Portia Miller
Biographic Data
| ID | 4257560 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Portia Miller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Portia |
| FAMILY NAME | Miller |
| SIGNATURE | MILLER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0021-3690 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 103 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Independent and Interactive Connections Between Exposure to Pollution and the Development of Low-Income Boys’ Antisocial Behavior
Neighborhood resources and stressors associated with parenting inputs for children's learning and development
Prior research has assessed the ways in which neighborhoods promote or inhibit children's development but has paid less attention to delineating the particular processes through which neighborhoods are linked to child outcomes. This study combines geospatial data with survey data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Cohort of 2010–2011, a nationally representative sample of kindergarteners followed through 5th grade ( N ~ 12,3…
How Family Assets and Debts Relate to Children's Achievement and Behavior Problems Across Development
Wealth matters for children's academic achievement and behavioral functioning; however, little is known about how the components of wealth, particularly assets and debts, uniquely relate to children's academic and behavioral development. NLSY79 ( N ≈ 7000; 50.9% male; 26.1% Black) data were used to examine independent links between assets, debts, and children's academic achievement and behavioral functioning. Additionally, we considered whether a…
Long-term associations between early childhood education and academic achievement in two low- and middle-income countries
Using fixed-effects analyses to examine how neighborhood structural, process, and physical characteristics predict children’s cognitive skills in a national cohort of elementary school students
Historical Structural Racism in the Built Environment and Physical Health among Residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Relations between adolescent perceptions of household chaos and externalizing and internalizing behaviors in low‐ and middle‐income families
A large body of literature has established that chaos in the home environment, characterized by high levels of disorganization, lack of household routine, crowding, noise, and unpredictability, undermines social-emotional and behavioral development in early childhood. It is less clear whether household chaos is linked to elevated risk for behavior problems in adolescence. The aims of this study were 3fold: (1) characterize the variability of adol…
Parent predictors of the home math environment and associations with toddlers’ math skills
Mounting evidence suggests that home engagement in mathematics is related to variability in early math skill. Although prior work has investigated parental predictors of home math engagement more broadly, it remains understudied whether the same factors relate to toddlers’ home math environment, and if home math experiences are associated with toddlers’ math skills. Here we asked whether parents’ beliefs, attitudes, and experiences with math rela…
Beyond Neighborhood Disadvantage
OBJECTIVE: Residing in communities characterized by socioeconomic disadvantage confers risk of cardiometabolic diseases. Residing in disadvantaged communities may also confer the risk of neurodegenerative brain changes via cardiometabolic pathways. This study tested whether features of communities-apart from conventional socioeconomic characteristics-relate not only to cardiometabolic risk but also to relative tissue reductions in the cerebral co…
Urban-rural achievement gap in low- and middle-income countries
Unpacking the home numeracy environment
Family and community resource and stress processes related to income disparities in school-aged children’s development
Explaining income disparities in young children’s development
Longitudinal Links between Income Dynamics and Young Adult Socioeconomic and Behavioral Health Outcomes
Longitudinal links between childhood family income and adult outcomes are well documented. However, research on childhood income volatility and young adult outcomes is limited. This study utilizes data from the NLSY ( N = 6,410) to examine how childhood family income and income volatility relate to socioeconomic outcomes and mental/behavioral health in emerging adulthood. Results show that lower childhood income was associated with young adult so…
Urbanicity Moderates Associations between Family Income and Adolescent Academic Achievement
Research has shown that family income's relations to early childhood achievement is stronger in large inner cities and weaker in less urbanized areas. Research has not yet considered whether links between family income and achievement in adolescence differ across the urban to rural landscape. Using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (N ≈ 9,350), this study examines differenc…
Selection into early education and care settings
Immigrant families’ use of early childcare
Predictors of early care and education type among preschool-aged children in immigrant families
Timing, extent, and type of child care and children’s behavioral functioning in kindergarten
Prior research has unearthed a link between early education and care (EEC) experiences and worse behavioral functioning for children, yet the research has not clearly delineated whether this link is due to early entry into care (timing), extensive hours of care (extent), or use of center-based care (type). Using a nationally representative sample of children followed from infancy through kindergarten (N ≈ 6,000), we assessed links between EEC tim…
Family income and early achievement across the urban–rural continuum
Rural and suburban children account for the majority of poor children in the United States. Yet, most research examining poverty's associations with child development is focused on urban samples. Using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (N ≈ 6,600), this study examines whether the form and magnitude of income's relationship with early achievement differ across the urban-rural continuum. Result…
Early academic skills and childhood experiences across the urban–rural continuum
Selection into early education and care settings
Timing, extent, and type of child care and children’s behavioral functioning in kindergarten
Prior research has unearthed a link between early education and care (EEC) experiences and worse behavioral functioning for children, yet the research has not clearly delineated whether this link is due to early entry into care (timing), extensive hours of care (extent), or use of center-based care (type). Using a nationally representative sample of children followed from infancy through kindergarten (N ≈ 6,000), we assessed links between EEC tim…
Immigrant families’ use of early childcare
Family income and early achievement across the urban–rural continuum
Rural and suburban children account for the majority of poor children in the United States. Yet, most research examining poverty's associations with child development is focused on urban samples. Using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (N ≈ 6,600), this study examines whether the form and magnitude of income's relationship with early achievement differ across the urban-rural continuum. Result…
Explaining income disparities in young children’s development
Predictors of early care and education type among preschool-aged children in immigrant families
Early academic skills and childhood experiences across the urban–rural continuum
