Faculty
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.

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