Associate Professor
Department of Administrative and
Instructional Leadership
The School of Education
Sullivan Hall, Room 518
Queens Campus
Phone: (718) 990-2654
Fax: (718) 990-2091
millerp@stjohns.edu
Educational Background
Ph.D., 1985, University of Utah, Educational Psychology
M.S., 1978, Idaho, Experimental Psychology, Idaho State
University
B.S., 1970, Ohio State University, Business Administration
Research
Dr. Miller's research interests are school based data analysis and
data-driven decision making, and the influence of personal
characteristics and decision-specific factors on the choices of
decision makers. His research has demonstrated that the
"framing effect" (Tversky & Kahneman, 1981), is moderated by
these factors. The framing effect is the tendency to avoid risks
when options are framed as though they are gains, but to prefer
risky options when they are framed as losses. This work is part of
a larger body of research pointing to the need for more
comprehensive descriptive theories of choice.