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Dr. Kyle Miller

Professor
Teaching and Learning
Office
Degarmo Hall - DEG 237
Office Hours
By Appointment
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Biography

Dr. Miller taught in Boston Public Schools before joining the College of Education at Illinois State University. She currently teaches courses related to child development, working with diverse populations, and research methods. Her research focuses on home-school relationships, father engagement, social justice and trauma-informed practices.

Current Courses

210.008Child Growth And Development

210.009Child Growth And Development

599.003Dissertation Research

407.091Learning In Educational Settings

210.001Child Growth And Development

599.003Dissertation Research

Teaching Interests & Areas

Learning theories, research methods, child development

Research Interests & Areas

Photo-elicitation, families and early learning, trauma-informed schools and self-care, social justice

PhD Human Development and Family Studies

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

MMEd Risk and Prevention

Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, MA

BA Elementary Education

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Commitment to Diversity Award

Illinois State University, Dean of Students Office
2013

The Dr. Brenda Pfaehler Award of Excellence

University of Wisconsin - Madison, Center for Educational Opportunity
2012

Outstanding Graduate Student Award

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Human Development and Family Studies
2011

The Schurch Research Award

University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Human Ecology
2011

Book, Authored

Miller, K. Revisiting the Past: Interviews With Low-Income Parents About School Memories and Children’s Early Beginnings. SAGE Publications Ltd (2017)

Book, Chapter

Miller, K. Do You See What I See? Family-Produced Photographs and the Transition to School. Participant Empowerment Through Photo-elicitation in Ethnographic Education Research. Springer (2018): 139--162.
Miller, K. The Ethics of Visual Research and Participant Empowerment. Participant Empowerment Through Photo-elicitation in Ethnographic Education Research. Springer (2018): 25--44.

Conference Proceeding

Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 6). Trauma-Informed Self-Care. 20th Annual Illinois School Psychology Intern Supervision Day, Illinois State University.
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 6). Building resilience: Self-care for people who intervene. Breakout session. 20th Annual Illinois School Psychology Intern Supervision Day. Illinois State University


Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 6). Trauma-Informed Self-Care. 20th Annual Illinois School Psychology Intern Supervision Day, Illinois State University.
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 6). Building resilience: Self-care for people who intervene. Breakout session. 20th Annual Illinois School Psychology Intern Supervision Day. Illinois State University


Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, January 9). Preparing students to serve: Integrating self-care into the curriculum. Teaching and Learning Symposium, Illinois State University.
Miller, K. Dear critics: Addressing concerns and justifying the benefits of photography as a research method. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research 16.3 (2015)

Journal Article

Miller K. E., Stipp, K. F. & Shamaine Bazemore-Bertrand (2022). Student trauma, trauma-informed teaching and self-care in preservice teachers’ clinical experiences. Teacher Development, 27(1)), 55-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/13664530.2022.2146180
Miller, K., Arellanes, J. A., & James, L. (2022). Supporting father engagement: What can we learn from fathers? Journal of Family Diversity in Education. 4(2), 95-114. https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2022.151
Bertrand, S., Quast, & Miller, K. Introduction to the school-university-partnership themed issue: Re envisioning school-university-partnerships with Antiracism at the Center.. School University Partnership Journal, Themed Issue: Centering Antiracism. School University Partnership Journal 14.4 (2021)
Miller, K. & Stipp, K. (2020). Building teacher resilience: Examining a self-care curriculum with preservice teachers. Critical Issues in Teacher Education, 27, 60-73.
Miller, K. Preservice Teachers’ Memories of Home-School Connections and Their Link to Anticipated Practices. Journal of Family Diversity in Education 3.3 (2019): 112--139.

Other

Bertrand, S., Quast, E., & Miller, K. Centering Antiracism. School-University Partnerships 14.4 (2021)
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2019, September 24). Trauma-Informed Care in the University. Professional development, Illinois State University Office of Student Affairs.
Miller, K. PARENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE TRANSITION TO SCHOOL: RECOLLECTIONS OF SCHOOLING, CONSTRUCTIONS OF READINESS, AND PREPARATION ACTIVITES. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN--MADISON (1912)

Presentations

Stipp, K.F. & Miller, K. (2022, June 10). Stepping Into Trauma: Resilience-Building for Nurses. ISU Mennonite College of Nursing 2nd Annual Symposium on Ambulatory Care. ISU Alumni Center, Normal, Illinois.
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2021). Trauma-Informed Self Care: Building Resilience for Healthy Teaching. Bloomington School District 87 professional development.

Helping Students Understand Trauma and Self Care. Self-Care in the University. (2020)
Stipp, K. & Miller, K. (2020, January 6). High Road School of Bloomington, Illinois, Teacher’s In-Service, Trauma-informed self-care: Resilience-building for professionals.
Becoming social justice educators – discrepancies between what preservice teachers think and what they do. American Education Research Association. (2019)
The intersection of classroom management, student trauma and self-care: The experiences of preservice teachers.. American Education Research Association. (2019)
Miller, K. & Stipp, K. (2019, December 3). Self-Care in the University. Professional development, Illinois State University Office of Student Affairs.
Breaking the cycle of one-way communication: How are we preparing teachers to effectively work with diverse families?. The Association of Teacher Educators.. Illinois State University. (2018)
Visual methods for understanding less visible aspects of education.. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. (2018)
A picture is worth a thousand words, but who should generate these pictures?. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Illinois State University. (2017)