Faculty

L. Stephen Miller, Ph.D. Professor Program Chair, Clinical Psychology Program Director, Bio-Imaging Research Center Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 1990 Office: Room 155 Ph: (706) 542-1173  Fax: (706) 542-8048 Email: lsmiller@uga.edu UGA Neuropsychology and Memory Assessment Laboratory: Office: Room 415 Ph: (706) 542-3076

Research Interests

My research focus is on increasing the understanding of Central Nervous System mechanisms related to cognition seen in severe mental disorders and in the elderly. This is accomplished through the use of traditional neuropsychological paradigms, microanalysis of basic cognitive and motoric processing, psychopharmacological study, structural and functional brain imaging, and diagnostic assessment of psychopathology. Special foci of this work include Schizophrenia, geriatric psychopathology, and vision and motor disturbance.

Recent Publications

Miller, L.S., Lewis, M.S., Williamson, G.M., Lance, C.E., Dooley, W.K., Schulz, R., Weiner, M.F. (in press). Caregiver cognitive status and potentially harmful caregiver behavior. Aging & Mental Health.

Rausch, J. L., Sirota, E. L., Londino, D. L., Carr, B. M., Johnson, M. E., Bhatia, R. Miller, L. S. (in press). Open-label risperidone for Asperger’s Disorder: Negative symptom spectrum response. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Mani, T. M., Bedwell, J. S. and Miller, L. S. (2005). Age-related decrements in performance on a continuous performance test. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 20, 575-586.

Amir, N., Klumpp, H., Elias, J., Bedwell, J. S., Yanasak, N. & Miller, L. S. (2005). Increased activation of the anterior cingulate cortex during processing of disgust faces in individuals with social phobia. Biological Psychiatry, 57, 975-981.

Lewis, M.S., Miller, L.S., Johnson, M.A., Dolce, E.B., Allen, R.H., & Stabler, S.P. (2005). Elevated methylmalonic acid is related to cognitive impairment in older adults enrolled in an elderly nutrition program Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 24, 47-65.

Beach, S.R., Schulz, R., Williamson, G.M., Miller, L.S., Weiner, M.F., Lance, C.E. (2005). Risk factors for potentially harmful informal caregiver behavior. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 53, 255-261.

Miller, L.S., Martin, B.C. (2004). Current and future forecasts of service use and expenditures of Medicaid eligible schizophrenia patients in the State of Georgia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 30, 983-995.

Rohling, M.L., Miller, L.S., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J. (2004). Rohling’s interpretive method for neuropsychological data interpretation: A response to critics. Neuropsychology Review, 14, 155-169.

Ganguly, R., Kotzan, J.A., Kennedy, K., Miller, L.S., Martin, B.C. (2004). Prevalence, trends and factors associated with antipsychotic polypharmacy among medicaid eligible schizophrenia patients, 1998-2000. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 65, 1377-1388.

Bedwell, J.S., Miller, L.S., Brown, J.M., McDowell, J.E. and Yanasak, N.E. (2004) Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examination of the Magnocellular Visual Pathway in Nonpsychotic Relatives of Persons with Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 71, 509-510.

Bedwell, J.S., Esposito, S. & Miller, L.S. (2004). Accelerated age-related decline of accuracy on a Span of Apprehension task in first-degree relatives of persons with Schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research, 125, 225-235.

Petrella, J.K., Cress, M.E., Miller, L.S. (2004). Leg extensor power, cognition, and functional performance in independent and marginally dependent older adults. Age and Ageing, 33, 342-348.

Grants (current)

1. National Institute of Aging, G. M. Williamson, Principal Investigator, W. K.. Dooley, J. Kosperg, C. E. Lance, L. S. Miller, R. Schulz, F. Scoggin, D. R. Shaffer, Co-Investigators, Quality of informal care and caregiving transitions, 08/01/02 - 07/31/07.

2. National Institute of Aging, J. L. Woodard, L. W. Poon, Co-Principal Investigators, L.S. Miller, Co-Investigator, Neuropsychological and cognitive correlates of functional capacity in Centenarians. 9/1/2001 - 8/31/2006.

3. Medical College of Georgia Research Institute, Combined Intramural Grants Program, T.W. Jackson, Principal Investigator, E.A. Kenimer, J.J. Buccafusco, D.M. Fick, W.D. Hill, D.A. Gearhart, M.E. Quinn, L.S. Miller, Co-Investigators, Development of the Neurological Disorders Database Repository.

Selected Professional Activities

> American Psychological Association (APA), Member, Division 20, Division 28, Division 40
> National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), Fellow
> International Neuropsychological Society (INS)
> Society of Biological Psychiatry
> UGA Institute of Gerontology Faculty
> Director of Clinical Training, UGA Clinical Psychology Program
> UGA Memory Assessment Clinic, Director
> Editorial Board, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Courses Regularly Taught

Undergraduate

• PSYC 3230: Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC 4240: Psychopathology
• PSYC 4800: Undergraduate Research

Graduate

• PSYC 6560: Clinical Assessment
• PSYC 8550: Neuropsychological Assessment
• PSYC 7530: Personality Assessment

Other Links

> Psychology Clinic

> Memory Assessment Clinic

> UGA Neuropsychology and Memory Assessment Laboratory

Current Graduate Students

Yfat Kessel: kesserlyfat@hotmail.com
Meghan Mitchell: mbmitchell@uga.edu
Amie Peloquin: peloquin@uga.edu
Megan Boyd: mboyd@uga.edu
Fayeza Ahmed: fsag@uga.edu
Carlos Faraco: cfaraco@uga.edu

Past Graduate Students

Tanja Mani: tanja_mani@hotmail.com

Tanja is completing a Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at The University of Missippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.