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Denise A Miller

Dr Denise A Miller BA (Hons), PGDipPsy, DECPsy, CPsychol, MSc, SFHEA, RSA Fellow

Associate Professor in Child and Educational Psychology

Key details

Dr Denise A Miller

Associate Professor in Child and Educational Psychology

Denise A Miller achieved a BA in Education from the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ. Taught in primary schools for eight years before training to become an Educational Psychologist. Achieved an MSc in Educational Psychology from University College London and started working as a fully qualified Educational Psychologist in the London Borough of Lambeth. The work involved supporting parents and teachers to meet the needs of marginalised children, and those with special educational needs and disabilities through assessment, consultation and in-service training. In 2014, Denise successfully completed a Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology, and then soon after she returned to the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, this time as a senior lecturer. Currently, Denise is a personal tutor and lecturer for the School of Human Sciences, and a child and educational psychologist in private practice. Denise continues to work in early years, primary and secondary school settings, as well as, further and higher education, and clinical and legal (ie.expert witness and tribunal) contexts.

Posts held previously

  • 2005 - 2014 Senior Educational Psychologist, Lambeth Educational Psychology Service
    Provided advice on assessment, provision and intervention for vulnerable pupils, including those with special educational needs and those looked after by the local authority
  • 1996 - 2004 Special Educational Needs Coordinator, Teacher
    Coordinated the delivery of support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Planning and delivering courses, schemes of work and lessons in line with the National Curriculum

Responsibilities within the university
  • Programme Leader
  • Inclusivity Champion
  • Personal Tutor
  • Module Leader
  • Lecturer
  • Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral supervisor

Awards
  • 2022 - 2023 nomination for The National Teaching Fellowship
  • 2022 - Poster Prize for British Educational Research Association
  • 2021 - 2022 Award for ILD Best Output
  • 2021 -  2022 award for ILD Impact
  • Several nominations for Inspirational Teaching Award

Recognition
Professional body/membership
  • AdvanceHE
  • Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practice
  • Black and Ethnic Minority Educational Psychology (BEEP) Network
  • British Psychological Society (BPS)
  • British Educational Research Association (BERA)
  • Division of Educational and Child Psychology (DECP)
  • Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN)
  • Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
  • United Kingdom Advising and Tutoring (UKAT)
Membership of External Committees and Working Parties
  • British Psychological Society. Behaviour Working Group
  • British Psychological Society. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Group
  • British Psychological Society - Postgraduate Research and Research Methods Group
  • British Psychological Society - Practice Guidelines Group
  • British Psychological Society - Safeguarding Advisory Group
  • British Psychological Society – Unconscious Bias Group
  • Division of Educational and Child Psychology - Committee
  • Division of Educational and Child Psychology - Equality Diversity and Inclusion Implementation Group
  • Division of Educational and Child Psychology - Training Committee
  • GOLD Review Board and Steering Group
  • Health and Care Professions Council. Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics Explanatory Materials Working Group
  • UKAT Equity & Inclusion Special Interest Group
Editorial/Board membership
  • Educational and Child Psychology (Editor)
  • Journal of Multicultural Education (Editorial Advisory Board)
  • London Review of Education (Assistant Editor)
Guest Editorial/Special Issues
  • Intersectional Identities, Education, Psychology, and Social Justice. Educational and Child Psychology. 41(3).
  • Decolonising the Curriculum. Compass. Çï¿ûÊÓƵ
  • Decolonising the School Curriculum. London Review of Education
  • Black Lives Matter: making a difference for racial justice. Educational and Child Psychology, 38 (4).
Panel member
  • Division of Educational and Child Psychology (Lifetime Achievement in Educational Psychology)
  • Division of Educational and Child Psychology (Distinguished Contribution to Practice and Doctoral Dissertation)
  • Health and Care Professions Council (Fitness to Practise)
  • Institute of Lifecourse Development (ILD Funding, Best impact/output awards)
  • The Society for Research into Higher Education (Research and Scoping Awards)
Reviewer
  • AdvanceHE – Race Equality Charter (Applications)
  • British Educational Research Association - Annual Conference (Abstracts)
  • British Psychological Society (CPD).
  • Curriculum Journal (Articles)
  • Division of Educational and Child Psychology – Annual Conference (Abstracts)
  • Education and Child Psychology (Articles)
  • London Review of Education (Articles)
  • SAGE Publishing (Book proposals)
  • SN Social Sciences (Articles)
  • The Society for Research into Higher Education - International Research Conference (Submissions)
  • United Kingdom Advising and Tutoring – Annual Conference (Abstracts)