Historical Structural Racism in the Built Environment and Physical Health among Residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Unpacking the home numeracy environment
Urbanicity Moderates Associations between Family Income and Adolescent Academic Achievement
Research has shown that family income's relations to early childhood achievement is stronger in large inner cities and weaker in less urbanized areas. Research has not yet considered whether links between family income and achievement in adolescence differ across the urban to rural landscape. Using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (N ≈ 9,350), this study examines differenc…
Long-term associations between early childhood education and academic achievement in two low- and middle-income countries
Urban-rural achievement gap in low- and middle-income countries
Longitudinal Links between Income Dynamics and Young Adult Socioeconomic and Behavioral Health Outcomes
Longitudinal links between childhood family income and adult outcomes are well documented. However, research on childhood income volatility and young adult outcomes is limited. This study utilizes data from the NLSY ( N = 6,410) to examine how childhood family income and income volatility relate to socioeconomic outcomes and mental/behavioral health in emerging adulthood. Results show that lower childhood income was associated with young adult so…
Early academic skills and childhood experiences across the urban–rural continuum
Predictors of early care and education type among preschool-aged children in immigrant families
Timing, extent, and type of child care and children’s behavioral functioning in kindergarten
Prior research has unearthed a link between early education and care (EEC) experiences and worse behavioral functioning for children, yet the research has not clearly delineated whether this link is due to early entry into care (timing), extensive hours of care (extent), or use of center-based care (type). Using a nationally representative sample of children followed from infancy through kindergarten (N ≈ 6,000), we assessed links between EEC tim…
Family income and early achievement across the urban–rural continuum
Rural and suburban children account for the majority of poor children in the United States. Yet, most research examining poverty's associations with child development is focused on urban samples. Using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (N ≈ 6,600), this study examines whether the form and magnitude of income's relationship with early achievement differ across the urban-rural continuum. Result…
Selection into early education and care settings
Immigrant families’ use of early childcare
Urbanicity Moderates Associations between Family Income and Adolescent Academic Achievement
Research has shown that family income's relations to early childhood achievement is stronger in large inner cities and weaker in less urbanized areas. Research has not yet considered whether links between family income and achievement in adolescence differ across the urban to rural landscape. Using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (N ≈ 9,350), this study examines differenc…
Family and community resource and stress processes related to income disparities in school-aged children’s development
Explaining income disparities in young children’s development
Longitudinal Links between Income Dynamics and Young Adult Socioeconomic and Behavioral Health Outcomes
Longitudinal links between childhood family income and adult outcomes are well documented. However, research on childhood income volatility and young adult outcomes is limited. This study utilizes data from the NLSY ( N = 6,410) to examine how childhood family income and income volatility relate to socioeconomic outcomes and mental/behavioral health in emerging adulthood. Results show that lower childhood income was associated with young adult so…
Unpacking the home numeracy environment
Beyond Neighborhood Disadvantage
OBJECTIVE: Residing in communities characterized by socioeconomic disadvantage confers risk of cardiometabolic diseases. Residing in disadvantaged communities may also confer the risk of neurodegenerative brain changes via cardiometabolic pathways. This study tested whether features of communities-apart from conventional socioeconomic characteristics-relate not only to cardiometabolic risk but also to relative tissue reductions in the cerebral co…
Urban-rural achievement gap in low- and middle-income countries
Using fixed-effects analyses to examine how neighborhood structural, process, and physical characteristics predict children’s cognitive skills in a national cohort of elementary school students
Historical Structural Racism in the Built Environment and Physical Health among Residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Relations between adolescent perceptions of household chaos and externalizing and internalizing behaviors in low‐ and middle‐income families
A large body of literature has established that chaos in the home environment, characterized by high levels of disorganization, lack of household routine, crowding, noise, and unpredictability, undermines social-emotional and behavioral development in early childhood. It is less clear whether household chaos is linked to elevated risk for behavior problems in adolescence. The aims of this study were 3fold: (1) characterize the variability of adol…
Parent predictors of the home math environment and associations with toddlers’ math skills
Mounting evidence suggests that home engagement in mathematics is related to variability in early math skill. Although prior work has investigated parental predictors of home math engagement more broadly, it remains understudied whether the same factors relate to toddlers’ home math environment, and if home math experiences are associated with toddlers’ math skills. Here we asked whether parents’ beliefs, attitudes, and experiences with math rela…
Neighborhood resources and stressors associated with parenting inputs for children's learning and development
Prior research has assessed the ways in which neighborhoods promote or inhibit children's development but has paid less attention to delineating the particular processes through which neighborhoods are linked to child outcomes. This study combines geospatial data with survey data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Cohort of 2010–2011, a nationally representative sample of kindergarteners followed through 5th grade ( N ~ 12,3…
How Family Assets and Debts Relate to Children's Achievement and Behavior Problems Across Development
Wealth matters for children's academic achievement and behavioral functioning; however, little is known about how the components of wealth, particularly assets and debts, uniquely relate to children's academic and behavioral development. NLSY79 ( N ≈ 7000; 50.9% male; 26.1% Black) data were used to examine independent links between assets, debts, and children's academic achievement and behavioral functioning. Additionally, we considered whether a…
Long-term associations between early childhood education and academic achievement in two low- and middle-income countries
Independent and Interactive Connections Between Exposure to Pollution and the Development of Low-Income Boys’ Antisocial Behavior
Psychology (19 works) · Developmental psychology (17 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (16 works) · Early childhood (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Family income (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Political science (7 works)