Biography
Kelly Miller is an Environmental Social Scientist in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University and Course Director for the Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management and Sustainability). Kelly’s work centres on the interface of human experience and nature, exploring if and how human values, attitudes and behaviours can align with global, national and local goals for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. With extensive experience in social research and community engagement, Kelly’s work has contributed to conservation planning and education for sustainability in Australia and internationally.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Applied Science, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)
Read more on Kelly's profileResearch interests
Kelly specialises in the human dimensions of wildlife conservation and management with major studies in wildlife and environmental value orientations, community attitudes toward threatened species conservation, urban wildlife management, wildlife-human conflict, environmental education, education for sustainability, and sustainable behaviours.
She also leads research projects on work-integrated learning, micro-credentialing in higher education, online learning, and curriculum renewal.
Affiliations
Higher Education Academy (Advance HE) (Senior Fellow)
Earthwatch Australia (member of Scientific Advisory Committee)
Deakin University Human Ethics Advisory Group (member of HEAG)
People and Nature Alliance (member)
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) (member)
Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (member)
Animals Australia (member)
Teaching interests
Kelly Miller is an award-winning educator and Senior Fellow in the internationally recognised Higher Education Academy (Advance HE).
Kelly’s teaching spans all levels (undergraduate/postgraduate), modes (on-campus/online), curriculum development and delivery, student recruitment, research supervision, showcases, and collaborations. She has designed and taught all or part of more than 15 units (subjects) and supervised more than 40 Honours/PhD student projects.
Her teaching interests include: social research in environmental science, human dimensions of environmental management/wildlife management, sustainable behaviours and behaviour change, land use planning, environmental impact assessment.
Units taught
SLE201 Society and Environment (Unit Chair)
SLE207 Environmental Planning and Impact Assessment (Unit Chair)
SLE215 Ecotourism and Environmental Interpretation (Unit Chair)
Previously: Environmental Policy; Integrated Environmental Management; Environmental Techniques; Working with Science; Community Science Project; Creating Sustainable Futures.
Awards
2022 AdvanceHE Global Impact Grant
2022 Deakin University Commendation for Scientific Publication
2018 Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Australian Awards for University Teaching)
2016 WJC Banks Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning (Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Teaching Excellence)
2015 Finalist (team project), Green Gown Awards Australasia (category: Learning, Teaching and Skills) - Deakin University: Thirty years of education in environmental sustainability.
2010, 2011, 2015, School of Life and Environmental Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching
2007 Deakin University Award for Teaching Excellence for innovations in online teaching
Publications
E Henson, E McLeod, M Weston, K Miller
(2023), Vol. 891, pp. 1-6, Science of the Total Environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Seeking Greener Pages: An Analysis of Reader Response to Australian Eco-Crime Fiction
Rachel Fetherston, Emily Potter, Kelly Miller, Devin Bowles
(2023), pp. 1-21, AUSTRALIAN HUMANITIES REVIEW, C1
Knowledge co-production for decision-making in human-natural systems under uncertainty
E Moallemi, F Zare, A Hebinck, K Szetey, E Molina-Perez, R Zyngier, M Hadjikakou, J Kwakkel, M Haasnoot, K Miller, D Groves, P Leith, B Bryan
(2023), Vol. 82, Global Environmental Change, C1
Listen to Us: Perceptions of Animal Voice and Agency
Anja Thomsen, Bill Borrie, Kelly Miller, Adam Cardilini
(2023), Vol. 13, pp. 1-26, Animals, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Human Positioning in Close-Encounter Photographs and the Effect on Public Perceptions of Zoo Animals
Meghan Shaw, Emily McLeod, Bill Borrie, Kelly Miller
(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-22, Animals, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Exploring cultural differences in wildlife value orientations using student samples in seven nations
M Jacobs, S Dubois, T Hosaka, V Ladanović, H Muslim, K Miller, S Numata, E Ranaweerage, T Straka, M Weston, Z Abidin
(2022), Vol. 31, pp. 757-777, Biodiversity and Conservation, Berlin, Germany, C1
K Miller, T Jorre de St Jorre
(2022), pp. 1-17, Teaching in Higher Education, London, Eng., C1
Prahlad Lamichhane, Michalis Hadjikakou, Kelly Miller, Brett Bryan
(2022), Vol. 27, pp. 1-24, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Meghan Shaw, William Borrie, Emily McLeod, Kelly Miller
(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-16, Animals, Basel, Switzerland, C1
