- PUBLICATIONS -
Dr Kelly Miller
Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Book chapters
Boxshall, A., Koss, R., Wescott, G. and Miller, K.K. (2008). Sea Search: A community-based citizen science monitoring program for Victoria, Australia, Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries. pp. 1-18. In 'Community Development and Ecology: Engaging Ecological Sustainability Through Community Development' (Eds. Clarke, M., Connors, P., Dillon, J., Kelly, M. and Kenny, S.), Deakin University, Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights, Geelong, Vic.
Christie, B. and Miller, K.K. (2016). Academics’ opinions and practices of education for sustainable development: Reflections of a nation-wide, mixed-methods, multidisciplinary study. pp. 396-410. In ‘Routledge Handbook of Higher Education for Sustainable Development’ (Eds. Matthias, B., Michelsen, G., Rieckmann, M. and Thomas, I.), Routledge.
Lawson, J., Miller, K.K. and Wescott, G. (2015). Reshaping the worldview: Case studies of faith groups’ approaches to a new Australian land ethic. pp. 273-295. In ‘The Changing World Religion Map: Sacred Places, Identities, Practices and Politics’ (Ed. Brunn, S), Springer.
Maguire, G.S., Miller, K.K. and Weston, M.A. (2019). Only the Strictest Rules Apply: Investigating Regulation Compliance of Beaches to Minimize Invasive Dog Impacts on Threatened Shorebird Populations. In Impacts of Invasive Species on Coastal Environments (pp. 397-412). Springer, Cham.
Miller, K.K., Ritchie, E.G. and Weston, M.A. (2014). Human dimensions of dog-wildlife interactions. pp.286-304. In 'Free-ranging dogs and wildlife conservation'. (Ed. M. Gompper). Oxford University Press, Oxford, England.
Journal articles
Babb, Y.M., McBurnie, J. and Miller, K.K. (2017). Tracking the environment in Australian children’s literature: the Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Awards 1955-2014. Environmental Education Research, 24(5), 716-730.
Baverstock, S., Weston, M.A. and Miller, K.K. (2018). A global paucity of wild bird feeding policy. Science of The Total Environment, 653, 105-111.
Blair, S.E., Wescott, G. and Miller, K.K. (2016). Backyard bandicoots: Community attitudes towards conservation planning in residential developments. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 23(3).
Christie, B., Miller, K.K., Cooke, R. and White, J. (2013). Environmental sustainability in higher education: How do academics teach? Environmental Education Research, 19(3), 385-414.
Christie, B., Miller, K.K., Cooke, R. and White, J. (2015). Environmental sustainability in higher education: What do academics think? Environmental Education Research, 21(5), 655-686.
Christie, B., Miller, K.K. and Kirkhope, J. (2013). Student perceptions of environmental management: Profiling the future environmental manager. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 20(2), 147-160.
Cleary, G.P., Coleman, B.R., Davis, A., Jones, D.N., Miller K.K., Parsons, H. (2016). Keeping it clean: Bird bath hygiene in urban and rural areas. Journal of Urban Ecology, 1-4. DOI: 10.1093/jue/juw005
Cleary, G.P., Parsons, H., Davis, A., Coleman, B.R., Jones, D.N., Miller, K.K. and Weston, M.A. (2016). Avian Assemblages at Bird Baths: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Bird Baths in Australia. PLoS ONE 11(3).
Cooke, R., Miller, K.K. and White, J. (2006). Understanding student expectations in developing environmental science courses, International Journal of Learning, 13(7), 9-20.
Fetherston, R., Potter, E., Miller, K. and Bowles, D. (2023). Seeking Greener Pages: An Analysis of Reader Response to Australian Eco-Crime Fiction, Australian Humanities Review, 71, 1-21.
Glover, H.K., Weston, M.A., Maguire, G.S., Miller, K.K. and Christie, B.A. (2011). Towards ecologically meaningful and socially acceptable buffers: Response distances of shorebirds in Victoria, Australia, to human disturbance. Landscape and Urban Planning 103(3-4), 326-334.
