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Alison L. Miller is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study with significant contributions to psychology, medicine, and social sciences. Within these broader areas, their work is particularly concentrated in clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, education, psychiatry and mental health, as well as sociology and political science.

The primary topics of Alison L. Miller's research include obesity, physical activity, and diet; child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development; child nutrition and feeding issues; eating disorders and behaviors; child abuse and trauma; child development and digital technology; and early childhood education and development.

Alison L. Miller has published extensively in several scientific outlets, with frequent contributions appearing in the following venues:

  • Appetite
  • PEDIATRICS
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • PLoS ONE

Recent papers emphasize a range of topics relevant to childhood development and public health, including:

  • Caregiver Influences on Eating Behaviors in Young Children, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Social distancing in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Longitudinal Associations Between Use of Mobile Devices for Calming and Emotional Reactivity and Executive Functioning in Children Aged 3 to 5 Years, 2022, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Neighborhood poverty predicts altered neural and behavioral response inhibition, 2020, NeuroImage
  • Emotion expression and regulation in three cultures: Chinese, Japanese, and American preschoolers' reactions to disappointment, 2020, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Collaborations have been a considerable part of their research output. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Niko Kaciroti
  • Julie C. Lumeng
  • Katherine L. Rosenblum
  • Hurley O. Riley
  • Leah E. Robinson

Best Publications

  • Adolescent Resilience: Promotive Factors That Inform Prevention

    Marc A. Zimmerman;Sarah A. Stoddard;Andria B. Eisman;Cleopatra H. Caldwell

  • Maternal mobile device use during a structured parent-child interaction task.

    Jenny Radesky;Alison L. Miller;Katherine L. Rosenblum;Danielle Appugliese

  • Sleep patterns and obesity in childhood.

    Alison L. Miller;Julie C. Lumeng;Monique K. LeBourgeois

  • Emotion Regulation in Context: The Jealousy Complex between Young Siblings and Its Relations with Child and Family Characteristics.

    Brenda L. Volling;Nancy L. McElwain;Alison L. Miller

  • Acute sleep restriction effects on emotion responses in 30- to 36-month-old children

    Rebecca H. Berger;Alison L. Miller;Ronald Seifer;Stephanie R. Cares

  • Ecological contexts and early learning: Contributions of child, family, and classroom factors during Head Start, to literacy and mathematics growth through first grade

    Annemarie H. Hindman;Lori E. Skibbe;Alison Miller;Marc Zimmerman

  • Showing and telling about emotions: Interrelations between facets of emotional competence and associations with classroom adjustment in Head Start preschoolers

    Alison L. Miller;Sarah E. Fine;Kathleen Kiely Gouley;Ronald Seifer

  • Maternal representations of the infant: associations with infant response to the still face.

    Katherine L. Rosenblum;Susan McDonough;Maria Muzik;Alison Miller

  • Development and validation of the Problematic Media Use Measure: A parent report measure of screen media “addiction” in children.

    Sarah E. Domoff;Kristen Harrison;Ashley N. Gearhardt;Douglas A. Gentile

  • Emotion Knowledge Skills in Low‐income Elementary School Children: Associations with Social Status and Peer Experiences

    Alison L. Miller;Kathleen Kiely Gouley;Ronald Seifer;Audrey Zakriski

  • Obesity-Associated Biomarkers and Executive Function in Children

    Alison L. Miller;Hannah J. Lee;Julie C. Lumeng

  • Observed Emotional and Behavioral Indicators of Motivation Predict School Readiness in Head Start Graduates.

    Amanda Berhenke;Alison L. Miller;Eleanor Brown;Ronald Seifer

  • Caregiver Influences on Eating Behaviors in Young Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

    Alexis C. Wood;Jacqueline M. Blissett;Jeffrey M. Brunstrom;Susan Carnell

  • Emotions and Behaviors in the Head Start Classroom: Associations Among Observed Dysregulation, Social Competence, and Preschool Adjustment

    Alison L. Miller;Kathleen Kiely Gouley;Ronald Seifer;Susan Dickstein

  • Emotional expressiveness during peer conflicts: a predictor of social maladjustment among high-risk preschoolers.

    Alison L. Miller;Sheryl L. Olson

  • Youth Empowerment Solutions: evaluation of an after-school program to engage middle school students in community change.

    Marc A. Zimmerman;Andria B. Eisman;Thomas M. Reischl;Susan Morrel-Samuels

  • Validation of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a low-income preschool-aged sample in the United States

    Sarah E. Domoff;Alison L. Miller;Niko Kaciroti;Julie C. Lumeng

  • Social distancing in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States.

    Nina B. Masters;Shu Fang Shih;Allen Bukoff;Kaitlyn B. Akel

  • Emotion Regulation in Context: Situational Effects on Infant and Caregiver Behavior

    Alison L. Miller;Susan C. McDonough;Katherine L. Rosenblum;Arnold J. Sameroff

  • Sibling Jealousy in a Triadic Context with Mothers and Fathers

    Alison L. Miller;Brenda L. Volling;Nancy L. McElwain

  • Mothers’ Empathic Understanding of their Toddlers: Associations with Maternal Depression and Sensitivity

    Lisa W. Coyne;Christine M. Low;Alison L. Miller;Ronald Seifer

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie C. Lumeng
Julie C. Lumeng University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Katherine L. Rosenblum
Katherine L. Rosenblum University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marc A. Zimmerman
Marc A. Zimmerman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ashley N. Gearhardt
Ashley N. Gearhardt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ronald Seifer
Ronald Seifer Brown University
Sheryl L. Olson
Sheryl L. Olson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Twila Tardif
Twila Tardif University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sheryl O. Hughes
Sheryl O. Hughes Baylor College of Medicine
Kristen Harrison
Kristen Harrison University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Maria Muzik
Maria Muzik University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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