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Laura E. Miller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor 107 Haggar Hall
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556
Psychology and Peace Studies Contact: (574)631-3245, [email protected]
Education and Training
2010-2013 University of Michigan, Ph.D
Psychology (Clinical Science) 2008-2010 University of Michigan, M.S.
Psychology (Clinical Science) 2007 The American University in Cairo
January-June 2007, no degree conferred 2004-2008 University of Notre Dame, B.A.
Major: Psychology, Minor: Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Studies
Appointments and Positions
2013-present University of Notre Dame
Assistant Professor, Psychology and Peace Studies
Research and Clinical Interests
I have developed a specific program of research and clinical work that focuses on secondary and tertiary prevention as it relates to exposure to violence and child trauma. Specific areas include:
Complex violence exposure/child maltreatment Developmental psychopathology
Childhood Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Community intervention for children and families exposed to violence
Prevention of re-victimization via basic safety skills training and resource access
Grant Support
2013 Notre Dame International Global Collaboration Initiative (co-PI)
Project Title: Academic and Community Partnerships for the Development of a Comprehensive Social-Ecological View of Political Violence in Israel and Palestine
Total Costs: $20,000
2013 Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts – Large Social Sciences Grant (co-PI) Project Title: Israel/Palestine Project
Total Costs: $15,000 2011-2012 Naomi Lohr Fellowship
Clinical Internship and Dissertation Research Support Total Costs: $10,000
2010-2011 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Graduate Student Research Grant 1689.SAP
Project Title: Intimate Partner Violence: A Pressing Problem for Child Mental Health
Total Costs: $3,000
2009 Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant
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Total Costs: $1,500Honors and Awards
2012 Division 37 Student Poster Award Winner, American Psychological Association 2012 Eric Bermann Research Award
2012 American Psychological Association International Conference Registration Award
2012 Rackham Conference Research Travel Grant
2011 Barbara Perry Roberson Summer Research Scholarship 2011 Rackham Conference Research Travel Grant
2010 Edward S. Bordin Research Award
2010 Ellin Bloch and Pierre Ritchie Honorary Scholarship, American Psychological Association
2009 Division 37 Student Poster Award Winner, American Psychological Association 2009 Rackham Conference Research Travel Grant
2008 University of Notre Dame, Graduate cum laude
2008 Presidential Circle Fund, Undergraduate Research Initiatives Grant 2005-2008 University of Notre Dame, Dean’s List Recognition
Peer Reviewed Publications
1. Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., Lilly, M.M., Burlaka, V., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Graham-Bermann, S.A (in press). Strengthening positive parenting through intervention: Evaluating the Mother’s Empowerment Program for women experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
2. Miller, L.E. (in press). Perceived threat in childhood: A review of existing literature and implications for children living in violent households. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. 3. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H. & Graham-Bermann, S.A (in press). The effect of an evidence-based
intervention on women’s exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV). American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
4. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H, & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (in press). Developmental changes in threat and self-blame for preschoolers exposed to IPV. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29(9).
5. Graham-Bermann, S. A. & Miller, L.E. (2013). Intervention to reduce traumatic stress following exposure to intimate partner violence: An efficacy trial. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 41, 329-349. doi:10.1521/pdps.2013.41.2.329
6. Miller, L.E., Cater, A., Howell, K.H. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2013). Perpetration patterns and environmental contexts of IPV in Sweden: Relationships with adult mental health. Child Abuse & Neglect.
7. Galano, M. M., Hunter, E. C., Howell, K. H., Miller, L. E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2013). Minority status and housing instability as predictors of shelter residence for women exposed to intimate partner violence. Violence against Women.
