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

ENGG 160 - Introduction to Engineering Design, Communication, and Profession

Fundamental design process and theory in a multidisciplinary context. Importance, in engineering design, of communications; team work; the engineering disciplines, career fields; professional responsibilities of the engineer including elements of ethics, equity, concepts of sustainable development and environmental stewardship, public and worker safety and health considerations including the context of the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act. Corequisite ENGL 199. This course is delivered in a blended format.

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