Research in the Miller Lab applies an evolutionary approach to understanding historical and contemporary factors influencing spatial patterns of genetic variation in plant species.   My research focuses in part on domesticated trees and their wild relatives, with the goal of understanding the impact of human selection, drift, and other evolutionary processes on crop populations and their wild ancestors. Studies based on domesticated systems can provide unique insights into evolutionary processes that have taken place over relatively short time-scales, and provide information useful in the conservation of crop genetic resources.