Gay Y. Miller
Professor, Pathobiology
Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Professional Interests: The economic impact of disease prevention and control has been an area of interest for the veterinary profession in the last three decades. Dr. Miller holds the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in agricultural economics in addition to her veterinary background. Her specialty is economics applied to veterinary medicine and epidemiology. Her recent area of emphasis relates to foreign animal diseases (FADs). She had a fellowship with the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) in 2006-2007 and worked with the National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management and the National Veterinary Stockpile in Veterinary Services (USDA, APHIS) in Riverdale, MD. Since that time her focus is on FADs – modeling, policies for FAD management, considerations of the economic impacts of FADs and the need for practices that will enhance business continuity post FAD outbreak, among other FAD related topics. Other previous but fairly recent research includes modeling the economic impact of porcine respiratory disease control for batch swine finishers after conducting a large vaccine trial in a large scale vertically integrated swine production operation, understanding the implications for pork producers and consumers of enhancing pork food safety with a particular emphasis on the economic and health economics of Salmonella risks, feedgrade antibiotic use and the development of antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Miller has broad academic experience in epidemiology and economics, as well as previous administrative experience (Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs) and experience on a variety of important Department, College and University committees and service assignments.
Selected Publications:
Miller, G.Y., Hofacre, C., Holmstrom, L.; Farm Level Control of Foreign Animal Disease and Food-borne Pathogens. Chapter ___ in Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security, 2008 (to appear).
Singer, R.S., Cox, L.A., Dickson, J.S., Hurd, H.S., Phillips, I., Miller, G.Y.; Modeling the Relationship between Food Animal Health and Human Foodborne Illness. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2007, 79:186-203.
McNamara, P.E., Miller, G.Y. Liu, X., Barber, D.A.; A Farm-To-Fork Stochastic Simulation Model of Pork-Borne Salmonellosis in Humans: Lessons for Risk Ranking. Journal of Agribusiness, 2007, 23(2):157-172.
PB Bahnson, DJ Damman, RE Isaacson, RM Weigel, GY Miller, and H Fred Troutt. "Prevalence and serovars of Salmonella enterica isolated from ileocolic lymph nodes of market pigs reared in selected Midwest U.S. swine herds." Journal of Swine Health and Production, 2006, 14(4):182-188.
Huang H and GY Miller. "Citizen complaints, regulatory violations, and their implications for swine operations in Illinois." Review of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 28 (1): 89-110.
Miller GY, PE McNamara, and RS Singer. "The Importance of Antibiotic Use Information from the Economist Stakeholder Perspective." Journal of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2006. 73:163-168.
Huang H, GY Miller, B Sherrick, and M Gomez. "Factors Influencing Illinois Farmland Values". American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2006. 88(2):458-470.
KM Rich, GY Miller, and A Winter-Nelson. "Review of Economic Tools for The Assessment of Animal Disease Outbreaks." Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'Office International des Epizootie, 2005. 24(3): 833-845.
KM Rich, A Winter-Nelson, and GY Miller. "Enhancing Economic Models for the Analysis of Animal Disease." Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'Office International des Epizootie, 2005, 24(3):847-856.
Miller GY, X Liu , PE McNamara, and DA Barber. "The Influence of Salmonella In Pigs Pre-Harvest and During Pork Processing on Salmonella Human Health Costs and Risks from Pork." Journal of Food Protection, 2005. 68(9):1788-1798.
Bahnson PB, JY Kim, RM Weigel, GY Miller, and HF Troutt. "Associations Between On-Farm and Slaughter Plant Detection of Salmonella In Market Weight Hogs." Journal of Food Protection, 2005, 68(2): 246-250.
Liu X, GY Miller, and PE McNamara. "Do Antibiotics Reduce Production Risk for U.S. Pork Producers?" Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2005, 37(3): 565-575.
Miller GY, X Liu , PE McNamara, and EH Bush. "Farm-level Impacts of Banning Growth-promoting Antibiotics Use in U.S. Pig Grower/Finishing Operations." Journal of Agribusiness, 2005, 23(2): 147-162.
Huang H, GY Miller, M Ellis, T Funk, G Hollis, Y Zhang, and AJ Heber. "Odor Management in Swine Finishing Operations: Cost Effectiveness." Journal of Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, 2004, 2(3&4): 130-135.
Miller GY, RG Maghirang, GL Riskowski, AJ Herber, M Muyot, MJ Robert, and KR Cadwallader. "Influences on Air Quality and Odor from Mechanically Ventilated Swine Finishing Buildings in Illinois." Journal of Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, 2004, 2(2): 353-360.
Miller GY, K Algozin, P McNamara, and EJ Bush. "Productivity and Economic Impacts of Feed-grade Antibiotic Use in U.S. Pork Production." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, December 2003, 35(3):469-482.
Barber DA, GY Miller, and PE McNamara. "Modeling Food Safety and Food-Associated Antimicrobial Resistance Risk to Humans." Journal of Food Protection, 2003, 66(4): 700-709.
