School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5528
Fax: (626) 815-5484
Email: sharynmiller@apu.edu

Sharyn Slavin Miller, Ph.D., chairs the Department of Higher Education and Organizational Leadership and directs the master’s degree in college student affairs program. She spent the past 26 years as a professional administrator of student affairs in two institutions. She worked in residential life, career development, student activities, community service, and served as assistant dean of student affairs at the University of Southern California. Just prior to coming to APU as a full-time faculty member, she was the assistant vice president for student affairs at the California Institute of Technology. Her teaching and research interests focus on diversity issues in higher education, student development theory, today’s college students, and counseling and mental health issues of today’s students. She serves on the Executive Committee of Southern California for NASPA Region VI, and recently co-chaired a regional conference for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).

Ph.D. - Higher Education Administration/Educational Psychology; Supplementary Field: Counseling Psychology; Outside Area: Human Resource Development, University of Southern California
M.S. - Counseling: College Student Affairs, University of Southern California
M.S. - Education, Southern Connecticut College
B.S. - English, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Distinguished Service to NASPA
Honorary Alumni of Caltech
Nomination for “Medal of Excellence” award for Women at Work

The Process of Adult Development (CSA 552)
Today's College Students (CSA 562)
Counseling: The Helping Relationship (CSA 563)
The Role of Diversity in Student Affairs Practice (CSA 567)
Counseling Issues and Practice (CSA 583)
Student Development in Higher Education (EDUC 706)
Organizational Behavior and Development (LDRS 591)