Position Title
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
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Research Interests
Dr. Miller’s research focuses on understanding how older adults of varying backgrounds and abilities obtain, comprehend, and use health information to support their health and well-being. She is particularly interested in identifying environmental, social, and individual factors that empower economically disadvantaged older adults to use technology to support daily activities. Her work extends to identifying ways to improve the user interface for older adults and to design efficient approaches to technology training.
Selected Publications
Zimbres, TM, Bell, RA, Miller, LMS, & Zhang, J. (2022). Contradictory and Complex Health Messages: An Experimental Test of Different Sources of Uncertainty. Communication Research Reports, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2022.2065256
Huo, M, Miller, LMS, Kyungmin, K, & Liu, S (2021). Volunteering, Self-Perceptions of Aging, and Mental Health in Later Life. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa164.
Miller, LMS, Gee, PM, & Katz, RA. (2021). The Importance of Understanding COVID-19: The Role of Knowledge in Promoting Adherence to Protective Behaviors. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 303. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.581497.
Bartlett Ellis, RJ, Wright, JA, Miller, LMS, Hekler, E, Jake-Schoffman, DE, Goldstein, CM, Arigo, D, Nebeker, C. (2021). Lessons Learned: Beta-testing the Digital Health Checklist for Researchers (DHC-R) Prompts a Call to Action by Behavioral Scientists. J Med Internet Res, 23(12). https://doi.org/10.2196/25414
Zimbres, TM, Bell, RA, Miller, LMS, & Zhang, J. (2021). When Media Health Stories Conflict: Test of the Contradictory Health Information Processing (CHIP) Model. Journal of Health Communication, 26(7), 460-472. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2021.1950239.
Miller LMS, Tancredi DJ, Kaiser L & Tseng J. (2020). Midlife Vulnerability and Food Insecurity: Findings from Low-Income Adults in the US National Health Interview Survey. PLOS ONE, 15(7), 10.1371/journal.pone.0233029.
Greenwood, DA, Litchman, ML, Ng, AH, Gee, PM, Young, HM, Ferrer, M, . . . Miller, LMS (2019). Development of the intercultural diabetes online community research council: Codesign and social media processes. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 1932296818818455. doi: 10.1177/1932296818818455.