Katherine Miller

Katherine Miller, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is affiliated with the Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research (CHSOR), the Roger and Flo Lipitz Center to Advance Policy in Aging and Disability, and the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative. Additionally, she serves as an Investigator at the VA Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center and Associate Director of the VA Caregiver Support Program Partnered Evaluation Center, highlighting her strong engagement in veteran and public health policy research.

Her research applies an economic lens to evaluate public policies affecting long-term care, with a focus on aging, disability, and caregiver support. Key areas include:

• Impact of policies on formal and family caregivers
• Workforce outcomes in long-term care settings
• Disparities in care by rurality
• Quality of care mechanisms such as turnover
• Patient outcomes across long-term care environments

Her recent publications through 2025 span high-impact journals and cover aging-in-place, caregiver economic burden, antipsychotic use in dementia, and the effects of increased spending on home-based services. The body of work reflects a cohesive focus on health policy evaluation, caregiver well-being, and health equity, particularly among vulnerable older adults and veterans.

Her scientific honors include:

• Delta Omega Honor Society (2022)
• Best Overall Abstract, Conference on Caregiving Research (2022)
• Finalist, HSRproj Research Competition, AcademyHealth (2020)
• Jean G. Yates Public Health Policy Award (2014)

Dr. Miller has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on multiple federally funded research projects, including grants from the National Institute on Aging and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. These projects examine the mediating role of state policies on dementia caregivers and the impacts of the pandemic on young caregivers. While her advisees are not explicitly listed, her leadership roles suggest active mentorship of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. She is also involved in major collaborative networks with institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania and VA research centers.