Guinness, S.J., Maguire, G.S., Miller, K.K. and Weston, M.A. (2020). My dog, my beach! Attitudes towards dog management on Victorian beaches. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 27(3), 329-342.
Gurung, L.J., Miller, K.K., Venn, S. and Bryan, B.A. (2020). Dataset of non-timber forest products use and impacts of recent climate change in the Upper Madi Watershed, Nepal. Data in Brief, 33.
Gurung, L.J., Miller, K.K., Venn, S. and Bryan, B.A. (2021). Climate change adaptation for managing non-timber forest products in the Nepalese Himalaya. Science of the Total Environment, 796, p.148853.
Gurung, L.J., Miller, K.K., Venn, S. and Bryan, B.A. (2021). Contributions of non-timber forest products to people in mountain ecosystems and impacts of recent climate change. Ecosystems and People, 17(1), 447-463.
Hands, T., Shaw, A., Gibson, M. and Miller, K.K. (2018). People and their plants: The effect of an educational comic on gardening
intentions. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 30: 132-137.
Henson, E., McLeod, E.M., Weston, M.A. and Miller, K.K. (2023). Bird feeding at urban wetlands: A comparison of demographics, attitudes and norms between feeders and non-feeders. Science of The Total Environment, 891, p.164060.
Jacobs, M.H., Dubois, S., Hosaka, T., Ladanović, V., Muslim, H.F.M., Miller, K.K., Numata, S., Ranaweerage, E., Straka, T.M., Weston, M.A. and Abidin, Z.A.Z. (2022). Exploring cultural differences in wildlife value orientations using student samples in seven nations. Biodiversity and Conservation, 31(3), 757-777.
Johnstone, K., Miller, K.K. and Antos, M. (2015). Grassland conservation and the Plains-wanderer: A small brown bird makes an effective local flagship. Conservation and Society 13(4): 407-413.
Koss, R.S., Miller, K.K., Wescott, G., Bellgrove, A., Boxshall, A., McBurnie, J., Bunce, A., Gilmour, P. and Ierodiaconou, D. (2009). An evaluation of Sea Search as a citizen science programme in Marine Protected Areas. Pacific Conservation Biology 15, 116-127.
Lamichhane, P., Hadjikakou, M., Miller, K.K. and Bryan, B.A. (2022). Climate change adaptation in smallholder agriculture: adoption, barriers, determinants, and policy implications. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 27(5), 32.
Lamichhane, P., Miller, K.K., Hadjikakou, M. and Bryan, B.A. (2020). Resilience of smallholder cropping to climatic variability. Science of the Total Environment, 719, p.137464.
Lamichhane, P., Miller, K.K., Hadjikakou, M. and Bryan, B.A. (2021). Survey data on climate change adaptation and barriers to adoption among smallholder farmers in Nepal. Data in Brief, 39, p.107620.
Lamichhane, P., Miller, K.K., Hadjikakou, M. and Bryan, B.A. (2022). What motivates smallholder farmers to adapt to climate change? Insights from smallholder cropping in far-western Nepal. Anthropocene, 40, 100355
Lawson, J.T. and Miller, K.K. (2011). Green revelations in a country of drought, flood and fire: A case study of Abrahamic faith communities and sustainability International Journal of Environmental Studies 68(6), 965-979.
Maguire, G.S., Miller, K.K., Weston, M.A. and Young, K. (2011). Being beside the seaside: Beach use and preferences among coastal residents of south-eastern Australia, Ocean and Coastal Management, 54(10), 781-788.
Miller, K.K. (2003). Public and stakeholder values of wildlife in Victoria, Australia. Wildlife Research 30: 465-476.
Miller, K.K. (2007). Wholly online learning in environmental science. International Journal of Learning, 13(10), 95-103.
Miller, K.K. (2009). Human dimensions of wildlife population management in Australasia – History, approaches and directions. Wildlife Research 36(1): 48-56.
