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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
1. Anti-oppression work, particularly anti-racism work.
2. Community mental health responses to tragedies and disaster.
3. The relationship between psychosocial healing, social justice, and peace and reconciliation.
1. Race, racism, and anti-racism.
2. The social ecology of disasters in a global context.
3. Inter-ethnic conflict
4. Reintegration of formerly abducted child soldiers in Uganda into society
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.
Miller, J. (2002). Reflections
on 9/11: Vulnerability and strength in the "New World
Order." Smith College Studies in Social Work, 73(1), 73-82.
Miller, J. (2002). September 11, 2001: The implications for social work practice. Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 4(2), 5-13.
Miller, J. (2002). "I do what I write about and I write about what I do": A narrative interview with Richard Cloward. Reflections, 8(1), 44-63.
Miller, J. (2002). Affirming flames: Debriefing survivors of the World Trade Center attacks. Brief Treatment and Crisis intervention, 2(1), 85-94.
Miller, J. (2001). Family and
Community Integrity. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare,
28(4), 23-44.
Miller, J. (2001). The use of debriefings in schools. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 71(2), 259-270.
Miller, J. (2001). Violet's seeds. In S.L. Abels (Ed.), Ethics in social work practice: Narratives for professional helping (pp. 111-129). Denver: Love Publishing. (A personal reflection about a client's murder.)
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.
October 21, 2005: Confronting racism in agencies and organizations: Workshop conducted at the 5th Annual Conference of the Institutes for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston, MA.
October 20, 2005: Reflections on hurricane Katrina. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Red Cross, Hampshire County Chapter.
October 17, 2005: Tales of two disasters: Hurricane Katrina and the Asian tsunami. Presentation to the Community Crisis Response Team of Western Massachusetts.
May 18, 2005: The spectrum of racism: Implications for human service workers. Keynote address at 23rd Regional Social Work Conference, Western New England College, Springfield, MA.
April 26, 2005: Debriefing traumatic events. Continuing education course offered to employees of Center for Human Development, Springfield, MA.
April 13, 2005: Research about the effectiveness of debriefings. Presentation to Western Massachusetts Emergency Medical Response Team, Northampton, MA.
March 31, 2005: The complexity of multi-dimensioanl social identity development. Workshop conducted at 9th Annual Sheppard Conference for Social Justice, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.
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