Research

Peer-reviewed Articles

    • Miller, Susan M. and Sharon Gilad. 2026. “Democratic Backsliding, Elite Polarization, and Job Seekers’ Pursuit of Government Employment.” Regulation & Governance. accepted.
    • Peeters, Rik, Susan M. Miller, and Marc Schuilenburg. 2025. “Digital Government Inclusion: Exploring Strategies for Inclusive Government Automation.” Government Information Quarterly, 42(2): 102028.
    • Cain, Bruce E., Elisabeth R. Gerber, Nathan Lee, and Susan M. Miller. 2024. “Investing in the future of mobility: The role of US local governments in building EV infrastructure.” Energy Policy, 195: 114372.
    • Peterson, Timothy, M. and Susan M. Miller. 2024.“Contextualizing Individual Attitudes on Economic State- craft.” Foreign Policy Analysis, 20(3): orae016.
    • Miller, Susan M. and Miyeon Song. 2024. “Doing Good Work in a Crisis: Views of Pay and the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit Sectors.” Review of Public Personnel Administration, 44(1), 161-186. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X231162028.
    • Stauffer, Katelyn E., Susan M. Miller, and Lael R. Keiser. 2023. “Compliance with Public Health Orders: The Role of Trust, Representation, and Expertise.” Political Research Quarterly, 76(4): 1888-1905. https: //doi.org/10.1177/10659129231182375.
    • Miller, Susan M., Miyeon Song, and Lael R. Keiser. 2022. “The effect of human vs. automated interaction on willingness to participate in government programs.” Public Administration. 1-18. https://doi.org/10. 1111/padm.12879.
    • Nicholson-Crotty, Jill, Susan M. Miller, and Lael R. Keiser. 2021. “Administrative burden, social construction, and public support for government programs.” Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 4(1). https: //doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.41.193.
    • Miller, Susan M. and Lael R. Keiser. 2021. “Representative Bureaucracy and Attitudes Toward Automated Decision-Making.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 31(1):150-165.
    • Keiser, Lael R. and Susan M. Miller. 2020. “Does Administrative Burden Influence Public Support for Government Programs? Evidence from a Survey Experiment.” Public Administration Review 80: 137-150.
    • Miller, Susan M. and Alexander I. Ruder. 2020. “Holding Agencies Accountable: Exploring the Effect of Oversight on Citizens’ Approval of Members of Congress.” Journal of Public Policy.
    • Lyons, Daniel and Susan M. Miller. 2019. “Partisan Alignment and Citizen Approval of Political Actors.” American Politics Research 47(6): 1345-1357, first published online April 9, 2019.
    • Keiser, Lael R. and Susan M. Miller. 2019. “The power of comparisons: Peer information as a management tool.” Public Policy and Administration, 34(4): 494-516, first published online July 9, 2018.
    • Miller, Susan M., Jill Nicholson-Crotty, and Sean Nicholson-Crotty. 2018. “The Consequences of Legislative Term Limits for Policy Diffusion.” Political Research Quarterly, 71(3): 573-585. first published online January 31, 2018.
    • Miller, Susan M. 2017. “How electoral incentives shape performance measurement efforts.” Public Administration, 95: 623-637, first published online September 8, 2017.
    • Miller, Susan M., Christopher Witko, and Neal D. Woods. 2018. “How the Unorganized Mass Public (Sometimes) Gets Represented in Regulatory Politics.” Political Research Quarterly, 71(1): 88-101. first published online August 17, 2017.
    • Miller, Susan M. 2016. “Public Support for Sale: Government Spending and Public Approval of Federal Agency Performance.” American Politics Research 44(3): 523-547.
    • Miller, Susan M., Eve M. Ringsmuth, and Joshua M. Little. 2015. “Pushing Constitutional Limits in the U.S. States: Legislative Professionalism and Judicial Review of State Laws by the U.S. Supreme Court.” State Politics & Policy Quarterly 15(4): 476-491.
    • Miller, Susan M. 2015. “The Relationship Between Short-term Political Appointments and Bureaucratic Performance: The Case of Recess Appointments in the U.S.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 25(3): 777-796.
    • Miller, Susan M. and Stephanie Moulton. 2014. “Publicness in Policy Environments: A Multi-Level Analysis of Substance Abuse Treatment Services.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 24(3): 553-589.
    • Miller, Susan M. and L. Marvin Overby. 2014. “Discharge Petitions and the Conditional Nature of Agenda Control in the U.S. House of Representatives.” Party Politics 20(3): 444-455.
    • Miller, Susan M. and Lael R. Keiser. 2013. “State Governments as Entrepreneurs in Securing Federal Benefits for Their Citizens.” Publius: The Journal of Federalism 43(4): 497-526.
    • Miller, Susan M. 2013. “Administering Representation: The Role of Elected Administrators in Translating Citizens’ Preferences into Public Policy.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 23(4): 865-897.
    • Miller, Susan M. and Peverill Squire. 2013. “Who Rebelled? An Analysis of the Motivations of the Republicans Who Voted Against Speaker Cannon.” American Politics Research 41(3): 387-416.
    • Nicholson-Crotty, Jill and Susan M. Miller. 2012. “Bureaucratic Effectiveness and Influence in the Legislature.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 22: 347-371.
    • Miller, Susan M., Jill Nicholson-Crotty, and Sean Nicholson-Crotty. 2011. “Reexamining the Institutional Effects of Term Limits in U.S. State Legislatures.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 36: 71-97.
    • Keiser, Lael R. and Susan M. Miller. 2010. “The Impact of Organized Interests on Eligibility Determination: The Case of Veterans’ Disability Compensation.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 20: 505-531.
    • Miller, Susan M. and L. Marvin Overby. 2010. “Parties, Preferences, and Petitions: Discharge Behavior in the Modern House.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 35: 187-209.