Miller, K.K., Blaszczynski, V.N., and Weston, M.A. (2015). Feeding wild birds in gardens: A test of water versus food. Ecological Management and Restoration 16(2): 156-158.
Miller, K.K., Brown, P.R. and Temby, I. (1999). Attitudes towards possums: A need for education? The Victorian Naturalist 116(4): 120-126.
Miller, K.K. and Jones, D.N. (2005). Wildlife management in Australasia: Perceptions of objectives and priorities. Wildlife Research 32: 1-8.
Miller, K.K. and Jones, D.N. (2006) Gender differences in the perceptions of wildlife management objectives and priorities in Australasia. Wildlife Research 33: 155-159.
Miller, K.K. and Jorre De St Jorre, T. (2022). Digital micro-credentials in environmental science: an employer perspective on valued evidence of skills. Teaching in Higher Education, pp.1-17.
Miller, K., Jorre de St Jorre, T., West, J. and Johnson, E (2020). The potential of digital credentials to engage students
with capabilities of importance to scholars and citizens. Active Learning in Higher Education 21(1): 11-22.
Miller, K.K. and McGee, T.K. (2000). Sex differences in values and knowledge of wildlife in Victoria, Australia. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 5(2): 54-68.
Miller, K.K. and McGee, T.K. (2000). Values and knowledge of wildlife among members of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. The Victorian Naturalist 117(6): 200-206.
Miller, K.K. and McGee, T.K. (2001). Toward incorporating human dimensions information into wildlife management decision making. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 6(3): 205-221.
Miller, K.K. and Weston, M.A. (2009). Towards a set of priorities for bird conservation and research in Australia: The perceptions of ornithologists. Emu 109: 67-74.
Moallemi, E.A., de Haan, F.J., Hadjikakou, M., Khatami, S., Malekpour, S., Smajgl, A., Smith, M.S., Voinov, A., Bandari, R., Lamichhane, P. and Miller, K.K. (2021). Evaluating participatory modeling methods for co‐creating pathways to sustainability. Earth's Future, 9(3), p.e2020EF001843.
Moallemi, E.A., Zare, F., Hebinck, A., Szetey, K., Molina-Perez, E., Zyngier, R.L., Hadjikakou, M., Kwakkel, J., Haasnoot, M., Miller, K.K. and Groves, D.G. (2023). Knowledge co-production for decision-making in human-natural systems under uncertainty. Global Environmental Change, 82, p.102727.
Nimmo, D.G. and Miller, K.K. (2007). Ecological and human dimensions of management of feral horses in Australia: A review. Wildlife Research, 34(5), 408-417.
Nimmo, D.G., Miller, K.K. and Adams, R. (2007). Managing feral horses in Victoria: A study of community attitudes and perceptions. Ecological Management and Restoration 8(3), 237-241.
Semken, M., Miller, K.K. and James, K. (2011). The value of oral history in natural resource management: The Balcombe Estuary Reserve, Mount Martha, Victoria. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 18(2), 109-122.
Shaw, A., Miller, K.K. and Wescott, G. (2013). Wildlife gardening and connectedness to nature: Engaging the unengaged. Environmental Values 22(4), 483-502.
Shaw, A.E. and Miller, K.K. (2016). Preaching to the converted? Designing wildlife gardening programs to engage the unengaged. Applied Environmental Education and Communication 15(3), 214-224.
Shaw, A., Miller, K.K. and Wescott, G. (2017). Australian native gardens: Is there scope for a community shift? Landscape and Urban Planning 157, 322-220.
Shaw, M.N., Borrie, W.T., McLeod, E.M. and Miller, K.K. (2022). Wildlife Photos on Social Media: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Conservation Organisations’ Instagram Images. Animals, 12(14), p.1787.
Shaw, M.N., McLeod, E.M., Borrie, W.T. and Miller, K.K. (2021). Human positioning in close-encounter photographs and the effect on public perceptions of zoo animals. Animals, 12(1), p.11.
