
and notification laws: Can community sentiment lead to ineffective laws? In M. K. Miller, J. A.
Blumenthal, & J. Chamberlain (Eds.), Handbook of community sentiment. (pp. 239-251). New
York, NY: Springer.
Chamberlain, J., Miller, M. K., & Rivera, C. M. (2015). Same-sex parents’ sentiment about parenthood
and the law: Implications for therapeutic outcomes. In M. K. Miller, J. A. Blumenthal, & J.
Chamberlain (Eds.), Handbook of community sentiment. (pp. 183-197). New York, NY: Springer.
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Chomos, J. C., & Miller, M. K. (2015). Understanding how individual differences are related to
community sentiment toward safe haven laws using a student sample. In M. K. Miller, J. A.
Blumenthal, & J. Chamberlain (Eds.), Handbook of community sentiment. (pp. 83-97). New York,
NY: Springer.
Kwiatkowski, M. J., & Miller, M. K. (2015). How attitude functions, attitude change, and beliefs affect
community sentiment toward the Facebook Law. In M. K. Miller, J. A. Blumenthal, & J.
Chamberlain (Eds.), Handbook of community sentiment. (pp. 159-170). New York, NY: Springer.
Miller, M. K., & Chamberlain, J. (2015). “There ought to be a law!”: Understanding community
sentiment. In M. K. Miller, J. A. Blumenthal, & J. Chamberlain (Eds.), Handbook of community
sentiment. (pp. 3-28). New York, NY: Springer.
Miller, M. K., & Thomas, A. (2015). Understanding changes in community sentiment about drug use
during pregnancy using a repeated measures design. In M. K. Miller, J. A. Blumenthal, & J.
Chamberlain (Eds.), Handbook of community sentiment. (pp. 113-128). New York, NY: Springer.
Miller, M. K. (2014). Measuring community sentiment toward parents’ use of faith healing for their
children. In J. T. Richardson & F. Bellanger (Eds.), Legal cases, new religious movements, and
minority faiths. (pp. 227-244). Farnham, England: Ashgate.
Miller, M. K., & Chamberlain, J. C. (2014). Psychology, law and the wellbeing of children: An overview.
In M. K. Miller, J. Chamberlain, & T. Wingrove (Eds.), Psychology, law, and the wellbeing of
children (pp. 1-12). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Miller, M. K., & Maskaly, J. (2014). Establishing child support and visitation enforcement offices:
Promoting fairness, compliance, and children’s wellbeing. In M. K. Miller, J. Chamberlain, & T.
Wingrove (Eds.), Psychology, law, and the wellbeing of children (pp. 138-154). New York, NY:
Oxford University Press.
Miller, M. K., & Miller, L., & Broadus, A. (2014). Female juvenile offenders’ perceptions of genderspecific programs. In M .K. Miller, J. Chamberlain, & T. Wingrove (Eds.), Psychology, law, and
the wellbeing of children (pp. 83-102). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Miller, M. K. & Miller, L. (2014). The search for therapeutic solutions to maternal incarceration:
Promoting the wellbeing of children. In M. K. Miller, J. Chamberlain, & T. Wingrove (Eds.),
Psychology, law, and the wellbeing of children (pp. 173-191). New York, NY: Oxford University
Press.
Reichert, J., & Miller, M. K. (2014). Assessment of mock jurors’ attributions and decisions in child
abuse cases: Protecting the wellbeing of obese children. In M. K. Miller, J. Chamberlain, & T.
Wingrove (Eds.), Psychology, law, and the wellbeing of children (pp. 210-233). New York, NY:
Oxford University Press.
Sicafuse, L. L., & Miller, M. K. (2014). An analysis of public commentary supporting and opposing
mandatory HPV vaccination: Should lawmakers trust public sentiment? In M. K. Miller, J.
Chamberlain, & T. Wingrove (Eds.), Psychology, law, and the wellbeing of children (pp. 234254). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Bornstein, B. H., Hullman, G., & Miller, M. K. (2013). Stress, trauma, and wellbeing in the legal system:
Where do we go from here? In M. K. Miller & B. H. Bornstein (Eds.), Stress, trauma, and
wellbeing in the legal system (pp. 293-309). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2013). Stress, trauma, and wellbeing in the legal system: An overview.
In M. K. Miller & B. H. Bornstein (Eds.), Stress, trauma, and wellbeing in the legal system (pp.
3-13). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2013). The experience of jurors: Reducing stress and enhancing
satisfaction. In M. K. Miller & B. H. Bornstein (Eds.), Stress, trauma, and wellbeing in the legal
system (pp. 247-267). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
DeArman, S. D., & Miller, M. K. (2009). A study of predictors of legislative support of the Child
Interstate Abortion Notification Act. In M. K. Miller (Ed.), Contemporary perspectives on legal
regulation of sexual behavior: Psycho-legal research and analysis (pp. 3-18). Hauppauge, NY:
Nova.
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Merz, S. D., & Miller, M. K. (2009). Recent judicial rulings in voluntary underage sex cases: Analysis of
legal case studies and policy implications. In M.K. Miller (Ed.), Contemporary perspectives on
legal regulation of sexual behavior: Psycho-legal research and analysis (pp. 49-60). Hauppauge,
NY: Nova.
Merz, S. D., & Miller, M. K. (2009). A content analysis of media portrayals of rape: Rape myth
acceptance, just world beliefs, and victim blame. In M. K. Miller (Ed.), Contemporary
perspectives on legal regulation of sexual behavior: Psycho-legal research and analysis (pp. 3547). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.
Miller, M. K. (2009). When a parent’s gender matters: How courts define “parent” has implications for
same-sex parents and their children. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Handbook of gender roles: Conflicts,
behavior and attitudes (pp. 203-220). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.
Miller, M. K., & Dolson, S. (2009). Two studies test the effects of religious hallucinations on perceptions
of insanity. In M. T. Evans and E. D. Walker (Eds.), Religion and Psychology (pp. 1-13).
Hauppauge, NY: Nova.
Miller, M. K., & Sicafuse, L. L. (2009). Legal restrictions on procreation: Therapeutic jurisprudence
suggests alternatives that avoid unintended legal, health, and gender-based consequences. In M.
K. Miller (Ed.), Contemporary perspectives on legal regulation of sexual behavior: Psycho-legal
research and analysis (pp. 77-89). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.
Sanchez, M. H. & Miller, M. K. (2009). Using Therapeutic Jurisprudence to design a special treatment
court to address illegal prostitution. In M. K. Miller (Ed.), Contemporary perspectives on legal
regulation of sexual behavior: Psycho-legal research and analysis (pp. 63-76). Hauppauge, NY:
Nova.
Summers, A., & Miller, M. K. (2009). Obscenity is a four letter word. Or is it? An exploratory
investigation into community standards of obscenity. In M. K. Miller (Ed.), Contemporary
perspectives on legal regulation of sexual behavior: Psycho-legal research and analysis (pp. 1933). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.
Summers, A., & Miller, M. K. (2009). The law and the psychology of parental notification: Implications
for policy and future research. In M. K. Miller (Ed.), Contemporary perspectives on legal
regulation of sexual behavior: Psycho-legal research and analysis (pp. 91-109). Hauppauge, NY:
Nova.
