Publications

Niessner, C.*, Fears, N.*, Keller, K., Eberhardt, T., Zimmermann, H., Tamplain, P., & Miller, H. L. (2025). Beyond boundaries: Data sharing in motor development research – best practices, challenges, and opportunities. Journal of Motor Learning and Development.

Verma, I., Duncan, K., Miller, H. L., & Uhler, M. (2025). Teaching developmental neurobiology with inclusion and valuing of neurodivergent learners. Developmental Biology.

Fears, N. E.*, & Tamplain, P.*, & Miller, H. L.* (2025). Examining transdiagnostic patterns of motor differences: preliminary findings from the Consortium for Motor Behavior in Neurodivergence. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-025-07042-0 (PMCID: PMC12352426)

Sapre, T., Miller, H. L., Schwartz, A., Ketcheson, L. R., Price, A., Winkelseth, K., Barcelona, J. M., Zernicke, R. F., & Hasson, R. E. (2024). Enhancing home-based physical activity for neurodivergent children: Adapting the InPACT at Home program with AI and universal design. Frontiers in Physiology, 15, 1496114. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1496114 (PMCID: PMC11747215)

Sun, S.*, Fears, N. E.*, & Miller, H. L. (2024). Functional upper-extremity movements in autism: A narrative literature review. Research in Autism & Developmental Disorders, 118, 102489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102489 (NIHMS ID: NIHMS2052842, PMCID pending)

Qu, L., Colombi, C., Chen, W., Miller, A., Miller, H., & Ulrich, D. A. (2024). The efficacy of a culturally-adapted group-based parent coaching program for autistic children in China via telehealth: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 10.1007/s10803-024-06543-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06543-8 (NIHMS ID: NIHMS2052840, PMCID: PMC11905910)

Cashaback, J. G.*, Allen, J. L., Chou, A. H.-Y., Lin, D. J., Price, M. A., Secerovic, N. K., Song, S., Zhang, H., & Miller, H. L.* (2024). Advancing neurorehabilitation through computational modelling within a patient-in-the-loop framework. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 21(1):23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-024-01318-9 PMCID: PMC10863253

Fears, N. E., Hirsch, S. B., Tamplain, P. M., Templin, T. N., Sherrod, G. M., Bugnariu, N. L., Patterson, R. M., & Miller, H. L. (2024). Characterizing goal-directed whole-body movements in autistic children and children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 53(7), 2806-2817. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05523-0 PMCID: PMC9582114

Tamplain, P. M., Miller, H. L., Peavy, D., Cermak, S., Williams, J., & Licari, M. (2024). The Impact for DCD – USA study: The current state of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) in the United States of America. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104658 PMCID: PMC10840388

Miller, H. L. (2023). Social media as a tool for understanding the role of motor differences in neurodivergent identity and lived experience. Journal of Motor Learning & Development, 11(3), 520-524. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2023-0024 PMCID: PMC10810319

Chatterjee, R., Fears, N. E., Lichtenberg, G., Tamplain, P. M., & Miller, H. L. (2023). Identity and discourse among #ActuallyAutistic Twitter users with motor differences. Journal of Motor Learning & Development, 11(3), 525-540. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2023-0007 PMCID: PMC10810319

Tamplain, P. M., Fears, N. E., Robinson, P., Chatterjee, R., Lichtenberg, G., & Miller, H. L. (2023). #DCD/Dyspraxia in real life: Twitter users’ unprompted expression of experiences with motor differences. Journal of Motor Learning & Development, 11(3), 541-554. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2023-0008 PMCID: PMC10810319

Fears, N. E., Chatterjee, R., Tamplain, P., & Miller, H. L. (2023). Harvesting Twitter data for studying motor behavior in disabled populations: An introduction and tutorial in Python. Journal of Motor Learning & Development, 11(3), 555-570. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2023-0006 PCMID: PMC10811446

