Key details
Dr Denise A Miller
Associate Professor of Child and Educational Psychology
Professor Denise A Miller began her academic journey with a BA in Education from the University of Greenwich. She spent eight years teaching in primary schools, where she developed a strong foundation in classroom practice and an enduring commitment to inclusive education. Driven by a desire to support children more holistically, she pursued specialist training in psychology, and in due course, she earned an MSc in Educational Psychology from University College London.
Following her qualification, Denise worked as an Educational Psychologist in the London Borough of Lambeth. Her role focused on supporting the development and well-being of marginalised children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This involved conducting psychological assessments, delivering consultations to teachers and parents, and designing and facilitating in-service training to promote inclusive educational practices.
In 2014, she completed a Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology, and soon after, she returned to the University of Greenwich (this time as a senior lecturer), bringing both her professional experience and academic insight to the field of psychology and education.
Currently, Professor Miller works within the School of Human Sciences. She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, supervises research students, and contributes to curriculum development in the areas of child development, inclusive education, and applied psychology. Her teaching is informed by her continued professional practice as a chartered child and educational psychologist.
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. University of Greenwich
- 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