Faculty Profiles
DANIEL MILLER
Assistant Professor
Human Behavior
Phone: 617-353-3750
dpmiller@bu.edu
Education
B.A. (music and economics), Brandeis University
M.A. (public policy and applied child development), Tufts University
PhD (social policy and policy analysis), Columbia University
Courses Taught
Scholarly and Practice Interests
Child obesity and the effects of the environment on racial and ethnic disparities in rates of overweight & obesity. The intersection of developmental science and social policy.
Selected Publications
Haldene, E.C., Mincy, R.B., & Miller, D.P. (Accepted for publication). Racial disparities in men's health and the transition to marriage among unmarried fathers. Journal of Family Issues.
Han, W-J, & Miller, D.P. (2009). Parental work schedules and adolescent depression. Health Sociology Review, 18(1), 36-49.
Miller, D.P. & Han, W-J. (2008). The effects of nonstandard parental work on adolescent overweight. The American Journal of Public Health, 98(8), 1495-1502.
Han, W-J, Miller, D.P., & Waldfogel, J. (under review). Parental work schedules and adolescent risky behaviors.
Selected Presentations
Miller, D.P. & Mincy, R.M. The effects of child support arrears on men’s labor force participation. Paper to be presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
Epperson, M., Miller, D.P., El-Bassel, N., & Gilbert, Louisa. The impact of criminal justice involvement on subsequent HIV risk behaviors for women with drug problems. Poster at the XVII International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, Mexico – August, 2008.
Miller, D.P. & Han, W-J. The effects of nonstandard parental work on adolescent overweight. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, Louisiana - April, 2008.
Han, W-J & Miller, D.P. Parental work schedules and adolescent risky behaviors. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, Louisiana – April, 2008.
Zimmerman S., Jelicic, H., Bobek, D., Alerts, A., Anderson, P., Gestsdottir, S., Li, Y., Ma, L., Miller, D., Naudeau, S., Theokas, C., Phelps, E., Lerner, R.M., Christiansen E., Lerner, J.V. & Chase, P. Changes in Positive Youth Development Across Early Adolescence: Initial Findings of the First Three Waves of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development. Poster at the Bi-Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, San Francisco, California, 2006.
Jelicic, H., Alberts, A. E., Smith, L. M., Gestsdottir, S., Ma, L., Miller, D., Naudeau, S., Richman-Raphael, D., Li, Y., Zimmerman, S., Theokas, C., Almerigi, J., Phelps, E., Lerner, R. M., Christiansen, E., & Lerner, J. V. The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development: Summary of findings from grades five and six. Poster at the Bi-Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta Georgia, 2005.
Selected Grant Activity
2007-2009 The Effects of Parental Work on Child Obesity. Dissertation grant from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Consulting and Professional Activities
Reviewer, Social Science and Medicine
Awards and Honors
2009 Doctoral degree awarded with distinction, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
2005-2007 Recipient, Burns Memorial Scholarship, Columbia University School of Social Work
