Haylie Miller, PhD

Dr. Haylie L. Miller is an assistant professor of movement science and director of the Motor & Visual Development Laboratory at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology.

Dr. Miller’s program of research is focused on understanding the underlying mechanisms and functional impact of neurodivergent visuomotor integration—the use of visual information and attention to plan, execute, and modify movement. The National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health have provided over $1.5 million in support of this line of work through several mechanisms including a postdoctoral fellowship, KL2 funding, a K01 award (K01MH107774), and U01/U54/P50 sub-awards.

Dr. Miller graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2006 with a BA, double-majoring in Psychology and Music. She completed her graduate studies at the University of Texas at Arlington, earning an MS in 2008 and a PhD in 2012 in the Experimental Psychology program. She also completed postdoctoral fellowships focused on sensorimotor functioning in autism at the Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and University of North Texas Health Science Center.

Dr. Miller is a 2023 NSF Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering Fellow, an NIH Diversifying the Autism Research Workforce Fellow, and a Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Fellow. She is an NIH Loan Repayment Program awardee and was nominated for the Association for Psychological Science “Rising Star” Award in 2017. As a neurodivergent Cuban-American, Dr. Miller has specific interest in how the intersection between neurotype and cultural identity relates to health equity. She was a Fellow of the STAR Leadership Program through the Texas Center for Health Disparities and the recipient of an Autism Speaks Local Impact Grant. Both of these roles supported her autism-related outreach in the Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x community in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

In addition to her work as a researcher, Dr. Miller enjoys partnering with community organizations to pursue her passion for inclusion, advocacy, and education. She served on Board of Directors for the Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Council of Tarrant County, and on several advisory committees and boards related to sensory-friendly programming in the Dallas-Fort Worth arts community. She also serves as a consultant for the Georgia Department of Education, leading staff training and developing individual- and group-level programming to support autistic students who are blind or have low vision. 

Dr. Miller has authored or co-authored articles in peer-reviewed journals including Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Autism Research, the Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, Gait & Posture, and Developmental Reviews. She regularly serves as a grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, and reviews for journals in the fields of psychology, autism research, and movement science. She is a Deputy Editor for the journal Autism in Adulthood. Dr. Miller’s current professional affiliations include:

• Member, International Society for Autism Research
• Member, International Society for Posture & Gait Research
• Member, International Motor Development Research Consortium
• Member, Society for Research in Child Development
• Member, International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation

Dr. Miller teaches MOVESCI/AES 425: Disability & Movement, and MOVESCI/AES 313: Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills, & Wellness. Both courses are cross-listed between the Movement Science and Applied Exercise Science programs, and are open to both graduate and undergraduate students.

• Dr. Miller's Google Scholar page
• Dr. Miller's ResearchGate page