Miller, M. K. (2008). How juryphobia and fears of fraudulent claims disserve medical malpractice reform
efforts. In B. H. Bornstein, R. L. Wiener, R. F. Schopp, & S. Willborn. (Eds.), Civil juries and
civil justice: Psychological and legal perspectives (pp. 175-192). New York, NY: Springer.
Adya, M., Miller, M. K., Singer, J. A., Thomas, R. M., & Padilla, J. B. (2007). Cultural differences in
perceptions of the government and the legal system: Hurricane Katrina highlights what has been
there all along. In H. Potter (Ed.), Racing the Storm: Racial Implications and Lessons learned
from Hurricane Katrina (pp. 67-94). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Reprinted from Journal of
Law and Social Challenges.
Other publications:
Miller, M. K., Alvarez, M. J., DeVault, A., & Griffin, T. (under review). America's Missing: Broadcast
Emergency Response (AMBER) Alert. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology. Robert
D. Morgan (Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Miller, M. K., Clark, J., & Jehle, A. (in press). Cognitive dissonance. In G. Ritzer (Ed.), The Wiley
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2nd Ed.). Oxford: Wiley Blackwell
Miller, M. K., Reichert, J., & Flores, D. (in press). Social comparison. In G. Ritzer (Ed.), The Wiley
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2nd Ed). Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Flores, D., & Miller, M. K. (2011). Social comparison. In Ritzer, G. & Ryan, J. M. (Eds.), The Concise
Encyclopedia of Sociology (pp. 556-557). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Sigillo, A. E., Miller, M. K., & Jehle, A. (2011). Cognitive Dissonance. In G. Ritzer & J.M. Ryan (Eds.),
The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology (pp. 67-68). Malden, MA: Blackwell.
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Chomos, J. C., & Miller, M. K. (2010). AP-LS teaching, training, and careers committee presents:
Publishing in a variety of journals relevant to law and psychology. American Psychology-Law
Society News, 30, 10-11.
Chomos, J. C. Sicafuse, L. L., & Miller, M. K. (November, 2010). Iowa courts should allow jurors to
ask questions during trial. Iowa Lawyer, 19-21.
Griffin, T. & Miller, M. K. (2010). Amber Alert. In B. Fisher and S. Lab (Eds.), Encyclopedia of
Victimology and Crime Prevention (pp. 15-16). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Sicafuse, L. L., Chomos, J. C., & Miller, M. K. (2010). Report on federal jurors’ perceptions of jury
duty. Research report for the Southern District of Iowa Federal court system.
Sicafuse, L. L., Chomos, J. C., & Miller, M. K. (2009). The practice of allowing juror questions during
trial: Executive summary. Research report for the Southern District of Iowa federal court system.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2008). Do juror pressures lead to unfair verdicts? American
Psychological Association: Monitor on Psychology, 39, 18.
Miller, M. K. (2007). Scientific jury selection [book review]. Criminal Justice Review, 32, 458-459.
Miller, M. K. (2007). Religion and the death penalty. In B. Cutler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology and
Law (pp. 681-4). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Miller, M. K. (2007). Psychological analysis of witness testimony. In D. S. Clark (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2007). Elders on death row. American Psychological Association:
Monitor on Psychology, 38, 60.
Miller, M. K., Chamberlain, J., & Vargas, J. H. (2007). Mental illness and the death penalty. In B.
Cutler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. (pp. 496-498). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Miller, M. K., & Clinkinbeard, S. S. (2007). Parole. In D. S. Clark (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Law and
Society: American and Global Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Miller, M. K. & Gaydon, L. B. (2007). Elderly defendants. In B. Cutler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Psychology and Law. (p. 252).Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Miller, M. K. & Griffin, T. (2007). AMBER Alert. In B. Cutler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology and
Law. (pp. 19-20). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Miller, M. K., & Groscup, J. (2007). “Friends” getting too friendly: Courts may have to consider the
meaning of sexual harassment in sexually charged working environments. American
Psychological Association: Monitor on Psychology, 38, 52.
Miller, M. K., Hayward, R. D., Jehle, A., Singer, J. A., & Summers, A. (2007). Religion and the
courts: Current legal developments and research. Psychology of Religion Newsletter, 32, 12-15.
Miller, M. K., Jehle, A., & Chavez, H. L. (2007). Mental retardation and the death penalty. In B. Cutler
(Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. (pp. 498-499). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Miller, M. K. & Wiener, R. L., (2007). Juveniles and the death penalty. In B. Cutler (Ed.), Encyclopedia
of Psychology and Law. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Summers, A., & Miller, M. K. (2007). Obscenity. In B. Cutler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology and
Law. (pp. 529-530). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Miller, M. K., & Richardson, J. T. (2006, Fall). A model of causes and effects of judicial stress. The
Judges’ Journal, 20-23.
Miller, M. K. & Jehle, A. (2006). Cognitive dissonance. In G. Ritzer (Ed.), The Blackwell Encyclopedia
of Sociology (pp. 562-565). Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Miller, M. K., & Jehle, A. (2006). Recent court rulings highlight inconsistencies in the rights and
responsibilities of gay parents. American Psychology-Law Society News, 26, 1, 5, 29.
Miller, M. K., & Flores, D. (2006). Social comparison. In G. Ritzer (Ed.), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of
Sociology (pp. 4383-4386). Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Bornstein, B. H., & Miller, M. K. (2006). Just a game? Psychologists play a crucial role in video game
controversy. American Psychological Association: Monitor on Psychology, 37, 99.
Bornstein, B. H., & Miller, M. K. (2005). Does religion predict juror decisions? American Psychological
Association: Monitor on Psychology, 36, 92.
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Miller, M. K. (2005, March). Using social comparison information in alcohol abuse prevention programs.
National Council on Family Relations Report: Family Focus, 50, 11-12.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2005). Determining the rights and responsibilities of lesbian parents:
Psychological research supports recent California rulings. American Psychological Association:
Monitor on Psychology, 36, 85.
Wiener, R. L., & Miller, M. K. (2003). Determining the death penalty for juveniles? Psychology can help
measure society’s evolving standards of decency. American Psychological Association: Monitor
on Psychology, 35, 68.
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
(Graduate student co-authors in bold; Undergraduate student co-authors in bold-italics)
deBraga, F., Kaplan, T., Miller, M. K., Taylor, M., & Mulvey, P. (2017, April). Individual differences
relate to juvenile offender stereotypes. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference,
Salt Lake City, UT.
Trescher, S., Peoples, C. D., & Miller, M. K. (2017, August). The impact of perceived defendant
similarity on juror sentencing decisions in a death penalty trial. American Psychological
Association convention, Washington, D.C.
Alvarez, M. J., Mecum, J., & Miller, M. K. (2017, March). The influence of race don mock-jurors’
decisions in a case involving a police officer as defendant: A “black sheep” effect. American
Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Seattle, Washington.
West, M. P., Wood, E. F., & Miller, M. K. (2017, March). How cognitive processing and Mexican
immigrant defendants relate to capital jurors’ decisions. American Psychology-Law Society
annual conference, Seattle, Washington.
