Morgan M. Millar

Morgan M. Millar, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Internal Medicine

Divisions: Epidemiology

Morgan M. Millar, PhD is an associate professor of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. She is Director of the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute's Survey Design and Measurement Core and Director of Evaluation and Quality Assessment for Utah Cancer Registry. She is also a member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute's Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program. She conducts research on survey methodology and cancer survivorship. She teaches Survey Methods in the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation program.

Dr. Millar received an MA and PhD in sociology from Washington State University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Social and Economic Sciences Research Center focusing on survey methodology.

Research Statement

My research interests include survey methodology, cancer surveillance, and cancer survivorship. As a survey methodologist, I conduct experimental research to identify methods of improving response and data quality for web and mixed-mode surveys. I am a team scientist who collaborates with investigators to ensure sound methodology in survey study design, questionnaire development and assessment, and survey recruitment and retention. I also conduct research to understand the experiences and unmet needs of cancer survivors.

Education History

Undergraduate Westminster College
 BS
Graduate Training Washington State University
 MA
Doctoral Training Washington State University
 PhD
Postdoctoral Training Washington State University
 Postdoctoral Training

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Millar MM, Kinney AY, Camp NJ, Cannon-Albright LA, Hashibe M, Penson DF, Kirchhoff AC, Neklason DW, Gilsenan AW, Dieck GS, Stroup AM, Edwards SL, Bateman C, Carter ME, Sweeney (2019). Predictors of Response Outcomes for Research Recruitment Through a Central Cancer Registry: Evidence From 17 Recruitment Efforts for Population-Based Studies. American journal of epidemiology, 188(5), 928-939.
  2. Jacobs AC, Malhotra NR, Purnell SM, Lee YJ, Wolf L, Millar MM, Cartwright PC, Smith B (2021). Quality improvement education in surgical specialty training: A comparison of Vascular Surgery resident and Urology Resident experiences and attitudes. American journal of surgery, 221(5), 993-999.
  3. Malhotra NR, Smith JD, Jacobs AC, Johnson CE, Khan US, Ellison HB, Brintz BJ, Millar MM, Cloud WG, Nahmias J, Hendershot KM, Smith B (2021). High value care education in general surgery residency programs: A multi-institutional needs assessment. American journal of surgery, 221(2), 291-297.
  4. May LJ, Lorts A, VanderPluym C, Conway J, Massicotte MP, Millar MM, Steiner ME, Rosenthal D (2019). Marked Practice Variation in Antithrombotic Care with the Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 65(7), 731-737.
  5. Hummel K, Millar M, Olson (2020). Q-Tip: Using a Structured Quality Improvement Process to Generate High-Quality Family Satisfaction Data. American journal of medical quality, 35(3), 282.
  6. Gallicchio L, Elena JW, Fagan S, Carter M, Hamilton AS, Hastert TA, Hunter LL, Li J, Lynch CF, Milam J, Millar MM, Modjeski D, Paddock LE, Reed AR, Moses LB, Stroup AM, Sweeney C, Trapido EJ, West MM, Wu XC, Helzlsouer K (2020). Utilizing SEER Cancer Registries for Population-Based Cancer Survivor Epidemiologic Studies: A Feasibility Study. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention, 29(9), 1699-1709.
