Rate My Professor Peter Miller

Peter Miller, PhD, is Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies in the School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, at Deakin University. He earned his PhD in Sociology from Deakin University in 2002, a First Class Bachelor of Arts Honours in 1998, and a Bachelor of Arts in 1997, also from Deakin. His academic career includes serving as Lecturer in Sociology at Deakin University from 2000 to 2004, Research Fellow at Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre Inc. from 1997 to 2004, Senior Clinical Research Fellow at Maudsley Hospital and the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London from 2004 to 2008, Principal Research Fellow at Deakin University from 2008 to present, advancing to Professor. Miller was Commissioning Editor for the journal Addiction from 2007 to 2016. He is Director of the Deakin University Centre for Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Research (CEDAAR), co-leads the impact of trauma and shame research stream, and leads the policy, evaluation, and monitoring group. He holds memberships in the Public Health Association of Australia.

Miller's research focuses on alcohol-related violence in licensed venues, predictors of violence, alcohol and drug use in rural populations, psycho-social correlates of aggression, child-to-parent violence, intimate partner violence, sexual harm in nightlife settings, alcohol policy impacts such as minimum unit pricing and banned drinker registers, pre-drinking behaviors, patron banning policies, acquired brain injury rehabilitation, and trauma-informed approaches in sentencing and policing. With over 336 publications and more than 6,200 citations, key works include the book Addiction Research Methods (2010), and highly cited papers such as "Longitudinal predictors of domestic violence perpetration and victimization: A systematic review" (2015, 326 citations), "Using the internet to research hidden populations of illicit drug users: a review" (2010, 263 citations), "The association between sports participation, alcohol use and aggression and violence: A systematic review" (2014, 251 citations), and "Reporting quantitative information in qualitative research: guidance for authors and reviewers" (2014, 227 citations). He has led major grants including over $3.6 million from the Medical Research Future Fund in 2025 for evaluating alcohol policy changes, NHMRC partnership projects, and ARC Linkage grants. In 2013, Miller received the National Award for Excellence in Drug and Alcohol Research. His influence includes extensive media engagements and contributions to alcohol policy.