Benjamin Miller

Benjamin Miller is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh's Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, Department of English, and serves as the Composition Program Director. He holds affiliations with the Digital Narrative and Interactive Design program and the DSAM Certificate initiative.

• PhD, English (CUNY Graduate Center)
• MFA, Poetry (Columbia University School of the Arts)

His research focuses on applying data analysis and visualization to map disciplinary landscapes in Composition/Rhetoric, supporting researchers in navigating methodological and topical diversity. He teaches writing courses at undergraduate and graduate levels, emphasizing writing as a cognitive tool. Key projects include the Writing Studies Tree (crowdsourced academic genealogy database) and the Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, where he serves as co-founder and editor.

Benjamin specializes in digital humanities, interactive pedagogy, and writing instruction. His publications explore composition theory, digital tools, and data's role in humanities education. Notable works include Distant Readings of Disciplinarity (2022) and Without Compass (2014). He actively develops open-access platforms for collaborative scholarly practices.