Wood, E. F., Miller, M. K., & Davis D. (2017, March). Understanding the shift from ‘no means no’ to
‘yes means yes’: Investigating interpretations of affirmative consent policies in a community
sample. American Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Seattle, Washington.
McDermott, C. M., DeVault, A., & Miller, M. K. (2016, August). It’s a tragedy: Emotions, cognitive
states and cognitive traits influence support for AMBER Alerts. American Psychological
Association annual conference, Denver CO.
Alvarez, M. J., Huff, J. L., & Miller, M. K. (2016, June). Police shootings: Effects of suspect race and
justifiability on mock juror perceptions. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
annual conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Wood, E. F., Miller, M. K., & Alvarez, M. J. (2016, June). Individual differences relate to attitudes
toward immigrants: A community sample. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
annual conference, Minneapolis, MN.
DeVault, A., & Miller, M. K. (2016, April). Gender and attitudes toward transgenders as predictors of
transgender adoption rights. Western Social Science Association annual meeting, Reno, NV.
McDermott, C. M., & Miller, M. K. (2016, April). Impact of judicial instructions and belief in memory
on perceptions of a case involving eyewitness testimony. Western Social Science Association
annual conference, Reno, NV.
Reichert, J., & Miller, M. K. (2016, April). Social comparisons processes and adults’ judgments of
children’s weights and intentions to control children’s weight. Western Social Science
Association annual meeting, Reno, NV.
Wood, E. F., & Miller, M. K. (2016, April). Relationships between individual differences and attitudes
toward immigrants in a student sample. Western Social Science Association annual meeting,
Reno, NV.
Alvarez, M. J., & Miller, M. K., & Clark, J. D. (2016, March). The influence of defendants’ immigration
status and ethnicity and mock jurors’ political orientation on sentence outcomes in a death
penalty trial. American Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
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DeVault A., & Miller, M. K. (2016, March). Effects of sexual orientation and parental suitability on
commitment to parenting beliefs in LGB adoption scenarios. American Psychology-Law Society
annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
Kleynhans, A., Bornstein, B. B., Hamm, J., & Miller, M. K. (2016, March). Trust in the jury system.
American Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
McDermott, C. M., & Miller, M. K. (2016, March). Individual differences relate to support for vigilante
justice. American Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
McDermott, C. M., DeVault, A., & Miller, M. K. (2016, March). They should have known: Hindsight
and outcome biases in AMBER Alert cases. American Psychology-Law Society annual
conference, Atlanta, GA.
Perez, L. M., & Miller, M. K. (2016, March). How moral disengagement and individual differences
relate to individuals’ beliefs regarding torture. American Psychology-Law Society annual
conference, Atlanta, GA.
Trescher, S. A., McDermott, C. M., Wood, E. F., & Miller, M. K. (2016, March). Individual differences
and support for the postpartum depression legal defense: The mediating role of moral
disengagement. American Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
West, M., McDermott, C. M., Garrick, J., Wood, E. F., & Miller, M. K. (2016, March). Does death
qualification standard matter? An analysis of mock juror decision-making. American
Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
West, M. P., Wood, E.F., & Miller, M. K. (2016, March). Moral foundations and capital juror decisionmaking. American Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
Yelderman, L. A., & Miller, M. K. (2016, March). A life for a life: Religious beliefs predict mock jurors’
weighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances and death penalty sentences. American
Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
Miller, M. K., Clark, J., & Alvarez, M. J. (2016, January). Exploring the boundaries of societally
acceptable bias expression toward Muslim and Atheist defendants. Society for Personality and
Social Psychology convention, San Diego, CA.
Yelderman, L. A., & Miller, M. K. (2016, January). Individuals’ willingness to support parolees and
insanity acquittees: Understanding the importance of beliefs, attitudes, and contexts related to
perceived social sanctions. Society for Personality and Social Psychology convention, San Diego,
CA.
Yelderman, L. A., & Miller, M. K. (2016, January). Religious fundamentalism and attitudes toward the
insanity defense: The mediating roles of criminal attributions and mental illness perceptions. .
Society for Personality and Social Psychology convention, San Diego, CA.
West, M., & Miller, M. K. (2015, November). Individual differences in the evaluation of aggravating and
mitigating circumstances: Attributional complexity as a mediator. American Society of
Criminology conference, Washington DC.
Perez, L. M., & Miller, M. K. (2015, August). Cognitive processing and jurors’ use of judicial
instructions for eyewitness evaluations. American Psychological Association conference.
Toronto, Canada.
Miller, M. K. (2015, March). Measuring community sentiment toward parents’ use of faith healing for
their children. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Diego, CA.
Sicafuse, L. L., & Miller, M. K., Kemmelmeier, M., & Elliott, M. (2015, March). Effects of plaintiff
weight, deliberations, and individual differences on jurors’ decisions in a medical malpractice
case. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Diego, CA.
Yelderman, L., & Miller, M. K. (2015, March). Religious fundamentalism, religious priming, and mock
juror verdicts involving the insanity defense. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San
Diego, CA.
Reichert, J., Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2015, March). Judicial stress: The roles of gender and
social support. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Diego, CA.
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DeVault, A., Miller, M. K., & Jessup, C. (2015, March). Overselling the AMBER Alert program:
Dangers and future directions. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Diego, CA.
McDermott, C. M., DeVault, A. J., & Miller, M. K. (2015, March). Hindsight bias in AMBER Alert
Cases. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Diego, CA.
Alvarez, M. J., & Miller, M. K. (2015, March). Counterfactual thinking and juror decision-making: An
AMBER Alert study. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Diego, CA.
Miller, M. K., Weaver, J., Alvarez, M. J., & Griffin, T. (2015, March). Effect of emotional priming on
attitudes toward AMBER Alerts in student and community samples. American Psychology-Law
Society conference, San Diego, CA.
Clark, J. D., & Miller, M. K. (2015, January). Reminders of prejudice induce favorable judgments of
Muslims, but not atheists. Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.
Forsythe, S., Miller, M. K., Sicafuse, L., Evans, M. D. R., Griffin, T. (2014, November). Effects of
anticipatory guilt and self-affirmation on support for questionable crime control policies.
American Society of Criminology conference, San Francisco, CA.
Shields, T. D., & Miller, M. K. (2014, October). Relationships between religious characteristics and
responses to legal action against parents who choose faith healing practices for their children.
Western Association of Criminal Justice conference, Reno, NV.
Forsythe, S., & Miller, M. K. (2014, October). Novel defenses in the courtroom. Western Association of
Criminal Justice, Reno, NV.
Yelderman, L. A., & Miller, M. K. (2014, October). Religious fundamentalism and attitudes toward the
insanity defense: The mediating role of mental illness perceptions. Western Association of
Criminal Justice conference, Reno, NV.
Alvarez, M. J., & Miller, M. K. (2014, April). The impact of individual differences on perception of
plaintiffs in an Establishment Clause case. Western Social Science Association conference,
Albuquerque, NM.
Alvarez, M. J., & Miller, M. K. (2014, March). Individual decision-making in an establishment clause
case. American Psychology-Law Society conference, New Orleans, LA.
Clark, J., & Miller, M. K. (2014, March). Attribution style mediates the relationship between
fundamentalism and support for restrictive sexuality laws. American Psychology-Law Society
conference, New Orleans, LA.
