Kerry Miller, PhD

Education and Child Development
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

402-559-5764
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Professional Summary

Kerry Miller, PhD is an Assistant Professor and an Associate Director in the Department of Education and Child Development at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She obtained degrees in communication disorders and special education, with an emphasis in early childhood, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Miller is a developmental specialist for Nebraska’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) follow up team (Developmental TIPS) and a program evaluator for several statewide home visitation and early childhood programs.  Her primary interests include developmental and family outcomes for NICU graduates and their parents, early childhood executive function skill development, quality home visitation practices, and outcomes for children and families receiving Part C early intervention services. Dr. Miller has extensive experience in working with infants and toddlers who are medically fragile, family-centered practices, typical/atypical child development, quality home visit practices, and early childhood development assessment practices. She is the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Act Early Ambassador to Nebraska. In this role, her work involves expanding the reach of the “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” program and supporting work toward improving the early identification of developmental delays and disabilities.

Specialty Certifications

• Certified Special Education Teacher, State of Nebraska - Endorsement: Early Childhood Inclusive (Birth to Kindergarten)

Education

• PhD, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 2018
• MA University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 1998
• BS, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 1996

Teaching

• UNL Special Education 863: Medically Fragile Infants and Toddlers

Research Interests and Projects

• Investigation of the short and long term developmental outcomes of infants with an NICU experience
• Quality home visitation practices
• Parent-professional relationships the NICU
• Influence of IDEA Part C services on parenting self-efficacy

Selected Publications (within the last 5 years)

• Miller, K., Marvin, C., & Lambert, M. (2019) Factors influencing acceptance into Part C early intervention among low-risk graduates of neonatal intensive care units. Infants and Young Children, 32(1), 20-32.
• Miller, K. (2018). Early Intervention for NICU Graduates. In H. Needelman & B. Jackson (Eds.), Follow-Up for NICU Graduates: Promoting Positive Developmental and Behavioral Outcomes for At-Risk Infants (pp. 293-311. New York, NE: Springer.

Professional Affiliations

• Council for Exceptional Children: Division of Early Childhood
• Great Plains IDeA-CTR
• International Congress for Infant Studies
• National AHEC Organization
• Society for Research in Child Development
• Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics