Rebecca Miller
Education
- MPA, Public Administration, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, 2013
- BS, Human and Consumer Sciences, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, 1999
Research Interests
- Creating positive and reciprocally beneficial partnerships between students and community partners
- Commitment to education through service along the life span
- Deep investment in local community issues
- Advocacy for underserved populations with emphasis on child maltreatment
- Non-profit and community based organization engagement and management
Courses Taught
- Adjunct instructor in Human Development & Family Sciences for practicum and internship courses
Biography
Rebecca Robison-Miller serves as the Executive Director of Community Relations and Engagement for the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ College of Health Sciences and Professions where she is also an instructor in the Department of Social and Public Health. Rebecca currently leads several initiatives around substance use disorder and health disparity for the college in partnership with a wide variety of community partners. Before coming to the university, Rebecca worked in direct service and as the director of two local child advocacy non-profit organizations. Rebecca is a graduate of the Human Development & Family Sciences program (1999) and the Masters of Public Administration program (2013), both from ºìÐÓÊÓƵ. She is involved with a number of local and statewide initiatives, boards and commissions. Rebecca is proud to have grown up in Athens and lives in the community with her family.
Awards and Honors
- ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Community Engaged Administrator Award, Issued by ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Center for Community Impact, Oct 2025
- ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Outstanding Administrator, Issued by ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, May 2025
- Behavioral Health Advocate Award, Issued by Athens, Hocking, Vinton Alcohol, Drug Addiction, & Mental Health Services Board, Oct 2021
- Women’s Achievement Award-Outstanding Community Service, Issued by ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Women's Center, March 2020
- Outstanding MPA Student Award, Issued by ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Voinovich School of Leadership & Public Service, May 2013
University Service
- Instructor, Department of Social and Public Health
- Founding member and co-chair of Athens HOPE: Helping Overcome substance use disorder through Prevention and Education
- Dynamic Strategy Implementation Advisory Committee
- Member, Age-Friendly Athens County Advisory Committee
- Athens City-County Health Department, Creating Healthy Communities Coalition
- Southeast ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Trauma Informed Care Collaborative
- ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Means Jobs Athens/Meigs Re-Entry Taskforce
- CHSP representative for the OHIO Center for Community Impact
Current Community Service, Board Membership and Involvement
- Member, City of Athens Community Relations Commission
- Member, Athens County Foundation board of directors
- Member, The Gathering Place board of directors
- Member, Appalachian Children Coalition Advisory Committee