Reichert, J., & Miller, M. K. (2014, March). Is obesity child abuse? Attributions of responsibility and
support for the prosecution of parents with obese children. American Psychology-Law Society
conference, New Orleans, LA.
Reichert, J., & Miller, M. K. (2014, March). Social cognitive processes and attitudes toward legal
actions: Does receiving information affect community sentiment? American Psychology-Law
Society conference, New Orleans, LA.
Yelderman, L., & Miller, M. K. (2014, March). Religion’s role in the acceptance of aggravating and
mitigating circumstances. American Psychology-Law Society conference, New Orleans, LA.
Chomos, J. C., Alvarez, M. J., & Miller, M. K. (2013, May). Juror perceptions of eyewitness and expert
testimony: Sensitivity, skepticism, and knowledge. American Society of Trial Consultants
conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Kwiatkowski, M. J., & Miller, M. K. (2013, April). Students' perceptions of online regulation of social
networks. Western Psychological Association conference, Reno, NV.
Spizman, R. J., & Miller, M. K. (2013, April). Student perceptions of law enforcement’s use of social
media. Western Psychological Association conference, Reno, NV.
Wood, S., Williams, M., Miller, M. K., & Kwiatkowski, M. (2013, March). Transfer, verdict, and
sentencing decisions for juvenile offenders. Pacific Sociological Association conference, Reno,
NV.
Wood, S., & Miller, M. K. (2013, March). Attorney performance, evidence strength, and criminal
verdicts. Pacific Sociological Association conference, Reno, NV.
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Miller, M. K. (2013, March). Cultural explanations for the development (or not) of specialty courts within
the U.S. and around the globe. American Psychology-Law Society conference, Portland, OR.
Broadus, A., Miller, M. K., & Miller, L. (2013, March). Female Juvenile Offenders’ Perceptions of
Gender-Specific Programs. American Psychology-Law Society conference, Portland, OR.
Miller, M. K., Jehle, A., Kemmelmeier, M., & Maskaly, J. (2013, March). How voluntariness of
apologies affects actual and hypothetical victims’ perceptions of the offender. American
Psychology-Law Society conference, Portland, OR.
Miller, M. K. (2013, March). What does it mean to be interdisciplinary? Symposium for the Teaching,
Training, and Curriculum committee of the American Psychology-Law Society. American
Psychology-Law Society conference, Portland, OR.
Miller, M. K. (2012, November). The relationship between religious characteristics and judgments about
vigilante justice. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Phoenix, AZ.
Miller, M. K., & Reichert, J. (2012, May). Social cognitive processes and attitudes toward legal actions.
Midwestern Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL.
Chomos, J. C., & Miller, M. K. (2012, April). Religious characteristics are related to legal attitudes and
processes in capital trials. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference, Reno, NV.
Rauch, J., & Miller, M. K. (2012, April). Gender differences in superhero characters’ roles,
appearances, and violence as portrayed in superhero movies. Rocky Mountain Psychological
Association conference, Reno, NV.
Alvarez, M., Miller, M. K., & Palafox, E. (2012, March). Quest and its relationship to legal decisions
and psychological attributions. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
Miller, M. K., Williams, M. J., & Chavez, H. L. (2012, March). The ins and outs of financing graduate
school. Symposium for the Teaching, Training, and Curriculum committee of the American
Psychology-Law Society. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Bonnet, K., Miller, M. K., & Alvarez, M. (2012, January). Defendant and juror religious affiliation: The
role of religions salience in jury decision making. Psychology and Law pre-conference. The
Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference, San Diego, CA.
Weiser, D. A., Sicafuse, L. L., Sigillo, A. E., Davidson, L. A., & Miller, M. K. (2011, April) Family
relationships and college students’ attitudes toward HPV vaccination. Western Psychological
Association conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Reichert, J., & Miller, M. K. (2011, March). How attributions of responsibility for childhood obesity
affect jurors' decisions in child abuse cases. 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law
conference, Miami, FL.
Reichert, J., Miller, M. K., Bornstein, B., & Shelton, D. (2011, March). How reason for surgery and
patient weight affect verdicts and perceptions in medical malpractice trials: A comparison of
students and jurors. 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law conference, Miami, FL.
Wood, S., Sicafuse, L. L., Miller, M. K., Chomos, J. C., (2011, March). Relationship between jurors’
perceptions of attorneys and their performance on verdict. 4th International Congress on
Psychology and Law conference, Miami, FL.
Kaufman, J. A., Miller, M. K., & Lindsey, S. (2011, March). How race and religion affect parole
release decisions of mock parole board members. 4th International Congress on Psychology and
Law conference, Miami, FL.
Wood, S., & Miller, M. K. (2010, October). Superheroes or villains?: Vigilantism and moral
disengagement in superhero movies. Western Association of Criminal Justice conference,
Stateline (Lake Tahoe), NV.
Chomos, J. C., & Miller, M. K. (2010, October). Support for safe haven laws: The role of religion and
personal characteristics. Western Association of Criminal Justice conference, Stateline (Lake
Tahoe), NV.
Lindsey, S. C., Sigillo, A. E., & Miller, M. K. (2010, October). The relationship between college
students’ support for parental involvement clauses in minor abortion laws and religion, political
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affiliation, and attribution style. Western Association of Criminal Justice conference, Stateline
(Lake Tahoe), NV.
Palafox, E. R., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). What does it mean to be on a religious Quest? Questism’s
relationship to other religious factors, authoritarianism, perceptions, self-direction, and
forgiveness. Nevada Undergraduate Research Symposium, Reno, NV.
Schlingheyde, B., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). The effects of Victim and execution impact statements
on jurors’ perceptions, emotions and decisions. Nevada Undergraduate Research Symposium,
Reno, NV.
Keller, P., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to predict intent to
report crime. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Sanchez, M., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). Using Therapeutic Jurisprudence to design a special
treatment court to address illegal prostitution. Western Social Science Association conference,
Reno, NV.
Chomos, J. C., Sicafuse, L. L., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). Juror opinions of jury service: A content
analysis. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Miller, M. K., Peoples, C. D., Maskaly, J., & Green, M. (2010, April). The effects of deliberations and
religious alibi on mock jurors’ pre- and post-deliberation verdicts: Does stereotypicality of the
crime matter? Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Miller, M. K., & Palafox, E. (2010, April). What does it mean to be on a religious quest? Questism’s
relationship to parole decisions, religious factors, and justice beliefs. Western Social Science
Association conference, Reno, NV.
Miller, M. K., & DeArman, S. (2010, April). A study of predictors of legislative support of the Child
Interstate Abortion Notification Act. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Miller, L., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). What about the children? Therapeutic solutions for assisting
female inmates and their children. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Thomas, A. L., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). Students’ emotional reactions and sentence
recommendations regarding drug use during pregnancy. Western Social Science Association
conference, Reno, NV.