doi:10.1177/1077801213487056
8. Miller, L. E., VanZomeren-Dohm, A., Howell, K. H., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2013). Larger Family Networks are Associated with Better Adjustment for Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Journal of Family Issues.doi:
10.1177/0192513X13478597
9. Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., Lilly, M.M., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2013). Fostering resilience in preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence: Evaluating the Preschool
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Kids' Club. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 22(4), 425-445. doi:
10.1080/10926771.2013.775986
10. Modrowski, C.A., Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2013). Comparing traumatic symptoms at home and in therapy for preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy, 5(4), 251-258. doi:10.1037/a0027167
11. Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012). Evaluating Preschoolers’ Attitudes and Beliefs about Violence. Violence and Victims, 27(6), 941-956. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.27.6.941
12. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann (2012). Potential mediators of adjustment in children exposed to intimate partner violence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 36, 671-675. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.07.005
13. Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012) Inconsistencies in mothers’ and group therapists’ evaluations of resilience in preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 27(6), 489-497. doi: 10.1007/s10896-012-9446-0
14. Miller, L.E., Grabell, A., Thomas, A., Bermann, E. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012). The relative contributions of community, media, and domestic violence to aggression in young children’s sibling relationships. Psychology of Violence, 2(2), 165-178. doi:10.1037/a0027254
15. Graham-Bermann, S.A., Castor, L., Miller, L. E., & Howell, K.H. (2012). The contribution of additional traumatic events to trauma symptoms and PTSD in children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25(4), 393-400. doi: 10.1002/jts.21724
16. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012). Preschoolers’ appraisals of interparental conflict in families experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27(3), 545-563. doi: 10.1177/0886260511421675
17. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., Hunter, E.C. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012) Enhancing safety planning in evidence-based interventions with children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Child Care in Practice, 18(1), 67-82. doi:
10.1080/13575279.2011.621885
18. Graham Bermann, S.A., Howell, K. H., Miller, L. E., Kwek, J., & Lilly, M.M. (2010) Traumatic events and maternal education as predictors of verbal ability for preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Journal of Family Violence, 25(4), 383-392. doi: 10.1007/s10896-009-9299-3
Book Chapters
1. Neugut, T. & Miller, L.E. A clinical case study of a mother and child. (2011) In How intimate partner violence affects children: Developmental research, case studies, and evidence-based intervention. S. A. Graham-Bermann & A. A. Levendosky (Eds.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association Books.
Manuscripts Under Review
1. Miller, L.E. & Campion, K. (revise and resubmit). Violent Media Exposure and Aggressive Behavior in Children at Risk for Maltreatment
2. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (revise and resubmit). Evidence-based intervention for appraisals of threat and self-blame in young children exposed to IPV.
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3. Graham-Bermann, S.A., Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (revise and resubmit) A randomized control trial of The Preschool Kids Club Program: Reducing anxiety and depression in children exposed to domestic violence.
4. Galano, M., Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (revise and resubmit) Understanding avoidance symptom presentation in a group therapy setting for preschoolers exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV).
5. Miller, L.E., Galano, M. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. Expression of re-experiencing symptoms in the therapeutic context: A qualitative evaluation of young children exposed to IPV. 6. Cater, A.K., Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. Childhood exposure to
intimate partner violence (IPV) and adult health: Gender and violence characteristics. 7. Howell, K.H., Cater, A., Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. Social support and reporting
following childhood exposure to intimate partner violence.
8. Miller, L.E. Posttraumatic stress symptom trajectories among children exposed to violence. 9. Miller, L.E., Cater, A., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. Mediators of childhood
exposure to intimate partner violence and life satisfaction in early adulthood.
10. Miller, L.E. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. Variations in the severity of intimate partner violence against women across communities
Manuscripts in Preparation
1. Graham-Bermann, S.A., Cater, A. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H. Explanations for IPV in childhood and adulthood and effects in adulthood.
2. Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., Barnes, S. E. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. Promoting resilience in children exposed to intimate partner violence through a developmentally informed intervention.
3. Gawronski, A.B., Kim, E.S., & Miller, L.E. Lifetime trauma is prospectively associated with frequency of doctor visits and overnight hospital visits.
Research Conference Presentations
1. Miller, L.E. Preparing for humanitarian intervention in Egypt (under review). Collaborative Symposium (Chair Laura E. Miller, Co-chair Wael Mohamed, four-talk series titled Arab Spring: A Psychosocial Perspective). American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.
2. Graham-Bermann, S., Cater, A., Howell, K, & Miller, L. (July 2014). The presence and effects of intimate partner violence during childhood in Sweden. Symposium (four-talk series). International Congress of Applied Psychology, Paris, France.
3. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (November, 2013). The effect of an evidence-based intervention on women’s exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV). International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Philadephia, PA.
4. Graham-Bermann, S. A., Miller, L. E., Howell, K. H., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (August, 2013). Reducing internalizing problems for preschool children exposed to domestic violence. APA, Honolulu, Hawaii.
5. Horn, S. A., Miller, L. E., Galano, M. & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (May, 2013). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in children exposed to IPV: Clinical arousal symptoms. APS, Washington, DC.
6. Galano, M., Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. Understanding avoidance symptom presentation in a group therapy setting for preschoolers exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) (April, 2013). Society for Research in Child Development.
