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My List of Publications


Journal articles: Published

 Miller, C. Tsoka, M, and Reichert, K. (2012). “We could only see darkness because of hunger, but now we go to school with full stomachs:” Cash Transfers, education and child work among Malawi’s poor.” Development Policy Review (accepted).

 Miller, C. and Tsoka, M. (2011). “ARVs and cash too: Caring and supporting people living with HIV/AIDS with the Malawi Social Cash Transfer.” Tropical Medicine and International Health doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02898.

 Miller C. (2011). “Cash Transfers and Economic Growth: A mixed methods analysis of transfer recipients and business owners in Malawi.” Poverty and Public Policy:3(3) Article 3.

 

Sabin, L., Brooks B., Tsoka M., Miller C., Sabin L. (2011). “Measuring vulnerability among orphans and vulnerable children in rural Malawi: A validation study of the Child Status Index tool.” JAIDS. 58:e1–e10.

 Miller, C., Tsoka, M., Reichert, K. (2010). The impact of the Social Cash Transfer Scheme on food security in Malawi. Food Policy. 36, 230-238.

 Miller, C., Tsoka M., Reichert, K. (2010). Targeting Cash to Malawi’s Ultra Poor: A Mixed Methods Evaluation. Development Policy Review. 28(4):481-502.

 Miller, C., Rybasack H., and Rosen, S. (2010). “Understanding retention among ARV patients in South Africa: A qualitative assessment of defaulters.” Tropical Medicine and International Health. 15(Supplement 1):48-54.

 

Miller C., Tsoka M., Reichert K., and Hussaini A. (2010). “Interrupting the intergenerational cycle of poverty with the Malawi Social Cash Transfer.” Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 5(2).

 Miller, C., Gruskin, S., Subramanian, S.V., Heymann, J. (2007). “Emerging health disparities in Botswana: Examining the impact of AIDS and the public sector response to the orphan crisis.” Social Science and Medicine. (64):12, 2476-2486.

 Heymann, J., Earle, A., Rajaraman, D., Miller, C., and Bogan, K. (2007). “Extended family care for children orphaned by AIDS: Impacts on child welfare & economic survival.” AIDS Care (19) 3: 337-345.

 Miller, C., Gruskin, S., Rajaraman, D., Subramanian, S.V. and Heymann, J. (2006).“Orphan care in Botswana’s working households: Growing responsibilities in the absence of adequate support.” American Journal of Public Health. 96.1429-1435.

 Kreiger, N., Northridge, M., Gruskin, S., Quinn, M., Kriebel, D., Smith, G., Bassett, M., Rehkopf, D., and Miller, C. “Assessing health impact assessment: multidisciplinary and international perspectives.” Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health: (57) 659-662: 2003.

 

 

Journal articles: In Review or In Preparation

 Miller, C. Sabin, et. al. Response JAIDS comment “Validation study of the Child Status Index by Sabin and colleagues misses the mark.” In preparation.

 Miller, C. and Themba, Z. (2012). “The Liberian Cash Transfer: Economic support in post-conflict West Africa.” In preparation.

 Miller, C. and Themba, Z. (2012). “Grandparents, orphans and poverty in Mozambique: poverty: Who suffers the most?” In preparation.

 Vian T., Miller C., Themba Z., and Bukuluki P. (2011).  “Perceptions of Per Diems in the Health Sector: Evidence and Implications.” Health Policy and Planning (favorable comments, in final review).

 Miller, C. (2011). “On the backs of the poor: The burden of widespread poverty on cash transfer recipients” In review.

 Miller, C., Tsoka, M., Reichert, K. (2011). “Cash transfers and child health in Malawi: Early findings on the impact of $14 per month.” In review.

 

 Book chapters and Curriculum

 Miller, C., Tsoka, M., and Reichert, K. (2010). The impacts of the cash transfer on children in Malawi. Eds. S. Handa, S. Devereux and D. Webb. In Social Protection for Africa’s Children. Routledge. New York.

 Miller, C., Waning, B, Beard, J., and Knapp, A.  (2009). “Social Epidemiology.” in Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care. 2nd Edition. Ed. Nate Rickles. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

 Miller, C. (2007).“Social Welfare in Africa: Meeting the needs of households caring for orphans and affected by AIDS.” Alberto Minujin and Enrique Delamonica Eds. in Social protection initiatives for children, women and families. New School University and UNICEF. 

 Sabin, L. and Miller, C. (2007). “The Development Impacts of HIV.” In The Companion to Development Studies, 2nd edition. Arnold Hodder Publishing, London.