Miko, A., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). Health Promotion Theater: Mandatory immunizations (coming
soon to a hospital near you). Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Sicafuse, L. L., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). Legal restrictions on procreation: Therapeutic
Jurisprudence suggests alternatives that avoid unintended legal, health and gender-based
consequences. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Springer, V., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). The rights and wrongs of wrongful life: Exploring legal,
health, and emotional argumentation in judicial decisions and lay opinions. Western Social
Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Vargas, J. H., Miller, M. K., & Chamberlain, J. (2010, April). The rights and responsibilities of gay
social parents and the potential implications for children’s well-being. Western Social Science
Association conference, Reno, NV.
Weiser, D. A., & Miller, M. K. (2010, April). Barack Obama v. Bristol Palin: Why the President’s sex
education policy wins. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Gonzalez, C., Miller, M. K., & Brown, C. S. (2010, April). HIV transmission laws: An example of moral
panic and Crime Control Theater. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Armstrong, M. M., Miller, M. K., & Griffin, T. (2010, April). Moral panics that spark legal response:
Examining the psychology of crime control theater. Western Social Science Association
conference, Reno, NV.
Brown, C. S., Miller, M. K., & Griffin, T. (2010, April). Polygamy raids: An example of crime control
theater precipitated by moral panic. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
Griffin, T., Miller, M. K. & Hammond, M. (2010, April). Safe Haven laws as crime control theater.
Western Social Science Association conference, Reno, NV.
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Summers, A., & Miller, M. K. (2010, March). The role of expertise in legal decision making in juvenile
dependency cases: Comparing mock jurors to judges. American Psychology-Law Society
conference, Vancouver, BC.
Sicafuse, L. L., Miller, M. K., Weiser, D., & Sigillo, A. (2010, March). Analysis of public commentary
supporting and opposing mandatory HPV vaccination: Should lawmakers trust public sentiment?
American Psychology-Law Society conference, Vancouver, BC.
Sicafuse, L. L., & Miller, M. K. (2010, March). The effects of information processing and message
quality on attitudes toward the AMBER Alert crime control system. American Psychology-Law
Society conference, Vancouver, BC.
Chomos, J. C., Wood, S., & Miller, M. K. (2010, March). The relationship between death penalty
attitudes and cognitive processing as measured by Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory. American
Psychology-Law Society conference, Vancouver, BC.
Schlingheyde, B., & Miller, M. K. (2010, March). The effects of victim impact statements and execution
impact statements on mock jurors' emotions and perceptions of the defendant. American
Psychology-Law Society conference, Vancouver, BC.
Miller, M. K. (2010, March). Publishing in a variety of journals relevant to law and psychology.
American Psychology-Law Society conference, Vancouver, BC.
Sigillo, A., Miller, M. K., & Weiser, D. (2010, January). The effects of political affiliation and religious
characteristics on acceptability of IVF for non-traditional women. Society for Personality and
Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Miller, M. K., & Chamberlain, J. (2009, October). The relationship between religious characteristics
and attitudes toward gays and gay marriage. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
conference, Denver, CO.
Peoples, C. D., Sigillo, A., Green, M., Maskaly, J., Miller, M. K. (2009, August). Friendship and
conformity to socially desirable stances: Juror verdict change in a mock jury experiment.
American Sociological Association conference, San Francisco, CA.
Miller, M. K. (2009, May). Exploring the relationship between self-regulation of video games and
changes in game content. Law and Society Association conference, Denver, CO.
Pettis, C. T., & Miller, M. K. (2009, May). Analysis of media portrayals of breastfeeding on law and
policy. Law and Society Association conference, Denver, CO.
Sigillo, A., & Miller, M. K. (2009, April). Egg donation from the donor’s perspective: Motivation,
benefits and satisfaction. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference, Albuquerque,
NM.
Sicafuse, L. L., & Miller, M. K. (2009, April). Social psychological influences on the popularity of
AMBER Alerts: Why the system will be maintained. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Miller, M. K., Lindsey, S. D., & Shamblin, S. (2009, March). How a prisoner's religious conversion
affects release decisions of actual and mock parole board members. American Psychology-Law
Society Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Maskaly, J., Peoples, C. D., Miller, M. K., Sigillo, A., Chavez, H. L., & Green, M. (2009, March). The
impact of religious background and beliefs on mock juror verdicts. American Psychology-Law
Society Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Miller, M. K., Green, M., Maskaly, J., Peoples, C., Chavez, H. L., & Sigillo, A. (2009, March). The
blacksheep effect, leniency bias, and religious prejudice in mock jurors’ pre- and postdeliberation verdicts. American Psychology-Law Society Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Miller, M. K., Flores, D. M., & Pitcher, B. J. (2009, March). Using Constructivist Self-Development
Theory to understand judges’ reactions to a courthouse shooting: An exploratory study.
American Psychology-Law Society Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Chavez, H. L., & Miller, M. K. (2009, March). How religious appeals in death sentence phases of trials
may affect jurors: An empirical analysis. American Psychology-Law Society Conference, San
Antonio, TX.
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Merz, S. D., & Miller, M. K. (2008, May). Perceived victim-choice is related to verdicts, perceptions of
the crime, and perceptions of responsibility assigned to defendant and victim. American
Psychological Society conference, Chicago, IL.
Gonzalez, C., Chamberlain, J., & Miller, M. K. (2008, April). Does the presence of a celebrity juror
improperly affect jurors’ verdicts? Western Psychological Association convention, Irvine, CA.
Jehle, A., Miller, M. K., & Kemmelmeier, M. (2008, April). Coerced apologies produce beneficial
effects: Implications for the legal system. 56th Annual Nebraska Symposium on Motivation,
Lincoln, NE.
Chamberlain, J., & Miller, M. K. (2008, April). The judicial stress triad: Secondary traumatic stress,
safety concerns, and burnout. Western Social Science Association conference, Denver, CO.
Shamblin, S. L., & Miller, M. K. (2008, April). The effects of a religious conversion on parole board
members’ decisions whether to parole a murderer. Western Social Science Association
conference, Denver, CO.
Miller, M. K., & Jehle, A. (2008, April). Religious hallucinations and the insanity defense. Western
Social Science Association conference, Denver, CO.
Singer, J., & Miller, M. K. (2008, April). Effects of religion on jurors’ decisions. Western Social Science
Association conference, Denver, CO.
Flores, D., Miller, M. K., Chamberlain, J., Richardson, J., & Bornstein, B. H. (2008, March). Judges’
perspectives on stress and safety in the courtroom: An exploratory study. American PsychologyLaw Society Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
Miller, M. K., Hayward, R. D., & Summers, A. (2008, March). How death qualification systematically
excludes jurors based on religious characteristics, justice philosophy, cognitive processing, and
demographics. American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
Chamberlain, J., & Miller, M. K. (2008, March). The rights and responsibilities of gay parents: How do
same-sex partners perceive parental roles? American Psychology-Law Society Conference,
Jacksonville, FL.
Summers, A., & Miller, M. K. (2008, March). An exploratory investigation into community standards of
obscenity. American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
Jehle, A., Miller, M. K., & Kemmelmeier, M. (2007, November). The influence of accounts and remorse
on mock jurors' judgments of offenders. Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, New York, NY.
DeArman, S. R., & Miller, M. K. (2007, October). Predictors of legislative support of the child Interstate
Abortion Notification Act. Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators
conference, Reno, NV.