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7. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H, & Graham-Bermann, S.A. Developmental changes in threat and self-blame for preschoolers exposed to IPV (April, 2013). Society for Research in Child Development.
8. Howell, K.H, Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. Fostering social competence in children exposed to intimate partner violence: Evaluating the impact of the Preschool Kids Club intervention (September 9-12, 2012). Society for Research in Child Development, April 2013.
9. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann. Potential mediators of adjustment in children exposed to intimate partner violence (September 9-12, 2012). International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Istanbul, Turkey.
10. Miller, L.E., Bermann, E.A., Graham-Bermann, S.A. Child sex predicts to increases in sibling aggression (August 2-5, 2012). American Psychological Association. Orlando, FL. August, 2012.
11. Howell, K. H., Miller, L. E., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (November 3-5, 2011). Inconsistencies In Mothers' and Group Therapists' Evaluations of Resilience in Preschool Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conference. Baltimore, MD.
12. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., Hunter, E.C. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (May 5-7, 2011). Safety planning for young children exposed to intimate partner violence. Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL.
13. Modrowski, C., Miller, L. E., Horn, S., Hunter, E. C. & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (May 5-7, 2011). Expression of Trauma Symptoms During Therapy for Preschoolers Exposed to Domestic Violence. Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL.
14. Galano, M. M., Hunter, E. C., Miller, L. E., Howell, K. H. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (May 2011). Minority Status and Housing Instability as Predictors of Shelter Residence for Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence. Association for Psychological Science. Washington, D.C.
15. Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (April, 2011). Evaluating preschool children’s attitudes and beliefs about intimate partner violence (IPV). Society for Research in Child Development. Montreal, QC.
16. Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., Kwek, J., Lilly, M.M., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (May, 2010) Predictors of verbal ability for preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence. Association for Psychological Science. Boston, MA.
17. Miller, L.E., Grabell, A., Thomas, A. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (May, 2010). Child abuse, maternal depression, gender and violent television contribute to sibling aggression. Association for Psychological Science. Boston, MA.
18. VanZomeren-Dohm, A., Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (May, 2010). Larger family networks are associated with better adjustment for children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Association for Psychological Science. Boston, MA. 19. Castor, L., Miller, L.E., Modrowski, C. Steinberg, D. & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (May, 2010).
Mothers exposed to intimate partner violence have similar trauma symptoms to their children but higher rates of PTSD. Association for Psychological Science. Boston, MA. 20. Miller, L. E., Graham-Bermann, S., Grekin, R. and Howell, K. H. (August, 2009). Preschooler’s appraisals of interparental conflict in families experiencing domestic violence. American Psychological Association. Toronto, Ontario.
21. Miller, L. E., George, M.R.W., Koss, K.J., Froyen, L.C., Davies, P. and Cummings, E.M. (April, 2008). Children’s attachment and aggression: Differentiating types of aggression from a continuum of security. Conference on Human Development. Indianapolis, IN.
22. George, M.R.W., Koss, K.J., Froyen, L.C., Miller, L. E., Davies, P. & Cummings, E.M. (April, 2008). Links between parental responsiveness to children’s emotional distress and
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children’s behavioral reactions to marital conflict. Conference on Human Development. Indianapolis, IN.
Supervised Clinical Experience
Sept. 2011-August 2012 APA Accredited Clinical Internship at St. Mary Mercy Outpatient Psychiatric Services and University Center for Child and the Family: training and experience in a wide range of therapeutic techniques with diverse ages, races, ethnicities, and presenting problems, including: anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, OCD, ADHD, ODD, enuresis/encopresis, and child sexual abuse.
May 2011-August 2011 University of Michigan Medical Rehabilitation – Adult and Pediatric Neuropsychology: Psychological technician (employee) for adult and pediatric neuropsychology. Experience in administering complete neuropsychology batteries to both children and adults.