 Miller, C. (2006). “How do children experience poverty? Orphan based disparities in health and education in Botswana.” A. Minujin, E. Delamonica and M. Komarecki eds.: In Poverty and Children: Polices to break the vicious cycle. The New School and UNICEF. New York.

 Miller, C. (2006). “Module 2: Human rights and child protection”. REPSSI certificate programme in community based work with children & youth. Regional Psychosocial Initiative (REPSSI),UNICEF and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal. South Africa. Online at http://www.hivcapacityforum.org/userfiles/PeterMassesa_REPSSI-Sesion4.pdf.

 

Reports

 Miller, C. and Themba, Z. (2012). Impact Evaluation Report External Evaluation of the Bomi Social Cash Transfer Pilot. Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 Biemba, G. and Miller, C. (2012). DRAFT Baseline Report: The wellbeing of OVC and their households in four districts of Mozambique.  Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 Miller, C. (2011). Assessing the Karnataka Cash Transfer in Bangalore, Mysore, Dharwad and Bagalkot Karnataka. Boston University. Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 Vian T., Miller C., Themba Z., Bukuluki P. (2011). Perceptions of Per Diems in the Health Sector: Evidence from Malawi and Uganda and Implications for Donors. Report prepared for the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Center in Bergen, Norway.  Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 Miller C. (2010). Economic Impact Report of the Mchinji Social Cash Transfer Pilot. Center for Global Health and Development. Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 Miller C. (2010). The Evaluation of Cash Transfer Schemes in Africa: Meeting Report. (Meeting held in Washington D.C.  September 2009.) Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 Miller C., Brooks B., Tsoka M., Rybasack H., Themba Z., Dyless A., Chitekwe M., Kambalame E., and  Sabin L. (2010).  Evaluation of the Child Status Index: A Validation Study in Malawi. Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.OVC-CARE Project.

 Biemba, G. and Miller, C. (2012). DRAFT Report: Capacity Building in Mozambique.  Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 Dearden, K., Miller, C., Reichert, K. (2009). Baseline Evaluation Report for World Bicycle Relief: Assessing the impact of bicycles on caregivers, their clients and youth-headed households: A community intervention trial in rural Zambia. Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 

Miller, C., Tsoka, M., Reichert, K. (2008). Impact evaluation of the Mchinji Social Cash Transfer. Report to the Government of Malawi and other stakeholders including UNICEF and USAID. Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 Miller, C., Tsoka, M., Reichert, K. (2008). Operations  evaluation of the Mchinji Social Cash Transfer. Report to the Government of Malawi and other stakeholders including UNICEF and USAID. Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 Miller, C., Tsoka, M., Reichert, K. (2008). Targeting  evaluation of the Mchinji Social Cash Transfer. Report to the Government of Malawi and other stakeholders including UNICEF and USAID. Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 Miller, C. (2007). Zimbabwe Vulnerability Study. Report to the Government of Zimbabwe and other stakeholders including UNICEF. Center for Global Health and Development. Boston, MA.

 

Working Papers

 Strobbe, F. Miller, C. (2011). “Cash transfers in an Epidemic Context: the Interaction of Formal and Informal Support in Rural Malawi.” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper. Africa Region. Finance and Private Sector Development Unit. WPS5824.

 

Miller, C. “The state of the data: Measuring the impact of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.” Health and Development Discussion Paper No. 14. Center for International Health and Development.

 Miller, C. (2007). “Children affected by AIDS: A review of the literature on orphaned and vulnerable children.” Health and Development Discussion Paper No. 10. Center for International Health and Development.

 Miller, C., Gruskin, S., Subramanian, S.V., Heymann, J. “Educational disparities among orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana: An analysis of policies, systems and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey.” Center for International Health and Development.

Miller, C. (2006). “Counting Carers: How to improve data collection and information on households affected by AIDS and reduce the poverty of carers, people living with HIV and vulnerable children.” Help Age International: London. Available online at http://www.helpage.org/Researchandpolicy/HIVAIDS/Resources.

Miller, C. (2006). “Children at Risk: Human Rights and Child Protection.” Module for Certificate Learning. Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative for Children affected by AIDS (REPSSI) and UNICEF, Johannesburg.

  Posters

 Miller, C. Tsoka, M. Reichert, K and Cho, Jacqueline. (2010). “Caring and supporting people living with HIV/AIDS with the Malawi Social Cash Transfer.” XVIII International AIDS Conference. Austria

 Sabin, L. Miller, C. Brooks, M. and Cho, J. “Evaluation of the Child Status Index Tool: A Validation Study in Malawi.” XVIII International AIDS Conference.  Austria.

 Miller, C. (2010). “Interrupting the intergenerational cycle of poverty with the Malawi Social Cash Transfer.” XVIII International AIDS Conference. Austria

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