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Hannah K. Miller Curriculum vitae

Doctoral Candidate 250C Erickson Hall

East Lansing, MI 48824 Work: (517) 432-8388 Cell: (404) 909-1027

hkm@msu.edu

EDUCATION Ph.D. 2016 Teacher Education, Science Education. Michigan State University. Dissertation (Expected) title: “Undergraduates in a Sustainability Semester: Modeling Agency and

Structural Change for Sustainability.” Dissertation Committee: Charles W. (Andy) Anderson (chair), Angela Calabrese Barton, Avner Segal, Matt Ferkany.

Ed.S. 2011 Curriculum and Instruction, Science Education. University of Florida.

M.A. 2010 Environmental Education. Goshen College (with distinction).

B.A. 2001 Biology. Rhodes College. UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2015 Instructor. TE804: Reflection and Inquiry on Teaching Practice II – Elementary

Science Methods. Michigan State University, College of Education, Elementary Science Teacher Preparation Program.

2014 Instructor. TE403: Teaching Science to Diverse Learners – Elementary Science Methods. Michigan State University, College of Education, Elementary Science Teacher Preparation Program.

2013 Co-Instructor. TE804: Reflection and Inquiry on Teaching Practice II – Secondary Science Methods. Michigan State University, College of Education, Secondary Science Teacher Preparation Program.

2013 Instructor. TE991: Genders and Sexualities in School and Society. Michigan State University, College of Education, Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education Doctoral Program.

2012, 2013 Field Instructor. TE501: Teaching Internship with Diverse Learners. Michigan State University, College of Education, Secondary Science Teacher Preparation Program.

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2012 Instructor. TE802: Reflection and Inquiry on Teaching Practice I – Secondary Science Methods. Michigan State University, College of Education, Secondary Science Teacher Preparation Program.

2012 Instructor. TE408: Science Minor Laboratory. Michigan State University, College of Education, Secondary Science Teacher Preparation Program.

2012 Instructor. TE408: Crafting Teaching Practice II – Secondary Science Methods. Michigan State University, College of Education, Secondary Science Teacher Preparation Program.

2011 Instructor. TE407: Crafting Teaching Practice I – Secondary Science Methods. Michigan State University, College of Education, Secondary Science Teacher Preparation Program.

K-12 AND OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2009-2010 Environmental educator. Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen

College. Served as an instructor in the K-12 environmental education program.

2007-2009 Elementary science teacher. Hong Qiao International School: Shanghai, China. Full time specialty science teacher of grades PreK-5.

2005-2006 Secondary science teacher. Shanghai High School International Division: Shanghai, China. Full-time teacher for 7th grade life science; 8th grade honors science; 10th grade biology. Also taught 10th and 7th grade English.

2004-2005 English teacher. Tsinghua University: Beijing, China. Part-time instructor of English as a foreign language for Tsinghua University faculty.

2002, 2003 Guest Lecturer of English as a Foreign Language. University of West Bohemia. Pilsen, Czech Republic.

2002-2003 Secondary science teacher. Shanghai High School International Division:

Shanghai, China. Full-time teacher: 7th grade EFL, life science, and history; 10th grade biology.

2001-2002 English teacher. Shenzhen Foreign Languages School: Shenzhen, China. Full- time 6th and 7th grade teacher of English as a foreign language.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2011-2015 Project Director and Erickson Research Fellow. National Science Foundation

DRK-12 Grant: Learning Progressions on Carbon-Transforming Processes in Socio-Ecological Systems (NSF 0815993): Carbon TIME. Michigan State University, College of Education. Principal Investigator: Andy Anderson.

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HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. Association of American Colleges and

Universities. For graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders in higher education.

2013 Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Teaching Fellowship. Michigan State University, James Madison College.

2011-2016 Erickson Research Fellowship. Michigan State University, College of Education. 2009 Official commendation by the San Francisco government to the United States

ambassador to China: for efforts in promoting civil rights in China.

2001 Rebecca Rish-Gay Award for Most Outstanding Female Athlete. Rhodes College. 1997 Atlanta Journal-Cup Award for Best All-Around Senior. Decatur High School. PUBLICATIONS Print Miller, H.K., Freed, A., Doherty, J., Johnson, W., Anderson, C. W. (In preparation).

Characteristics of Mid-Level Reasoning about Matter and Energy in Carbon-Transforming Processes in Secondary Science Students.

Miller, H. K. (In review). Undergraduates in a sustainability semester: from individual action to community engagement.

Dauer, J., Miller, H. & Anderson, C. W. (2015). Conservation of energy: An analytical tool for student accounts of carbon-transforming processes. In R. Chen, A. Eisenkraft, D. Fortus, J. Krajcik, K. Neumann & A. Scheff (Eds.), Teaching and Learning of Energy in K-12 Education. New York: Springer.

Miller, H. K., Jones, L. C. (2014). Analyzing sustainability themes in state science standards: two case studies. Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 24(2), 183-192.