Jan. 2011 – May 2011 Adult Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: training and experience in adult neuropsychological testing (practicum experience) for clients with dementia, developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury; wrote
neuropsychology reports under direct supervision of a faculty member Sept. 2009 - Dec. 2010 University of Michigan Center for Child and the Family: individual
clients with a variety of presenting problems, including: aggressive behavior, enuresis, OCD, ADHD, and anxiety; conducted multiple neuropsychological assessments and IQ testing; co-led mother-daughter seminars on relational aggression; conducted school observations
May 2009 - July 2009 University Center for Autism and Communication Disorders: co-therapist for individual treatment of ASD; co-led social skills group and program teaching cooking skills to clients with ASD; observed and conducted autism assessments; attended ADOS clinical training
Sept. 2008 – present Child Trauma Program, Practicum, Group Therapist and Interviewer: co-led two intervention groups for mothers and children who recently experienced intimate partner violence; completed over 100 clinical assessments of PTSD in both mother and child
Teaching Experience
Didactic CoursesFall 2013 Psychology of Peace (IIPS 30807/PSY 30634): Undergraduate seminar class addressing the causes and effects of violence and peace using a social-ecological paradigm. The semester concludes with a unit on interventions that promote positive mental health and peacebuilding, which student must apply in their capstone project.
Fall 2012 Introductory Psychology (PSYCH 111): Graduate student instructor working with Dr. Shelly Schreier,responsible for grading tests and term papers,
developing course and testing materials, and responding to student questions and emails
Winter 2011 Introduction to Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (PSYCH 477): Graduate student instructor working with Professor Sheryl Olson, responsible for teaching 2, 1-hour sections of 30 students each, grading exams and term papers, responding to student questions and emails.
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Adolescent Development (PSYCH 458): Grader for Professor Dan Keating, responsible for grading student exams and papers
Fall 2010 Introduction to Psychopathology (PSYCH 270): Graduate student instructor working with Dr. James Hansell, responsible for teaching 2, 2-hour sections of 30 students each, grading exams and term papers, responding to student questions and emails
Winter 2010 Introductory Psychology (PSYCH 111): Graduate student instructor working with Dr. Brian Malley,responsible for teaching 2, 2-hour sections of 30 students each, grading quizzes and term papers, responding to student questions and emails
Research Mentorship
2012-2013 Sarah Horn, Undergraduate Honors Thesis Mentor 2012-2013 Martha Alves, Undergraduate Honors Thesis Mentor
2011 Adrienne VanZomeren-Dohm, Post-Baccelaureate Research Assistantship Mentor
2009 Crosby Modrowski, Undergraduate Honors Thesis Mentor
Professional Memberships
2013 – present APA Member, Divisions 37 & 48 2011 – present SRCD Graduate Student Member 2008 – 2012 APA Graduate Student Affiliate 2009 – 2011 APS Graduate Student Member
Journal Involvement
2013 Child Abuse & Neglect, Reviewer 2013 Psychology of Violence, Reviewer
2013 Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & Treatment, Reviewer 2012-2013 Child Care in Practice, Reviewer
2012 American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Reviewer
2012 Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, Guest Student Reviewer 2009 -2013 Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Reviewer
2009 Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research and Practice, Guest Student Reviewer
Advanced Statistical Training
2013 Research Methods in the Behavioral & Social Sciences (Structural Equation Modeling), University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
2012 Introduction to NVivo Workshop, University of Michigan, Center for Statistical Consultation and Research
2012 Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling, University of Michigan, Social Work 2011 Structural Equation Modeling Workshop, University of Michigan, Psychology 2011 Missing Data Analysis Workshop, University of Michigan, Center for Statistical
Consultation and Research
2010 Hierarchical Linear Modeling Workshop, University of Michigan, Center for Statistical Consultation and Research
2009 Multivariate Statistics, University of Michigan, Psychology
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Departmental Service
2013-2014 Undergraduate Advisory Committee, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
2013-2014 Swarm Committee Ad-hoc reviewer, University of Notre Dame Department of Psychology
2011-2012 University of Michigan Departmental Associate, Psychology, Elected 2011-2012 University of Michigan Clinical Psychology Consortium Committee, Elected 2009-2011 University of Michigan Clinical Psychology Executive Committee, Elected 2008 University of Michigan Clinical Psychology Practicum Committee, Volunteer
Professional References
(Alphabetical Order)
Professor Sandra Graham-Bermann, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan Phone: 734-763-3159
E-mail: [email protected] Cynthia Ewell Foster, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan University Center for the Child and the Family, Director Phone: 734-764-9466
Email: [email protected]
Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, Ph.D. School of Social Work, University of Michigan Phone: 734-615-3669
Email: [email protected] Robert Gunn, Ph.D., LP
Clinical Psychologist, St. Mary Mercy Outpatient Psychiatric Services Phone: 734-786-8079
Email: [email protected] Shelly Schreier, Ph.D.
LEO Lecturer IV, University of Michigan Department of Psychology Phone: 734-615-7159
