Ben Miller

updated 4/13/23

 From: Louisville, KY

Started UL Kent Doctoral program:  2018

Area(s) of research interest:  Antifat Stigma Within Sexually and Gender Diverse Populations

Mentor:  Dr. Anita Barbee, PhD, MSSW - Distinguished University Scholar and Professor

Current position:  PhD Candidate/Graduate PhD Social Work Student


Peer Reviewed Publications:

Miller, B. A study of antifat stigma within the gay male community. (Manuscript in progress).

Sultan, S., Zelenko, J., & Miller, B. (2023). A study of compassion satisfaction among social work educators in higher education. (Manuscript accepted by New Frontiers in Psychology for peer-review).

Siritsky, N., Conley, C., & Miller, B. Measuring pastoral care performance, Health Progress: Journal of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, 99(3), 17-21.


Academic Presentations:

Moon, H., Gattis, M. & Miller, B. (2020, January 15 - 19). Dementia care and sexual orientation: Are there differences between LGB and non-LGB caregivers? [Digital poster presentation]. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Annual Conference, Washington, DC, United States.

Miller, B., Shubair, S., & Zelenko, J. (2019, May 15 - 19). A study of compassion satisfaction among social work educators working in higher education. [Power Point presentation]. 15th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States.


MSW: MSW, (Spalding University School of Social Work, Louisville, KY, USA, Spalding University)