  7. Millar MM, Hewes HA, Genovesi AL, Ely M, Green B, Schmuhl P, Polzin K, Santana CR, Minkler M, Olson L (2021). The Effect of the Familiarity of a Survey Sender on Response Outcomes in a Large-Scale Survey of Emergency Medical Services Agencies. Evaluation & the health professions, 44(3), 260-267.
  8. Stotts AK, Kohring JM, Presson AP, Millar MM, Harrast JJ, Van Heest AE, Zhang C, Saltzman C (2019). Perceptions of the Recommended Resident Experience with Common Orthopaedic Procedures: A Survey of Program Directors and Early Practice Surgeons. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 101(113), e63.
  9. Kohring JM, Harrast JJ, Stotts AK, Zhang C, Millar MM, Presson AP, Saltzman C (2020). Resident Independence Performing Common Orthopaedic Procedures at the End of Training: Perspective of the Graduated Resident. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 102(1), e2.
  10. Millar MM, Dillman D (2011). Improving Response to Web and Mixed-Mode Surveys. Public opinion quarterly, 75, 249-69.
  11. Gawron LM, Simonsen S, Millar MM, Lewis-Caporal J, Patel S, Simmons R (2021). Pregnancy Risk Screening and Counseling for Women Veterans: Piloting the One Key Question in the Veterans Healthcare Administration. Southern medical journal, 114(3), 150-155.
  12. Malhotra NR, Lee YJ, Millar MM, Cartwright PC, Smith B (2020). Experiences With Quality Improvement in Training: A National Survey of Urology Residents. Urology, 145, 83-89.
  13. Taylor MA, Allen CM, Presson AP, Millar MM, Zurbuchen R, Matsen C (2019). Exploring Surgeon Variability in Recommendations for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: What Matters Most?. Annals of surgical oncology, 26(10), 3224-3231.
  14. Smyth JD, Olson K, Millar M (2014). Identifying predictors of survey mode preference. Social science research, 48, 135-44.
  15. Minich LL, Pemberton VL, Shekerdemian LS, Millar MM, Newburger JW, Glatz AC, Graham EM, Czosek RJ, Pasquali SK, Seed M, Border W (2018). The Pediatric Heart Network Scholar Award programme: a unique mentored award embedded within a multicentre network. Cardiology in the young, 28(6), 854-861.
  16. Brown LL, Talker R, Stoddard GJ, Clayton J, Millar MM, Jo Y, Bardsley T, Stipelman C (2021). Breastfeeding Attitudes and Practices in a Rural Utah Navajo Community. Maternal and child health journal, 26, 397-406.
  17. Millar MM, Elena JW, Gallicchio L, Edwards SL, Carter ME, Herget KA, Sweeney (2019). The feasibility of web surveys for obtaining patient-reported outcomes from cancer survivors: a randomized experiment comparing survey modes and brochure enclosures. BMC medical research methodology, 19(1), 208.
  18. Millar MM, Olson LM, VanBuren JM, Richards R, Pollack MM, Holubkov R, Berg RA, Carcillo JA, McQuillen PS, Meert KL, Mourani PM, Burd R (2021). Incentive delivery timing and follow-up survey completion in a prospective cohort study of injured children: a randomized experiment comparing prepaid and postpaid incentives. BMC medical research methodology, 21(1), 233.
  19. Millar MM, Schmuhl P, Page K, Genovesi AL, Ely M, Hemingway C, Olson L (2018). Improving Response to an Establishment Survey through the Use of Web-Push Data Collection Methods. Mathematical population studies, 25(3), 168-179.
  20. Hummel K, Presson AP, Millar MM, Larsen G, Kadish H, Olson L (2020). An Assessment of Clinical and System Drivers of Family Satisfaction in the PICU. Pediatric critical care medicine, 21(10), e888-e897.
  21. Purnell SM, Wolf L, Millar MM, Smith B (2020). A National Survey of Integrated Vascular Surgery Residents' Experiences With and Attitudes About Quality Improvement During Residency. Journal of surgical education, 77(1), 158-165.
  22. Millar MM, Yoder V, Jozwik D, Espinoza J, Lemons D, Jewell CY, Sweeney (2021). Improving cancer registry surveillance through interstate data exchange of electronic pathology reports. Journal of registry management, 48(2), 59-63.