P Lamichhane, K Miller, M Hadjikakou, B Bryan
(2022), Vol. 40, pp. 1-12, Anthropocene, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Opportunities with Slippy Maps for Terrain Visualization in Virtual and Augmented Reality
Shaun Bangay, Adam Cardilini, Nyree Raabe, Kelly Miller, Jordan Vincent, Greg Bowtell, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Tanya King
(2022), Vol. 1, pp. 139-146, GRAPP 2022 : Proceedings of the 17th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, [Virtual Event], E1
Evaluating Participatory Modeling Methods for Co-creating Pathways to Sustainability
E Moallemi, F de Haan, M Hadjikakou, S Khatami, S Malekpour, A Smajgl, M Smith, A Voinov, R Bandari, P Lamichhane, K Miller, E Nicholson, W Novalia, E Ritchie, A Rojas, M Shaikh, K Szetey, B Bryan
(2021), Vol. 9, Earth's Future, C1
Climate change adaptation for managing non-timber forest products in the Nepalese Himalaya
L Gurung, K Miller, S Venn, B Bryan
(2021), Vol. 796, Science of the Total Environment, Netherlands, C1
L Gurung, K Miller, S Venn, B Bryan
(2021), Vol. 17, pp. 447-463, Ecosystems and People, C1
Survey data on climate change adaptation and barriers to adoption among smallholder farmers in Nepal
P Lamichhane, K Miller, M Hadjikakou, B Bryan
(2021), Vol. 39, Data in Brief, Netherlands, C1
K Miller, T St Jorre, J West, E Johnson
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 11-22, Active Learning in Higher Education, C1
Understanding the acceptability of wolf management actions: roles of cognition and emotion
T Straka, K Miller, M Jacobs
(2020), Vol. 25, pp. 33-46, Human dimensions of wildlife, London, Eng., C1
Resilience of smallholder cropping to climatic variability
P Lamichhane, K Miller, M Hadjikakou, B Bryan
(2020), Vol. 719, Science of the Total Environment, Netherlands, C1
My dog, my beach! Attitudes towards dog management on Victorian beaches
S Guinness, G Maguire, K Miller, M Weston
(2020), Vol. 27, pp. 329-342, Australasian journal of environmental management, Abingdon, Eng., C1
L Gurung, K Miller, S Venn, B Bryan
(2020), Vol. 33, Data in Brief, Netherlands, C1
Grainne Maguire, Kelly Miller, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 29, pp. 397-412, Impacts of invasive species on coastal environments: coasts in crisis, Cham, Switzerland, B1
A global paucity of wild bird feeding policy
Sinéad Baverstock, Michael Weston, Kelly Miller
(2019), Vol. 653, pp. 105-111, Science of the total environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Y Babb, J McBurnie, K Miller
(2018), Vol. 24, pp. 716-730, Environmental Education Research, C1
Cats in the Australian environment: what's your purr-spective?
M Travaglia, K Miller
(2018), Vol. 25, pp. 153-173, Australasian journal of environmental management, Abingdon, Eng., C1
People and their plants: the effect of an educational comic on gardening intentions
T Hands, A Shaw, M Gibson, K Miller
(2018), Vol. 30, pp. 132-137, Urban forestry and urban greening, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Australian native gardens: Is there scope for a community shift?
A Shaw, K Miller, G Wescott
(2017), Vol. 157, pp. 322-330, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
B Christie, K Miller
(2016), pp. 396-410, Routledge handbook of higher education for sustainable development, London, Eng., B1
Community perceptions of orangutan conservation and palm oil in Melbourne, Australia
S Taylor, K Miller, J McBurnie
(2016), Vol. 73, pp. 255-267, International journal of environmental studies, London, Eng., C1
Avian assemblages at bird baths: A comparison of urban and rural bird baths in Australia
G Cleary, H Parsons, A Davis, B Coleman, D Jones, K Miller, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 11, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
Backyard bandicoots: community attitudes towards conservation planning in residential developments
S Blair, G Wescott, K Miller
(2016), Vol. 23, pp. 227-244, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, C1
Preaching to the converted? Designing wildlife gardening programs to engage the unengaged
A Shaw, K Miller
(2016), Vol. 15, pp. 214-224, Applied environmental education and communication, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Keeping it clean : bird bath hygiene in urban and rural areas
G Cleary, B Coleman, A Davis, D Jones, K Miller, H Parsons
(2016), Vol. 2, pp. 1-4, Journal of urban ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1
Reshaping the worldview: case studies of faith groups' approaches to a new Australian land ethic
J Lawson, K Miller, G Wescott
(2015), Vol. 1, pp. 273-295, The changing world religion map: sacred places, identities, practices and politics, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, B1
Environmental sustainability in higher education : What do academics think?
B Christie, K Miller, R Cooke, J White
(2015), Vol. 21, pp. 655-686, Environmental Education Research, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Feeding wild birds in gardens: A test of water versus food
K Miller, V Blaszczynski, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 156-158, Ecological management and restoration, London, Eng., C1
Do birdwatchers care about bird disturbance?
