Position Title
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Education
- B.A., Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego CA 2006
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA 2013
About
Dr. Miller is a licensed clinical psychologist whose specialty is in early diagnosis of, and comorbidity between, autism and ADHD.
Research Focus
Dr. Miller's research focuses the emergence of, and overlap between, neurodevelopmental disorders, with a particular focus on ASD and ADHD. The long-range goal is that her research will help identify factors that account for the transition from risk to disorder, and will delineate core shared processes to be targeted by transdiagnostic prevention and early intervention efforts.
Publications
Miller M, Iosif AM, Young GS, Hill MM, Ozonoff S. Early Detection of ADHD: Insights From Infant Siblings of Children With Autism. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2018.
Karalunas SL, Hawkey E, Gustafsson H, Miller M, Langhorst M, Cordova M, Fair D, Nigg JT. Overlapping and Distinct Cognitive Impairments in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity and Autism Spectrum Disorder without Intellectual Disability. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2018 Feb 15.
Ozonoff, S., Gangi, D., Hanzel, E.P., Hill, A., Hill, M.M., Miller, M., Schwichtenberg, A.J., Steinfeld, M.B., Parikh, C., & Iosif, A. Onset patterns in autism: Variation across informants, methods, and timing. Autism Research. 2018.
Miller, M., Iosif, A., Hill, M., Young, G.S., Schwichtenberg, A.J., & Ozonoff, S. Response to name in infants developing autism spectrum disorder: A prospective study. Journal of Pediatrics. 2017;183, 141-146.e1.
Miller, M., Iosif, A.M., Young, G.S., Hill, M., Phelps-Hanzel, E., Hutman, T., Johnson, S., & Ozonoff, S. School-age outcomes of infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research. 2016; 9, 632-642.
Ozonoff, S., Young, G.S., Hill, M., Hill, A., Hutman, T., Johnson, S., Miller, M., Rogers, S.J., Schwichtenberg, A.J., Steinfeld, M., & Iosif, A. The broader autism phenotype in infancy: When does it emerge? Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2014;53, 398-407.
Miller, M., Young, G.S., Hutman, T., Johnson, S., Schwichtenberg, A.J., & Ozonoff, S. Early pragmatic language difficulties in siblings of children with autism: Implications for DSM-5 Social Communication Disorder? Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry. 2015;56, 774-781.
Miller, M., Loya, F., & Hinshaw, S.P. Executive functions in girls with and without childhood ADHD: Developmental trajectories and associations with symptom change. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry. 2013;54, 1005-1015.
Miller, M., Ho, J., & Hinshaw, S.P. Executive functions in girls with ADHD followed prospectively into young adulthood. Neuropsychology. 2012;26, 278-287.
Miller, M. & Hinshaw, S.P. Does childhood executive function predict adolescent functional outcomes in girls with ADHD? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 2010;38, 315-326.
Awards
UC Davis Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research, 2016
CHADD Young Scientist Research Award, 2015
American Psychological Association Early Career Achievement Award, 2014
P.E.O. Scholar Award, P.E.O. International, 2011
Graduate Research Scholarship, American Psychological Foundation & Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology, 2009
Phi Beta Kappa Society, 2006