  23. Gawron AJ, Lawrence P, Millar MM, Dominitz JA, Gupta S, Whooley M, Kaltenbach (2018). A Nationwide Survey and Needs Assessment of Colonoscopy Quality Assurance Programs in the VA. Federal practitioner, 35(3), 26-32.
  24. Millar M (2013). Interdisciplinary Research and the Early Career: The Effect of Interdisciplinary Dissertation Research on Career Placement and Publication Productivity of Doctoral Graduates in the Sciences. Research policy, 42, 1152-64.
  25. Bress AP, Cohen JB, Anstey DE, Conroy MB, Ferdinand KC, Fontil V, Margolis KL, Muntner P, Millar MM, Okuyemi KS, Rakotz MK, Reynolds K, Safford MM, Shimbo D, Stuligross J, Green BB, Mohanty A (2021). Inequities in Hypertension Control in the United States Exposed and Exacerbated by COVID-19 and the Role of Home Blood Pressure and Virtual Health Care During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(11), e020997.
  26. Bress AP, Cohen JB, Anstey DE, Conroy MB, Ferdinand KC, Fontil V, Margolis KL, Muntner P, Millar MM, Okuyemi KS, Rakotz MK, Reynolds K, Safford MM, Shimbo D, Stuligross J, Green BB, Mohanty AF (2021). Inequities in Hypertension Control in the United States Exposed and Exacerbated by COVID-19 and the Role of Home Blood Pressure and Virtual Health Care During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(11), e020997.
  27. Hashibe M, Kirchhoff AC, Kepka D, Kim J, Millar M, Sweeney C, Herget K, Monroe M, Henry NL, Lopez AM, Mooney (2018). Disparities in cancer survival and incidence by metropolitan versus rural residence in Utah. Cancer medicine, 7(4), 1490-1497.
  28. Shete S, Deng Y, Shannon J, Faseru B, Middleton D, Iachan R, Bernardo B, Balkrishnan R, Kim SJ, Huang B, Millar MM, Fuemmler B, Jensen JD, Mendoza JA, Hu J, Lazovich D, Robertson L, Demark-Wahnefried W, Paskett ED, Rural Workgroup of the Population Health Assessment in Cancer Center Catchment Areas Initiative (2021). Differences in Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence Among Women Residing in Urban and Rural Communities in the United States. JAMA network open, 4(10), e2128000.
  29. Chow CJ, Millar MM, López A (2020). Gender Discrimination Among Academic Physicians. Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 1(1), 203-211.
  30. Millar MM, Dillman D (2012). Encouraging Survey Response via Smartphones: Effects on Respondents¿ Use of Mobile Devices and Survey Response Rates. 5(3),
  31. Millar MM, Dillman D (2012). Do Mail and Internet Surveys Produce Different Item Nonresponse Rates? An Experiment Using Random Mode Assignment. 5(2),
  32. Warner EL, Millar MM, Orleans B, Edwards SL, Carter ME, Vaca Lopez PL, Sweeney C, Kirchhoff A (2023). Cancer survivors' financial hardship and their caregivers' employment: results from a statewide survey. . Journal of cancer survivorship, 7(3), 738-747.
  33. Kozlowski Z, Sanders JN, Panushka K, Myers K, Millar MM, Gawron L (2022). “It’s a Vicious Cycle”: A Mixed Methods Study of the Role of Family Planning in Housing Insecurity for Women. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 33(1), 104-119.
  34. Gawron LM, Young J, Yang S, Galyean P, Callegari LS, Gero A, Simmons RG, Millar MM, Zickmund S (2023). Women's Health Provider Perspectives on Reproductive Services Provision in the Veterans Health Administration. Southern medical journal, 116(2), 181-187.
  35. Millar MM, Herget KA, Ofori-Atta B, Codden RR, Edwards SL, Carter ME, Belnap B, Kirchhoff AC, Sweeney (2023). Cancer survivorship experiences in Utah: an evaluation assessing indicators of survivors' quality of life, health behaviors, and access to health services. Cancer causes & control, 34(4), 337-347.
  36. Millar MM, Taft T, Weir C (2022). Clinical trial recruitment in primary care: exploratory factor analysis of a questionnaire to measure barriers and facilitators to primary care providers' involvement. BMC primary care, 23(1), 311.
  37. Etheridge T, Kennedy B, Millar MM, Brintz BJ, Wu C, Pettey (2022). Cognitive enhancing supplements and medications in United States Resident Physicians. BMC medical education, 22(1), 744.
  38. DiDomizio PG, Millar MM, Olson L, Murphy N, Moore (2023). Palliative Care Needs Assessment for Pediatric Complex Care Providers. Journal of pain and symptom management, 65(2), 73-80.
  39. Collins MM, Ou Z, Millar MM, Kittleson MM, May LJ, Ploutz MS, Molina KM, Hayes KG, Lal A (2022). Attitudes & practices surrounding pregnancy post heart transplant among pediatric providers. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation, 41(11), 1611-1616.
  40. Millar MM, Edwards SL, Herget KA, Orleans B, Ofori-Atta BS, Kirchhoff AC, Carter ME, Nagata M, Sweeney (2023). Adherence to Guideline-Recommended cancer screening among Utah cancer survivors. Cancer medicine, 12(3), 3543-54.
  41. Cortez MM, Martindale C, Brennan KC, Kean J, Millar MM, Knudson A, Katz BJ, Digre KB, Presson AP, Zhang (2023). Validation of the Utah Photophobia Symptom Impact Scale (version 2) as a headache-specific photophobia assessment tool. Headache, 63(5), 672-682.
  42. Lawson-Michod KA, Carter M, Yoder V, McCarty RD, Bateman C, Millar MM, Doherty J (2022). Improving Precision of Do Not Contact Codes: Results of a Manual Review to Inform Coding and Case Contact Procedures. Journal of registry management, 49(4), 126-131.
  43. Huang LC, Bleicher J, Torre M, Johnson JE, Presson A, Millar MM, Gordon AJ, Brooke BS, Kaphingst KA, Harris AH (2023). Evaluating a health system-wide opioid disposal intervention distributing home-disposal bags. Health services research, 58(6), 1256-1265.
  44. Codden RR, Sweeney C, Ofori-Atta BS, Herget KA, Wigren K, Edwards S, Carter ME, McCarty RD, Hashibe M, Doherty JA, Millar M (2023). Accuracy of patient race and ethnicity data in a central cancer registry. Cancer causes & control, 35(4), 685-694.
  45. Kaddas HK, Millar MM, Herget KA, Carter ME, Ofori-Atta BS, Edwards SL, Codden RR, Sweeney C, Kirchhoff A (2024). Material financial hardship and insurance-related experiences among Utah's rural and urban cancer survivors. . Journal of cancer survivorship,
  46. Panushka KA, Kozlowski Z, Dalessandro C, Sanders JN, Millar MM, Gawron L (2023). "It's Not a Top Priority": A Qualitative Analysis of Provider Views on Barriers to Reproductive Healthcare Provision for Homeless Women in the United States. Social work in public health, 38(5-8), 428-436.
  47. Ose DJ, Gardner E, Millar M, Curtin A, Wu J, Zhang M, Schaefer C, Wang J, Leiser J, Stoesser K, Kiraly (2024). A cross-sectional and population-based study from primary care on post-COVID-19 conditions in non-hospitalized patients. Communications medicine, 4(1), 24.
  48. Zenger B, Spertus JA, Torre M, Lyons A, Bunch TJ, Hess R, Zhang Y, Piccini JP, Millar MM, Lobban T, Steinberg B (2024). Discordant Treatment Goals for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Clinical Trials Metrics. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology,
  49. Millar MM, Edwards SL, Codden RR, Ofori-Atta BS, Herget KA, Carter ME, Kirchhoff AC, Coletta AM, Sweeney (2024). Physical Activity Among Utah Cancer Survivors: Analysis From a Population-Based Statewide Survey. Journal of physical activity & health, 21(8), 807-816.
  50. Millar MM, Mayer J, Crook J, Stratford KM, Huber T, Samore M (2024). Factors associated with testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and evaluation of a recruitment protocol among healthcare personnel in a COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness study. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology, 4(1), e47.
  51. McCarty RD, Trabert B, Kriebel D, Millar MM, Birmann BM, Grieshober L, Barnard ME, Collin LJ, Lawson-Michod KA, Gibson B, Sawatzki J, Carter M, Yoder V, Gilreath JA, Shami PJ, Doherty J (2024). Tattoos and Risk of Hematologic Cancer: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in Utah. Cancer medicine, 13(20), e70260.
  52. Gawron AJ, Bailey T, Codden R, Dominitz J, Gupta S, Helfrich C, Kahi C, Krop L, Malvar C, McKee G, Millar M, Mog A, Nguyen-Vu T, Patterson O, Presson AP, Saini S, Whooley M, Yao Y, Zickmund S, Kaltenbach (2024). Improving colonoscopy quality in the national VA healthcare system. Contemporary clinical trials, 149, 107784.
  53. Hansen C, Capizzi AN, Gavern N, Codden RR, Millar M (2025). Return to sports after pediatric traumatic brain injury: An expert panel survey. PM & R,
  54. Shoemaker H, Li H, Zhang Y, Mayer J, Rubin M, Haroldsen C, Millar MM, Gesteland PH, Pavia AT, Keegan LT, Cole JM, Dorsan E, Doane M, Stratford K, Samore (2025). Association between social activities and risk of COVID-19 in a cohort of healthcare personnel. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology, 5(1), e29.
  55. Headrick A, Wawrzynski S, Moore J, Winder M, Masih JR, De Leon Jauregui M, Flaherty B, Moresco B, Millar MM, Codden RR, Moore D, Delgado-Corcoran (2025). Increasing Pediatric Palliative Care Consultation for Patients with Heart Disease and Prolonged Cardiac Intensive Care Stay. Pediatric quality & safety, 10(2), e796.
  56. Mumper M, Nolen L, Herget KA, Codden RR, Carter ME, Nagata M, Millar M (2025). Changes in Breast and Cervical Cancer Incidence by Stage at Diagnosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Utah. Cancer medicine, 14(10), e70952.
  57. Codden RR, Ofori-Atta BS, Carter ME, Herget KA, Doherty JA, Kirchhoff AC, Millar M (2025). Factors associated with cancer-related pain among Utah cancer survivors. Journal of cancer survivorship,
  58. Kim RG, Ballantyne A, Codden RR, Millar MM, Wallace A, Inadomi JM, Conroy MB, Price J (2025). Feasible and acceptable social drivers of health screening among patients with chronic liver disease. Hepatology communications, 9(7),
  59. Turner CA, King AJ, Tovar I, Millar MM, Codden RR, Guo JW, Johnson S, Kirchhoff AC, Raber M, Sheng X, Kepka D, Warner E (2025). Evaluating the Feasibility of Web-Monitoring Methodology for Measuring Exposure to Online Cancer Misinformation. JMIR cancer, 11, e65887.
  60. McCarty RD, Trabert B, Collin LJ, Millar MM, Kriebel D, Grieshober L, Barnard ME, Sawatzki J, Carter M, Yoder V, Gilreath JA, Grossman D, Hyngstrom J, Shami PJ, Doherty J (2025). Tattooing and risk of melanoma: a population-based case-control study in Utah. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 117(12), 2495-2504.

Book Chapter

  1. Dillman DA, Hao F, Millar M (2017). Improving Effectiveness of Online Data Collection by Mixing Survey Modes. 220-237.

Letter

  1. Clifton A, Cook D, Millar MM, Gopinath (2025). Patient Perspectives on IUD Placement: The Impact of a MyChart Message. Journal of general internal medicine,

Report

  1. Sweeney C, Herget KA, Otto VY, McFadden S, Millar M (2016). Cancer in Utah: An Overview of Incidence and Mortality 2004-2013.
  2. Millar MM, Herget K, Sweeney (2020). Cancer in Utah: Incidence and mortality statistics through 2017.
  3. Millar MM, Herget K, Codden R, Howlett (2022). Cancer in Utah: Incidence and Mortality Statistics through 2019.
  4. Millar MM, Herget K, Howlett C, Codden R, Doherty J (2024). Cancer in Utah: incidence and mortality statistics through 2021.