
Derek Miller
· Associate Professor of EnglishHarvard University · English
Active 1960–2026
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About
Derek Miller is a professor who teaches theater history and dramatic literature at Harvard. His research focuses on the intersections of art and industry, with particular attention to law and economics. Most of his scholarly work explores Anglo-American theater since 1800, employing both traditional archival methods and modern digital techniques to investigate theater. His first book, "Copyright and the Value of Performance, 1770–1911," is available from the publisher and other online booksellers. In addition to his work on theater, he has recently been writing about democracy and related forms of government, political theory, the political future, and the current democratic crisis.
Research topics
- Genetics
- Biology
- Medicine
- Psychology
- Family medicine
- Political Science
- Psychiatry
- Neuroscience
- Evolutionary biology
- Computational biology
Selected publications
Genetics in Medicine · 2021 · 557 citations
1st authorCorrespondingGenetics in Medicine · 2023-06-22 · 401 citations
articleOpen access1st authorCorrespondingGenetics in Medicine · 2021 · 256 citations
1st authorCorrespondingInsufficient Evidence for “Autism-Specific” Genes
The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2020 · 168 citations
Effects of eight neuropsychiatric copy number variants on human brain structure
Translational Psychiatry · 2021 · 46 citations
Many copy number variants (CNVs) confer risk for the same range of neurodevelopmental symptoms and psychiatric conditions including autism and schizophrenia. Yet, to date neuroimaging studies have typically been carried out one mutation at a time, showing that CNVs have large effects on brain anatomy. Here, we aimed to characterize and quantify the distinct brain morphometry effects and latent dimensions across 8 neuropsychiatric CNVs. We analyzed T1-weighted MRI data from clinically and non-cli…
Recent grants
NIH · $108k · 2006
Frequent coauthors
- 179 shared
Leslie B. Gordon
Progeria Research Foundation
- 176 shared
Mark W. Kieran
Harvard University
- 175 shared
Monica E. Kleinman
Harvard University
- 163 shared
Nicole J. Ullrich
Northwestern University
- 147 shared
Leslie Smoot
Harvard University
- 147 shared
Marie Gerhard‐Herman
Harvard University
- 146 shared
V. Michelle Silvera
Mayo Clinic
- 128 shared
Catherine M. Gordon
Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Education
- 2005
Ph.D., English
Harvard University
- 2001
M.A., English
Harvard University
- 1998
B.A., English
Harvard University
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