sj Miller

sj Miller (born March 20, 1970) is an American academic whose work commonly centers around social justice, literacy, and the confluence of gender and education. Miller is a professor of Teacher Education at the Santa Fe Community College.

Early life and education Miller was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Miller taught middle and high school English for eight years before going on to earn a PhD in Educational Thought and Socio-Cultural Studies from the University of New Mexico.

Miller medically and socially transitioned to appear male while working as an assistant professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and self-described, starting at that time, as trans-agender. Miller was disowned by Miller's father after coming out as transgender.

Career Miller has held teaching positions at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University of Missouri-Kansas City,

Miller is a professor of Teacher Education in the Teacher Academy at Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and holds an additional appointment teaching online courses in the teacher education program at the University of Washington Bothell School of Educational Studies.

Advocacy In the fall of 2010, Miller helped draft the Beliefs Statement about Social Justice in English Education and helped pass the Resolution on Social Justice in Literacy Education, which informed the newly-vetted CAEP Social Justice Standard 6, the first ever standard in the United States that advances social justice work in teacher preparation for the National Council of Teachers of English. In April 2016, Miller was selected for a project hosted by the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development to integrate social justice education into the mainstream school curriculum. Miller has written and spoken about the impact of bullying on youth, particularly young people whose gender identities are nonconforming and those in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Selected awards and recognition 2005: Paul and Kate Farmer English Journal Writing Award, Article of the Year, "Shattering Images of Violence in Young Adult Literature: Strategies for the Classroom" 2007: Exemplary Book Award, Richard A. Meade Award, National Council on Teacher Education, "Unpacking the Loaded Teacher Matrix: Negotiating Space and Time Between University and Secondary English Classrooms" 2019: AERA Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award

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Personal life Miller enjoys participating in sports, including swimming, running, and cycling, and received a full ride scholarship to U.C. Berkeley to play soccer.

Miller is agender and does not use any personal pronouns.