Research / Scholarly interests

Denise is especially interested in undertaking qualitative research that involves examining marginalised educational professional’s and children and young people's experiences in the education sector.

Key funded projects

  • 2022 GRE Innovation Fund
  • 2022 ECR Scheme Request for Research Support
  • 2021 ILD Research Support Funding
  • 2021 BERA Small Grants Fund
  • 2020 ILD Research Support Funding
  • 2015 Research and Enterprise Fund

Recent publications

Article

Miller, Denise A. and , (2024), . The British Educational Research Association. In: , , , . The British Educational Research Association, BERA Blog (doi: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/black-history-month-moving-beyond-tokenism).

Miller, Denise A. and , (2024), . The British Psychological Society (BPS). In: , , , . The British Psychological Society (BPS), Leicester, UK The British Psychological Society: Education, Equality, diversity and inclusion, Race, ethnicity and culture (doi: https://www.bps.org.uk/blog/reclaiming-narratives).

Miller, Denise A. and , (2024), . The British Psychological Society (BPS). In: , , , . The British Psychological Society (BPS), The Psychologist - The British Psychological Society (BPS) (doi: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/i-understand-power-words-both-uplift-and-hold-back).

Miller, Denise Angela and , Essex, Ryan (2024), . Taylor & Francis. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis, American Journal of Bioethics, 24 (10) . pp. 43-45 ISSN: 1526-5161 (Print), 1536-0075 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2388768) NB Item availability restricted.

Gabi, Josephine , Braddock, Alison, Brown, Claire, Miller, Denise A , Mynott, Gwenda , Melissa, Jacobi , Pallavi, Banerjee , Kenny, Karen , Rawson, Andrew (2024), . BERA. In: , , , . BERA, BERA Blog (doi: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/personal-tutoring-a-catalyst-for-equity-and-an-antidote-to-the-racial-awarding-gap).

Gabi, Josephine , Braddock, Alison, Brown, Claire, Miller, Denise A , Mynott, Gwenda , Jacobi, Melissa , Banerjee, Pallavi , Kenny, Karen , Rawson, Andrew (2024), . John Wiley & Sons. In: , , , . John Wiley & Sons, British Educational Research Journal . pp. 1-20 ISSN: 0141-1926 (Print), 1469-3518 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3999).

Miller, Denise A , Brown, Charmaine, Essex, Ryan (2023), . UCL Press. In: , , , . UCL Press, London Review of Education, 21: 39 (1) . pp. 1-14 ISSN: 1474-8479 (Print), 1474-8460 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.14324/LRE.21.1.39).

Miller, Denise A , Grant, Denny, Ricketts, Laura, Sangar, Maninder , Douglas, Marsha , Meheux, Melernie , Pinto, Cynthia , Hill, Vivian , The British Psychological Society , The Division of Educational and Child Psychology (2023), . The British Psychological Society (BPS). In: , , , . The British Psychological Society (BPS), Leicester Self-assessment Framework for Promoting Racial Equity in Educational Psychology Services (1st) (doi: ).

Miller, Denise A and , (2023), . The British Psychology Society (BPS). In: , , , . The British Psychology Society (BPS), The British Psychology Society (doi: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/play-hospital-could-improve-childrens-mental-health).

Miller, Denise A and , (2023), . British Educational Research Association (BERA). In: , , , . British Educational Research Association (BERA), British Educational Research Association (BERA) (doi: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-problem-of-prejudice-discrimination-and-institutional-racism-in-a-post-92-higher-education-institution).

