Wayne Miller, PhD, MS

Wayne C. Miller is a Professor in the Department of Exercise Science at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

• Phone: (202) 994-2952
• Fax: (202) 994-1420
• Email: wmiller@gwu.edu

Long before there was a national awareness of obesity, Professor Miller was interested in strategies for managing weight effectively through diet composition and activity, rather than through caloric restriction. Since completing his postdoctoral research fellowship on the regulation of lipid metabolism and obesity at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1987, he has helped to develop or shape a number of weight-loss programs, including the Non-Diet Diet Centers. In the Department of Exercise Science, where he has been a faculty member since 1995, Dr. Miller serves as Director of the Healthy Weight Management Programs. Dr. Miller also directs the Exercise, Nutrition, and Eating Disorders concentration of the M.S. degree in Exercise Science.

Education

Master of Science (Exercise Physiology), Utah State University, 1980
Doctor of Philosophy (Exercise Physiology), Brigham Young University, 1983

Teaching

ExSc 152-Exercise Physiology, Department of Exercise Science
ExSc 253-Advanced Nutrition & Metabolic Adaptation, Department of Exercise Science
ExSc 255-Fitness Evaluation & Exercise Prescription, Department of Exercise Science
ExSc 245-Exercise, Nutrition & Weight Control, Department of Exercise Science
ExSc 230-Evaluation & Counseling Techniques, Department of Exercise Science

Research

Dr. Miller studies metabolism as it relates to exercise and eating behavior, as well as attitudinal and lifestyle influences on activity. His recent research includes a quantitative analysis of American attitudes and perceptions toward commercial health club membership; a study of the effects of fasted-state exercise on performance; an exploration of the link between obesity and the amount of time adolescents spend alone; a comparison of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption of obese and lean adults; and an investigation into the metabolic adaptations that occur in anorexia.

Community Service

Professor Miller is a member of the Council of Healthcare Advisors and editor of the Health at Every Size journal. As well, he is treasurer for the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity and a fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine and the North American Society for the Study of Obesity. Professor Miller has served on grant review panels for the USDA and the NIH, helping to make funding decisions about human nutrition, physical activity and obesity research, and as conference coordinator for the annual meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Departments

• Exercise Science

Community Activities

• Perceptions of Commercial Health Club Membership

Research Activities

• Biological System Variables and Cognitive Gender Differences
• The Link between Obesity and the Time Adolescents Spend Alone
• Metabolic Adaptations to Anorexia
• Metabolism, Performance and Endurance
• Perceptions of Commercial Health Club Membership
• Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) in Obese and Lean Adults
• Use of Weight Loss Index to Evaluate Weight Management in Adults

Publications

• Living in both worlds.
  Miller WC. Living in both worlds. Healthy Weight Journal 2004;18:15-16.
• Measurement characteristics of activity-related psychosocial measures in 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls in the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Study (GEMS).
  Sherwood NE, Taylor WC, Treuth M, Klesges LM, Baranowski T, Zhou A, et al. Measurement characteristics of activity-related psychosocial measures in 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls in the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Study (GEMS). Prev Med 2004;38:S60-8.
• Exercise as a treatment for obesity.
  Miller WC. Exercise as a treatment for obesity. Health at Every Size Journal 2004;18:51-3.
• Exercise in the treatment of obesity.
  Miller WC, Wadden TA. Exercise in the treatment of obesity. In: Bray GA, Bouchard C, editors. Handbook of obesity: clinical applications. 2nd ed. New York: Marcel Dekker; 2004. p. 169-83.
• Effect of exercise on vasodilatory capacity in endurance- and resistance-trained individuals.
  Baynard T, Miller WC, Fernhall B. Effect of exercise on vasodilatory capacity in endurance- and resistance-trained individuals. Eur J Appl Physiol 2003;89:69-73.
• Emotional distress and weight related issues.
  Miller WC. Emotional distress and weight related issues. Healthy Weight Journal 2003;17:82-5.
• The improbability of lifestyle change.
  Miller WC. The improbability of lifestyle change. Healthy Weight Journal 2002;16:84-5.
• Evaluation of the BODPOD® for estimating percent fat in female college athletes.
  Vescovi JD, Hilderbrandt L, Miller WC, Hammer R, Spiller A. Evaluation of the BODPOD® for estimating percent fat in female college athletes. J Strength Cond Res 2002;16:599-605