• Donald E. Miller
• Professor of Mathematics
• Saint Mary's College
• Notre Dame, IN 46556
• 574-284-4492
• dmiller@saintmarys.edu

Teaching Interests

• Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Stochastic Modeling
• Regularly teaches courses in probability, statistics, statistical applications, foundations of higher mathematics, and computer simulation.
• Also active in statistical consulting.

Current Professional and Academic Memberships

• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Great Lakes Section of SIAM
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• Indiana Mathematics Educators
• Mathematical Association of America (2004 Indiana Section Distinguished Service Award)
• Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• American Statistical Association
• Mathematical Competition in Modeling
• Actuarial Faculty Forum

Current Professional Assignments and Activities

• Chair, Saint Mary's College Faculty Assembly 2004 - 05
• Director, Saint Mary's Advanced Placement Institute
• Site Chair of ICTM Mathematics Competition
• Member ICTM Contest Committee
• Member SIAM Committee on Student Activities
• Member SIAM Education Committee
• Associate Coordinator, SIGMAA-EM

Recent Publications

• Pierce, P. & Miller, D. Gambling Politics: State Government and the Business of Betting, Lynne Rienner Publislhers, Boulder CO, 2004.
• Miller, D. & Snow, J. "Some Mathematics of Oil Spills," Environmental Mathematics in the Classroom (2003): 194-214. The Mathematical Association of America, Washington DC
• Pierce, P. and Miller, D. "Variation in the Diffusion of State Lottery Adoption: How Revenue Dedication Changes Morality Politics," The Public Clash of Private Values: The Politics of Morality", Christopher Z. Mooney, ed. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers, 2000.
• Pierce, P. & Miller, D. "Variations in Diffusion of State Lottery Adoptions" Policy Studies Journal, (1999) 27: 696-706.
• Balka, D. and Miller D. "Assessment in a Mathematics Department: General Education, Majors, and Minors," in Proceedings of the 1998 Annual Meeting of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, 1998.
• Miller, D.& Pierce, P., "Lotteries for Education: Windfall or Hoax?", State and Local Government Review, Winter 1997, vol 29, pp 34-42
• Miller, D.& Smith, P., Strategic Mathematics: A Cornerstore for Advanced Mathematics Theory and Practice, Mochican Publishing Company, Loudonville OH, 1997.
• Miller, D., "Judge's Commentary: The Outstanding Discussion Group Papers". The UMAP Journal; Volume 18, Issue 3, Fall 1997, pp. 343-346.
• Miller, D., "Judges Commentary: The Outstanding Contest Judging Papers," The UMAP Journal, 1996, Vol 17, pp 339-340.
• Miller, D., "Judges Commentary: The Outstanding Faculty Salaries Papers," The UMAP Journal, 1995, Vol 16, pp 313-314.
• Miller, D. "North Carolina Sweeps MCM '97," SIAM News, February 1995, 25(2), pp.3.
• Wall, B., Miller, D. and Widerquist, J., "Predictors of Success on the Newest NCLEX-RN," Western Journal of Nursing Research, October 1993, 15(5), pp 628-643.