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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Miller (Ph.D., University of Minnesota) came to SFSU in January, 2010 after holding faculty positions at the University of Michigan, the University of Florida, and the University of Georgia. She also has served as Department Head, Associate Dean, and Director of Women’s Studies. Her research focuses on cognitive development during childhood.  More specifically, she studies cognitive strategies, executive function, metacognition, memory, attention, social cognitive development, theory of mind, and gender.  Her theoretical interests include theories of development and feminist theories of knowledge. One current topic of interest, the effects of exercise on children’s executive function and school achievement, is funded by NIH.

Honors and Awards

Fellow, American Psychological Association, Divisions 1 (General) and 7 (Developmental Psychology)

Fellow, Association for Psychological Science

President, Division 7 (Developmental), American Psychological Association, 2009-2010

Associate Editor, Child Development (2002-2008)          

Editorial Boards:  Child Development (1979-1996); Journal of Experimental Child Psychology (1993-2002); Psychological Bulletin (1996-2002), Cognitive Development (2007- ), Journal of Cognition & Development, 2008-  )

Teaching Award (T.I.P.), University of Florida, 1994

Honors and Awards

Best, J. R., & Miller, P. H.  (in press).  A developmental perspective on executive function.  Child Development.

Miller, P. H.  (in press).  Piaget’s theory:  Past, present, and future.  In U. Goswami (Ed.).  Blackwell handbook of childhood cognitive development (2^nd ed.).  Malden, MA:  Blackwell Publishers.

Davis, C. L., Tomporowski, P. D., McDowell, J. E., Austin, B. P., Yanasak, N. E., Naglieri, J. A., & Miller, P. H.  (in press).  Exercise improves executive function and alters neural activation in overweight children:  A randomized controlled trial.  Health Psychology.

Miller, P. H.  (2010)  Theories of developmental psychology (5th edition).  New York:  Worth Publishers (various editions translated into Italian, German, Arabic, and Chinese). 

Best, J. R., Miller, P. H., & Jones, L. L. (2009).  Executive functions after age 5:  Changes and correlates.  Developmental Review, 29(3), 180-200.

Tomporowski, P., Davis, C. L., Miller, P., Naglieri, J.  (2008) Exercise and children’s intelligence, cognition, and academic achievement.  Educational Psychology Review, 20(2), 111-131.

Miller, P. H.  (2008) Cognitive abilities.  In S. V. Rosser (Ed.), Gender myths and beliefs and scientific research (pp. 149-154). Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, Inc.

Rosser, S. V., & Miller, P. H.  (2008) The brain.  In S. V. Rosser (Ed.), Gender myths and beliefs and scientific research (pp. 155-160). Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, Inc.

Scholnick, E. K., & Miller, P. H.  (2007).  Uncovering the body in conceptual development.  In W. Overton & U. Mueller (Eds.), Developmental perspectives on embodiment and consciousness.  Mahwah, NJ:  Erlbaum.

Davis, C. L., Tomporowski, P. D., Boyle, C. A., Waller, J. L., Miller, P. H., Naglieri, J.,  Gregoski, M.  (2007).  Effects of aerobic exercise on overweight children’s cognitive functioning:  A randomized controlled trial.  Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport, 78(5), 510-519.

 Miller, P. H., Blessing, J. S., & Schwartz, S.  (2006).  Gender differences in high school students’ views about science.  International Journal of Science Education, 18 (4) 363-381.

Miller, P. H. (2006).  Contemporary perspectives from human development: Implications for feminist scholarship.  Signs:  Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 31(2), 445-469.

Miller, P. H.  (2006).  A lot of knowledge is a dangerous thing:  Learning in children

and adults.  Journal of Cognition and Development, 7, 305-308.

Miller, P. H.  (2006).  Scaffolding:  Constructing and deconstructing.  New Ideas in Psychology, 23 (3).

Baxter, S. D., Fada, R. D., Smith, A. F., Litaker, M. S., Guinn, C. H., Nichols, M. D., Miller, P. H., & Kipp, K.  (2006).  Body mass index, sex, interview protocol, and children’s accuracy for reporting kilocalories observed eaten at school meals.  Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 10, 1656-1662. 

Miller, P. H.  (2005).  Gender and information technology:  Perspectives from human cognitive development.  Frontiers:  A Journal of Women Studies. (special issue on gender and information technology), 26 (1), 148-167.

Miller, P. H.  (2004).  The essence of essentialism:  Children’s habit of mind. Human Development, 47, 308-313.

Miller, P. H.  (2004).  Cognitive development:  Here, there, and everywhere.  Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 69 (3, Serial No. 277), 145-152.

DeMarie, D., Miller, P. H., Ferron, J., & Cunningham, W.  (2004).  Path analysis tests of theoretical models of children’s memory performance.  Journal of Cognition and Development, 5(4), 461-492.

Flavell, J. H., Miller, P. H., & Miller, S. A.  (2002).  Cognitive development (4^th edition).  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.  (Translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Chinese)

 Miller, P. H., & Scholnick, E. K. (Eds.) (2000).  Toward a feminist developmental psychology.   NY:  Routledge.

Scholnick, E., Nelson, K., Gelman, S., & Miller, P. H.  (Eds.) (1999)  Conceptual development:  Piaget’s legacy.  Mahweh, NJ:  Erlbaum.