Miller, Denise A and , Warner, Diane (2023), . British Educational Research Association (BERA). In: , , , . British Educational Research Association (BERA), Research Intelligence, 156 . pp. 19-19 (doi: https://www.bera.ac.uk/publication/autumn-2023).

Essex, Ryan , Thompson, Trevor, Evans, Thomas, Fortune, Vanessa , Kalocsanyiova, Erika , Miller, Denise A , Markowski, Marianne , Elliott, Helen (2023), . SAGE. In: , , , . SAGE, Nursing Ethics ISSN: 0969-7330 (Print), 1477-0989 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330231177419).

Miller, Denise A and , (2023), . Emerald Publishing. In: , , , . Emerald Publishing, Opinion & Blog (doi: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/opinion-and-blog/race-higher-education-and-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-a-critical).

Essex, Ryan , Kennedy, Jack, Miller, Denise, Jameson, Jill (2023), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Nursing Inquiry ISSN: 1320-7881 (Print), 1440-1800 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12571).

Evans, Thomas , Burns, Calvin, Essex, Ryan, Finnerty, Gina , Hatton, Ella , Clements, Andrew , Breau, Genevieve Marie , Quinn, Francis , Elliott, Helen , Smith, Lorraine (2023), . Frontiers Media. In: , , , . Frontiers Media, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14: 1078797 . pp. 1-10 1664-0640 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1078797).

Evans, Thomas , Burns, Calvin, Essex, Ryan, Finnerty, Gina , Hatton, Ella , Clements, Andrew , Breau, Genevieve Marie , Quinn, Francis , Elliott, Helen , Smith, Lorraine D. (2023), . Frontiers Media. In: , , , . Frontiers Media, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14: 1078797 . pp. 1-10 1664-0640 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1078797).

Miller, Denise A , Surendran, Shone, Towers, Emma (2023), . UCL Press. In: , , , . UCL Press, London Review of Education, 21 (1) . pp. 1-5 ISSN: 1474-8460 (Print), 1474-8479 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.14324/LRE.21.1.06).

Miller, Denise A and , Essex, Ryan (2023), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 11: 100477 . pp. 1-7 2666-9153 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100477).

Wright, Abigail , Greenwood, Alison, Miller, Denise A, Pinto, Cynthia , British Psychological Society (2022), . The British Psychological Society. In: , , , . The British Psychological Society, Division of Educational and Child Psychology (doi: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/experiences-quality-time-and-managing-expectations-psychologists-offer-advice-navigating).

Wright, Abigail , Greenwood, Alison, Miller, Denise A, Pinto, Cynthia , British Psychological Society (2022), . The British Psychological Society. In: , , , . The British Psychological Society, Division of Educational and Child Psychology (doi: https://www.bps.org.uk/blog/managing-holiday-season-during-cost-living-crisis).

Miller, Denise A and , (2022), . Nova Southeastern University (NSU). In: , , , . Nova Southeastern University (NSU), The Qualitative Report, 27 (10) . pp. 2135-2156 1052-0147 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5067).

Miller, Denise A and , (2022), . British Educational Research Association (BERA). In: , , , . British Educational Research Association (BERA), British Educational Research Association report series: Race & Education (doi: https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/36996/1/race-higher-education-and-special-educational%20needs-and-disabilities).

Vseteckova, Jitka , Markowski, Marianne, Miller, Denise A, Stoner, Charlotte R. , Smith, Lorraine , Rumyantseva, Nataliya , Miles, John , Leu, Agnes , Berger, Fabian , Jones, Kerry (2022), . National Institute for Health Research - University of York, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. In: , , , . National Institute for Health Research - University of York, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, PROSPERO: International prospective register of systematic reviews, 2022 (CRD420) . pp. 1-6 (doi: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022307145).