Miller, H. L., Licari, M. K., Bhat, A., Aziz-Zadeh, L. S., Van Damme, T., Fears, N. E., Cermak, S. A., & Tamplain, P. M. (2023). Motor problems in autism: Co-occurrence or feature? Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 66, 16-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15674 PMCID: PMC10725993

Fears, N. E., Sherrod, G. M., Blankenship, D., Patterson, R. M., Hynan, L., Wijayasinghe, I., Popa, D. O., Bugnariu, N. L., & Miller, H. L. (2023) Motor differences in autism during a human-robot imitative gesturing task. Clinical Biomechanics. 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2023.105987 Preprint published on SportRχiv. https://doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV.21 PMCID: PMC10684312

Fears, N. E., Sherrod, G. M.ª, Hynan, L., Templin, T., Nguyen, M., Patterson, R., Bugnariu, N., & Miller, H. L. (2023). Community-based postural control assessment in autistic individuals indicates a similar but delayed trajectory compared to neurotypical individuals. Autism Research, 16(3), 543-557. doi: 10.1002/aur.2889 Preprint published on SportRxiv. https://doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV.122 PMCID: PMC10023334

Miller, H. L., Templin, T. N., Fears, N. E., Sherrod, G. M., Patterson, R., & Bugnariu, N. L. (2023). Movement smoothness during dynamic postural control to a static target differs between autistic and neurotypical children. Gait & Posture, 99, 76-82. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.10.015. Preprint published on SportRxiv. https://doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV.85 PMCID: PMC10644903

Schwarz, B.*, Miller, H. L.*, & Oeffner, J. (2022). Office Gossip & Bullying in Physical Therapy Practice Settings. Invited feature article in October 2022 issue of IMPACT, journal of the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. https://www.ppsimpact.org/incivility-and-bullying-in-the-workplace/

Qu, L., Chen, H., Miller, H. L., Miller, A., Colombi, C., Chen, W., & Ulrich, D. A. (2022). Assessing the satisfaction and acceptability of an online parent coaching intervention: A mixed-methods approach. Frontiers in Psychology, ePublication. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.859145

Miller, H. L., Thomi, M., Patterson, R., & Nandy, K. (2022). Effects of intersectionality along the pathway to diagnosis for autistic children with and without co-occurring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a nationally-representative sample. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 53(9), 3542-3557. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05604-0 PMCID: PMC9789199

Fears, N. E., Palmer, S., & Miller, H. L. (2022). Motor skills explain adaptive behavior in autistic children and adolescents. Autism Research, 15(6), 1083-1089. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2708 PMCID: PMC9167704

Fears, N. E., Templin, T., Sherrod, G. M., Bugnariu, N., Patterson, R., & Miller, H. L. (2022). Autistic children use less efficient goal-directed whole body movements compared to neurotypical development. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05523-0 PMCID: PMC9582114.

Schwarz, B., & Miller, H. L. (2022). Workplace bullying and incivility in physical therapist education programs. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000224

Richardson, M. V., Miller, H. L., Papa, E. V., & Santurri, L. (2021). Perfectionism, stress, and the entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy student. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, December 2021. DOI: 10.197/JTE.0000000000000213

Miller, H. L., Zurutuza, I. R., Fears, N. E., Polat, S. O., & Nielsen, R. D. (2021). Post-processing integration and semi-automated analysis of mobile eye-tracking and motion-capture data obtained in immersive virtual reality environments to measure visuomotor integration. In ETRA 2021: ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications, May 25-27, 2021, Virtual Event, ACM, New York, NY, USA. DOI: 10.1145/3450341.3458881 PMCID: PMC8276594.

Miller, H. L., Sherrod, G., Mauk, J., Fears, N., & Caçola, P. (2021). Shared features or co-occurrence? Evaluating symptoms of Developmental Coordination Disorder in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 51(10), 3443-3455. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04766-z PMCID: PMC10177628.

