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Articles in Refereed Journals

Song, J., Xu, Y., White, S., Miller, K.W.P., and Wolinsky, M.: SNPsFinder – A web-based application for genome-wide discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms in microbial genomes. Bioinformatics. 2005;21:2083-2084.
Allard, M.A., Polanskey, D. Miller, K.W.P., Wilson, M.R., Monson, K.L., and Budowle, B.: Characterization of human control region sequences of the African American SWGDAM forensic mtDNA data set. Forensic Science International. 2005;148:169-179.
Brown, R.E.B., Kelliher, T.P., Tu, P.H., Turner, W.D., Taister, M.A., and Miller, K.W.P.: A survey of tissue depth landmarks for facial approximation. [Online]. Forensic Science Communications. 2004; 6 (available: www.fbi.gov).
Wilson, M.R., Allard, M.W., Monson, K., Miller, K.W.P, and Budowle, B.: Further recommendations for consistent treatment of length variants in the human mitochondrial control region. [Online].Forensic Science Communications. 2002; 4 (available: www.fbi.gov).
Wilson, M.R., Allard, M.W., Monson, K., Miller, K.W.P., Budowle, B.: Recommendations for consistent treatment of length variants in the human mitochondrial DNA control region. Forensic Science International. 2002;129:35-42.
Allard, M., Miller, K.W.P., Wilson, M., Monson, K. and Budowle, B.: Characterization of Caucasian haplogroups present in the SWGDAM forensic mtDNA dataset for 1,771 human control region sequences. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2002;47:1215-1223.
Budowle, B., Allard, M., Fisher, C.L., Isenberg, A.R., Monson, K.L., Stewart, J.E.B., Wilson, M.R. and Miller, K.W.P.: HVI and HVII mitochondrial DNA data in Apaches and Navajos. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 2002;166:212-215.
Monson, K.L., Miller, K.W.P., Wilson, M.R., DiZinno, J.A., and Budowle, B.: The mtDNA population database: An integrated software and database resource for forensic comparison [Online].Forensic Science Communications. 2002; 4 (available: www.fbi.gov).
Miller, K.W.P. and Budowle, B.: A compendium of human mitochondrial DNA control region nucleotide sequences: Development of an international standard forensic database. Croatian Medical Journal. 2001;42:315-327.
Miller, K.W.P., Walker, P.L., and O’Halloran, R.L.: Age and sex-related variation in hyoid bone morphology. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 1998;43:1148-1153.
Thomas, M.G., Cook, Jr., C.E., Miller, K.W.P., Waring, M.J., and Hagelberg, E.: Molecular instability in the COII/tRNALys intergenic region of the human mitochondrial genome: Multiple origins of the 9-bp deletion and heteroplasmy for expanded repeats. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences. 1998;353:955-965.
Miller, K.W.P., Dawson, J.L., and Hagelberg, E.: A concordance of nucleotide substitutions in the first and second hypervariable segments of the human mtDNA control region. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 1996;109:107-113.
Thomas, M.G., Miller, K.W.P., Cook, Jr., C.E., and Hagelberg, E.: A method for avoiding mis-priming when sequencing with dynabeads. Nucleic Acids Research. 1994;22:3243-3244.

Books and Chapters

Walker, P.L., Miller, K.W.P., and Richman, R. Time, temperature, and oxygen availability: An experimental study of the effects of environmental conditions on the color and organic content of cremated bone. In: Burned Bone. (C.W. Schmidt, ed.) Elsevier Press. In press.
Miller, K.W.P., Lopez, I., and Walker, P.L. Human skeletal remains from CA-LAN-2233: A bioarcheological analysis. In: Monographs in California and Great Basin Anthropology. Prehistory in the transverse ranges of California: An archaeological Investigation in the Santa Clara River Valley. (G. Waugh) Sacramento: California State University Press; 2003; 4:63-77.
Miller, K.W.P., Brown, B., Budowle, B.: The Combined DNA Index System. In: Progress in Forensic Genetics 9: Proceedings of the 19th International Congress on Progress in Forensic Genetics. (B. Brinkman and A. Carracedo, eds.) Amsterdam: Elsevier Press; 2003;5:617-620.

Archaeological/ Technical Reports

Kellner, C., Siefkin, S., Miller, K.W.P., and Walker, P.L. Report on the Archaeological Collections at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in compliance with the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Report to the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. (August, 1998).
Miller, K.W.P., Lopez, I., and Walker, P.L. Osteological Analysis of the Human Remains recovered from CA-LAN-2233, a Native American burial ground of the Middle Period, Los Angeles County, California. Report to the California Department of Transportation. (May, 1998).

Scientific Conferences/ Symposia

* Denotes student authorship

*Anderson, J., Capt, C., Smuts, A., Warren, J., and Miller, K.W.P.: Evaluation of Rapid Stain Identification Confirmatory Tests for Blood and Semen. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2007.
*Sholts, S., Miller, K.W.P., Wärmländer S, and Walker, P.: The application of three-dimensional midface profiling in the identification of human skeletal remains. 18th International Symposium on Human Identification, Hollywood, California, October 1-4, 2007.
Winegar, R., Quinn, C., Ruiz, O., Wolack, J., Anders, D., and Miller, K.: Development of improved DNA extraction method for detection of biological threat agents collected on environmental swabs. 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 18-20, 2005.
Olson, M.A., Taister, M.A., and Miller, K.W.P.: Evaluation of cranio-facial anthropometric landmark definitions. 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 18-20, 2005.

Bartholomew, R.A., Ballantyne, J., Craig, R., Guerrieri, R., Juusola, J., and Miller, K.W.P.: Optimization of the extraction of total ribonucleic acid (RNA) from semen. 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 18-20, 2005.
Juusola, J., Miller, K.W.P., and Ballyntine, J.: mRNA profiling: Body fluid identification using multiplex RT-PCR. The Joint Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists, the Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists, the Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists, and the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, Orlando, Florida, September 19-24, 2004.

Song, J., Xu, Y., White, S., Miller, K.W.P., and Wolinsky, M.: SNPsFinder – An online application for genome-wide discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms. 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 23-27, 2004.
Vockley, J.G., Capuco, J.A., Eley, G., Miller, K.W.P., Robinson, D.A., and Schaudies, P.: Fast Identification of a Genomes Unique Regions (FIGURE): A bioinformatic tool for the development of a polymorphic marker identification algorithm. Gordon Research Conference on Chemical and Biological Terrorism Defense, Buelton, California, January 18-23, 2004.
Juusola, J., Miller, K.W.P., and Ballyntine, J.: mRNA profiling: Body fluid identification using multiplex RT-PCR. 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Dallas, Texas, February 16-19, 2004.
Miller, K.W.P., Taister, M.A., Kelliher, T., and Tu, P.: Facial reconstruction of human remains using deformation modes. 3rd Meeting of the European Academy of Forensic Science, Istanbul, Turkey, September 22-27, 2003.
Stewart, J.E.B., Miller, K.W.P. and Budowle, B.: Implementation of CODISmt: The national mitochondrial DNA database. 55th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, February 17-22, 2003.
Miller, K.W.P.: Mitochondrial DNA: An overview of its use in casework and reporting issues in the United States. Practical Applications of DNA Profiling Technology Workshop, 16th Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Sciences, Montpellier, France, September 2-7, 2002.
Allard, M.W., Wilson, M., Monson, K.L., Budowle, B., and Miller, K.W.P.: Characterization of the Caucasian haplogroups present in the SWGDAM forensic mtDNA database for 1771 human control region sequences. 54th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia, February 11-16, 2002.
Miller, K.W.P., Brown, B., and Budowle, B.: The Combined DNA Index System. 19th Congress of the International Society for Forensic Genetics, Muenster, Germany, August 28-September 1, 2001.
Fisher, C.L., DiZinno, J.A., Isenberg, A.R., Koons, B.W., Miller, K.W.P., Morette, T.R., Orandello, K.A., Stewart, J.E.B., and Wilson, M.R.: A survey of length heteroplasmy in the HV2 C-stretch area of mtDNA. 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, Washington, February 19-24, 2001.
Monson, K.L., Budowle, B., and Miller, K.W.P.: MitoSearch: Integrated software and database for managing and searching mitochondrial DNA profiles. 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences; Seattle, Washington, February 19-24, 2001.
Miller, K.W.P.: The mitochondrial DNA population database program at the FBI Laboratory. 6th CODIS User’s Conference, Arlington, Virginia, February 5-6, 2001.
Monson, K.L., Miller, K.W.P., and Budowle, B.: MitoSearch: Software for managing and searching mitochondrial DNA profiles. 11th International Symposium on Human Identification; Biloxi, Mississippi, October 8-13, 2000.
Walker, P.L., and Miller, K.W.P.: An experimental study of the effects of environmental conditions on the color and organic content of cremated bone. Fifth International Conference on Ancient DNA; Manchester, United Kingdom, July 12-14, 2000.
Siefkin, S., Miller, K.W.P., and Walker, P.L.: Lumbosacral variation and malformation in the ancient inhabitants of San Nicholas Island, California. 31st Annual Meeting of the Paleopathology Association; Salt Lake City, Utah, March 31-April 1, 1998.
Hagelberg, E., Monsalve, V., Shailer, N., Miller, K.W.P., Dupuy, B., Lalueza-Fox, C., and Bertranpetit, J.: DNA sequences from ancient and archival samples: blood, hair, and bone. Variation in the Human Genome: Acquiring, Handling, and Storing the Data. HUGO EC EuroConference; Helsinki, Finland, September 12-16, 1997.
Miller, K.W.P.: Icelandic settlement and the genetic record. DNA in Calcified Tissues. Forensic Odontology and Anthropology; Reykjavík, Iceland, June 22-25, 1995.
Miller, K.W.P. (Ancient DNA Session Co-Chair): The genetics of past human populations: problems and prospects. Joint Meeting between the European Federation of Immunology and the British Society of Histocompatability and Immunology; Brighton, United Kingdom, March 8-11, 1995.

