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Miller, Lucy Jane, PhD, OTRTitle: Executive DirectorInstitution: SPD Foundation Mailing Address: 5655 S. Yosemite Street, Ste. 305, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone: (303) 794-1182 Research InterestsDr. Miller has a program of research in Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). She has developed a psychophysiologoical lab that has collected electrodermal activity (with Dr. Schoen), vagal tone (with Dr. Schaaf) and EEG/Event Related Potentials (ERP) (with Dr. Brett-Green) data on children with SPD, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Prader-Willi Syndrome in response to sensory stimulation. She has developed the Short Sensory Profile (with Dr. Dunn and others) and is currently working on a SPD performance assessment and parent checklist that evaluates all six subtypes of SPD. In addition to spearheading the push for psychophysiologic research on SPD, Dr. Miller focuses on treatment effectiveness studies for remediation of SPD. She has obtained a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to plan a multi-site treatment study and has engaged a team of leading occupational therapists to collaborate. In addition, she started the SPD Scientific Work Group in 2000 and is active in recruiting new members. Her summary of SPD research was submitted to the DSM-V committee for consideration in January 2007. Amended with additional research data in early 2008, the application is under active consideration by the committee, which is revising the DSM Dr. Miller also has a 30+ year career developing norm-referenced, nationally standardized scales. Her tests include: the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers, the Japanese MAP, the First STEP, Primer Paso, the Toddler and Infant Motor Evaluation, the Leiter International Performance Scale – Revised, the Short Sensory Profile, the Miller Function and Participation Scale and the Goal- Oriented Assessment of Lifeskills (in process).SPD Research SummaryDr. Miller has developed a strong foundation for additional research in SPD. Although she obtained a career award by NIH, and an R21 to plan a multi-site study, her additional R01 submissions were rejected because ÒSPDÓ is not a valid disorder and for other reasons. She left the faculty of the University of CO Medical School after 11 years with a double appointment in Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine to open a treatment enter and research institute in South Denver. Her peer-reviewed publications include the first reports of significant differences between SPD and typically developing children through development and analysis of the Sensory Challenge Protocol. She continues to spearhead an intensive program of research in SPD including studies related to SPD differential diagnostic specification, treatment effectiveness and neuropathology. She is convinced that effective SPD research must be multi-site and multi-disciplinary and to this end has started several SPD collaborative research groups.Back to SPD-SWG Participants Mail this page to a friend | |
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