He earned a B.S. degree from Cornell University, a M.S. degree from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), where he concentrated on human genetic variation and the molecular genetic analysis of human remains. He did post-doctoral research in human/forensic osteology at the Univeristy of California at Santa Barbara. Dr. Miller has over 10 years experience working in local, state, and federal crime laboratories, consulted widely throughout the United States and abroad, and testified in many criminal trials.