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Richard L. Miller
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Professor of Psychology
Copeland Hall, Room 304B
(308) 865-8239
millerrl@unk.edu
Mailing address:
2507 11th Ave
Psychology Department, UNK
Kearney, NE 68849-5140
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Courses Regularly Taught
- Experimental Social Psychology
- Cross-cultural Psychology
- Human Development
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- Environmental Psychology
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology
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Research Interests
- Social influence
- Social comparison
- Human Territoriality
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- Impression formation
- Culture and behavior
- Leadership
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Selected Publications
Miller, R. L. (2013). Psychology applied to the environment. In Baumeister, R., & Bushman, B. Social psychology and human nature (2nd ed.), (pp. E1-E18). Belmont, CA: Cengage.
Miller, R. L. & Buxton, W. A. (2012). The effects of managerial transition training on organizational performance. Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, 33, 464-476.
Miller, R. L., Mandernach, B. J., & Butler, J. M. (2012). Using AAC&U Rubrics to Assess Introductory Psychology's Contribution to General Education. In D. S. Dunn, S. C. Baker, C. Mehrotra, E. Landrum, & J. C. Wilson. Assessing Teaching and Learning in Psychology: Current and Future Perspectives. Belmont, CA: Cengage.
Miller, R. L., Amsel, E., Beins, B. C., Keith, K. D., Kowalewski, B. M., & Peden, B. F. (Eds.). (2011). Promoting Student Engagement, Volume 1: Programs, Techniques and Opportunities. Syracuse, NY: Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Available from the STP website: http://www.teachpsych.org/teachpsych/pnpp/.
Miller, R. L, Balcetis, E., Burns, S. R., Daniel, D. B., Saville, B. K., & Woody, W. D. (Eds.). (2011). Promoting Student Engagement, Volume 2: Activities & Demonstrations for Psychology Courses. Syracuse, NY: Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Available from the STP website: http://www.teachpsych.org/teachpsych/pnpp/.
Miller, R. L. (2010). Multicultural identity development: Theory and research. In Keith, K. (Ed.). Cross-cultural psychology: A contemporary reader. (pp. 509-523). New York: Wiley/Blackwell.
Miller, R. L., Demoret, M., & Wadkins, T. (2009). Promoting
student engagement in the classroom. In McCarthy, S., Karandashev, V.,
Stevens, M., Thatcher, A., Jaafar, J., Moore, K., Trapp, A., Brewer,
C., McKeachie, W., & Gomes, W. Teaching psychology around the world, Volume 2. (pp. 424-440). Newscastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Balcetis, E., Dunning, D., & Miller, R. L. (2008). Do collectivists "know themselves" better than individualists? Cross-cultural studies of the "holier than thou" phenomenon. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1252-1267.
Professional Memberships
- Society for the Teaching of Psychology
- American Psychological Association
- Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
- American Sociological Association
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- Sigma Xi
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Nebraska Psychological Society
- Association for Psychological Science
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Honors and Awards
- Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award (American Psychological Association)
Distinguished Teaching Award
- CASE/Carnegie Foundation U. S. Professor of the Year, 2009-10
US Professor of the Year News Coverage
- Robert S. Daniel Award for Teaching Excellence from STP
- UNK Faculty Mentor of the Year Award; and CNSS Faculty Mentor Award
- Leland Holdt/Security Mutual Distinguished Professor Award
- APA & APS Fellow
- Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Distinguished Service Award
- Pratt-Heins Foundation Awards for Outstanding Scholarship/Research, Teaching and Service
- University of Nebraska Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA)
Current Class Syllabi
PSY 318 Syllabus
PSY 318 Lab Syllabus
PSY 230 Syllabus
Miller CV