Miller, Denise A , Soni, Anita, Hobbs, Charmian, Gibbs, Simon , Malagoli, Chiara , Morgan, Gavin , Lauchlan, Fraser (2021), . The British Psychological Society. In: , , , . The British Psychological Society, Educational and Child Psychology, 38 (4) . pp. 5-8 ISSN: 0267-1611 (Print), 2396-8702 (Online) (doi: https://shop.bps.org.uk/educational-child-psychology-vol-38-no-4-december-2021-black-lives-matter-making-a-difference-for) NB Item availability restricted.

Essex, Ryan , Markowski, Marianne, Miller, Denise (2021), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Nursing Inquiry, 29: e12241 (1) ISSN: 1320-7881 (Print), 1440-1800 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12441).

Miller, Denise A and , (2021), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Gender, Work & Organization, 28 (4) . pp. 1665-1682 ISSN: 1468-0432 (Print), 1468-0432 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12688).

Book

Goodwin, John , Hegarty, Peter, James, Trevor, Maltby, John , Miller, Denise A , Powell, Saffron , Singh, Birendra , Turda, Marius (2023), . The British Psychological Society (BPS). In: , , , . The British Psychological Society (BPS), Leicester, UK The British Psychological Society History of Psychology Centre (1st) . ISBN: 9781854338990ISSN: 978-1-85433-899-0 (Print), (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.

Book section

Miller, Denise and , (2023), . Buckinghamshire Skills Hub. In: , , , Success at School University Guide 2023-24. Buckinghamshire Skills Hub, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (1st) . pp. 35-36 (doi: https://79590737.flowpaper.com/University2023).

Miller, Denise A and , (2023), . Aspect & The University of Manchester. In: , , In: M. Rodekirchen, L. Pottinger, A. Briggs, A. Barron (eds.), Impactfull social science methodologies for 21st century problems. Aspect & The University of Manchester, Manchester and online Aspect, 2 (1st) . pp. 1-9 (doi: https://aspect.ac.uk/resources/constructivist-grounded-theory/).

Miller, Denise A and , (2023), . Aspect and The University of Manchester. In: , , In: M. Rodekirchen, M. Pottinger, L. Briggs, A. Barron, T. Eseonu, S. Hall, A.L. Browne (eds.), Methods for Change Volume 2: Impactful social science methodologies for 21st century problems. Aspect and The University of Manchester, Manchester Methods for Change Volume 2: Impactful social science methodologies for 21st century problems (1st) . pp. 1-9 (doi: ).

Conference item

Miller, Denise A , Brown, Claire, Gabi, Josephine, St. Hilaire, Eleanor (2024), . UKAT. In: UKAT Tutoring Matters Webinar - Reimagining Personal Tutoring and Advising to Address the BAME Awarding Gap, 17th Oct, 2024, Online Event , UKAT Tutoring Reimagining Personal Tutoring and Advising to Address the BAME Awarding Gap. UKAT, https://www.ukat.ac.uk/ (doi: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/399f3cff-3820-46b9-a68b-cbd8a04bc223@8ea23b08-8225-489f-ad33-8b1355c8daf2).

Miller, Denise A , Essex, Ryan, Brown, Charmaine (2024), . BERA. In: BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting, 8th - 12th September, 2024, University of Manchester , BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting. BERA, (doi: https://www.bera.ac.uk/conference/bera-conference-2024-and-wera-focal-meeting).

Miller, Denise A , Gabi, Josephine, St-Hilaire, Eleanor, Jacobi, Melissa , Banerjee, Pallavi (2024), . UKAT Events. In: UKAT Annual conference: Personal Tutoring in the spotlight, 8th - 9th Apr, 2024, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ , UKAT Annual Conference 2024. UKAT Events, (doi: https://www.ukat.ac.uk/events/ukat-annual-conference-2024).

Miller, Denise A and , Brown, Charmaine (2024), . ECER. In: European Conference on Educational Research - Education in an Age of Uncertainty: memory and hope for the future, 27th - 30th Aug, 2024, Nikosia, Cyprus , European Conference on Educational Research - Education in an Age of Uncertainty: memory and hope for the future. ECER, University of Cyprus (doi: https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2024-nicosia).

