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Overview

Edward Alan Miller is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Boston in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and health professions, contributing numerous publications to these fields.

The main fields of study for Miller include Social Sciences, with 28 publications, and Health Professions, with 18 publications. Within these broader categories, their work delves into several subfields such as General Health Professions, Health, Sociology and Political Science, Demography, and Economics and Econometrics.

Several research topics characterize Miller's academic contributions. These include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Miller has published papers in multiple venues, with frequent publications in the following:

  • Innovation in Aging (11 publications)
  • The Gerontologist (4 publications)
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B (2 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (2 publications)
  • Journal of Aging & Social Policy (1 publication)

Notable recent papers by Miller include:

  • "Shining a Spotlight: The Ramifications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Older Adults" (2021), published in Journal of Aging & Social Policy
  • "Maximizing Home Health Aide Retention: The Impact of Control and Support on the Job" (2021), published in The Gerontologist
  • "Association of Chronic Diseases and Functional Limitations with Subjective Age: The Mediating Role of Sense of Control" (2022), published in The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • "Does Financial Knowledge at Older Ages Matter? Placing Income and Hardship in Context" (2021), published in Journal of Poverty
  • "Space, Context, and Human Capital: A Micro-Macro Perspective on the Social Environment and Financial Literacy in Later Life" (2022), published in Population Research and Policy Review

Miller frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Jeffrey A. Burr
  • Jan Mutchler
  • Kathrin Boerner
  • Anyah Prasad
  • Hayley Gleason

In addition to journal articles, Miller has contributed to book publications through the University of North Carolina Press, with works such as "The Black Civil War Soldiers of Illinois" published twice in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Willingness to Pay for a Quality-adjusted Life Year: In Search of a Standard

    Richard A. Hirth;Michael E. Chernew;Edward Miller;A. Mark Fendrick

  • Predicting elderly people's risk for nursing home placement, hospitalization, functional impairment, and mortality: a synthesis.

    Edward Alan Miller;William G. Weissert

  • Cost-effectiveness of second-generation antipsychotics and perphenazine in a randomized trial of treatment for chronic schizophrenia

    Robert A. Rosenheck;Douglas L. Leslie;Jody Sindelar;Edward A. Miller

  • Addressing the Consequences of School Closure Due to COVID-19 on Children's Physical and Mental Well-Being.

    Jessica A. Hoffman;Edward A. Miller;Edward A. Miller

  • Telemedicine and doctor-patient communication: an analytical survey of the literature.

    Edward Alan Miller

  • The technical and interpersonal aspects of telemedicine: effects on doctor-patient communication.

    Edward Alan Miller

  • Diagnosis blog: checking up on health blogs in the blogosphere

    Edward Alan Miller;Antoinette Pole

  • The Protective Effects of Religiosity on Depression: A 2-Year Prospective Study

    Corina R. Ronneberg;Edward Alan Miller;Elizabeth Dugan;Frank Porell

  • Solving the disjuncture between research and practice: telehealth trends in the 21st century.

    Edward Alan Miller

  • Protecting and Improving the Lives of Older Adults in the COVID-19 Era.

    Edward Alan Miller

  • Nursing Home Organizational Change: The “Culture Change” Movement as Viewed by Long-Term Care Specialists

    Susan C. Miller;Edward Alan Miller;Hye-Young Jung;Samantha Sterns

  • Trends in State Regulation of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, 2001 to 2010

    Emily A. Gadbois;Edward Alan Miller;Denise Tyler;Orna Intrator

  • Telemedicine and doctor-patient communication: a theoretical framework for evaluation.

    Edward Alan Miller

  • Where's the Revolution? Digital Technology and Health Care in the Internet Age

    Edward Alan Miller;Darrell M. West

  • Cognitive and Normative Determinants of State Policymaking Behavior: Lessons from the Sociological Institutionalism

    Edward Alan Miller;Jane Banaszak-Holl

  • Reforming Long-Term Care in the United States: Findings From a National Survey of Specialists

    Edward Alan Miller;Vincent Mor;Melissa Clark

  • State health policy making determinants, theory, and methods: A synthesis

    Edward Alan Miller

  • Digital Medicine: Health Care in the Internet Era

    Darrell M. West;Edward Alan Miller

  • The Digital Divide in Public E-Health: Barriers to Accessibility and Privacy in State Health Department Websites

    Darrell M. West;Edward Alan Miller

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis of Second-Generation Antipsychotics and Placebo in a Randomized Trial of the Treatment of Psychosis and Aggression in Alzheimer Disease

    Robert Alan Rosenheck;Douglas L. Leslie;Jody L. Sindelar;Jody L. Sindelar;Edward A. Miller

  • Characteristics Associated With Use of Public and Private Web Sites as Sources of Health Care Information: Results From a National Survey

    Edward Alan Miller;Darrell M West

  • Balancing Regulatory Controls and Incentives: Toward Smarter and More Transparent Oversight in Long-Term Care

    Edward Alan Miller;Vincent Mor

  • Risk of nursing home admission in association with mental illness nationally in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Edward Alan Miller;Robert A. Rosenheck

  • Commentary: navigating the labyrinth of long-term care: shoring up informal caregiving in a home- and community-based world.

    Edward Alan Miller;Susan M. Allen;Vincent Mor

  • Thrust into the Spotlight: COVID-19 Focuses Media Attention on Nursing Homes.

    Edward Alan Miller;Edward Alan Miller;Elizabeth Simpson;Pamela Nadash;Michael Gusmano

  • National newspaper portrayal of U.S. nursing homes: periodic treatment of topic and tone.

    Edward Alan Miller;Edward Alan Miller;Edward Alan Miller;Denise A. Tyler;Julia Rozanova;Julia Rozanova;Vincent Mor;Vincent Mor

  • Medicaid Politics: Federalism, Policy Durability, and Health Reform

    Edward Alan Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael K. Gusmano
Michael K. Gusmano Lehigh University
Darrell M. West
Darrell M. West Brookings Institution
Melissa A. Clark
Melissa A. Clark Brown University
Jeffrey A. Burr
Jeffrey A. Burr University of Massachusetts Boston
Jody L. Sindelar
Jody L. Sindelar Yale University
Michael E. Chernew
Michael E. Chernew Harvard University
Richard A. Hirth
Richard A. Hirth University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rachel Pruchno
Rachel Pruchno Rowan University
Kathrin Boerner
Kathrin Boerner Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Diana O. Perkins
Diana O. Perkins University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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