Education

• B.S., Elementary Education, Wisconsin Lutheran College
• M.A., School Leadership, Concordia University Chicago
• Ph.D., Concordia University Chicago

Background

I have had the opportunity to teach abroad in the Czech Republic for one year, serve as an educator and administrator in central-city Chicago for eight years, and continue in those roles in Bloomington, Minnesota, for five years before returning to my alma mater, Wisconsin Lutheran College. I now have the privilege of serving as Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Humanities. I am grateful to work alongside dedicated faculty and staff as we prepare students for lives of purpose, service, and Christian leadership.

Teaching

• Education Diversity Courses
• Instructional Methods Courses: Middle School, Math, Science

Research Interest

• Teacher Leadership

Scholarly Works

• Miller, M. M. (2022). Transforming Undergraduate Teacher Education: Cooperating Teachers’ Perceptions of a Year-Long Teaching Residency Program [Doctoral dissertation, Concordia University Chicago] ProQuest Dissertations and Thesis Global.
• Wisconsin’s Plan to Advance Education for Environmental Literacy and Sustainability in PK-12 Schools. Contributor.

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

• "Lessons Learned: Preparing the Reaffirmation of Accreditation Project." Presentation (P. Burmeister, M. Miller) Higher Learning 2025 HLC Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. April 2025.
• “What Makes Teacher Preparation Legitimate? An Examination of Two Undergraduate Teacher Residency Programs via the Professional Development School Concept.” Presentation. (M. Miller, S. Myrick) Southeastern Association of School-University Partnerships Conference. Hilton Head Island, SC. October 2024.
• “Does Residency Support the Professional School Development Concept?” (M. Miller, S. Myrick) Lilly Conference Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning - International Teaching Learning Cooperative. San Diego, CA. January 2024.
• “Cultivating School-University Partnerships via the Year-Long Residency Program: Lessons and Perceptions Learned from Cooperating Teachers.” Presentation. (M. Miller, S. Myrick) Southeastern Association of School-University Partnerships Conference. Athens, GA. October 2023.
• “A Catholicon for Teacher Preparation: A Year-Long Residency Program.” Presentation. (M. Miller, J. Holman) Lutheran College Conference. Mankato, MN. August 2023.
• “Strengthening Teacher Candidacy via the Residency Program: Lessons Learned.” Presentation. (M. Miller) National Field Experience Conference. Greeley, CO. April 2023.
• “A Catholicon for Teacher Preparation: A Year-Long Residency Program.” Poster Presentation. (M. Miller) Lilly Conference Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning - International Teaching Learning Cooperative. San Diego, CA. January 2023. https://www.lillyconferences-ca.com/copy-of-2022-poster-gallery

Service

• WLC's HLC Criterion Committee, Chair
• WLC's General Education Committee, Chair
• WLC’s Faculty Development Committee, Chair
• WLC’s Curriculum Committee, Chair
• Education Deans of Greater Milwaukee, Co-Chair
• Presented 25+ presentations/workshops regionally and nationally on a range of topics (teacher leadership, teaching methodology, diversity, environmental education) to a wide range of audiences: IHE, teacher and principal conferences, and community and social organizations.