Miller, Denise and , (2024), . In: 4th Annual International Research Discussion Panel, 1st Mar, 2024, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ and SEGI Colleges , . , (doi: ).

Miller, Denise A and , (2023), . In: EdD Weekend Programme, 11th Nov 2023, Stockwell, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ , EdD Weekend - Greenwich Campus. , (doi: ).

Miller, Denise A and , (2023), . Routledge and UCL Press. In: Teaching Beyond the Curriculum: Focus on Pedagogy 2023, 15th - 17th November 2023, Virtual (UK, USA, China) , Teaching Beyond the Curriculum: Focus on Pedagogy 2023. Routledge and UCL Press, (UK, USA and China) (doi: https://amps-research.com/conference/teaching-2023/).

Miller, Denise A and , (2023), . In: Centre for Race, Education and Decoloniality (CRED): Knowledge Exchange Event, 29th June 2023, Leeds Beckett University , . , (doi: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/research/centre-for-race-education-and-decoloniality/).

Miller, Denise A and , (2023), . In: IEAL-J Biennial International Conference on Educational Leadership & Management, 18th - 20th October 2023, Montego Bay, Jamaica , . , (doi: https://www.iealj.org/?page_id=1528).

Miller, Denise A and , Charmaine, Brown (2023), . In: BERA Conference 2023, 12-14th September 2023, Aston University, Birmingham , . , (doi: ).

Miller, Denise A and , Brown, Charmaine (2023), . In: Examining the problem of institutional racism in a UK-based university, 13th February 2023, Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), King's College London , Examining the problem of institutional racism in a UK-based university. , Kings College London (doi: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/examining-the-problem-of-institutional-racism-in-a-uk-based-university).

Miller, Denise A and , (2023), . In: Unmasking educational inequalities: Covid-19 and deaf students in HE, 30th January 2023, Deaf Cultural Centre, Birmingham , . , (doi: ).

Miller, Denise A , Brown, Charmaine, Essex, Ryan (2023), . Çï¿ûÊÓƵ. In: SHIFT 2024: 'Inclusive Higher Education: Myths and Realities', 10th - 11th Jan 2024, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ and online , SHIFT 2024: Çï¿ûÊÓƵ Annual Teaching & Learning Conference 10th - 11th January 2024. Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, London (1st) . pp. 67-67 (doi: /learning-teaching/shift).

Miller, Denise A and , Brown, Charmaine (2022), . In: Prejudice, Discrimination and Racism in HE, 16th December 2022, Cardiff Metropolitan University , . , (doi: ).

Miller, Denise A and , (2022), . In: BERA Report Series: Race and Education, 6th Dec 2022, Online , . , (doi: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/CSa8C915JFxMzyVIo1hUt?domain=bera.ac.uk).

Miller, Denise A and , (2022), . In: Methods for Change: Social science methodologies for 21st century problems, 9th November 2022, University of Manchester , . , (doi: ).

Miller, Denise A and , (2022), . In: Webinar - The SEND Green Paper: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead, 15th June 2022, Online , . , (doi: https://www.bps.org.uk/events/send-green-paper-opportunities-and-challenges-ahead).

Miller, Denise A , Brown, Charmaine, Essex, Ryan (2022), . In: BERA Conference 2022, 6th - 8th September 2022, University of Liverpool University of Liverpool Guild Of Students 160 Mount Pleasant Liverpool, L3 5TR , . , (doi: ).

Miller, Denise A. , Brown, Charmaine, Essex, Ryan (2021), . In: Diversity Interest Group (DIG) Autumn Conference, Wed, 22 September 2021; 10:00 – 16:30 BST, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ , . , (doi: /research/groups/crew/diversity-interest-group).

Miller, Denise A and , (2021), . In: Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Virtual Conference: 'Horrible Histories and Feminist Futures', 07.07.2021, Online , constructivist grounded theory, Black British female managers. , (doi: ).