LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, - During alleged crime: Unknown position,
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Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico [unknown] 1992-1994 - Alleged:
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Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - AKA Ron Miller, Dr. Miller
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Ron Miller was a Mormon church member and psychology professor in Hawaii (at Brigham Young University-Hawaii) and Orem, Utah (Utah Valley University).
Miller was charged in 2024 in Utah with:
- Two counts of sodomy – first-degree felony
- Two counts of rape – first-degree felony
- Four counts of aggravated sexual abuse of child – first-degree felony
Utah case number: 241400696
More information on the criminal charges is in the sources section below.
As of October 2025, the case is proceeding through pre-trial motions.
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Sources
- Gems from Joseph,
- Gems from Joseph,
- To eternity and beyond ,
- BYU–Hawaii - Convocation with Ronald Miller ,
- Professor Ronald Mellado Miller ACP2017 Featured Speaker Brigham Young University – Hawaii, USA,
- Instructure names UVU's Dr. Ronald Miller as One of Six 2022 Educators of the Year Utah Valley University professor Dr. Ronald Miller was named one of Instructure’s 2022 Educators of the Year, a prestigious annual award.,
- Ronald Mellado Miller,
- Miller Ronald Mellado Utah Valley University Professor,
- Woodbury School of Business,
- 2 0 2 0 University Awards of Excellence Presidential Excellence Awards & Trustees Award ,
- STATE OF UTAH vs. RONALD MELLADO MILLER CASE NUMBER 241400696,
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1. Gems from Joseph
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2. Gems from Joseph
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3. To eternity and beyond
After 10 hours, Dr. Ronald Miller, associate professor of psychology, said he and his wife, [redacted], knew they wanted to be married. After 20 years and nine children, Miller said they still feel the same way.
Raised as a devout atheist, Miller said he avoided the concept of religion until he met the missionaries in Washington, D.C. He had an experience with the Book of Mormon where he said he gained his own witness of God, Christ and the truthfulness of the LDS Church. He was baptized one week after the experience on Dec. 16, 1990.
In December of 1991, in Washington, D.C., Miller accompanied his friend to a renaissance society party where he met [redacted].
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Ronald was 21 and [redacted] was 20.
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The Millers were engaged on their first date.
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Instead of getting married right away, the Millers each decided to serve missions.
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Ronald was called to serve a mission in Puerto Rico.
Two weeks after [redacted] came home, on Feb. 4, 1995, they eloped to the Dallas Texas Temple.
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They lived [in Texas] until heading to BYU.
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Uploaded Feb. 19, 2015.
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4. BYU–Hawaii - Convocation with Ronald Miller
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5. Professor Ronald Mellado Miller ACP2017 Featured Speaker Brigham Young University – Hawaii, USA
As a Featured Speaker, Dr Ronald Mellado Miller of Brigham Young University, USA, will discuss research that shows how programs and implementations can meet both physical and psychological needs, and how taking into account psychology can enhance humanitarian success and achieve far more than simply extending life, at The Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2017 (ACP2017).
Dr Ronald Mellado Miller received his PhD from Purdue University in Experimental Psychology, US, and is currently a professor at Brigham Young University in Hawaii. Dr Miller’s main interests have been in the area of applied statistical analysis and predictive modelling. As a result, his research and work have been quite eclectic. He has research published in journals ranging from Animal Learning and Behavior, Learning and Motivation, Applied Neuropsychology, TechTrends, and the Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, out of Oxford University Press, where he has also served as a reviewer. He has worked for a number of major airlines (Fedex, United, US Airways, etc.) in the area of safety. His international projects have ranged from India and the Philippines, where he was able to assist NGOs established to aid those in poverty, to China, where he worked with the largest entertainment company in the country. He has led research in Tonga, Fiji and Samoa, working with governments and NGOs to improve educational and other social outcomes. He has a great love for teaching and mentoring. His students have participated in each of his consulting projects and have been accepted to prestigious schools around the world, including Oxford University, MIT, and Columbia University, among others.