Online Miller, H. K. (2015, January 29). “The Equity Imperative in our Classrooms Part II: Safety and

Discomfort in Transformation.” [Web log post for the American Association of Colleges and Universities]. Retrieved from: http://www.aacu.org/leap/liberal-education-nation-blog/equity-imperative-our-classrooms-part-ii-safety-and-discomfort

Miller, H. K. (2015, January 23). “Taking on the Equity Imperative in our Teaching.” [Web log

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post for the American Association of Colleges and Universities]. Retrieved from http://www.aacu.org/leap/liberal-education-nation-blog/taking-equity-imperative-our-teaching

Miller, H. K., Anderson, C. W., Johnson, W., Dauer, J., Freed, A. (2014). Carbon TIME Human Energy Systems Unit, National Geographic Education. http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/unit/human-energy-systems-2/staff/?ar_a=1

Miller, H. K., Anderson, C. W., Johnson, W., Dauer, J., Freed, A. (2013). Carbon TIME Plants Unit, National Geographic Education. http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/unit/plants/staff/?ar_a=1

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Miller, H.K. (2015, accepted). Undergraduates in a Sustainability Semester: Models of Agency

and Social Change. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.

Miller, H. K., DelosSantos, E., Anderson, C. W. (2015, accepted). Climate Change in the

Community: Reflections from Undergraduates in a Sustainability Semester. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Chicago, IL.

Miller, H. K., Johnson, W., Anderson, C. W. (2015, accepted). A Preliminary Teacher Learning

Progression for Principle-oriented Instruction. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Chicago, IL.

Miller, H. K., Zinn, L. R. (2014). Undergraduates in a Sustainability Semester: From Individual

to Collective Action. A presentation for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Portland, OR.

Miller, H. K., Chrisler, A., Yalch, M., Macaluso, M. (2014). Acts of Translation. A presentation

for the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies. East Lansing, MI. Miller, H. K. (2014). Undergraduates in a Sustainability Semester: From individual to collective

action. A poster for the Annual Meeting of the North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE). Ottawa, Ontario, CA.

Miller, H. K., Freed, A. L., Doherty, J., Johnson, W., Anderson, C. W. (2014). A paper for the

Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Pittsburgh, PA.

Miller, H. K., Freed, A. (2013). Climate change curriculum: “Extreme Makeover, Lifestyle

Edition.” A presentation for the Annual Meeting of the North American Association of Environmental Education. Baltimore, MD.

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Miller, H. K., Dauer, J. M., Anderson, C.W., Webster, A. (2013). Alternative learning

trajectories for understanding matter and energy in socio-ecological systems. A Paper for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Miller, H. K., Jones, L. (2012). Analyzing sustainability themes in state science standards: two case studies. A presentation for the Annual Meeting of the North American Association of Environmental Education. Oakland, CA.

Miller, H. K. (2012). Situated Learning: An Analytical Framework for LEED certified schools. A Paper for the Annual Meeting of the North American Association of Environmental Education. Oakland, CA.

Miller, H. K. (2010). Green schools as learning tools: using LEED certified school buildings as learning tools in the classroom. A poster presentation for the Annual Meeting of the North American Association of Environmental Education. Buffalo, NY.

INVITED TALKS 2015 “Faculty of the Future: Voices of the Next Generation.” American Association of

Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. 2011-2015 “Teaching Science to English Language Learners.” Invited guest lecturer for

courses with pre-service science teachers across the MSU College of Education. 2010 “Shanghai Pride: Organizing the Country of China’s First Successful Gay Pride

Festival.” San Francisco Public Library. GRADUATE ADVISING 2015 Doctoral Practicum Committee Member. Lora Kaldaras. Practicum Title: TBD. 2015 Doctoral Practicum Committee Member. Meenakshi Sharma. Practicum Title:

TBD. 2015 Doctoral Practicum Committee Member. Wendy Johnson. Practicum Title: “Role

of Teachers’ Scientific Curiosity and Curiosity about Student Thinking.” 2014 Doctoral Practicum Committee Member. Elizabeth Delossantos. Practicum Title:

“Learning Progressions as a Tool to Inform a Teacher’s Practice.” OTHER EDUCATION 2006-2007 Full-time student of Chinese language. Certificate Program. Shanghai Jiao Tong

University. Shanghai, China. 2004-2005 Full-time student of Chinese language. Certificate Program. Beijing Culture and

Languages University. Beijing, China. 2001-2002 Part-time student of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), Chinese

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language, and Chinese culture. University of Memphis Teach Abroad Program. Shenzhen, China.

2001 UNESCO Certified Teacher of English as a Foreign Language. University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic.

VOLUNTEER AND SERVICE 2012-2016 Mentor for incoming doctoral students. Department of Teacher Education,

Michigan State University. 2006-2009 Founded and moderated ShanghaiLGBT, a volunteer community organization.

Spear-headed the organization and successful execution of ShanghaiPRIDE 2009, China’s first successful gay pride festival. Received an official commendation from the San Francisco Government to the United States ambassador to China for efforts in promoting civil rights in China, and was featured in the following articles for this work: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8083672.stm http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105405434 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/world/asia/15shanghai.html?ref=world http://www.newsweek.com/id/201981?from=rss http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13877186

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE 2010 Summer Intern Web Developer. Goshen College. 2008-2009 Columnist. City Weekend, Shanghai. Shanghai, China. 2006-2009 IELTS Examiner. British Council: the cultural and educational branch of the

British Consulate. Shanghai, China. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2014 – Present American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2013 – Present American Association for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) 2012 – Present National Center for Science Education (NCSE) 2010 – Present National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2010 – Present American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2009 – Present National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) 2009 – Present North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE)