She earned her PhD in educational psychology from Stanford University and her BA in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. Before coming to CSU, Chico, Dr. Miller taught middle school in the California public schools, served as a K-12 teacher educator for Project Read/Text Analysis Project at Stanford, and was senior editor for Interact--Learning Through Involvement. Dr. Miller's professional interests include content literacy instruction, curriculum integration, rural education and authentic assessment. She lives in Durham, California, with her husband and two children.