Gaydon, L. B., & Miller, M. K. (2007, October). Elders in the justice system: How the system treats
elders in trials, during imprisonment and on death row. Western and Pacific Association of
Criminal Justice Educators conference, Reno, NV.
Griffin, T., & Miller, M. K. (2007, October). Amber Alert: Current findings. Western and Pacific
Association of Criminal Justice Educators conference, Reno, NV.
Hoffman, L., & Miller, M. K. (2007, October). Inconsistent state court rulings concerning pregnancyrelated behaviors. Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators conference,
Reno, NV.
Johnstone, T., & Miller, M. K. (2007, October). The courts’ role in promoting comprehensive justice for
pregnant drug and alcohol users. Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators
conference, Reno, NV.
Summers, A., & Miller, M. K. (2007, October). A social psychological model of victim blame in the legal
system. Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators conference, Reno, NV.
Miller, M. K., Chamberlain, J., Rivera, C., Maskaly, J., Bray, D., Bogen, M., & Jehle, A. (2007,
August). Gay parents' rights: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of legal cases. American
Psychology Association conference, San Francisco, CA.
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Flores, D., Miller, M. K., Chamberlain, J., Richardson, J. T., & Bornstein, B. H. (2007, July). Exploring
the causes and effects of judicial stress. International Law and Society Association conference,
Berlin, Germany.
Miller, M. K., Flores, D., & Dolezilek, A. (2007, April). Addressing courtroom stress. Rocky Mountain
Psychological Association conference, Denver, CO.
Flores, D., & Miller, M. K. (2007, April). An Exploratory study of the sunk cost effect in plaintiff
decision-making in medical malpractice claims. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
conference, Denver, CO.
Pitcher, B.J., & Miller, M. K. (2007, February). Using Constructivist Self-development Theory to explain
judges’ reactions to the shooting of a colleague. University of Nevada, Reno Conference for
Undergraduate Research, Reno, NV.
Coleman, E. E., & Miller, M. K. (2006, November). The law and the family: When criminal punishment
is the wrong answer to social problems. American Society of Criminology conference, Los
Angeles, CA.
Hagar, R., & Miller, M. K. (2006, November). A delicate balance: Free speech or regulation and
protection of children from violent video games? American Society of Criminology conference,
Los Angeles, CA.
Hernandez, J. J., Miller, M. K., & Solinas, J. (2006, November). Rethinking responses to school
bullying: working toward more positive outcomes for victims, bullies and schools. American
Society of Criminology conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2006, November). Mail ordering a bride now requires forfeiting rights to
privacy and free speech: Determining a more constitutional approach for the criminal justice
system. American Society of Criminology conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Miller, M. K. (2006, November). Why is Mommy in jail? Prosecuting women for pregnancy behaviors.
American Society of Criminology conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Miller, M. K., (2006, November). Religion in the criminal justice system: When church and state aren’t
so separate. American Society of Criminology conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Miller, M. K., & Kazmar, M. N. (2006, November). The Patriot Act and its effect on the American jury.
American Society of Criminology conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Singer, J. A., Miller, M. K., & Adya, M. (2006, November). Advances in technology have brought legal
improvements and dilemmas. American Society of Criminology conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2006, October). Promoting comprehensive justice through the use of
apologies in resolving criminal cases. Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice
Educators conference, Reno, NV.
Merz, S., & Miller, M. K. (2006, October). Why is Daddy in prison?: Misapplication of sexual assault
laws leads to injustice. Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators
conference, Reno, NV.
Miller, M. K., & Coleman, E. (2006, October). Dealing with pregnant drug users: Punishment or
comprehensive justice? Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators
conference, Reno, NV.
Miller, M. K., & Richardson, J. T. (2006, October). Expanding therapeutic jurisprudence: Making the
law more therapeutic for legal actors. Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice
Educators conference, Reno, NV.
Adya, M., Miller, M. K., Singer, J. A., Thomas, R. M., & Padilla, J. B. (2006, July). Cultural
differences in perceptions of the government and the legal system: Hurricane Katrina highlights
what has been there all along. Law and Society Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Chamberlain, J. C., Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2006, July). State courts weigh in on the rights
and responsibilities of gay parents. Law and Society Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Chamberlain, J. C., Miller, M. K., & Jehle, A. (2006, July). Celebrities in the courtroom: Legal
responses, psychological theory and empirical research. Law and Society Association
conference, Baltimore, MD.
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Harrell, A., & Miller, M. K. (2006, July). Criminal mommies: How the law has created a new category of
criminals. Law and Society Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2006, July). My God, I am sorry: The role of religion in restorative justice
programs. Law and Society Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Jehle, A., Miller, M. K., & Griffin, T. (2006, July). Policy suggestions for protecting society from the
effects of prison overcrowding. Law and Society Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Merz, S., Miller, M. K., Summers, A., & Brosh, J. (2006, July). Social science research suggests that
legal regulation of adolescents’ sexual behavior both helps and hurts. Law and Society
Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Miller, M. K. (2006, July). Legal responses to sexual behavior and parenting. Law and Society
Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2006, July). Does religion predict juror decisions? Implications for
peremptory challenges. Law and Society Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Singer, J., Miller, M. K., & Jehle, A. (2006, July). Religion in the courts: A psychological analysis of the
role of religious attitudes in legal decision-making. Law and Society Association conference,
Baltimore, MD.
Summers, A., Miller, M. K., & Jehle, A. (2006, July). An examination of the effects of religion in recent
high profile cases. Law and Society Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Summers, A., Miller, M. K., & Mattas, M. (2006, July). Parental notification of teen abortion: Input
from law and psychology can inform the debate. Law and Society Association conference,
Baltimore, MD.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2006, June). Selling violent video games: Free speech and free
enterprise vs. protecting the children. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
conference, Long Beach, CA.
Pettis, C. T., & Miller, M. K. (2006, June). Improving efforts to increase breastfeeding frequency:
Research and policy suggestions. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
conference, Long Beach, CA.
Brodish, A. S., Summers, A., & Miller, M. K. (2006, April). From Pac-Man to Grand Theft Auto: The
evolution of a videogame hero from 1988-2005. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
conference, Park City, UT.
Cannella, M. L., Brodish, A. S., Summers, A., & Miller, M. K. (2006, April). The role of women
characters in videogames: Stereotypes, schemata, and media influence. Rocky Mountain
Psychological Association conference, Park City, UT.
Flores, D. M., & Miller, M. K. (2006, April). Interactive violence and crime: An analysis of videogame
magazine articles from 1988-2005. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference, Park
City, UT.
Miller, M. K., & Flores, D. M. (2006, April). Videogame violence, sexuality, and role models: Policy
implications and legal restrictions. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference, Park
City, UT.
Summers, A., Cannella, M. L., & Miller, M. K. (2006, April). Gender differences in video game
characters’ roles, appearances, and attire. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
conference, Park City, UT.
Miller, M. K., Chamberlain, J. C., & Bornstein, B. H. (2006, April). Psychological research supports
recent California rulings determining the rights and responsibilities of lesbian parents. Western
Social Science Association conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Miller, M. K., Griffin, T. W., Clinkinbeard, S. S., & Thomas, R. M. (2006, April). The psychology of
Amber Alert. Western Social Science Association conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Broadus, A. D., Adya, M., & Miller, M. K. (2006, March). Identification of factors that encourage victim
reporting. American Psychology-Law Society conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
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Chamberlain, J. C., & Miller, M. K. (2006, March). The Oprah effect: Influences of power, authority
and status on jury decision-making processes. American Psychology-Law Society conference, St.
Petersburg, FL.
Hayward, R. D., & Miller, M. K. (2006, March). Using peremptory challenges to remove potential
jurors based on their religion: Commonsense or nonsense? American Psychology-Law Society
conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2006, March). The psychology of apology: Implications for the legal system.
American Psychology-Law Society conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2006, March). The function of social context in sexual harassment
determinations: An empirical investigation. American Psychology-Law Society conference, St.
Petersburg, FL.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2006, March). Jurors’ commonsense notions of assumption of the risk
in medical malpractice trials. American Psychology-Law Society conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
Cannella, M. L., Miller, M. K., Flores, D., & Brodish, A. (2005, October). From Ms. Pac-Man to Laura
Croft: The evolution of women in video games from 1989 to 2004. Organization for the Study of
Communication, Language, and Gender conference, Reno, NV.
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2005, October). The role of gender in determining appropriate workplace
communication. Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender
conference, Reno, NV.
Jehle, A., Miller, M. K., & Meacham, K. (2005, June). Writers for “Friends” defend sexual behavior as
“Creative Necessity:” Should workplace context matter? Law and Society Association
conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2005, June). Controversy in the courtroom: Implications of allowing jurors to
question witnesses. Law and Society Association conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Miller, M. K. (2005, June). A legal analysis of the criminialization of behaviors during pregnancy. Law
and Society Association conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2005, June). Juror stress: Causes and interventions. Law and Society
Association conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Miller, M. K., & Harrell, A. (2005, June). How the criminal law is used to control men’s roles as fathers
and sexual partners. Law and Society Association conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Conrad, V., & Miller, M. K. (2005, April). Communicating social norms through prosecutions of women
who use drugs during pregnancy. Graduate Student Association conference, Reno, NV.
Lopez, P., Miller, M. K., Chamberlain, J. C., & Jehle, A. (2005, April). Important factors involved in
victim reporting: A Nevada study. Graduate Student Association conference, Reno, NV.
Cannella, M. L., Miller, M. K., Jehle, A., & Chamberlain, J. C. (2005, April). From the tabloids to the
courtroom: How jurors view celebrity defendants in criminal cases. Rocky Mountain
Psychological Association conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Miller, M. K., Adya, M., Chamberlain, J. C., & Broadus, A. D. (2005, April). Identification of factors
that encourage victim reporting. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference,
Phoenix, AZ.
Miller, M. K., & Jehle. A. (2005, April). How psychological research on father involvement and
children's well-being can inform welfare policy. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Jehle, A., & Miller, M. K. (2005, March). Factors that encourage and discourage victim reporting of
crime. American Psychology-Law Society conference, La Jolla, CA.
Miller, M. K. (2005, March). Research on victim reporting: Past, present and future. American
Psychology-Law Society conference, La Jolla, CA.
Miller, M. K., Adya, M., & Chamberlain, J. C. (2005, March). The effects of counterfactual thinking
and injury severity on the decision to report a crime. American Psychology-Law Society
conference, La Jolla, CA.
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Miller, M. K., Bornstein, B. H., & Fanning, N. J. (2005, March). Encouraging jurors to punish an “eye
for an eye” or to “turn the other cheek:” The use of religion in death penalty sentencing trials.
American Psychology-Law Society conference, La Jolla, CA.
Slawson, H. L., Miller, M. K., & Hyson, S. (2005, March). Individual differences and victim decisionmaking. American Psychology-Law Society conference, La Jolla, CA.
Krondak, S. K., Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2004, May). Use of persuasive strategies in safer sex
education programs. American Psychological Society conference, Chicago, IL.
Miller, M. K., & Kiviniemi, M. T. (2004, May). Differences in decision-making concerning traditional
medical (TM) procedures and complementary and alternative medical (CAM) procedures.
American Psychological Society conference, Chicago, IL.
Miller, M. K., Bornstein, B. H., & Herschlag, L. B. (2004, March). Religious appeals in closing
arguments: Impermissible input or benign banter? American Psychology-Law Society
conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
Bornstein, B. H., Zabawa, S. E., Miller, M. K., & Hope, D. (2003, July). Juror perceptions of stress and
minority involvement in the court system: An introduction. International Conference of
Psychology and Law, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Miller, M. K., Robeson, D. K., Bornstein, B. H., & Tomkins, A. J. (2003, July). Juror perceptions of
minority involvement and treatment in the legal system. International Conference of Psychology
and Law, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Musil, S. M., Miles, J. M., & Miller, M. K. (2003, July). Juror stress levels a month after trial.
International conference of Psychology and Law, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Ballan, S., Kiviniemi, M. T., & Miller, M. K. (2003, April). Factors that lead people to use
Complementary Alternative Medical Procedures (CAMP) and Traditional Medicine (TM).
Conference for Undergraduate Activities and Research Experiences, Lincoln, NE.
Krondak, S. K., Tehee, M., Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2003, April). Predicting binge drinking
from Need for Cognition and drinking perceptions. conference for Undergraduate Creative
Activities and Research Experiences, Lincoln, NE.
Miller, M. K., Bornstein, B. H., & Hunt, J. S. (2002, April). Use of self-concept regulating mechanisms in
alcohol abuse prevention programs. Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Lincoln, NE.
CONFERENCE AND SYMPOSIA LEADERSHIP
Discussant. (2017, March). Victimization and vulnerable populations: Implications for victims service
provision and policymaking. American Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Seattle, WA.
Discussant. (2016, March). Interdisciplinary perspectives on hate, prejudice and discrimination in the
criminal justice system: Implications for theory, research, policy and practice. American
Psychology-Law Society annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
Symposium Chair/Organizer (2015, March). Emotions and social cognitive biases affect support for crime
control policies. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Diego, CA.
Chair. (2014, March). Obesity and the Law. American Psychology-Law Society conference, New
Orleans, LA.
Panel/Section Organizer (2013). Jury decision making section. American Psychology-Law Society
conference, Portland, OR (soliciting reviewers, consolidating reviews, assisting with accept/reject
decisions)
Panel/Section Organizer (2012). Jury decision making section. American Psychology-Law Society
conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (soliciting reviewers, consolidating reviews, assisting with
accept/reject decisions)
Discussant (2012, March). Juror Perceptions of Diversity in Court: Implications for Research, Policy,
and Trial Consultation. American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Panel/Section Organizer (2011). Decision making section. 4th International Congress on Psychology and
Law conference, Miami, FL. (soliciting reviewers, consolidating reviews, assisting with
accept/reject decisions)
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Chair. (2011, March). Jury Decision-making. 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law
conference, Miami, FL.
Moderator. (2010, April). Crime Control Theater. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno,
NV.
Moderator. (2010, April). Children and Policy I. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno,
NV.
Moderator. (2010, April). Children and Policy II. Western Social Science Association conference, Reno,
NV.
Chair. (2010, March). How to Manage an Assistantship, Get a Postdoctoral Forensic Fellowship, and
Publish in Various Journals. American Psychology-Law Society conference, Vancouver, BC.
