Elizabeth B. Miller, PhD

My research primarily focuses on the environmental contexts in which children spend the most time during their early childhood years and how these environments interact with each other and shape children’s development. I use a developmental perspective to study early childhood policies and programs and how they can increase low-income children’s school readiness. I am especially interested in the effectiveness of these policies and programs for groups of children at-risk for school readiness. Additionally, I study the infant and toddler years and how pediatric primary care can serve as a site for educational intervention delivery. 

I hold a BA in economics from Columbia University, an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. in Education Policy and Social Context from the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. Most recently, I was a research assistant professor at the Institute of Human Development and Social Change at New York University. In my current faculty position at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, I am Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on several NIH- and private family foundation-funded projects pertaining to child development and school readiness.

The combination of these experiences allows me substantial flexibility to examine the mechanisms by which early childhood environments and policies affect children and their families in areas as diverse as pediatric primary care, early childhood education, parenting, and program evaluation.