Tamplain, P., Fuchs, C., Sherrod, G. M., & Miller, H. L. (2021). Preliminary improvements in dynamic postural control after a group-based intervention program for children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A brief report. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 18, 1-5. DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2020.1819463. PMCID: PMC7769962

Tamplain, P. & Miller, H. L. (2021). What can we do about mental health in individuals with Developmental Coordination Disorder? Current Developmental Disorders Reviews. DOI: 10.1007/s40474-020-00209-7

Quan, L., Zhao, Y., Zhang, F., Shi, X.-T., Feng, Z., & Miller, H. L. (2020). Plasma trimethylamine N-oxide, a gut microbe–generated phosphatidylcholine metabolite, is associated with autism spectrum disorders. NeuroToxicology, 76, 93-98. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2019.10.012 PMCID: PMC7385710

Wijayasinghe, I. B., Das, S. K., Miller, H. L., Bugnariu, N. L., & Popa, D. O. (2019). Head-eye coordination of humanoid robot with potential controller. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 1-13. DOI: 10.1007/s10846-018-0948-8

Miller, H. L., Caçola, P., Sherrod, G. M., Patterson, R. M., & Bugnariu, N. L. (2019). Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder, and typical development differ in characteristics of dynamic postural control: A preliminary study. Gait & Posture, 67(9-11). DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.08.038 PMCID: PMC6240472

Miller, H. L., Bugnariu, N. L, Patterson, R., Wijayasinghe, I., Popa, D., &. (2017). Development of a novel visuomotor integration paradigm by integrating a virtual environment with mobile eye-tracking and motion-capture systems. IEEE Proceedings of the International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation. doi: 10.1109/ICVR.2017.8007481 PMCID: PMC5986090

Caçola, P., Miller, H. L., & Ossom Williamson, P. (2017). Motor symptom similarities between individuals with Developmental Coordination Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 38, 6-18. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2017.03.004 PMCID: PMC5646683

Miller, H. L., & Bugnariu, N. L. (2016). Level of immersion impacts the effectiveness of virtual environments used to assess or teach social skills in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19(4), 246-256. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2014.0682 PMCID: PMC4827274

Park, A., Miller, H. L., & Jensen-Campbell, L. A. (2016). The effects of peer relational victimization on social cognition: Rejection attribution bias or a more generalized sensitivity to social pain? Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 34(7), 984-1006. doi: 10.1177/0265407516664418

Wijayasinghe, I. B., Miller, H. L., Das, S. K., Bugnariu, N. L., & Popa, D. O. (2016). Human-like object tracking and gaze estimation with PKD android. Proceedings of SPIE 9859, Sensors for Next-Generation Robotics III, 98906. doi: 10.1117/12.2224382 PMCID:  PMC5798257

Hughes, S. J., Lyddy, F., Kaplan, R., Nichols, A. L., Miller, H., Saad, C. G., Dukes, K., & Lynch, A. (2015). Highly prevalent but not always persistent: undergraduate and graduate student’s misconceptions about psychology. Teaching of Psychology42(1), 34-42. doi: 10.1177/0098628314562677

Miller, H. L., Ragozzino, M., Cook, E., Sweeney, J. A., & Mosconi, M. W. (2015). Selective set-shifting impairments relate to repetitive behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(3), 805-815. doi: 10.1007/s10803-014-2244-1 PMCID: PMC4658328

Miller, H. L., Odegard, T. N., & Allen, G. (2014). Evaluating information processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder: The case for Fuzzy Trace Theory. Developmental Review, 34(1), 44-76. doi: 10.1016/j.dr.2013.12.002

Farris, E. A., Odegard, T. N., Miller, H. L., Ring, J., Allen, G., & Black, J. (2011). Functional connectivity between the left and right inferior frontal lobes in reading impaired and non-reading impaired children. Neurocase, 17(5), 425-439. doi: 10.1080/13554794.2010.532141 PMCID: 21590585

Jensen-Campbell, L. A., Knack, J. M., & Gomez, H. L. (2010). The psychology of nice people. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 4(11), 1042-1056. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2010.00307.x