Steven R. Miller, Ph.D., L.P. Page 1 7/8/13 Vita of Steven R. Miller, Ph.D., L.P., DACFEI 9505 Groh Rd, Suite 210 Grosse Ile, MI 48138 [Mailing Address] P.O. Box 508 Grosse Ile, Michigan 48138 Telephone: 734 692 8368 FAX: 734 531 0784 Email: drstevemiller23@mac.com Web Blog: Doc Miller.com Occupational Objectives: To work closely with organizations and the judicial system to promote the overall security and quality of life in the community. Experience Highlights January 1985 to present: DBA: DR. STEVEN R. MILLER, Ph.D., L.P., Private Practice in Consulting Forensic Psychology and Clinical Psychotherapy. Practice is divided approximately 95 percent forensic and 5 percent clinical psychology. Private practice in forensic and clinical psychology, individual and family psychological assessment, and individual adult psychotherapy. Psychotherapy specialty with Borderline, Dissociative Disorders and Sexual Addiction/Sexually Compulsive Disorders. Specialization in both civil and criminal forensic issues. Sub specialty related to evaluation of all variety of sexual assaults and compulsive sexual behavior. Assist with criminal appeal issues including Risk Assessment for parole release of incarcerated offenders. CONSULTING FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES + Criminal Responsibility + Intoxication + Amnesia & Disassociation + Competency to Stand Trial + Competency to Understand Miranda + Voluntariness of Confession & Miranda Waiver + Presentence Reports + Juvenile Sentencing Assessment + Parole Risk Assessments + Driver License Restoration Appeals + Workmen s Compensation + Personal Injury/Disability + Eye Witness Identification + Driver s License Restoration Evaluations + Children s Memory and Testimony Reliability + Repressed Memory Syndrome
Steven R. Miller, Ph.D., L.P. Page 2 7/8/13 + Sexual Deviancy + Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment + False Allegations of Sexual Abuse + Probate Commitments + Battered Spouse Syndrome + Child Custody & Visitation CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL & PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAMS & SERVICES (AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION) + ADDICTIONS (Sexual, Gambling, Substance Abuse) + DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS + FAMILY THERAPY (Divorce/Visitation/Parenting Coordinator) + DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/INCEST FAMILY + ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER + VICTIMS OF SEXUAL & PHYSICAL ABUSE (Adults & Children) + POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER + SEX & ASSAULTIVE OFFENDERS TREATMENT PROGRAM + DRIVER LICENSE RESTORATION TREATMENT PROGRAM + PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING (Personality, Psychopathology, etc.) Criminal Responsibility/Intoxication/Competency to Stand Trial: Dr. Miller has 33 years of experience in conducting criminal mental state evaluations pertaining to issues of legal insanity, intoxication, amnesia, and cognitive impairment due to brain injury or developmental disorders. He has testified more than 400 times in criminal forensic matters and has been accepted as an expert in forensic psychology in over 30 different counties in Michigan and has also testified in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin and Florida. Dr. Miller has a state certification as a Consulting Forensic Examiner, a certification earned while working for the State of Michigan, Judicial Council, Recorder s Court Psychiatric Clinic, a state certified forensic center (see below). Federal Court Criminal Forensic Assessments: Criminal Responsibility; Competency To Stand Trial; Presentence Risk Assessment Reports; Sex Offender Risk Assessment Reports; Federal Diminished Capacity Sentencing and Bond Recommendations for the Federal Defender s of Detroit and for federal court pre trial services, and probation services of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. He has been appointed for these various purposes in over 100 cases by several of the District Judges. Competency to Understand Miranda/Voluntariness of Confession: Dr. Miller has conducted over five hundred evaluations of defendant s capacity to understand Miranda Waiver and relative to the impact of using psychological coercive techniques by interrogating investigators. Dr. Miller has participated in approximately one hundred Walker Hearings. Pre sentence Reports Adults/Juvenile Sentencing Disposition Recommendations/Sex Offender Risk Assessment: Dr. Miller is a pre sentence assessment expert and has been involved in the assessment of well over 2500 psychological evaluations regarding diagnosis, treatability, dangerousness (i.e., risk assessment), rehabilitation, and prognosis of defendants and with regard to inmates presenting for parole hearings. Workmen s Compensation/Personal Injury, Social Security Disability/Medical Disability/Probate Commitment: Dr. Miller has conducted in excess of a thousand assessments of various psychological disabilities as they relate to issues of capacity to work, rehabilitation potential, extent of cognitive capacity loss and need for treatment. Eye Witness Identification Issues: Dr. Miller has been accepted by several Michigan courts as a defense expert relative to the vagaries of eye witness identification (i.e., stress and memory recall, cross racial identification problems, weapons focus issues, line up issues, context of
Steven R. Miller, Ph.D., L.P. Page 3 7/8/13 arrest, eye witness confidence vs accuracy and the affects of unconscious suggestion and/or other post event information on witness recall accuracy). To date, Dr. Miller has evaluated approximately 75 such cases and has testified approximately 25 times in Michigan courts. Memory Issues (amnesia, children s memory recall capacity, repressed memory recall, dissociation and memory, intoxication and memory and dementia): Dr. Miller has made an extensive study of the research on memory with a focus upon issues of memory storage, recall, psychological repression, dissociation, and the effects of intoxication as to how these key cognitive factors and/or the impact of intoxication relates to matters of criminal, civil and probate litigation. Dr. Miller has been recognized as an expert with regard to psychogenic and intoxication amnesia, claims of repressed sexual abuse memories, children s vulnerability to suggestion and their cognitive limitations relative to recall and testimony, and, in cases of Dissociative Disorders, such as Dissociative Identity Disorder, DID (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD (i.e., affects of the dissociation process on cognitive functioning and memory recall). Domestic Violence/ Battered Spouse Syndrome: Dr. Miller has conducted in excess of a thousand evaluations of domestic violence in both criminal and family court cases. He has testified numerous times as to how to identify the syndrome and with respect to the mental states of the parties in connection with criminal defense issues. Driver s License Appeals: Dr. Miller has routinely conducts evaluations for the court and for defendant s who require an assessment for alcohol abuse or related issues pertaining to legal appeals to reinstate their drivers license. Sex Crimes/Incest/Sexual Harassment At Work/Victims of Sexual Abuse/False Allegations of Sexual Assault: Dr. Miller is recognized as a leading expert and consultant regarding the assessment of sexual deviancy, sexual addiction, risk assessment of sex offenders, sexual harassment in the work place, and injury assessment of victims of sexual assault. To date, Dr. Miller has conducted more than 2000 evaluations of such cases and has testified in several hundred criminal and civil litigations relative to sexual assault and deviancy in both criminal and civil cases. Dr. Miller has consulted to state agencies in the area of assessment and treatment of sex offenders and with regard to the use of actuarial risk assessment instruments with agencies such as the Department of Corrections, State Mental Health Services, Probation and Parole Agents, and the like, in terms of developing and coordinating the implementation and delivery of assessment and treatment services to these populations. September 1979 to May 1989 State of Michigan, Judicial Council Recorders Court Psychiatric Clinic [Certified Forensic Facility] Frank Murphy Hall of Justice 1441 St. Antoine Street Detroit, Michigan 48226 Senior Clinical Psychologist/Senior Forensic Consulting Examiner Responsible for the psychological assessment and investigation of criminal cases of probationers and prisoners, and the preparation of comprehensive psychological reports for the judges, attorneys, probation officers, and other interested persons who work in the Wayne County, Michigan, court system, which has one of the largest criminal dockets in the United States. Types of evaluations routinely conducted include the following: criminal responsibility, diminished capacity, sex crimes, competency to stand trial, presentence and bond recommendations, competency to understand Miranda Rights, traffic court and group psychotherapy screening. Supervised graduate students in clinical, counseling, and marriage and family psychology educational programs. Administered, scored and interpreted a broad range of cognitive, neuro psychological, family and personality objective and projective tests.
