Monica Miller, Ph.D., J.D.

Associate Professor Department of Criminal Justice and Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Social Psychology Ph.D., Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln J.D., University of Nebraska College of Law Certification in Public Policy and Program Evaluation Are you interested in working with me or learning more about graduate school?  Please email me!  I'd be glad to answer your questions and provide more information.

Monica Miller is an Associate Professor with a split appointment between the Criminal Justice Department and the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology. She is also an adjunct faculty at the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies and a faculty associate in Women’s studies. She received her J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2002 and her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2004.

Her interests involve the application of psychological theories and justice principles to laws and policies. Specifically, she is interested in the role of religion in the legal system (e.g., jury decisions); how the law regulates sexual behavior, pregnancy, and family issues; jury decisions in death penalty, medical malpractice and insanity cases; community attitudes/sentiment and the law; courtroom innovations; emotion and the law. 

 

Selected publications: (student co-authors in bold):

See link below for full vita

Bornstein, B.H. & Miller, M.K. (2009). God in the courtroom: Religion’s role at trial.  New York: Oxford.

Miller, M.K. (2006). Religion in criminal justice. New York: LFB Publishing.

Miller, M.K. (2009). Contemporary perspectives on legal regulation of sexual behavior: Psycho-legal research and analysis. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Bornstein, B.H., Miller, M.K., Nemeth, R J., Page, G.L., & Musil, S.M. (2005). Juror reactions to jury duty: Perceptions of the system and potential stressors. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 23, 321-346.

Bornstein, B.H., Rung, L.M., & Miller, M.K. (2002). The effects of defendant remorse on mock juror decisions in a malpractice case. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 20, 393-409.

Chamberlain, J., & Miller, M.K. (2008). Stress in the courtroom: Call for research. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 15, 237-250.

Chamberlain, J., Miller, M.K. & Bornstein, B.H. (2008). Legal decisions concerning the rights and responsibilities of gay and lesbian parents: A role for psychologists. Social Issues and Policy Review, 2, 103-126.

Gaydon, L.B. & Miller, M.K. (2007). Elders in the justice system: How the system treats elders in trials, during imprisonment, and on death row. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 25, 677-699.

Griffin, T., Miller, M.K., Hoppe, J., Rebideaux, A., & Hammack, R. (2007). A preliminary examination of AMBER Alert’s effects. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 18, 378-394.

Griffin, T. & Miller, M.K. (2008). Child abduction, AMBER Alert, and “Crime Control Theater.” Criminal Justice Review, 33, 159-176.

Jehle, A., Miller, M.K., & Kemmelmeier, M. (in press). The influence of accounts and remorse on mock jurors’ judgments of offenders. Law and Human Behavior.

Miller, M.K. & Bornstein, B.H. (2006). The use of religion in death penalty sentencing trials. Law and Human Behavior, 30, 675-684.

Miller, M.K. & Hayward, R.D. (2008). Religious characteristics and the death penalty. Law and Human Behavior, 32, 113-123.

Miller, M.K., & Summers, A. (2007). Gender differences in video game characters’ roles, appearances, and attire. Sex Roles, 57, 419-433.

Padilla, J.B., Miller, M.K., & Broadus, A. (2008). Analysis of Hispanic representation and conceptualization in psychology and law research. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 26, 655-670.

 

Contact Dr. Miller at mkmiller@unr.edu or monicaKmiller@hotmail.com

You can find a link to her vita here

You can also find her Criminal Justice webpage here