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Dr. Cindy Faith Miller

  • Assistant Professor - Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych
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Biography and education

Cindy Faith Miller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education & School Psychology. She earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology from New York University, her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Arcadia University, and her B.A. in Psychology from Penn State University. She is a Licensed Psychologist and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Prior to arriving at Texas State, Dr. Miller worked for 11 years as an Assistant Research Professor at Arizona State University (ASU). She also has over 3 years of experience serving students with emotional and behavioral difficulties as a School Psychologist at the Devereaux Foundation.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Miller, Cindy Faith. Observing Growth Mindset Practices in Higher Education STEM Courses, Texas State University Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: January 2021 - December 2022). Grant.
  • Miller, Cindy Faith (Principal), Martin, Carole L. (Co-Principal). University-School Partnership Workshop: Promoting Gender Equity in Elementary Schools, Arizona State University Inequality in the Social Sciences Program, Arizona State University, $12172. (Funded: June 21, 2018 - June 22, 2018). Grant.
  • Miller, Cindy Faith (Principal), Wheeler, Lorey (Co-Principal), Reisslein, Martin (Co-Principal). Equity in Engineering: Understanding and Promoting All Elementary School Children’s Knowledge of and Motivation to Engage in Engineering, National Science Foundation, Federal, $919465. (Funded: September 2016 - August 2020). Grant.
  • Miller, C. F., Wheeler, L. A., & Woods, B. (2024). A multidimensional examination of children’s endorsement of gender stereotypes. Social Development, 33(2). https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12725
  • Wheeler, L. A., Miller, C. F., Chen, D., Woods, B., & Reisslein, M. (2023). A suite of measures for children’s achievement beliefs in engineering-related activities and skills. European Journal of Engineering Education, 47(6), 1335–1355. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2023.2169600
  • Lasser, J. S., Miller, C. F., Orosco, A. E., & Rosado, T. (n.d.). Application of utilitarianism in applied professional ethics for school psychologists. Research and Practice in the Schools.
  • Woods, B., Miller, C. F., Wheeler, L. A., & Reisslein, M. (2023). Children’s engineering‐related achievement beliefs and career aspirations: The role of gender. Psychology in the Schools, 60(7), 2135–2155. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22848
  • Xiao, S. X., Ren, H., Hanish, L. D., Miller, C. F., Martin, C. L., & Fabes, R. A. (2023). Meet Up and Buddy Up: Effective strategies to promote 4th grade students’ intergroup prosocial behavior. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, 1. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/fdpys.2023.1177566
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Teaching for the College of Education, College of Education at Texas State University. February 21, 2025
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    COERO Advisory Committee

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    University Lecturers Committee

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    Research Coordinator

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    Tenure and Promotion PPS Revision Committee

  5. Editorial Review Board Member

    Psychology in the Schools

  6. Graduate Advisor

    School Psychology Program

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