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Vita of

Steven R. Miller, Ph.D., L.P., DACFEI

9505 Groh Rd, Suite 210

Grosse Ile, MI 48138

[Mailing Address]

P.O. Box 508

Grosse Ile, Michigan 48138

Telephone:  734­692­8368

FAX: 734­531­0784

Email:  

drstevemiller23@mac.com

Web Blog: Doc­Miller.com

Occupational Objectives: To work closely with organizations and the judicial system to promote        the overall security and quality of life in the community.

Experience Highlights

January 1985 to present:   DBA: DR. STEVEN R. MILLER, Ph.D., L.P.,

Private Practice in Consulting Forensic Psychology and Clinical Psychotherapy. Practice is                    divided approximately 95 percent forensic and 5 percent clinical psychology. Private practice in        forensic and clinical psychology, individual and family psychological assessment, and individual        adult psychotherapy. Psychotherapy specialty with Borderline, Dissociative Disorders and Sexual        Addiction/Sexually Compulsive Disorders.

Specialization in both civil and criminal forensic issues. Sub­specialty related to evaluation of all        variety of sexual assaults and compulsive sexual behavior. Assist with criminal appeal issues        including “Risk Assessment” for parole release of incarcerated offenders. CONSULTING FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES + Criminal Responsibility + Intoxication + Amnesia & Disassociation + Competency to Stand Trial + Competency to Understand Miranda + Voluntariness of Confession & Miranda Waiver + Presentence Reports + Juvenile Sentencing Assessment + Parole “Risk” Assessments + Driver License Restoration Appeals + Workmen’s Compensation + Personal Injury/Disability + Eye Witness Identification + Driver’s License Restoration Evaluations + Children’s Memory and Testimony Reliability + “Repressed” Memory Syndrome

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+ Sexual Deviancy + Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment + False Allegations of Sexual Abuse + Probate Commitments + Battered Spouse Syndrome + Child Custody & Visitation

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL & PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAMS & SERVICES (AREAS OF                SPECIALIZATION)  + ADDICTIONS (Sexual, Gambling, Substance Abuse)  + DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS  + FAMILY THERAPY (Divorce/Visitation/Parenting Coordinator)  + DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/INCEST FAMILY  + ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER  + VICTIMS OF SEXUAL & PHYSICAL ABUSE (Adults & Children)  + POST­TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER  + SEX & ASSAULTIVE OFFENDERS TREATMENT PROGRAM  + DRIVER LICENSE RESTORATION TREATMENT PROGRAM  + PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING (Personality, Psychopathology, etc.)

Criminal Responsibility/Intoxication/Competency to Stand Trial: Dr. Miller has 33 years of              experience in conducting criminal “mental state” evaluations pertaining to issues of legal        insanity, intoxication, amnesia, and cognitive impairment due to brain injury or developmental        disorders. He has testified more than 400 times in criminal forensic matters and has been        accepted as an expert in forensic psychology in over 30 different counties in Michigan and has        also testified in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin and Florida. Dr. Miller has a        state certification as a Consulting Forensic Examiner, a certification earned while working for the        State of Michigan, Judicial Council, Recorder’s Court Psychiatric Clinic, a state certified forensic        center (see below).

Federal Court Criminal Forensic Assessments: Criminal Responsibility; Competency To Stand              Trial; Presentence Risk Assessment Reports; Sex Offender Risk Assessment Reports; Federal        Diminished Capacity Sentencing and Bond Recommendations for the Federal Defender’s of        Detroit and for federal court pre­trial services, and probation services of the U.S. District Court,        Eastern District of Michigan.        He has been appointed for these various purposes in over 100        cases by several of the District Judges.

Competency to Understand Miranda/Voluntariness of Confession: Dr. Miller has conducted                  over five hundred evaluations of defendant’s capacity to understand Miranda Waiver and relative        to the impact of using psychological coercive techniques by interrogating investigators. Dr. Miller        has participated in approximately one hundred “Walker Hearings”.

Pre­sentence Reports Adults/Juvenile Sentencing Disposition Recommendations/Sex          Offender Risk Assessment: Dr. Miller is a pre­sentence assessment expert and has been          involved in the assessment of well over 2500 psychological evaluations regarding diagnosis,        treatability, dangerousness (i.e., “risk” assessment), rehabilitation, and prognosis of defendants        and with regard to inmates presenting for parole hearings.

Workmen’s  Compensation/Personal  Injury,  Social  Security  Disability/Medical Disability/Probate Commitment:    Dr. Miller has conducted in excess of a thousand        assessments of various psychological disabilities as they relate to issues of capacity to work,        rehabilitation potential, extent of cognitive capacity loss and need for treatment.