Straka, T.M., Miller, K.K. and Jacobs, M.H. (2019). Understanding the acceptability of wolf management actions: roles of cognition and emotion. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 1-14.
Taylor, S., Miller, K.K. and McBurnie, J. (2016). Community perceptions of orangutan conservation and palm oil in Melbourne, Australia. International Journal of Environmental Studies 73(2), 255-267.
Thomsen, A.M., Borrie, W.T., Miller, K.K. and Cardilini, A.P. (2023). Listen to Us: Perceptions of Animal Voice and Agency. Animals 13(20), p.3271.
Travaglia, M. and Miller, K.K. (2017). Cats in the Australian environment: What’s your purr-spective? Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 25(2), 153-173.
Weston, M.A., Dodge, F., Bunce, A., Nimmo, D.G. and Miller, K.K. (2012). Do temporary beach closures assist in the conservation of breeding shorebirds on recreational beaches? Pacific Conservation Biology 18(1), 47-55.
Weston, M.A., Miller, K.K., Lawson, J. and Ehmke, G.C. (2012). Hope for resurrecting a functionally extinct parrot or squandered social capital? Landholder attitudes towards the Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) in Victoria, Australia Conservation and Society 10(4), 381-385.
Weston, M.A., Fitzsimons, J.A., Wescott, G., Miller, K.K., Ekanayake, K.B. and Schneider, T. (2014). Bark in the park: A review of domestic dogs in parks. Journal of Environmental Management, 54(3), 373-382.
Weston, M., Guay, P.J., McLeod, E.M. and Miller, K.K. (2015). Do birdwatchers care about bird disturbance? Anthrozoos 28(2): 305-317.
Whiting, A. and Miller, K.K. (2008). Examining the living with possums policy in Victoria, Australia: Community knowledge, support and compliance. Pacific Conservation Biology 14(3), 169-176.
Whiting, A.E., Miller, K.K. and Temby, I. (2010). Community attitudes towards possums in metropolitan Melbourne. The Victorian Naturalist, 127(1), 4-10.
Conference papers (* speaker)
Bangay, S.*, Cardilini, A., Raabe, N.L., Miller, K., Vincent, J., Bowtell, G., Ierodiaconou, D. and King, T., 2022. Opportunities with Slippy Maps for Terrain Visualization in Virtual and Augmented Reality. Computer vision, imaging and computer graphics theory and applications. Joint conference (17th: 2022 : Virtual Event).
Binek, C.*, West, J., McBurnie, J. and Miller, K. (2017). Addressing the 'R' in STAR: A Deakin case study. STARS: Students, Transitions Achievement Retention and Success Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
Blayney, C.*, Miller, K. and Wescott, G. (2005). The role of communication in meeting MPA objectives. The Proceedings of the International Marine Protected Area Congress 1, p. 127, International Marine Protected Area Congress, Geelong, Australia.
Bunce, A., Koss, R.*, Gilmour, P., Bellgrove, A., McBurnie, J., Miller, K. and Wescott, G. (2005). The value of community-based monitoring in marine protected areas, The Proceedings of the International Marine Protected Area Congress 1, p. 165, International Marine Protected Area Congress, Geelong, Australia.
Christie, B.* and Miller, K. (2014). ‘Crikey! Education for Sustainability?’ Academics’ understanding and practice of sustainability and critical thinking. 18th Biennial National Conference of the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE), Hobart, Australia.
Christie, B.* and Miller, K. (2014). Higher Education and Education for Sustainability: A call for mixed methods research. 18th Biennial National Conference of the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE), Hobart, Australia.
Christie, B.* and Miller, K. (2013). Education for Sustainability in Higher Education: Academics’ opinions, practices and constraints. 7th World Environmental Education Congress, Marrakech, Morocco.
