He wrote "An Enlightenment Tory in Victorian Scotland. The Career of Sir Archibald Alison" McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal & Kingston (1997). Professor Michie's publications in refereed journals include: * "'Buried in the Antipodes': an Enlightenment Scot in Colonial New Zealand," Scottish Tradition, Vol. 21 September 1996. * "'Mr. Wordy' and the Blackwoods: Author and Publisher in Victorian Scotland," The Bibliotheck Vol. 21 (1997). He was Associate Dean of Atkinson Faculty 2002-2007.