Eye Witness Identification Issues: Dr. Miller has been accepted by several Michigan courts as a            defense expert relative to the vagaries of eye witness identification (i.e., stress and memory        recall, cross­racial identification problems, weapons focus issues, line­up issues, context of       

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arrest, eye witness “confidence” vs accuracy and the affects of unconscious suggestion and/or        other “post­event” information on witness recall accuracy). To date, Dr. Miller has evaluated        approximately 75 such cases and has testified approximately 25 times in Michigan courts.

Memory Issues (amnesia, children’s memory recall capacity, “repressed memory recall”,                  dissociation and memory, intoxication and memory and dementia): Dr. Miller has made an                    extensive study of the research on memory with a focus upon issues of memory storage, recall,        psychological repression, dissociation, and the effects of intoxication as to how these key        cognitive factors and/or the impact of intoxication relates to matters of criminal, civil and probate        litigation. Dr. Miller has been recognized as an expert with regard to psychogenic and intoxication        amnesia, claims of “repressed sexual abuse memories”, children’s vulnerability to suggestion        and their cognitive limitations relative to recall and testimony, and, in cases of Dissociative        Disorders, such as Dissociative Identity Disorder, DID (formerly known as Multiple Personality        Disorder or MPD (i.e., affects of the dissociation process on cognitive functioning and memory        recall).

Domestic Violence/”Battered Spouse Syndrome:” Dr. Miller has conducted in excess of a            thousand evaluations of domestic violence in both criminal and family court cases. He has        testified numerous times as to how to identify the syndrome and with respect to the mental        states of the parties in connection with criminal defense issues.

Driver’s License Appeals: Dr. Miller has routinely conducts evaluations for the court and for          defendant’s who require an assessment for alcohol abuse or related issues pertaining to legal        appeals to reinstate their drivers license.

Sex Crimes/Incest/Sexual Harassment At Work/Victims of Sexual Abuse/False Allegations of                  Sexual Assault: Dr. Miller is recognized as a leading expert and consultant regarding the        assessment of sexual deviancy, sexual addiction, “risk” assessment of sex offenders, sexual        harassment in the work place, and injury assessment of victims of sexual assault. To date, Dr.        Miller has conducted more than 2000 evaluations of such cases and has testified in several        hundred criminal and civil litigations relative to sexual assault and deviancy in both criminal and        civil cases. Dr. Miller has consulted to state agencies in the area of assessment and treatment        of sex offenders and with regard to the use of actuarial risk assessment instruments with        agencies such as the Department of Corrections, State Mental Health Services, Probation and        Parole Agents, and the like, in terms of developing and coordinating the implementation and        delivery of assessment and treatment services to these populations. September 1979 to May 1989 State of Michigan, Judicial Council Recorders Court Psychiatric Clinic [Certified Forensic Facility] Frank Murphy Hall of Justice 1441 St. Antoine Street Detroit, Michigan 48226 Senior Clinical Psychologist/Senior Forensic Consulting Examiner

Responsible for the psychological assessment and investigation of criminal cases of        probationers and prisoners, and the preparation of comprehensive psychological reports for the        judges, attorneys, probation officers, and other interested persons who work in the Wayne        County, Michigan, court system, which has one of the largest criminal dockets in the United        States.  Types of    evaluations  routinely conducted include the following:      criminal responsibility, diminished capacity, sex crimes, competency to stand trial, presentence and bond        recommendations, competency to understand Miranda Rights, traffic court and group        psychotherapy screening. Supervised graduate students in clinical, counseling, and marriage        and family psychology educational programs. Administered, scored and interpreted a broad        range of cognitive, neuro­psychological, family and personality objective and projective tests.       

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Pioneered the development of a specialized treatment program for sex offenders on probation        (begun in 1981).      Spearheaded the design, development and implementation of computer        programs and an automated office system for intake screening, psychological testing, and for        utilization with computerized “expert systems”.

Volunteer Experience

1986 to 1989 Grosse Ile Recreation Commission:

Served as the Commission Chairman. Developed recreation programs for the Grosse Ile        community.

1979 to 1996  Michigan Council on Problem Gambling:

Past Executive Director (1979 to 1989) and Director of Training (1995 to 1996) of the Michigan        Council, which is an organization that helps to educate the public and provide a referral service        for individuals and families experiencing problems caused by  a family members’ gambling.