M Weston, P-J Guay, E McLeod, K Miller
(2015), Vol. 28, pp. 305-317, Anthrozoös, Oxford, Eng., C1
Grassland conservation and the plains-wanderer: A small brown bird makes an effective local flagship
K Johnstone, K Miller, M Antos
(2015), Vol. 13, pp. 407-413, Conservation and society, London, Eng., C1
Human dimensions of dog-wildlife interactions
K Miller, E Ritchie, M Weston
(2014), pp. 286-304, Free-ranging dogs and wildlife conservation, Oxford, England, B1
Bark in the park: a review of domestic dogs in parks
M Weston, J Fitzsimons, G Wescott, K Miller, K Ekanayake, T Schneider
(2014), Vol. 54, pp. 373-382, Environmental management, New York, NY, C1
Environmental sustainability in higher education : how do academics teach?
B Christie, K Miller, R Cooke, J White
(2013), Vol. 19, pp. 385-414, Environmental education research, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Wildlife gardening and connectedness to nature : engaging the unengaged
A Shaw, K Miller, G Wescott
(2013), Vol. 22, pp. 483-502, Environmental values, Cambridge, England, C1
Student perceptions of environmental management : profiling the future environmental manager
B Christie, K Miller, J Kirkhope
(2013), Vol. 20, pp. 147-160, Australasian journal of environmental management, London, Eng., C1
M Weston, F Dodge, A Bunce, D Nimmo, K Miller
(2012), Vol. 18, pp. 47-55, Pacific conservation biology, Baulkham Hills, N. S. W., C1
M Weston, K Miller, J Lawson, G Ehmke
(2012), Vol. 10, pp. 381-385, Conservation and society, Mumbai, India, C1
G Maguire, K Miller, M Weston, K Young
(2011), Vol. 54, pp. 781-788, Ocean and Coastal Management, United States, C1
M Semken, K Miller, K James
(2011), Vol. 18, pp. 109-122, Australasian journal of environmental management, Oxfordshire, U. K., C1
H Glover, M Weston, G Maguire, K Miller, B Christie
(2011), Vol. 103, pp. 326-334, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
J Lawson, K Miller
(2011), pp. 1-15, International journal of environmental studies, Abingdon, U. K., C1
Community attitudes towards possums in metropolitan Melbourne
A Whiting, K Miller, I Tenby
(2010), Vol. 127, pp. 4-10, Victorian naturalist, Melbourne, Vic., C1
K Miller, M Weston
(2009), Vol. 109, pp. 67-74, Emu, Collingwood, Vic., C1
K Miller
(2009), Vol. 36, pp. 48-56, Wildlife research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
An evaluation of Sea Search as a citizen science programme in Marine Protected Areas
R Koss, K Miller, G Wescott, A Bellgrove, A Boxshall, J McBurnie, A Bunce, P Gilmour, D Ierodiaconou
(2009), Vol. 15, pp. 116-127, Pacific conservation biology, Baulkham Hills, N.S.W., C1
A Whiting, K Miller
(2008), Vol. 14, pp. 169-176, Pacific conservation biology, Chipping Norton, N.S.W, C1
A Boxshall, R Koss, G Wescott, K Miller
(2008), pp. 1-18, Community Development and Ecology : engaging ecological sustainability through community development, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Ecological and human dimensions of management of feral horses in Australia: a review
D Nimmo, K Miller
(2007), Vol. 34, pp. 408-417, Wildlife research, Australia, C1
Wholly online learning in environmental science
K Miller
(2007), Vol. 13, pp. 95-103, International journal of learning, Altona, Vic., C1
Managing feral horses in Victoria: a study of community attitudes and perceptions
D Nimmo, K Miller, R Adams
(2007), Vol. 8, pp. 237-241, Ecological management & restoration, Carlton, Vic., C1
K Miller
(2007), Geelong, Vic., A6
Understanding student expectations in developing environmental science courses
R Cooke, K Miller, J White
(2006), Vol. 13, pp. 9-20, International journal of learning, Altona, Vic, C1
K Miller, D Jones
(2006), Vol. 33, pp. 155-159, Wildlife research, Collingwood, Vic., C1
The River Basin Management Society membership survey : final report
K Miller
(2006), Geelong, Vic., A6
Wildlife management in Australasia : perceptions of objectives and priorities
K Miller, D Jones
(2005), Vol. 32, pp. 265-272, Wildlife research, Collingwood, Vic., C1
R Koss, P Gilmour, G Wescott, A Bunce, K Miller
(2005), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Public and stakeholder values of wildlife in Victoria, Australia
K Miller
(2003), Vol. 30, pp. 465-476, Wildlife research, Collingwood, Vic., C1
Toward incorporating human dimensions information into wildlife management decision-making
K Miller, T McGee
(2001), Vol. 6, pp. 205-221, Human dimensions of wildlife, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Sex differences in values and knowledge of wildlife in victoria, Australia
K Miller, T McGee
(2000), Vol. 5, pp. 54-68, Human dimensions of wildlife, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Values and knowledge of wildlife among members of the field naturalists club of Victoria
K Miller, T McGee
(2000), Vol. 117, pp. 200-206, Victorian naturalist, Blackburn, Vic., C1-1
Attitudes towards possums: a need for education?
K Miller, P Brown, I Temby
(1999), Vol. 116, pp. 120-126, Victorian naturalist, Blackburn, Vic., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Addressing institutional and social barriers to science impact in Coastal Zone Management (CSIRO Flagship Cluster)
A/Prof Kevin O'Toole, A/Prof Geoffrey Wescott, Dr Anne Wallis, A/Prof Kelly Miller, Prof Monica Keneley, Dr Helen Scarborough, Prof Gerry Quinn, Dr Anna Macgarvey
CSIRONRF Grant - Wealth from Oceans - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 2013: $22,984
- 2012: $136,605
- 2011: $68,647
- 2010: $101,948
Other Public Sector Funding
Understanding the social dimensions of secondary salinisation
A/Prof Kelly Miller
ARI Contract Research - Arthur Rylah Institute - DSE
- 2007: $1,000
Western Port Welcomes Waterbirds - social research project
A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Mike Weston
Central Coastal Board
- 2010: $32,000
Local SDGs: A general framework for charting pathways to sustainability to future-proof local communities
Prof Brett Bryan, Prof Rebecca Lester, Prof Euan Ritchie, A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Robert Faggian, Prof Emily Nicholson, Dr Asef Nazari, Dr Don Gunasekera, A/Prof Timothy Neale, Dr Michalis Hadjikakou
NCCMA Grant - Research - North Central Catchment Management Authority
- 2019: $15,000
Connecting Communities to Better Understand and Support Management of MPAS.
Dr Adam Cardilini, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, A/Prof Tanya King, A/Prof Kelly Miller, Dr Shaun Bangay
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
- 2022: $68,200
- 2021: $172,565
- 2020: $104,365
STUDENT APPLICATION - Danger noodles, nope ropes or slinkys? The role of community attitudes and experiences in promoting tolerance and coexistence with snakes
A/Prof Kelly Miller, Ms Kimberley Anne Peters, A/Prof Mike Weston
VEAC Grant - Bill Borthwick Scholarship
- 2024: $1,900
Industry and Other Funding
River Basin Management Society Survey
A/Prof Kelly Miller
RBMS Contract - River Basin Management Society
- 2006: $7,547
Attitudes and understanding towards Orange-bellied Parrot conservation in the Corangamite Catchment
A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Mike Weston
Birds Australia Grant - Research
- 2009: $15,500
A CITIZEN SCIENCE SURVEY OF BIRD FEEDING IN AUSTRALIA
Dr Grainne Cleary, A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Mike Weston
Mars Birdcare Australia
- 2016: $20,000
- 2015: $20,000
Local SDGs: A general framework for charting pathways to sustainability to future-proof local communities
Prof Brett Bryan, Prof Rebecca Lester, Prof Euan Ritchie, A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Robert Faggian, Prof Emily Nicholson, Dr Asef Nazari, Dr Don Gunasekera, A/Prof Timothy Neale, Dr Michalis Hadjikakou
Ian Potter Foundation Grant - Research, Forrest District Community Group
- 2020: $190,000
- 2019: $205,909
- 2018: $195,000
Reflective micro-credentials give students an edge when applying for jobs
A/Prof Kelly Miller
Advance HE Global Impact Grants
- 2022: $1,759
Supervisions
Belinda Christie
Thesis entitled: Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education: Academic opinion, practice, pedagogy & philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Amy Shaw
Thesis entitled: BACKYARD BIODIVERSITY: COMMUNITY AND WILDLIFE GARDENER ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Justin Lawson
Thesis entitled: The Emergent Sea of Nature and Religion.
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Rachel Fetherston
Thesis entitled: Reading for Nature: Non-human Representation in Australian Ecofiction
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Prahlad Lamichhane
Thesis entitled: Resilience and adaptation to climate change in smallholder agriculture in Nepal
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Lila Jung Gurung
Thesis entitled: Climate change impacts on ecosystem services and adaptation for managing non-timber forest products in Nepal
Master of Science (Ecology & Environment), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Sera Annette Elizabeth Blair
Thesis entitled: Community Conservation: investigating attitudes and engagement in threatened species recovery
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Rebecca Koss
Thesis entitled: The Role of Environmental Stewardship in Nature Conservation
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Gregory Turner
Thesis entitled: Need for Effective Community Participation in Catchment Planning in Australia
Doctor of Technology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences