Janice Miller-Young, PhD, P.Eng.

Area of Study / Keywords

engineering education educational development scholarship of teaching and learning experiential learning

About

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (biomechanics), University of Calgary, 2003
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Calgary, 1995

Professional Affiliations

• Professional Engineer, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
• Member, Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
• Member, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)

Research

Are you interested in doing graduate research work in engineering education? Please contact me; find out more about my areas of work here: my google sites page

Books:

Yeo, Miller-Young, & Manarin (2023). SoTL Research Methodologies: A Guide to Conceptualizing and Conducting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003447054

Miller-Young, J. & Chick, N. (Eds.) (2024). Being and Becoming a Teaching and Learning Scholar in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.36284/celelon.oa6

Miller-Young, J. & Boman, J. (Eds.) (2017). Using the decoding the disciplines framework for learning across disciplines. 

Recent and key articles:

Miller-Young, J., Seniuk Cicek, J., & Paul, J. (2025). Navigating towards interdisciplinarity: a grounded theory exploration of a collaborative SoTL boundary experience. Cogent Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2501364

Miller-Young, J., Jamieson, M., & Beck, S. (2023). Diverse experiences and belonging in an online, first-year, team-based engineering design course. Teaching in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2022.2162816

Miller-Young, J., Marin, L.F., Poth, C., Vargas-Madriz, L.F., Xiao, J. (2021). The development and psychometric properties of an educational development impact questionnaire. Studies in Educational Evaluation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2021.101058

Mooney, J. & Miller-Young, J. (2021). The Educational Development Interview: A guided conversation supporting professional learning about teaching practice in higher education. The International Journal of Academic Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2021.1934687

Miller-Young, J. & Poth, C. (2021). ‘Complexifying’ our approach to evaluating educational development outcomes: Bridging theoretical innovations with frontline practice. The International Journal of Academic Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2021.1887876

Miller-Young, J., & Yeo, M. (2015). Conceptualizing and Communicating SoTL: A Framework for the Field. Teaching and Learning Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.3.2.37

Select biomechanics publications:

Spears, I. R., Miller-Young, J. E., Sharma, J., Ker, R. F., & Smith, F. W. (2007). The potential influence of the heel counter on internal stress during static standing: a combined finite element and positional MRI investigation. Journal of Biomechanics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.01.004

Spears, I. R., Miller-Young, J. E., Waters, M., & Rome, K. (2005). The effect of loading conditions on stress in the barefooted heel pad. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000171620.07016.6d

Miller-Young, J. E., Duncan, N. A., & Baroud, G. (2002). Material properties of the human calcaneal fat pad in compression: experiment and theory. Journal of biomechanics. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00090-8