Christie, B.* and Miller, K. (2013). Education for Sustainability in Higher Education: An exploration of academics’ teaching preferences. Roundtable Paper. 7th World Environmental Education Congress, Marrakech, Morocco.
Christie, B.* and Miller, K. (2012). Education for Sustainability: Philosophy, practice and pedagogy. Key note presentation. Victorian Association for Environmental Education (VAEE) Annual General Meeting, Melbourne, Australia.
Christie, B.* and Miller, K. (2012). Education for Sustainability: Philosophy, practice and pedagogy. 17th Biennial National Conference of the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE), Melbourne, Australia.
Christie, B.* and Miller, K. (2011). Critical thinking pedagogy for sustainability: Academics’ experiences across disciplines. 6th World Environmental Education Congress, Brisbane, Australia.
Coleman, K., Miller, K.* and West, J. (2015). The edge: Exploring the potential of micro-credentials in environmental science. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference, Melbourne.
Koss, R.* and Miller, K. (2005). Community group volunteer perceptions and awareness of Victorian marine protected areas, The Proceedings of the International Marine Protected Area Congress 1, p. 156, International Marine Protected Area Congress, Australia.
Koss, R.*, Bellgrove, A., Bunce, A., McBurnie, J., Miller, K. and Wescott, G. (2005). Community-Based Monitoring in Victoria's Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries, The Proceedings of the International Conference on Engaging Communities, p. 234, Departments of Communities and Main Roads, Queensland Government, Australia.
Koss, R.*, Bellgrove, A., Bunce, A., McBurnie, J., Miller, K. and Wescott, G. (2005). Community-based monitoring in Victoria's marine national parks and marine sanctuaries, in Hogan, M. (eds), UN workshop on engaging the marginalised: partnerships between indigenous peoples, governments and civil society, p. 234, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Sydney, N.S.W.
Jorre de St Jorre, T.* and Miller, K. (2017). Deakin Hallmarks: Student perceptions of employability credentials. Deakin University Teaching and Learning Conference, 15 November 2017, Melbourne.
Lawson, J.* and Miller, K. (2008). Faith-based community involvement in environmental, energy efficiency and water consumption issues in Victoria, Australia, in George, Kuruvilla and Phillip, Ashok Alex (eds), Proceedings of Green Environment 2008 on Ecology, Religion and Sustainable Development, C.S.I. Retreat Centre, Kottayam, India.
Miller, K.* (1996). Human dimensions in wildlife management: community attitudes toward possums in an urban area of Melbourne, and implications for management. Australian Mammal Society Conference, Melbourne University, Melbourne.
Miller, K.* (1999). Human dimensions of wildlife management in Australia: An investigation of values and knowledge of wildlife. The 1999 International Symposium on Society and Resource Management: Application of Social Science to Resource Management in the Asia-Pacific Region, University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Miller, K.* (2000). Public and stakeholder values and knowledge of wildlife in Victoria, Australia. Australasian Wildlife Management Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Miller, K.* (2003). Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management and Wildlife Rehabilitation, Coming Together National Conference on Wildlife Rehabilitation, p. 31, Victoria University, Australia.
Miller, K.* (2006). The Social Drivers of Invasive Animal Control, Social drivers of Invasive Animal Control: Proceedings of the Invasive Animals CRC Workshop on the Social Drivers of Invasive Animal Control, pp. 44-48, Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Inc., Australia.
Miller, K.* (2007). Human dimensions of wildlife management in Australasia (keynote), Wildlife Population Dynamics and Management: The Fenner Conference on the Environment incorporating the 20th AWMS Annual Conference, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, A.C.T.
Miller, K.* (2007). Synchronous versus asynchronous online discussions in environmental science courses, Deakin Teaching and Learning Conference 2007, p.18, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria.
Miller, K.* (2015). You think what? Building a better understanding of the human dimensions of biodiversity conservation. 6th Biodiversity Across the Borders Conference, 12 June 2015, Ballarat.
