College of Education and Health Professions

Michael T. Miller, Ed.D.
Interim Associate Dean, Office of Academic Affairs; Professor of Higher Education

320 Graduate Education Building
Phone: 479-575-3582
FAX: 479-575-2981
mtmille@uark.edu

Degrees:

Ed.D., University of Nebraska, Community and Human Resources (Continuing and Postsecondary Education)
M.S.,  Southern Illinois University, Higher Education
B.A.,  Southern Illinois University, Political Science

Teaching Areas:

Finance, management, and administration of higher education
Governance

Research Interests:

Faculty involvement in institutional governance and academic democracy
Technology’s application to higher education settings

Professional Biography:

Miller began his professional career working in fund raising at the Southern Illinois University Foundation in annual giving and chapter relations. After completing his doctoral degree at the University of Nebraska, he directed the Nebraska Research and Development Unit for Vocational Education which brokered state and federal monies to improve small businesses in Nebraska by collaborating on short-term and contract training programs through community colleges. He then joined the University of Alabama faculty in Higher Education and eventually directed that program. In 1999, he became the Associate Dean of the College of Education at San Jose State University, focusing most of his attention to budget management, personnel and faculty development, fund raising, and accreditation. In 2003, he joined the faculty at the University of Arkansas first as an associate professor and now as a full professor. He was the higher education program coordinator and the head of the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders until June 30, 2009. He began the post of interim associate dean, Office of Academic Affairs, on July 1. 

Academic Interests and Accomplishments:

Miller has authored or co-authored nearly 300 publications, including three books and seven edited books.  He has written or co-written nearly $1 million in grants, has chaired over 80 doctoral dissertations, and has been an invited speaker to a variety of colleges, universities, and professional associations.  In 2007 he was elected President of the National Society of Shared Governance.

He is the Editor of the Journal of Research in Education and the past editor of the Journal of College Orientation and Transition.  He is currently on the editorial board of the Community College Journal of Research and Practice and School Psychology Quarterly.  He has previously been the Vice President of the Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs and served on the Board of Directors for the Council for the Study of Community Colleges.

Miller’s primary line of inquiry has been related to how faculty are involved in the institutional governance process and how this involvement is and has been received by various levels of administration.  The inter-dynamics of the faculty senate have been an ongoing topic of study, as well as the political dynamics of leadership election and post-election behavior.

Personal Information:

Dr. Miller is married to Lara Miller, a former high school English teacher, and they have two sons, Patrick and Peter, and one daughter, Mary. 

Publications/Presentations:

Creating community governance:  Involving faculty, staff, and students in effective collaboration.  Research paper presented at the Fifth Annual National Symposium on Shared Governance, Memphis, TN (2007 with Drs. J. Miles and R. Newman)

When the “digital native” meets the “digital immigrant:”  How baby boomer faculty engage technologically savvy college students.  California Conference on Teaching and Learning, Fresno, CA (2007, with Drs. C. Ling and M. Lu)

Kissinger, D. K., & Miller, M.  (2007).  Profile of community college student athletes in selected sports.  The Community College Enterprise, 13, 51-60.

Miles, J. M., Miller, M., & Nadler, D. P.  (2007).  Practical strategies for developing student government leaders:  Results of a national study.  JBS Journal of Practical Leadership, 2(1), 174-179.

Miller, M. T., & Tuttle, C. C. (2007).  Building communities:  How rural community colleges develop their communities and the people who live in them.  Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 31(2), 117-128.

Miller, M. T., & Tuttle, C. C.  (2006).  Rural community colleges and developing student perceptions of self-identity.  Community College Enterprise, 12(2), 55-68.

Miller, M. T., & Tuttle, C. C.  (2006).  Rural community colleges role in community development:  Unintentional outcomes of continuing and extended education activities.  Catalyst:  Journal of the National Council for Continuing Education and Training, 35(1), 7-12.

Brescia, W. F., & Miller, M. T.  (2006).  What’s it worth?  The perceived benefits of instructional blogging.  Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education, 5, 44-53.