Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry
Email: wrmiller@unm.edu

Degree Received
University of Oregon, Eugene
M.A., Collateral: Neurobiology, 1973
Ph.D., Major: Clinical Psychology, 1976

Research Interests
Treatment, prevention, and assessment of addictive behaviors; program evaluation research; client-therapist relationship and treatment process; cognitive-behavior therapies; motivation and self-regulation; psychology and spirituality.

Because of his planned retirement in 2006, Dr. Miller is no longer mentoring new graduate students.

• Miller, W. R. (Ed.) (1999). Enhancing motivation for change in substance abuse treatment. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 35. Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Miller,
• W. R. (Ed.) (1999). Integrating spirituality into treatment: Resources for practitioners. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
• Meyers, R. J., & Miller, W. R. (Eds.) (2001). A community reinforcement approach to addiction treatment. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
• Miller, W. R., & C’de Baca, J. (2001). Quantum change: When epiphanies and sudden insights transform ordinary lives. New York: Guilford Press. Translations: Japanese, Korean
• Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivational interviewing: Preparing people for change (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
• Miller, W. R., & Weisner, C. (Eds.) (2002). Changing substance abuse through health and social systems. New York: Kluwer/Plenum.
• Hester, R. K., & Miller, W. R. (Eds.) (2003). Handbook of alcoholism treatment approaches: Effective alternatives (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
• Miller, W. R. (Ed.) (2004). Combined Behavioral Intervention: A clinical research guide for therapists treating individuals with alcohol abuse and dependence. COMBINE Monograph Series, (Vol.1) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Public Health Service, U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.
• Miller, W. R., & Delaney, H. D. (Eds.) (2004). Judeo-Christian perspectives on psychology: Human nature, motivation, and change. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
• Miller, W. R., & MuZoz, R. F. (2004). Controlling your drinking. New York: Guilford Press.
• Pettinati, H. M., Weiss, R., Miller, W. R., Donovan, D., & Rounsaville, B. J. (2004). Medical Management (MM) treatment manual: A guide for medically-trained clinicians providing pharmacotherapy as part of the treatment for alcohol dependence.

2003

• Amrhein, P. C., Miller, W. R., Yahne, C. E., Palmer, M., & Fulcher, L. (2003). Client commitment language during motivational interviewing predicts drug use outcomes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 862-878.
• Apodaca, T. R., & Miller, W. R. (2003). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of bibliotherapy for alcohol problems. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, 289-304.
• Arroyo, J. A., Miller, W. R., & Tonigan, J. S. (2003). The influence of Hispanic ethnicity on long-term outcome in three alcohol treatment modalities. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 64, 98-104.
• C’de Baca, J., & Miller, W. R. (2003). Quantum change: Sudden transformation in the tradition of James’s Varieties. Streams of William James, 5(1), 12-15.
• COMBINE Study Research Group (2003). Testing combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions in alcohol dependence: Rationale and methods. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 27, 1107-1122.
• COMBINE Study Research Group (2003). Testing combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions for alcohol dependence (The COMBINE Study): A pilot feasibility study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 27, 1123-1131.
• Connors, G. J., Miller, W. R., Anton, R. F., & Tonigan, J. S. (2003). Clinical assessment: Measuring matching characteristics and treatment outcomes. In T. F. Babor & F. K. Del Boca (Eds.), Treatment matching in alcoholism (pp. 29-41). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
• DiClemente, C. C., Carroll, K. M., Miller, W. R., Connors, G. J., & Donovan, D. M.(2003). The effects of therapist characteristics and the process of psychotherapy. In T. F. Babor & F. K. Del Boca (Eds.), Treatment matching in alcoholism (pp. 166-183). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
• Miller, W. R. (2003). Comments on Ainslie and Monterosso. In R. E. Vuchinich & N. Heather (Eds.), Choice, behavioural economics and addiction. (pp. 62-66). New York: Pergamon.
• Miller, W. R. (2003). Enhancing motivation for change. In R. K. Hester & W. R. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches: Effective Alternatives (3rd ed., pp. 131-151). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
• Miller, W. R. (2003). On motivational interviewing. Monitor on Psychology, 34, 10.
• Miller, W. R. (2003). Spirituality as an antidote for addiction. Spirituality & Health, October, 34-38.
• Miller, W. R. (2003). Spirituality, treatment and recovery. In M. Galanter (Ed.), Recent Developments in Alcoholism (Vol. 16, Research on Alcoholism Treatment, pp. 391-404). New York: Kluwer Academic / Plenum.
• Miller, W. R., & Anderson, R. E. (2003). Impact of a faculty development program in addiction psychology. Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2(2), 1-15.
• Miller, W. R., & Hester, R. K. (2003). Treating alcohol problems: Toward an informed eclecticism. In R. K. Hester & W. R. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches: Effective Alternatives (3rd ed., pp. 1-12). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
• Miller, W. R., & Longabaugh, R. (2003). Summary and conclusions. In T. F. Babor & F. K. Del Boca (Eds.), Treatment matching in alcoholism (pp. 207-221). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
• Miller, W. R., & Thoresen, C. E. (Eds.) (2003). Special section on spirituality, religion and health. American Psychologist, 58, 24-74.
• Miller, W. R., & Thoresen, C. E. (2003). Spirituality, religion, and health: An emerging research field. American Psychologist, 58, 24-35.
• Miller, W. R., Westerberg, V. S., & Waldron, H. B. (2003). Evaluating alcohol problems in adults and adolescents. In R. K. Hester & W. R. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches: Effective Alternatives (3rd ed., pp. 78-112). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
• Miller, W. R., Wilbourne, P. L., & Hettema, J. E. (2003). What works? A summary of alcohol treatment outcome research. In R. K. Hester & W. R. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches: Effective Alternatives (3rd ed., pp. 13-63). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
• Miller, W. R., Yahne, C. E., & Tonigan, J. S. (2003). Motivational interviewing in drug abuse services: A randomized trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 754-763.
• Owen, P. L., Slaymaker, V., Tonigan, J. S., McCrady, B. S., Epstein, E. E., Kaskutas, L. A., Humphreys, K., & Miller, W. R. (2003). Participation in Alcoholics Anonymous: Intended and unintended change mechanisms. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 27, 524-532.
• Tonigan, J. S., Connors, G., & Miller, W. R. (2003). Participation and involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous. In T. F. Babor & F. K. Del Boca (Eds.), Treatment matching in alcoholism (pp. 184-204). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

2004

• Miller, W. R. (2004). Motivational interviewing in the service of health promotion. Art of Health Promotion in American Journal of Health Promotion, 18(3), 1-10.
• Miller, W. R. (2004). The phenomenon of quantum change. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 60(5), 453-460.
• Miller, W. R., & Thoresen, C. E. (2004). Spirituality, health, and the discipline of psychology. American Psychologist, 59, 54-55.
• Ogle, R. L., & Miller, W. R. (2004). The effects of alcohol intoxication and gender on the social information processing of hostile provocations involving male and female provocateurs. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 65, 54-62
• Smith, J. E., Meyers, R. J., & Miller, W. R. (2004). Take the network into treatment. Drug and Alcohol Findings, 10, 4-7.
• Walker, D. D., Venner, K., Hill, D. E., Meyers, R. J., & Miller, W. R. (2004). A comparison of alcohol and drug disorders: Is there evidence for a developmental sequence of drug abuse? Addictive Behaviors, 29, 817-824.

Graduate Students in Lab
Jordan Bell
Ani Bisono
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Denise Ernst
Sarah Feldstein
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Jenny Hettema
Wendy Johnson
Jen Knapp
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