Steven R. Miller, Ph.D., L.P. Page 4 7/8/13 Pioneered the development of a specialized treatment program for sex offenders on probation (begun in 1981). Spearheaded the design, development and implementation of computer programs and an automated office system for intake screening, psychological testing, and for utilization with computerized expert systems. Volunteer Experience 1986 to 1989 Grosse Ile Recreation Commission: Served as the Commission Chairman. Developed recreation programs for the Grosse Ile community. 1979 to 1996 Michigan Council on Problem Gambling: Past Executive Director (1979 to 1989) and Director of Training (1995 to 1996) of the Michigan Council, which is an organization that helps to educate the public and provide a referral service for individuals and families experiencing problems caused by a family members gambling. Education 1972 to 1973 Volunteer, Psychology Department, VA Hospital, Allen Park, Michigan Counseling veterans convalescing at the hospital under the supervision of the Psychology Department. Wayne State University College of Education Detroit, Michigan 48201 November 1986 Ph.D. Degree Counseling Psychology Graduated with Highest Honors. Courses in clinical, counseling, vocational, educational, developmental (child), marriage and family and psychometric testing psychology. Special emphasis in marriage and family assessment. Dissertation pertained to the family crisis of pathological gambling. Data collected for the dissertation utilized a variety of standardized marital and family assessment theories, techniques, and test instruments. March 1978 M.A. Degree (Adult/Agency) Counseling Psychology Graduated with Highest Honors. marriage and family psychology. Courses in clinical, counseling, vocational, educational, June 1973 Ph. B. Degree. General Major Monteith College Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan 48201 Graduated with Highest Honors (3.86 GPA). Ranked among the top five students in a class of over 250. Experimental college within Wayne State University, emphasizing independent study and individual initiative. Courses in humanities, social science, science and psychology. Professional Conference Presentations & Papers Michigan Association for Alcoholism and Addictions Annual Conference, 1984: Presented
Steven R. Miller, Ph.D., L.P. Page 5 7/8/13 paper and conducted workshop concerning assessment and treatment of pathological gamblers. Third Annual Conference On Pathological Gambling, 1987: Presented paper summarizing dissertation data. Criminal Advocacy Program (CAP), Recorder s Court, Detroit, Michigan, 1986: Case Presentation on Diminished Capacity (Battered Spouse). Washtenaw County Public Defender s, 1986: Conducted workshop on Case Assessment of Sex Crimes. WXYZ TV News, 1991: TV News Series on Sexual Assault. (3 Segments) Michigan Association for Alcoholism and Addictions Annual Conference, 1994: Workshop Presentation on Risk Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders. State of Michigan Governor s Task Force On Children s Justice, Lansing, March 1995: Round Table Discussion Leader. Michigan Council on Problem Gambling, Clinician Training Program, Detroit, Michigan: 1997: Conference Presenter (Assessment of Gambling Addiction and Forensic Issues). WXYZ TV News, 1999: TV News Segment on Eyewitness Identification Issues. Institute of Continuing Legal Education, December 1999: Presentation on Memory, Children s Memory and Susceptibility of Children Regarding Eyewitness Identification Issues. Children s Center of Detroit, Michigan Criminal Justice Continuing Legal Education Program, April 2000: Presentation on Forensic Assessment and Report Writing for Sex Offender s. Wayne County Probate Court, Continuing Legal Education Program, June 2000: Presentation Regarding Understanding Psychological Testing in Forensic Reports. Children s Center of Detroit, Criminal Justice Continuing Legal Education Program, November 2000: Presentation on Forensic Assessment and Report Writing for Sex Offender s. [Dr. Miller regularly receives referrals for Sex Offender risk assessment from Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw and other counties throughout the state and Ohio.] Criminal Advocacy Program (CAP), 3 rd Judicial Circuit Court, Criminal Division, Detroit, Michigan, December 2000: Assessment and Referral of the Mentally Ill Offender, Presenter and Program Coordinator. Wayne County Legal Defender s Association, September 2001: Assessment of Sexual Abuse Allegations (Children s testimony). Presentation on Forensic Oakland County Probation, Workshop Presentation, March 2002: Presentation on Forensic Assessment of Sex Offender s to members of the Oakland County Probation Department [Dr. Miller regularly receives difficult case referrals for assessment and management recommendations from the Oakland County Probation Department]. The Meadows, Guest Speaker, September 2002: The Family Crisis of Compulsive Gambling. Criminal Advocacy Program (CAP) 3 rd Judicial Circuit Court, Criminal Division, Detroit, Michigan, November 2008: Presentation on Memory Issues and Forensic Evaluations for Competency to Stand Trial and Criminal Responsibility.
Steven R. Miller, Ph.D., L.P. Page 6 7/8/13 Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan [CDAM], Conference Presentation, November 7, 2009 on Becoming Acquainted with the Pros and Cons of Actuarial Risk Assessment Instruments, Including COMPAS. Media Appearances Professional Organizations License and Certifications Kelly and Company: WXYZ TV: Gambling Addiction A.M. in Detroit (twice): Gambling Addiction Talk of the Town (twice): Gambling Addiction Talk of the Town (three): Sexual Addiction/Sex Crimes WXYZ TV News: Problems With Eyewitness Identification People Helping People (Regular Guest and Guest Host): CKLW Radio Program about Addictions American College of Forensic Examiners [Psychology] National Association of Sexual Addiction Problems National Council on Problem Gambling National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women Fully Licensed Psychologist, Michigan Certified Consulting Forensic Examiner, Michigan Certified (Supervisor Level): Certified Compulsive Gambler Counselor II: National Council Problem Gambling Diplomate American College of Forensic Examiner s Institute