1972 to 1973 Volunteer, Psychology Department, VA Hospital, Allen Park, Michigan Counseling veterans convalescing at the hospital under the supervision of the Psychology        Department. Education Wayne State University College of Education Detroit, Michigan 48201 November 1986 Ph.D. Degree Counseling Psychology

Graduated with Highest Honors.        Courses in clinical, counseling, vocational, educational,          developmental (child), marriage and family and psychometric testing psychology.      Special emphasis in marriage and family assessment. Dissertation pertained to the “family crisis of        pathological gambling.” Data collected for the dissertation utilized a variety of standardized        marital and family assessment theories, techniques, and test instruments.

March 1978 M.A. Degree (Adult/Agency) Counseling Psychology

Graduated with Highest Honors.        Courses in clinical, counseling, vocational, educational,          marriage and family psychology.

June 1973 Ph. B. Degree. General Major Monteith College

Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan 48201

Graduated with Highest Honors (3.86 GPA). Ranked among the top five students in a class of        over 250. Experimental college within Wayne State University, emphasizing independent study        and individual initiative.  Courses in humanities, social science, science and psychology.

Professional Conference Presentations & Papers

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paper and conducted workshop concerning assessment and treatment of pathological        gamblers.

Third Annual Conference On Pathological Gambling, 1987: Presented paper summarizing                  dissertation data.

Criminal Advocacy Program (CAP), Recorder’s Court, Detroit, Michigan, 1986: Case                  Presentation on Diminished Capacity (Battered Spouse).

Washtenaw County Public Defender’s, 1986: Conducted workshop on Case Assessment of              Sex Crimes.

WXYZ­TV News, 1991:  TV News Series on Sexual Assault. (3 Segments)

Michigan Association for Alcoholism and Addictions Annual Conference, 1994: Workshop                  Presentation on Risk Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders.

State of Michigan Governor’s Task Force On Children’s Justice, Lansing, March 1995: Round                        Table Discussion Leader.

Michigan Council on Problem Gambling, Clinician Training Program, Detroit, Michigan: 1997:                    Conference Presenter (Assessment of Gambling Addiction and Forensic Issues).

WXYZ­TV News, 1999: TV News Segment on Eyewitness Identification Issues.

Institute of Continuing Legal Education, December 1999: Presentation on Memory, Children’s                    Memory and Susceptibility of Children Regarding Eyewitness Identification Issues.

Children’s Center of Detroit, Michigan Criminal Justice Continuing Legal Education Program,                    April 2000: Presentation on Forensic Assessment and Report Writing for Sex Offender’s.

Wayne County Probate Court, Continuing Legal Education Program, June 2000: Presentation                    Regarding Understanding Psychological Testing in Forensic Reports.

Children’s Center of Detroit, Criminal Justice Continuing Legal Education Program, November                    2000: Presentation on Forensic Assessment and Report Writing for Sex Offender’s. [Dr. Miller        regularly receives referrals for Sex Offender “risk” assessment from Wayne, Oakland, Macomb,        Monroe, Washtenaw and other counties throughout the state and Ohio.]

Criminal Advocacy Program (CAP), 3        rd Judicial Circuit Court, Criminal Division, Detroit,         

Michigan, December 2000: Assessment and Referral of the Mentally Ill Offender, Presenter and          Program Coordinator.

Wayne County Legal Defender’s Association, September 2001: Presentation on Forensic                  Assessment of Sexual Abuse Allegations (Children’s testimony).

Oakland County Probation, Workshop Presentation, March 2002: Presentation on Forensic                  Assessment of Sex Offender’s to members of the Oakland County Probation Department [Dr.        Miller regularly receives “difficult case” referrals for assessment and management        recommendations from the Oakland County Probation Department].

The Meadows, Guest Speaker, September 2002:  The Family Crisis of Compulsive Gambling. Criminal Advocacy Program (CAP) 3         rdJudicial Circuit Court, Criminal Division, Detroit, Michigan,           

November 2008: Presentation on “Memory Issues and Forensic Evaluations for Competency to        Stand Trial and Criminal Responsibility.”

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Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan [CDAM], Conference Presentation, November 7, 2009                    on “Becoming Acquainted with the Pros and Cons of Actuarial Risk Assessment Instruments,        Including COMPAS.” Media Appearances Kelly and Company:  WXYZ TV: Gambling Addiction A.M. in Detroit (twice): Gambling Addiction Talk of the Town (twice): Gambling Addiction Talk of the Town (three): Sexual Addiction/Sex Crimes WXYZ­TV News: Problems With Eyewitness Identification People Helping People (Regular Guest and Guest Host): CKLW Radio Program about Addictions Professional Organizations American College of Forensic Examiners [Psychology] National Association of Sexual Addiction Problems National Council on Problem Gambling National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women License and Certifications Fully Licensed Psychologist, Michigan Certified Consulting Forensic Examiner, Michigan

Certified (Supervisor Level): Certified Compulsive Gambler          Counselor II: National Council Problem Gambling

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