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B.A., Clark University (Sociology & Psychology)
M.S.W., University of Washington
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, School of Family Studies
• Anti-oppression work, particularly anti-racism.
• Understanding the social ecology of disaster.
• Integrating psychosocial capacity building and disaster mental health approaches when responding to disasters.
• The imapct of a psychosocial capacity building project by trade unions on construction workers stationed at "Ground Zero" after 9/11 in NYC.
• Resiliency and coping strategies by the Vietnamese community in Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina.
• Building resiliency and instilling hope and connectedness among Tamil children living in war-affected Eastern Sri Lanka.
• Devleloping psychosocial capacity building projects in Sichuan Provence, China, in response to the Wenchuan earthquake.
• Writing a book on the social ecology of disaster and psychosocial capacity building.
• Co-editing a book on psychosocial capacity building projects in response to the Wenchuan earthquake.
Werkmeister Rozas, L. & Miller, J. (in press). Discourses for Social Justice Education: The Web of Racism adn the Web of Resistance. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity.
Corbin, J. & Miller, J. (2009). Collaborative psychosocial capacity building in Northern Uganda. Families in Society, 90(1), 103-109.
Miller, J. & Garran, A,M. (2009). The Legacy of Racism for Social Work Practice Today and What to do About it. In A. Roberts (Ed.) The Social Work Desk Reference (pp. 928-922). NY: Oxford.
Miller, J., & Garran, A.M. (2007). Racism in the United States: Implications for the helping professions. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Brooks Coles.
Miller, J. & Donner, S. (2007). The complexity of multidimensional social identity development. In S. Borrmann, M. Klassen, & C. Spatscheck (eds.). International social work: Social problems, cultural issues and social work education (pp. 75-94). Opladen, Germany: Barbara Budrich Publishers.
Park, Y. & Miller, J. (2007). Inequitable distributions. Journal of Intergroup Relations Vol. XXXIII(1), 45-49.
Miller, J., & Garran, A. (2007). The web of instiutional racism. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 77(1), 33-67.
Park, Y. & Miller, J. (2006). The social eclogy of Hurrican Katrina: Rewriting the discourse of "natural" disasters. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 76(3), 9-24.
Miller, J. (2006). Waves amidst war: Intercultural challenges while training volunteers to respond to the psychosocial needs of Sri Lankan Tsunami Survivors. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 6(4).
Miller, J. (2005). Thank you for caring: In Katrina's aftermath, hope and despair live side by side. Smith Alumnae Quarterly, 92(2), 14-15.
Miller, J. (2005). Critical incident debriefings and community-based clinical care. In A. Lightburn & P. Sessions (Eds.), Community-based clinical practice (pp. 529-541). New York: Oxford University Press.
Donner, S., & Miller, J. (2005). The road to becoming an anti-racism institution. In A. Lightburn & P. Sessions (Eds.), Community-based clinical practice (pp. 122-134). New York: Oxford University Press.
Miller, J. (2004). Walking in truth and honor: A narrative interview with Chauncey Alexander, Part II. Reflections, 10(2), 52-74.
Miller, J., Hyde, C., &
Ruth, B.J., (2004). Teaching about race and racism in social work:
The challenge for white educators. Smith College Studies
in Social Work, 74(2), 409-426.
Miller, J., Donner, S.,
Fraser, E., (2004). Talking when talking is tough: Taking on conversations
about race, sexual orientation, gender and class. Smith College
Studies in Social Work, 74(2), 377-392.
Miller, J., Rodiguez Martin,
I., Schamess, G. (Eds.). (2003). School violence and children
in crisis: Community and school interventions for social workers
and counselors. Denver: Love Publishing.
Miller, J. (2003). Critical stress debriefing
and social work: Expanding the frame. Journal of Social Service
Research, 30(2), 7-25.
Miller, J. (2003). Create a crisis and pray:
A narrative interview with Richard Cloward, Part II. Journal
of Community Practice, 11(1), 11-37.
Miller, J. (2003). Seeing both sides: A
narrative interview with Chauncy Alexander, Part I. Reflections,
9(4), 4-15.
Miller, J. (2003). We work together, we
act together, we think together: A narrative interview with
Richard Cloward, Part III. Journal of Progressive Social
Work, 14(1), 15-39.
January 14, 2009: The spectrum of racism: Working across culture and race. Workshop presented for Clinical Support Options at Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield, MA.
November 20, 2008: Mourning, memorializing and restoring hope and meaning: Fostering resiliency through collective capacity building in response to natural disaster. Keynote address at One Day Symposium on Collective Capacity Building sponsored by Hong Kong University. Hong Kong.
November 20, 2008: Vulnerable populations after disaster: Working with children, the elderly adn those offering care and response. Workshop conducted at One Day Symposium on Collective Capacity Building sponsored by Hong Kong University. Hong Kong.
November 12, 2008: Mourning, meaning and restoring hope: Fostering resiliency through collective capacity building in response to natural disaster. Keynote address at International Conference sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong University entitled Response to Wenchuan Earthquake: Challenges and Governance. Chengdu, Sichuan Provence, China.
