Kristina Miler

Kristina C. Miler is a political scientist specializing in American government, social movements, legislative politics, and the role of interest groups in politics. She is Professor of Political Science at the University of Maryland and Director of Graduate Studies at its Department of Government and Politics.

Education Miler obtained a B.A. from the College of William and Mary and a PhD from the University of Michigan.

Career After an assistant professorship at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Miler took up the posts of Assistant, Associate, and then Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. She currently also serves as the Department's Director of Graduate Studies. Moreover, she is an affiliate scholar in the Center for Effective Lawmaking at the University of Virginia.

Research Miler is an expert in U.S. politics, political respresentation, and legislative politics, especially in the U.S. Congress. Her first book, Constituency Representation in Congress: The View from Capitol Hill, was published in 2010 by Cambridge University Press. It was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award by the American Political Science Association (APSA), which honours "the best book on government, politics, or international affairs" in any given year.

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Awards Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

Alan Rosenthal Prize, American Political Science Association (APSA)