Jason Miller

Assistant Professor of Education

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Virginia, Curry School of Education
  • M.P.P. Vanderbilt University, Peabody College
  • M.S. University of Rochester, Warner School of Education
  • B.A. State University at Albany, New York

Research & Academic Interests

  • Teacher preparation
  • Teacher development
  • Teacher retention
  • Teacher-environment fit

Publications

  • Miller, J. M., Evert, K., Youngs, P. (in press). Person-organization fit with teaching colleagues, person-job fit with grade level, and first-year elementary teacher retention. Journal of Education Human Resources.
  • Miller, J. M., Youngs, P., Anagnostopoulos, D., & Drake, C. (Spring 2023). How cooperating teachers and university supervisors shape elementary candidates’ opportunities to learn and receive feedback on English Language Arts instruction. Teacher Education Quarterly, 50(4), 6-28.
  • Miller, J. M. (2022). U.S. history state assessment items: Exploring the income-achievement gap and levels of academic language, historical thinking, and historical literacy demand. Theory and Research in Social Education, 50(4), 607-636.
  • Miller, J. M., & Youngs, P. (2021). Person-organization fit and first-year teacher retention in the United States. Teaching and Teacher Education, 97, 103226.
  • Miller, J. M., Youngs, P., Perrone, F., & Grogan, E. (2020). Using measures of fit to predict beginning teacher retention. The Elementary School Journal, 120(3), 399-421.

Associations, Affiliations & Work History

  • American Education Research Association (AERA)
  • Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP)

Awards & Accolades

  • EKU College of Education and Applied Human Science: Faculty excellence in service award (2023-2024)
  • EKU Professional Education Services: Outstanding Faculty Collaborator (2023-2024)
  • EKU Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning: Inclusive Excellence Faculty Award (2022-2023)