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Amanda L. Miller is an Associate Professor in the Teacher Education Division at the College of Education, Wayne State University, and an affiliated research associate with the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute (MI-DDI). Her work centers on equity, justice, and access in education, particularly for multiply-marginalized youth such as girls of color with complex support needs. She employs critical, participatory, and visual methodologies to investigate how educational systems respond to difference and how inclusive, liberatory practices can be cultivated.
- Ph.D., Special Education, University of Kansas, 2019
- M.Ed., Special Education, Northern Arizona University, 2007
- B.A., Elementary Education, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2000
Her research interests include accessible and inclusive education (K–12), family-school-community partnerships, critical qualitative inquiry, and disability-centered culturally sustaining pedagogies. She explores how institutions respond to difference, how teachers develop equitable pedagogy, and how transformative partnerships with marginalized families are formed. Her methodological expertise includes photovoice, cartography, narrative inquiry, and autoethnography.
Dr. Miller’s recent publications reflect a strong focus on intersectionality, DisCrit, sociospatial theory, and student agency. Her work consistently centers the voices and solutions of disabled girls of color and challenges systemic ableism and racism in education. She has authored influential articles on literacy practices, teacher agency, transition to postsecondary education, and self-advocacy.
- Nominated, Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program, 2023
- Awarded, Faculty Community Engagement Scholarship Award, Wayne State University, 2023
- Awarded, Faculty Research Innovation Award, Wayne State University, 2023
- Nominated, Early Career Researchers Award, TASH, 2023
She has served as Principal or Co-Principal Investigator on multiple grants focused on co-designing pedagogies with community activists and youth scholars, inclusive literacy experiences, and reimagining teacher preparation through disability-centered approaches. She mentors future educators through courses such as Foundations of Inclusive Schooling, Teaching Students with Autism, and Intersectional and Critical Qualitative Methods. She is actively engaged in national scholarly communities and presents regularly at AERA, TASH, and DADD conferences.
Dr. Miller is affiliated with research teams and collaborates widely with scholars in disability studies, critical race theory, and inclusive education. Her work is published in leading journals such as Race Ethnicity and Education, Critical Studies in Education, Disability & Society, and Teacher College Record.
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