{"id":7,"date":"2010-02-27T03:52:46","date_gmt":"2010-02-27T03:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.education.wisc.edu\/pmmiller2\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2017-01-28T16:24:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T16:24:04","slug":"current-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.education.wisc.edu\/pmmiller2\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I study leadership, collaboration, and organizational change in complex environments. Much of my work \u2013 including that which addresses education in contexts of homelessness \u2013 is situated in settings where individuals and\/or organizations from different sectors attempt to work together toward achieving some specific end(s). I consider how collaborative planning, implementation, and outcomes are affected by issues such as leadership, organizational culture, and social capital. I also examine multi-level issues of leadership in athletics. I consider how athletics contributes to institutional missions and the cultivation of opportunity for students.<\/p>\n<h3>Selected Publications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P., Scanlan, M., &amp; Phillippo, K. (in press). Rural cross-sector collaboration: A social frontier analysis. <em>American Educational Research Journal. <\/em>(Centennial Issue)<\/li>\n<li>Miller, P. (in press). Brokering leadership in complex environments. <em>Pedagogia Social.<\/em> (English and Spanish versions)<\/li>\n<li>Pavlakis, A., Goff, P., Miller, P. (in press). Contextualizing the impacts of homelessness on academic growth. <em>Teachers College Record<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Hopson, R., Miller, P., &amp; Lovelace, T. (2016). Community-University Partnerships as Vehicles of Radical Leadership, Service and Activism. Leadership &amp; Policy in Schools.<\/li>\n<li>Miller, P., <em>Pavlakis, A., Samartino, L., Bourgeois, A<\/em>. (2015). Educational opportunity for homeless students. <em>Focus, Institute for Research on Poverty<\/em>, 0195-5705, 6-11.<\/li>\n<li>Miller, P., <em>Pavlakis, A., Samartino, L., &amp; Bourgeois, A.<\/em> (2015). Brokering opportunity for homeless students. <em>International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Hallett, R., Miller, P. &amp; Skrla, L. (2015). Homeless and highly mobile students: Equity, access, and institutional response. <em>International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Miller, P., <em>Pavlakis, A., Lac, V<\/em>., &amp; Hoffman, D. (2014). Responding to Poverty and Its Complex Challenges: The Importance of Policy Fluency for Educational Leaders. <em>Theory into Practice<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Miller, P. &amp; Bourgeois, A. (2013). Considering the Geographic Dispersion of Homeless and Highly Mobile Students and Families. <em>Educational Researcher.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Miller, P., Wills, N., &amp; Scanlan, M. (2013).Educational Leadership on the Social Frontier: Promise Neighborhoods in Urban and Tribal Settings. <em>Educational Administration Quarterly.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Miller, P. (2013). Families&#8217; Experiences in Different Homeless and Highly Mobile Settings: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Implications for School and Community Practice. <em>Education and Urban Society<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Miller, P. (2013). Educating (More and More) Students Experiencing Homelessness: Recession Era Considerations. <em>Educational Policy<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P., Diaz-Gibson, J., Balslev, G., &amp; Scanlan, M. (2013). Looking Beyond Harlem: International Insights for Area-Based Initiatives. <em>Middle School Journal.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Scanlan, M. &amp; Miller, P. (2013). In Fits and Starts: Learning to Create a Neighborhood Educational Opportunity Zone. <em>Teachers College Record.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Miller, P. (2012). Mapping Educational Opportunity Zones: A Geospatial Analysis of Neighborhood Block Groups. <em>The Urban Review<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P., Pavlakis, A., Bourgeois, A. (2013). Homelessness <em>here<\/em>? A district administrator encounters an unexpected challenge. <em>Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Miller, P. &amp; Schreiber, J. (2012). Multi-Level Considerations of Education in the Midst of the Escalating Homeless Crisis. <em>Journal of School Leadership<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2011). A Critical Review of the Research on Student Homelessness. <em>Review of Educational Research.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2011). Homeless Families\u2019 Education Networks: An Examination of Access and Mobilization. <em>Educational Administration Quarterly.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P., Brown, T., Hopson, R. (2011). Centering Love, Humility, Hope,\u00a0and Faith in the Community: Transformative Urban Leadership Informed by Paulo Freire. <em>Urban Education.