Diane M. MillerDiane M. Miller , Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) in the Department of Urban Education, where she also serves as the Assistant Department Chair for Graduate Studies. Previously, Dr. Miler's professional background encompassed 19 years of K-12 public education work that centered on secondary English language arts and reading education experiences, ranging from classroom teaching to school- and district-level leadership to district- and regional-level curriculum engagement. Now in her ninth year at UHD, Dr. Miller brings her K-12 experience to her current university-level work, as she focuses on balancing a practitioner-based passion and researcher-oriented perspective in her research areas of content-area/disciplinary literacy and mentoring. As an active member of the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts, Dr. Miller has served as the organization’s president and is currently leading the editorial team for , the organization’s nationally recognized, peer-reviewed academic journal. Read More Read Less