Invited Talks

Research Partnering Programs in Forensic Biology: Update. 31st Annual Symposium on Crime Laboratory Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 23-25, 2003.
Mitochondrial DNA: Application, Casework, and Court Experiences. 50th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science Judiciaries, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 27, 2003.
Forensic Anthropology and DNA analysis. The Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators, Austin, Texas, July 12, 2002.
Forensic Mitochondrial DNA Analysis: A community forum – The mtDNA population database and ‘CODIS’. The American Academy of Forensic Sciences Continuing Education Program, Atlanta, Georgia, February 11, 2002.
Anthropology, Molecular Biology, and Forensic Investigation. Department of Energy Science Bowl, Chevy Chase, Maryland, May 5, 2001.
The use of mitochondrial DNA in forensic casework. The Louisiana Association of Forensic Science Winter Meeting, Alexandria, Louisiana, February 5, 1999.
The identification of John and Jane Does: Techniques in DNA sexing. The American Academy of Forensic Sciences Continuing Education Program, San Francisco, California, February 10, 1998.
The extraction, amplification, and sequencing of DNA from highly degraded tissues (including 30 year old archival blood and 1,000 year old archaeological bone). California State Department of Justice DNA Laboratory at Berkeley, Berkeley, California; April 18, 1996.

Abstracts

* Denotes student authorship

*Sholts, S., Miller, K.W.P., and Walker, P.: The application of three-dimensional midface profiling in the identification of human skeletal remains. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Human Identification, Submitted.
*Anderson, J., Capt, C., Smuts, A., Warren, J., and Miller, K.W.P.: Validation of Rapid Stain Identification Kits for the Identification of Human Blood and Semen. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Human Identification. Submitted.
Walker, P.L. and Miller, K.W.P.: Time, temperature, and oxygen availability: an experimental study of the effects of environmental conditions on the color and organic content of cremated bone. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 2005; Supplement 40: 222.
Tu, P., Kelliher, T., Miller, K.W.P., and Taister, M.A.: Towards a statistical basis for facial deformation modes in reconstruction. Forensic Science International. 2003; 136 (Supplement 1):168-169.
Fisher, C.L., Isenberg, A.R., Stewart, J.E.B., Miller, K.W.P., Theisen, C.E. Wilson, M.R., DiZinno, J.A., and Budowle, B.: Mitochondrial DNA: Today and tomorrow. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Human Identification. October 10-13, 2000.
Miller, K.W.P., Leech, C.A., and Sattelle, D.B.: Single-channel chloride currents in Drosophila melanogaster primary cultured neurones and cell lines. Pesticide Science. 1991;32:497-499.
Keith, Jr., J.C., Miller, K.W., Kutruff, J., McDaniels, C., and Eggleston, M.: Effects of thromboxane synthetase inhibition (TSI) on blood pressure in fasted normotensive (FN) and chronically hypertensive (CH) or fast-triggered hypertensive (h) gravid ewes. FASEB Journal. 1988;2(4):A308.

Websites / Databases

Monson, K.L., Miller, K.W.P., Wilson, M.R., DiZinno, J.A., and Budowle, B.: Mitochondrial DNA population database. URL: http://www.fbi.gov.
Miller, K.W.P. and Dawson, J.L.: Mitochondrial DNA Concordance. URL: http://shelob.bioanth.cam.ac.uk/mtDNA/ (last update: August 31, 1998). The mtDNA concordance was used in forensic research and casework throughout the world from 1996 to 1999, when it was incorporated into the FBI-maintained MitoSearch.

Media

We are able to assist with your media production and provide expert scientific … Information related to science and technology should be requested through the Office of Communications at the California State University, Fresno. (link: http://www.csufresno.edu/advancement/departments/communications.shtml) Questions related to specific forensic casework and / or active criminal investigations cannot be answered. These inquires should be directed to the specific law enforcement or criminal justice agency handling the case.

Television

“Ancient Voices: The First Emperor of China”—advances in ancient DNA technology and the emperor’s wish for immortality—broadcast in the United Kingdom for the BBC, 14 September 1996.
“Horizon: Sir Walter’s Journey”—the origins and migrations of the past peoples of Britain—broadcast in the United Kingdom for the BBC, 28 March 1994.