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2011). Youth entrepreneurship at the Richardson Community\u00a0Center: A capital theory-based examination. <em>Education and Urban Society.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2011). The impact of the McKinney-Vento Act upon the homeless\u00a0education situation. <em>Educational Policy.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2011). Homeless Education and Social Capital: An Examination of School and\u00a0Community Leaders. <em>Teachers College Record.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. &amp; Engel, M. (2011). Forging vertical linkages in the public sphere:\u00a0Schools, churches, and social justice. <em>Educational Foundations<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2009). Boundary spanning in the homeless education situation:\u00a0Notes from an emergent faculty role in Pittsburgh. <em>Educational Administration Quarterly.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2009). Leadership and collaboration for homeless students:\u00a0Examining community perceptions. <em>The Urban Review<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2008). Examining Boundary Spanning Leaders in Community\u00a0Contexts. \u00a0<em>International Journal of Leadership in Education,<\/em>11 (4), 353-377<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. &amp; Hafner, M. (2008). Moving toward dialogical collaboration: A critical\u00a0examination of a university-school-community partnership. <em>Educational Administration Quarterly, <\/em>44 (1), 66-110<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P., Caponigro, J, &amp; Tyson, L. (2008). Centering Faith-Based Identities in\u00a0Collaborative Contexts: Critically-Prophetic Action at the Robinson Community Learning Center. <em>Christian Higher Education, <\/em>7, 185-199<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Engel, M. &amp; Miller, P. (2008). Personal Faith and Public Religious Neutrality: A Brief History of\u00a0the Separation of Church and State for School Leaders, <em>Academic Leadership, <\/em>6( 2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2008). Neighbors engaged in dialogue: The Rogers Center and the Northeast\u00a0Neighborhood. <em>Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, <\/em>12 (1), 71-95<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. &amp; Engel, M. (2008). Critically Prophetic Action in the Public\u00a0Square: Transformational Insights for School and Community Leaders. <em>Academic Leadership, <\/em>6 (2)<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2008). Objectivity<em>. Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2008). Reliability<em>. Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2008). Social Justice<em>. Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2008). Validity<em>. Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2007). Examining boundary spanning leadership in university-school-community partnerships. <em>Journal of School Public Relations, <\/em>28 (2), 189-211.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2007). Getting on the balcony to see the patterns on the dance floor below:\u00a0Considering organizational culture in a university-school-community partnership.\u00a0<em>Journal of School Leadership,<\/em> 17 (2), 222-245.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Alonzo, J., Bushy, L., Gardner, D., Hasazi, S., Johnstone, C., &amp;\u00a0 Miller, P. (2006,\u00a0May). Connecting leaders, families, and communities: Broadening leadership preparation through community-family internships.\u00a0 <em>Equity and Excellence in Education<\/em>, 39 (2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2006). Viewing leadership succession through an organizational socialization lens.\u00a0<em>The College Quarterly<\/em>, spring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2006). Striving For Mutual Collaboration:\u00a0 The Case of Mountain University and the\u00a0Westside. <em>Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership<\/em>, June.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller, P. (2005). Dialogue facilitating collaboration: A critical perspective.\u00a0 <em>Journal of School\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><em>Public Relations<\/em>, 26 (1).<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Welch, M., Miller, P., &amp; Davies, K. (2005). Reciprocal validity: Description and outcomes of\u00a0a hybrid approach of triangulated qualitative analysis in the research of civic\u00a0engagement.\u00a0 <em>Advances in Service-Learning Research, <\/em><em>5.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hafner, M., Miller, P., Crow, G., &amp; Hardman, M. (2004).<em> Moving our thinking\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><em>about family-school relationships: From deficit-based to assets-oriented.<\/em> National Institute on Leadership, Disability, &amp; Students Placed At Risk, University of Vermont.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I study leadership, collaboration, and organizational change in complex environments. 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