Michaela Milillo
PhD Student
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Maurer, J. M., Gullapalli, A. R., Milillo, M. M., Allen, C. H., Rodriguez, S. N., Edwards, B. G., … & Kiehl, K. A. (2025). Adolescents with elevated psychopathic traits are associated with an increased risk for premature mortality. Research on child and adolescent psychopathology, 53, 17–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01233-6
Milillo, M. M., Neumann, C. S., Maurer, J. M., Jin, C., Commerce, E., Reynolds, B. L., … & Kiehl, K.(2024). Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychopathic Traits Among Justice-Involved Adolescents. Research on child and adolescent psychopathology, 52, 1707–1719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01212-x
Allen, C. H., Gullapalli, A. R., Milillo, M., Ulrich, D., Rodriguez, S. N., Maurer, J. M., … & Kiehl, K. A.(2024). Psychopathy Scores Predict Recidivism in High-risk Youth: A Five-year Follow-up Study. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 52, 1089–1103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01169-x
Lee, S. M., Milillo, M. M., Krause-Sorio, B., Siddarth, P., Narr, K. L., Jacobs, J. P. & Lavretsky, H. (2022). Gut microbiome diversity and abundance correlate with gray matter volume (GMV) in older adults with depression. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19(4), 2405. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042405
Lavretsky, H., Milillo, M. M., Kilpatrick, L., Grzenda, A., Wu, P., Nguyen, S. A. … & Siddarth, (2022). A randomized controlled trial of Tai Chi Chih versus Health Education for geriatric depression. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry: official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, S1064-7481(21)00394-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.07.008
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I am in my third year of the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. I earned my B.S. degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI (Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience) in 2018. Previously, I have worked in a variety of laboratories, including on projects investigating psychopathology in aging populations, non-deceptive placebo use, neural correlates of PTSD, and cholinergic systems related to memory and substance use in rodent models. At the present time, I work in a forensic-focused laboratory, and my research interests include identifying protective/risk factors of experiencing trauma, particularly for individuals have been legally involved. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, going to concerts, completing crosswords, and playing air hockey.
Selected Publications
Maurer, J. M., Gullapalli, A. R., Milillo, M. M., Allen, C. H., Rodriguez, S. N., Edwards, B. G., … & Kiehl, K. A. (2025). Adolescents with elevated psychopathic traits are associated with an increased risk for premature mortality. Research on child and adolescent psychopathology, 53, 17–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01233-6
Milillo, M. M., Neumann, C. S., Maurer, J. M., Jin, C., Commerce, E., Reynolds, B. L., … & Kiehl, K.(2024). Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychopathic Traits Among Justice-Involved Adolescents. Research on child and adolescent psychopathology, 52, 1707–1719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01212-x
Allen, C. H., Gullapalli, A. R., Milillo, M., Ulrich, D., Rodriguez, S. N., Maurer, J. M., … & Kiehl, K. A.(2024). Psychopathy Scores Predict Recidivism in High-risk Youth: A Five-year Follow-up Study. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 52, 1089–1103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01169-x
Lee, S. M., Milillo, M. M., Krause-Sorio, B., Siddarth, P., Narr, K. L., Jacobs, J. P. & Lavretsky, H. (2022). Gut microbiome diversity and abundance correlate with gray matter volume (GMV) in older adults with depression. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19(4), 2405. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042405
Lavretsky, H., Milillo, M. M., Kilpatrick, L., Grzenda, A., Wu, P., Nguyen, S. A. … & Siddarth, (2022). A randomized controlled trial of Tai Chi Chih versus Health Education for geriatric depression. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry: official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, S1064-7481(21)00394-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.07.008
