Lisa Miller | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Yale University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MS, PhD) |
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| Fields | Psychology |
Lisa Jane Miller is a professor, researcher and clinical psychologist, best known as a research scholar on spirituality in psychology. Dr. Miller is a tenured Full Professor at Columbia University, Teachers College in the Clinical Psychology Program and Founder of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, a research-based catalytic hub for seeding a more spiritual society. She has collaborated with the US Pentagon, universities, K-12 schools, the arts and private sector business to create a more spiritually aware civil society. Dr. Miller's published science on spirituality in renewal from addiction, depression and struggle has been widely reported in the media including articles focusing on her research in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, as well as in television interviews and podcasts.
Early life and early career
Miller obtained a bachelor's degree Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Psychology from Yale University and a doctorate under Martin Seligman, founder of the positive psychology movement, at the University of Pennsylvania.
Books
- The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life (2021) ISBN 978-1-984-85562-6
- The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving (2015) ISBN 978-1-250-03292-8
- The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality (2012) ISBN 978-0-199-72992-0