Featured Presentation | A Poverty of Hope: Towards a Psychology of Humanitarian SuccessIn today’s world, we find that efforts to better the world accomplish much, but, lacking an understanding of psychology and its potential implementations, leave the greater good yet undone. For example, there are many efforts to build schools around the world, but by not supplying committed teachers the building is only a shell for what it could have been. Are the students being given the hope that they will be able to change at least their world and rise to intellectual, social and economic heights? Or is the psychology of hope missing and they feel that while many will be benefited, it will not be for them to succeed? Other examples include curing malaria, but leaving people in both psychological and economic poverty. They will live longer, true, but in poverty, with poor quality of life. While NGOs receive funds, they often do not do the good they aim for because they give things, but do not impart or change the self. A number of studies now show that hope is a powerful predictor of future success. A classic example is that of college students, who are often young, poor, some married with families, and how, though financially and health-wise they are the same, they differ from people who live in inner-city projects. In the students, there is the hope that their current work and poverty will end and they will join the middle class. Those in projects, with similar levels of poverty, lack hope for a better future which leads to greater crime, depression and drug abuse. This talk concerns the research that shows how programs and implementations can meet both physical and psychological needs, how taking psychology into account can enhance humanitarian success and achieve far more than simply extending life. Psychology, so implemented, can make life worth living.
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6. Instructure names UVU's Dr. Ronald Miller as One of Six 2022 Educators of the Year Utah Valley University professor Dr. Ronald Miller was named one of Instructure’s 2022 Educators of the Year, a prestigious annual award.
August 04, 2022 By Alessia Love
Utah Valley University’s (UVU) very own Dr. Ronald Miller was named one of six of Instructure’s 2022 Educators of the Year, a prestigious annual award. Out of several impressive nominations this year, Instructure chose six educators who best demonstrate dedication to and love for their students, as well as passion for quality education.
“To be honest, I feel grateful, but I also feel very indebted to the people I've learned from,” Miller said. “Teachers who give examples of what they've done well, as well as students who give feedback as to, ‘Hey, this is working,’ or, ‘This isn't working,’ or, you know, ‘This is working, but is there a way to make it work better?’ Grateful, but again, very much indebted to the people and groups who are willing to share.”
Instructure’s Educator of the Year awards are judged on the following criteria: How does this teacher redefine classroom activities based on evidence to help students meet their academic goals? (50%); How does this educator’s classroom experience support inclusion and improve achievement for at-risk populations? (25%); How does this educator inspire students, spark curiosity, and support student growth and achievement? (25%)
Sean Nufer, former student of Miller and current professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and senior director of teaching and learning at TCS Education System, believed that Miller fit the bill and nominated Miller for the award.
“All of his lessons are geared around students excelling in all aspects of their life,” said Nufer. “And anything he does professionally in the classroom, committees, and meetings is geared around ‘How can I help these students? What more can I be doing?’”
Miller is a professor in the Strategic Management and Operations Department of UVU’s Woodbury School of Business (WSB). His favorite subject to teach is statistics, which he believes is applicable and valuable in a vast array of fields. As a visiting scholar with Harris Manchester College and Oxford University, Miller carries an impressive resume of international work in countries such as Ghana, Mexico, India, the Philippines, Fiji, China, Tonga, and more. His publications and presentations explore several scientific research areas, including business, neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and game theory.
During the pursuit of his Ph.D., Miller never imagined himself as an educator — he’d expected to end up using statistics in a business setting. But he was compelled by a teaching job offer from Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYUH) and discovered his passion for education.
Because of Miller’s reputation as an accommodating instructor, potentially at-risk students seek him out, and he helps them excel. He finds it very rewarding when a student is curious — when they not only come to understand the subject he’s teaching, but they want to learn more, and they discover how to apply their knowledge of the subject toward achieving their goals and dreams.
Bonnie Mortensen, assistant dean of the Woodbury School of Business, said that, while Miller is too modest to say it himself, Miller “has single handedly updated our business stats courses. He is the faculty member who introduced R analytics, an industry-standard tool, in his class. In the WSB, he's a rockstar — students really do seek him out by word-of-mouth. He has been the reason for several students achieving graduation.”
Miller said he was inspired by his own instructors who were excited about the subject they were teaching and didn’t make him feel foolish for asking questions. He was greatly influenced by a professor in graduate school who allowed him to spend hours in his office asking questions. “I think it's excitement from the teachers but also patience as someone learns that marks a good teacher,” Miller said.
“Dr. Miller focuses on the practical, influencing me to do my own research and to focus my attention on what I can utilize beyond being a student,” said Garth Talbot, one of Miller’s students in the WSB. “Academically, Dr. Miller was the first person to share UVU's focus with me — that the university's focus is on students and student success, not on faculty and faculty publications.”
Miller said that UVU is his favorite place he’s taught because of how laser-focused the university is on student achievement. “In senate meetings, meetings with the president, [and] meetings in my department and the Woodbury School of Business, if something helps a student, there isn't really a debate. It's, ‘Okay, if it helps students, how do we help you do it?’” he said.
He loves how the UVU administration and faculty are constantly asking questions about how to empower students, how to fund programs and initiatives, and how to make sure that the students have software, opportunities, and small class sizes.
“Sometimes at other universities, the faculty are the focus,” Miller said, “or the administration has their own focus, but at UVU it's always the student … If more people realized how well UVU can empower them as students, I think many, many more would come to UVU.”
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7. Ronald Mellado Miller
Biography
Dr Ronald Mellado Miller received his PhD from Purdue University in Experimental Psychology, USA, and is currently a professor at Brigham Young University in Hawaii. Dr Miller’s main interests have been in the area of applied statistical analysis and predictive modelling. As a result, his research and work have been quite eclectic. He has research published in journals ranging from Animal Learning and Behaviour, Learning and Motivation, Applied Neuropsychology, TechTrends, and the Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, out of Oxford University Press, where he has also served as a reviewer. He has worked for a number of major airlines (Fedex, United, US Airways, etc.) in the area of safety. His international projects have ranged from India and the Philippines, where he was able to assist NGOs established to aid those in poverty, to China, where he worked with the largest entertainment company in the country. He has led research in Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa, working with governments and NGOs to improve educational and other social outcomes. He has a great love for teaching and mentoring. His students have participated in each of his consulting projects and have been accepted to prestigious schools around the world, including Oxford University, MIT, and Columbia University, among others.
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8. Miller Ronald Mellado Utah Valley University Professor
Miller Ronald Mellado
Utah Valley University
Professor
Sponsored
Miller Ronald Mellado OverviewMiller Ronald Mellado in 2022 was employed at Utah Valley University and had an annual salary of $173,883, according to public records. This salary was 493 percent higher than the average and 1,216 percent higher than the median salary in Utah Valley University.
Utah Valley University records show Miller Ronald Mellado held five jobs from 2017 to 2024. From 2020 to 2024 Miller Ronald Mellado held job of Specialist.
In year 2022 Miller Ronald Mellado's salary was 4 percent higher than average Professor salary in the state of Utah.
According to the public records employee's salary increased by $20,487 from 2021 to 2022, which is a 13.4 percent rise. Since 2018, the salary has increased by $78,127, a total rise of 81.6 percent.
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9. Woodbury School of Business
Woodbury School of Business
First Name Last Name Department Term Begins Term Expires
Diego Alvarado Karste Marketing 2022 2025
Carolyn Howard Organizational Leadership 2025 2028
Nathan Jeppson Accounting 2022 2025
Ronald Miller Strategic Management & Operations 2024 2027
Laura Ricaldi Finance & Economics 2024 2027 -
10. 2 0 2 0 University Awards of Excellence Presidential Excellence Awards & Trustees Award
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11. STATE OF UTAH vs. RONALD MELLADO MILLER CASE NUMBER 241400696
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT - PROVO DISTRICT COURT
UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
STATE OF UTAH vs. RONALD MELLADO MILLER
CASE NUMBER 241400696 State Felony
CHARGESCharge 1 - 76-5-403.1 - SODOMY ON A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: June 17, 2017
Location: Orem (S & SW) 84058
Attributes: Child. Victim Rel Yes.
Plea: November 14, 2024 Not Guilty
Mandatory AppearanceCharge 2 - 76-5-403.1 - SODOMY ON A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony (amended to) -1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: June 14, 2017
Location: Orem (S & SW) 84058
Attributes: Child. Victim Rel Yes.
Plea: November 14, 2024 Not Guilty
Mandatory AppearanceCharge 3 - 76-5-402.1 - RAPE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: June 14, 2017
Location: Orem (S & SW) 84058
Attributes: Child. Victim Rel Yes.
Plea: November 14, 2024 Not Guilty
Mandatory AppearanceCharge 4 - 76-5-402.1 - RAPE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: June 14, 2017
Location: Orem (S & SW) 84058
Attributes: Child. Victim Rel Yes.
Plea: November 14, 2024 Not Guilty
Mandatory AppearanceCharge 5 - 76-5-404.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: June 14, 2017
Location: Orem (S & SW) 84058
Plea: November 14, 2024 Not Guilty
Mandatory AppearanceCharge 6 - 76-5-404.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: June 14, 2017
Location: Orem (S & SW) 84058
Plea: November 14, 2024 Not Guilty
Mandatory AppearanceCharge 7 - 76-5-404.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: June 14, 2017
Location: Orem (S & SW) 84058
Plea: November 14, 2024 Not Guilty
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Mandatory AppearanceCharge 8 - 76-5-404.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: June 14, 2017
Location: Orem (S & SW) 84058
Plea: November 14, 2024 Not Guilty
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