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Ann C. Miller, PhD, MPH, Ph.D.

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Dr. Miller earned her MPH from Boston University and holds a PhD in epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As part of the Global Health Research Core, Dr. Miller is the lead epidemiologist and analyst for research projects in Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, Russian Federation, Guatemala and Peru. She is the co-founder and co-chair of the Global Health Delivery Partnership’s Working Group on Early Child Development. Dr. Miller co-developed a course with Dr. Molly Franke titled “Introduction to Epidemiology and Operational Research” and has taught the course to local clinicians and researchers in Rwanda and Haiti. She is the research advisor for the Doris and Howard Hiatt Residency in Global Health Equity, a lecturer in HMS GH 706: Mixed Methods for Global Health Research course, and has also been a tutorial group leader for AC 511: Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health.

Ann C. Miller, PhD, MPH is a principal associate in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on evaluation of tools and strategies for use in public health practice at the community level, and the translation of health and child development programs into resource-poor settings. Recent projects include:

  • a longitudinal study of population health and economic conditions in a district in Madagascar in the context of a health system strengthening intervention
  • exploration of factors associated with HIV risk behavior in a population of TB patients with alcohol use disorders in Russian Federation
  • community-based family coaching interventions to improve neurodevelopment in at-risk children in Peru
  • clinical and programmatic outcomes of a community-based antiretroviral therapy program for HIV positive patients in rural Rwanda
  • assessment of infection control programs for MDR-TB in hospitals in Karelia and Voronezh, Russian Federation
  • analysis of population-level stunting and child development data in 15 low and middle income countries
  • prevalence study and exploration of factors associated with non-traditional chronic kidney disease in Guatemala
  • a study of a novel pediatric development clinic for children with low birth weight, prematurity and other birth risks in rural Rwanda
  • field-based evaluation of ebola virus diagnostic tools in Sierra Leone
  • cohort studies of pediatric MDR-TB and evaluation of diagnostic tests for tuberculosis in pediatric patients in Peru

Prior work includes collaborative projects such as MDR-TB treatment outcomes in alcohol users in Russia, evaluation of a heart failure screening and treatment program in Rwanda and evaluation of a screening tool for severity of childhood illness in resource-poor settings.

In the past, Dr. Miller worked as an epidemiologist and assistant director of epidemiology and surveillance in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Division of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control, where she collaborated on research evaluating the utility of genotyping for public health practice; and at the Johns Hopkins Center for Tuberculosis Research, where she worked on collaborations with the Rio de Janeiro Health Department on community-randomized trials of tuberculosis control strategies

Assessing child development scores among minority and Indigenous language versus dominant language speakers: a cross-sectional analysis of national Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.
Authors: Authors: Miller AC, Flood D, Tschida S, Douglas K, Rohloff P.
Lancet Glob Health
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Assessment of aflatoxin exposure, growth faltering and the gut microbiome among children in rural Guatemala: protocol for an observational prospective cohort and bioreactor simulations.
Authors: Authors: Cheng Q, Glesener H, Montenegro G, Torres O, Miller AC, Krajmalnik-Brown R, Rohloff P, Voth-Gaeddert LE.
BMJ Paediatr Open
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Factors associated with recovery from stunting at 24 months of age among infants and young children enrolled in the Pediatric Development Clinic (PDC): A retrospective cohort study in rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Nemerimana M, Havugarurema S, Nshimyiryo A, Karambizi AC, Kirk CM, Beck K, Gégout C, Anderson T, Bigirumwami O, Ubarijoro JM, Ngamije PK, Miller AC.
PLoS One
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Indexing Estimates of GFR to Body Surface Area in Low-Resource Settings With a High Burden of Malnutrition: Evidence From Guatemala.
Authors: Authors: Rohloff P, Miller AC, Barnoya J, Montano CM.
Kidney Int Rep
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Low Body Mass Index at Treatment Initiation and Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.
Authors: Authors: Campbell JR, Chan ED, Falzon D, Trajman A, Keshavjee S, Leung CC, Miller AC, Monedero-Recuero I, Rodrigues DS, Seo H, Baghaei P, Udwadia Z, Viiklepp P, Bastos M, Menzies D.
Clin Infect Dis
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Integrating an early child development intervention into an existing primary healthcare platform in rural Lesotho: a prospective case-control study.
Authors: Authors: Ndayizigiye M, McBain R, Whelley C, Lerotholi R, Mabathoana J, Carmona M, Curtain J, Birru E, Stulac S, Miller AC, Shin S, Rumaldo N, Mukherjee J, Nelson AK.
BMJ Open
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Geographic barriers to care persist at the community healthcare level: Evidence from rural Madagascar.
Authors: Authors: Evans MV, Andréambeloson T, Randriamihaja M, Ihantamalala F, Cordier L, Cowley G, Finnegan K, Hanitriniaina F, Miller AC, Ralantomalala LM, Randriamahasoa A, Razafinjato B, Razanahanitriniaina E, Rakotonanahary RJL, Andriamiandra IJ, Bonds MH, Garchitorena A.
PLOS Glob Public Health
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Prevalence of Hypertension, Diabetes, and Other Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Two Indigenous Municipalities in Rural Guatemala: A Population-Representative Survey.
Authors: Authors: Steinbrook E, Flood D, Barnoya J, Montano CM, Miller AC, Rohloff P.
Glob Heart
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Impact of health system strengthening on delivery strategies to improve child immunisation coverage and inequalities in rural Madagascar.
Authors: Authors: Rajaonarifara E, Bonds MH, Miller AC, Ihantamalala FA, Cordier L, Razafinjato B, Rafenoarimalala FH, Finnegan KE, Rakotonanahary RJL, Cowley G, Ratsimbazafy B, Razafimamonjy F, Randriamanambintsoa M, Raza-Fanomezanjanahary EM, Randrianambinina A, Metcalf CJ, Roche B, Garchitorena A.
BMJ Glob Health
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Success at Scale: Outcomes of Community-Based Neurodevelopment Intervention (CASITA) for Children Ages 6-20 months With Risk of Delay in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Miller AC, Rumaldo N, Soplapuco G, Condeso A, Kammerer B, Lundy S, Faiffer F, Montañez A, Ramos K, Rojas N, Contreras C, Muñoz M, Valdivia H, Vilca D, Córdova N, Hilario P, Vibbert M, Lecca L, Shin S.
Child Dev
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