Chair. (2009, March). Judge’s Decision-Making and Perceptions. American Psychology-Law Society
conference, San Antonio, TX.
Discussant. (2006, November). The Gendered Nature of Violent Offending. Symposium conducted at the
American Society of Criminology conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Session Organizer. (2006, July). Religion and the Courts: The Impact on Religion in our Justice System.
Symposium conducted at the Law and Society Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Chair and Session Organizer. (2006, July). Legal Developments Regarding Sexual Behavior and
Parenting. Symposium conducted at the Law and Society Association conference, Baltimore,
MD.
Chair and Session Organizer. (2005, June). From Voir Dire to Deliberations and Beyond: The Jury’s
Experience and Capabilities. Symposium conducted at the Law and Society Association
conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Chair and Session Organizer. (2005, June). Transmission of Values and Norms through Regulation and
Protection of the Human Body. Symposium conducted at the Law and Society Association
conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Chair and Session Organizer. (2005, March). Factors Influencing Victim Reporting: Counterfactual
Thinking, Crime Severity, Societal Norms, Attitudes Toward the Legal System and Gender.
Symposium conducted at the American Psychology-Law Society conference, La Jolla, CA.
Session Organizer. (2004, July). Juror perceptions of stress and minority involvement in the court system:
An empirical assessment. International conference of Psychology and Law, Edinburgh, Scotland.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Miller, M. K., Yelderman, L. A., & DeVault, A. (2015). Religion’s role in juror decision making.
Psychology of Persuasion conference; University of Wyoming College of Law.
Miller, M. K. (2013). Invited address. Stress, trauma, and wellbeing: Legal participants and children.
American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
Miller, M. K. (2013). Identifying and managing work-related stressors. Washington State Judicial
Conference.
Miller, M. K., & Bornstein, B. H. (2013). Judicial Stress: Identifying and managing work-related
stressors. Illinois Judicial Academy.
Miller, M. K. (2012). Regulation of procreation and pregnancy. Northern Nevada Women Lawyer’s
Association.
Miller, M. K. (2010). Allowing jurors to submit written questions: Improving performance and promoting
justice. Iowa Bar Association.
Miller, M. K. (2010). Stress and satisfaction in the courtroom: The experiences of judges, lawyers, and
jurors. Iowa Bar Association.
Miller, M. K. (2010, March). Religion, psychology and the law. Saleem Shah Early Career Award
presentation. American Psychology-Law Society conference, Vancouver, BC.
Bornstein, B. H., & Miller, M. K. (2009, March). God in the courtroom: Religion’s role at trial.
American Psychology-Law Society Conference, San Antonio, TX.
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Miller, M. K. (2007). Legal regulation of sex, procreation and pregnancy: How legal actors use the
criminal law to address social issues. American Association of University Women.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (through Spring 2017)
Chair and major advisor (past or present): 22 PhD students in social psychology; 8 MA students in
criminal justice; 4 Undergraduate thesis students; 7 MA students in Justice Management or Judicial
Studies; 2 high school research thesis students (INTEL research program)
Non-chair committee membership (past or present): 20+ graduate students
Mentoring outside of committee (past or present): 50+ graduate students; 40+ undergraduate students
Overall teaching evaluations Fall 2004- Spring 2016: 3.56 out of 4
Graduate courses developed and taught at the University of Nevada, Reno:
SRJS 725: Research Methods for Social Sciences (in person).
SRJS 725: Research Methods for Social Sciences (online).
CRJ 723: Advanced Social Science and Law.
SRJS 775: Legal Regulation of Sex, Pregnancy, and Parenting.
SRJS 729: Jury Decision-making.
CRJ 669: Introduction to Law and Psychology (in person).
CRJ 669: Introduction to Law and Psychology (online).
SOC 739: Advanced Social Psychology I.
SOC 740: Advanced Social Psychology II.
SOC 722: Attitudes: Structure, Function, and Change.
CRJ 799: Sex, Crime, and Media.
CRJ 669: Women and Criminal Justice.
CRJ 795: Comprehensive Exam (2 credit weekly class to help students prepare for Exam)
Undergraduate courses developed and taught at the University of Nevada, Reno:
PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology.
CRJ 469: Law and Psychology.
CRJ 301: Research Methods in Criminal Justice (in person).
CRJ 301: Research Methods in Criminal Justice (online).
CRJ 465: Sex, Crime, and Media.
CRJ 475: Women and Criminal Justice.
CRJ 499: Justice and the Family.
Graduate research supervision courses taught at the University of Nevada, Reno:
CRJ 702/SOC 702: Graduate Research.
CRJ 755: Supervised Readings.
CRJ 797: Thesis.
CRJ 799/SOC 799: Dissertation.
Undergraduate research supervision courses taught at the University of Nevada, Reno:
SOC 215: Undergraduate Research in Sociology.
CRJ 499: Independent Study.
SERVICE
University/College Service:
College of Liberal Arts Secretary
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Member. NFUR (Network of Faculty for Undergraduate Research)
Member. Diversity Committee on the Status of Women
Appointed Member. College of Liberal Arts Personnel committee
Member. Grievance committee
Chair. Status of Women Lactation Room Coordination sub-committee
Sponsor. Faculty sponsor/organizer of three graduate student groups
Elected Member. Scholarly and Creative Activites Grant Committee and Hilliard award committee
Appointed member: Graduate Council program review committee
Judge. Award Committees as needed
Coordinator. University wide guest speaker
Member. Curriculum committee and Admission committee, Gender, Race and Identity program
Member. Curriculum committee, School of Social Research and Justice
Member. School Director search committee; Dean Search Committee; faculty serach committees.
Chair. Faculty search committee
Department or Program Service:
Graduate program director (Criminal Justice)
Representative. United Way Coordinator (Criminal Justice)
Member. Admissions Committee (Criminal Justice)
Member. Admissions Committee (Social Psychology)
Member. Admission Committee and Curriculum Committee (Gender, Race, and Identity Program)
Member. Student travel application committee (Social Psychology)
Coordinator. First year student-faculty lunch coordinator (Social Psychology)
Member. Qualifying Exam Committee (Social Psychology)
Member. Handbook/Curriculum Committee (Social Psychology)
Member. By-laws Committee (Criminal Justice)
Presenter. Brownbag presentation on various topics (Social Psychology)
Chair. Department hiring committee (Criminal Justice)
Service to the field:
Member (appointed). Exectuive committee, American Psychology-Law Society
Co-editor. New York University’s Psychology and Crime book series.
Co-editor. Springer’s Advances in Psychology and Law book series.
Editorial Board Member. Psychology, Crime and Law.
Co-chair. American Psychological Association Division 41 conference organizer, 2015-2017.
Committee Member/Chair (Chair, 2014-2015; member 2008-2016), American Psychology-Law Society’s
Teaching, Training, and Careers Committee
Conference section organizer (Jury decision-making panel), American Psychology-Law Society
Reviewer. Various journals, grants, books, and conferences as asked
Panel chair at conferences as asked
Service to the community:
Volunteer. Coordinator of a literacy program for at-risk youth.
Mentor. Intel program helping high school students learn about science through hands-on projects
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