Ryan A. Miller, Ph.D., is professor of higher education and coordinator of the Ph.D. program in higher education administration at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Informed by his background as a student affairs practitioner and first-generation college graduate, Ryan’s scholarship focuses on the experiences of minoritized social groups in higher education (primarily LGBTQ+ and disabled students). He has produced more than 70 publications on these topics in outlets including AERA Open, Journal of Higher Education, Journal of College Student Development, The Review of Higher Education, and Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. He teaches courses on student affairs administration, college student development, and research design.

Nationally, Ryan serves as vice chair for the Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs and associate editor (and former editor) of the College Student Affairs Journal. He was named an Emerging Scholar for ACPA College Student Educators International and is a former Fellow of the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. Ryan’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, John M. Belk Endowment, ACPA, and NASPA.

Prior to joining the University of Tennessee, Ryan was a tenured faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an administrator at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of North Florida. He holds graduate degrees in higher education administration including his Ph.D. from UT-Austin and master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Ryan received the Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year award from NASPA; the Outstanding Publication Award from the NASPA Faculty Assembly; and was named the Bonnie E. Cone Early Career Professor in Teaching at UNC Charlotte.