November 2, 2008: A model for integrating disaster mental health responses with psychosocial capacity building. Paper presented at Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Philadelphia, PA.
October 4, 2008: Fostering resiliency: Psychosocial capacity building in response to disasters. Workshop at 8th Annual Conference for the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
October 3, 2008: Teaching about race and racism. Presentation (with Ann Marie Garran) at 8th Annual Conference of the Institute for teh Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
September 22, 2008: The social ecology of disaster: Response, healing and capacity building. Continuing education course for Boston University School of Social Work.
September 12, 2008: Working with culture and race in clinical practice. Full-day workshop with clinicians at Aurora Mental Health Center, Aurora, CO.
September 11, 2008: Becoming a multicultural organization: Challenges and opportunities. Full-day workshop with senior managers at Aurora Mental Health Center, Aurora, CO.
July 18, 2008: The cycle of reconciliation: Responding to Armed Conflict and Terrorism. Workshop given at Smith College School for Social Work 90th Anniversary Conference.
April 11, 2008: Teaching about race and racism: Workshop given with Ann Marie Garran at Bi-Annual Conference of the NASW, Massachusetts Chapter, Newton, MA
March 28, 2008: Successful teaching in an antiracism school for social work. Workshopo (with Ann Marie Garran) at Smith College School for Social Work Spring Faculty Meeting.
March 4, 2008: The spectrum of racism: Implications for clinicians. Workshop with clinicians in the child and family team, Catholic Community Services, Seattle, WA.
March 3, 2008: Making an antiracism commitment: Challenges and opportunities. Presentation to professors at Seattle Midwifery School.
February 9, 2008: A model of social identity development. Presentation at Southeastern Conference on Cross-Cultural Issues in Counseling and Education, Savannah, GA (with Ann Marie Garran).
November 7, 2007: The spectrum of racism: Implications for clinicians. Presentation to Clinical Social Work Society, Seattle, WA.
November 6, 2007: The spectrum of racism: Implications for midwives. Presentation to Seattle Midwifery School.
October 22, 2007: Self care for the Caregivers. Workshop for volunteers and staff of Emergency Medical Services of Western Mass. (with Father Bill Hamilton).
October 12, 2007: Becoming a multicultural organization. Workshop with all faculty of Fordham University School of Social Services (with Susan Donner).
September 21, 2007: Restorative justice and spiritual healing: The Acholi tradition of Mato Oput. Sermon delivered at All Souls Church, Greenfield, MA.
April 18, 2007: Talking about racism and becoming an antiracism organization (with Yoosun Park). Presentation to clinical staff at Smith College Counseling Center.
April 4, 2007: Coping with disaster: Meeting the needs of the elderly while caring for caregivers. Workshop for about 50 Senior Care Workers for Community Care of Connecticut, Hartford, CT.
March 5, 2007: Disaster Mental Health: Psychological first aid for victims and responders. Public presentation as part of the Boulder Institute for Psychotherapy and Research’s Front Porch Lecture Series, Boulder, CO.
March 2, 2007: Implications of internalized racism on clinical practice. Full-day workshop for mental health professionals sponsored by Boulder Institute for Psychotherapy and Research, Boulder, CO.
February, 8, 2007: Integrating Traditional Cultural Practices with Western Mental Health Approaches to Create a Sustainable Model Among War-torn Acholi People in Northern Uganda. Presentation to doctors, dentists and nurses at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
December 6, 2006: Whiteness, the web of racism and internalized stereotypes: Implications for clinical work and interpersonal relationships (with Yoosun Park). Workshop with clinical staff of the Smith College Counseling Center.
December 5, 2006: Psychological first aid. Presentation to the Community Crisis Response Team of Western Massachusetts.
November 20, 2006: Social identity and the implications for cross-racial/ethnic clinical work (with Yoosun Park). Workshop with clinical staff of the Smith College Counseling Center.
October 4, 2006: Racial and ethnic stereotypes in clinical work: How we learn them and how to unlearn them. Presentation given at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
June 5, 2006: The Sri Lankan Tsunami and Hurrican Katrina: The social ecology of natural disaster. Smith College School for Social Work, Monday Night Lecture Series.
April 2, 2006: Sustaining hope in post-democratic America. Sermon given at All Souls Church, Greenfield, MA.
March 6, 2006: Confronting racism in agencies and organizations. Presentation to senior management of Aurora Mental Health Services, Aurora, Colorado.
February 2, 2006: From Pacific tsunamis to hurricanes along the Gulf: The social ecology of natural disasters. Liberal Arts Luncheon Series, Smith College.
January 27, 2006: Confronting racism and exploring the complexities of social identity. Presentation to Faculty Field Advisors, Smith College School for Social Work.
January 10, 2006: The social ecology of hurricane Katrina: Race, class and community. Presentation to staff and students of the Mississippi relief project, Smith College.
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