Miller, K.* (2016). Lightning Pitch - Lessons from Deakin Hallmarks. Deakin University Teaching and Learning Conference, 11 November 2016, Melbourne.
Miller, K.* (2023). Reflective micro-credentials give students an edge when applying for jobs (Global Impact Grant). AdvanceHE Australasian Programme Leaders Network, University of Sydney, Sydney, 16 February 2023.
Miller, K.* (2023). Sustainability Education (keynote). Sustainability Education Workshop, University of Adelaide, 24 November 2023.
Miller, K.* and Jones, D. (2004). Wildlife Management in Australasia: perceptions of objectives and priorities, The 17th Scientific Meeting and AGM of the Australasian Wildlife Management Society: Conference, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island. 29 November-2 December 2004.
Miller, K.*, Weston, M., McLeod, E., Henson, E. and Baverstock, S. (2023). Should I feed the birds: Global and local perspectives on attitudes, norms, and policy. Pathways 2023: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference & Training Program (“Managing Wildlife in an Era of Mutualism”), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, May 31-June 3, 2023.
Miller, K.*, West, J. and Jorre de St Jorre, T. (2015). The Deakin Hallmark for Environmental Management and Sustainability: A digital ‘badge’ for excellence in teamwork. Deakin University Teaching and Learning Conference, 19 November 2015, Melbourne.
Panel discussion (2018). Higher Education Academy fellowships. Deakin University Teaching and Learning Conference, 14 November 2018, Melbourne.
Picone, A., Miller, K.* and Temby, I. (2002). The Victorian Living with Possums Policy: A Review, Australasian Wildlife Management Society 15th Scientific Meeting and AGM, p. 37, Australasian Wildlife Management Society, Australia. 9-11 Dec 2002. Camden, New South Wales.
Thomsen, A.*, Cardilini, A., Borrie, B. and Miller, K. (2023). Listen to us: Perceptions of animal voice and agency. Australasian Animal Studies Association Conference (“Animal Cultures”), University of Sydney, Sydney, November 27-28, 2023.
Whiting, A.*, Miller, K., Wescott, G. and White, J. (2010). Native urban biodiversity – examining values, behaviours and education. International Congress 2010 Healthy Parks, Healthy People, Melbourne Convention Centre, 11-16 April 2010.
Technical reports and non-refereed articles
Christie, B., Miller, K. and Weston, M. (2010). Western Port Welcomes Waterbirds: A study of the human dimensions of waterbird conservation in Western Port Bay, Australia. Unpublished report prepared for the Central Coastal Board.
Koss, R., Gilmour, P., Wescott, G., Bunce, A. and Miller, K.K. (2005). Parks Victoria Technical Series Number 17. Sea Search: Community-Based Monitoring of Victoria’s Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries - Intertidal Rocky Shore Monitoring, pp. 3-50, Parks Victoria, Australia.
Koss, R., Gilmour, P., Miller, K.K., Bellgrove, A., McBurnie, J., Wescott, G. and Bunce, A. (2005) Parks Victoria Technical Series Number 19. Sea Search: Community-Based Monitoring of Victoria’s Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries, pp. 1-62, Parks Victoria, Australia.
Lawson, J., Miller, K., Weston, M. and Ehmke, G. (2009). Conservation of Orange-bellied Parrot habitat: A study of landholder views of wetlands and birds, and their management, on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria. Unpublished report prepared for Birds Australia.
Miller, K.K. (1996). Urban possums: friend or foe? Field Nats News 49: 4.
Miller, K.K. (2006). The River Basin Management Society Membership Survey: Final Report, pp. 1-30, Deakin University, Australia.
Miller, K.K. (2007). Wetlands, biodiversity and salt – A discussion paper on methods to examine landholder perspectives on secondary salinisation, pp. 1-21, Deakin University, Australia.
Miller, K.K., Cooke, R., and Wescott, G. (2004). Undergraduate studies in park management at Deakin University. Australasian Parks and Leisure Journal Spring 2004: 9-11.