Dr. Miles recently joined the Physician Assistant Education Association as the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and Chief Research Officer as she seeks to promote solutions for creating inclusive educational environments for underrepresented students and faculty. Dr. Miles received her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction and the Science of Learning and served as a post-doctoral scholar in the prestigious Explorations in Diversifying Engineering Faculty Initiative (EDEFI) at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Miles’ research focuses on the role of identity, racialized experiences, and marginalization in K-12 and higher education STEM and health profession environments. Dr. Miles is an extraordinary partner and author on multiple projects and resulting in over 25 articles. She has earned recognition as a scholar in top journals such as the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, the Journal of Cultural Studies in Science Education, and the Journal of Engineering Education and as a collaborator and served as Director on multiple projects addressing inequity in STEM education. In addition to co-authoring the 2019 Wickenden Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention), Dr. Miles has also earned the 2016 Delbert Mullens Thinking Outside the Box Award, the 2018 Ujima Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership, the 2018 Msomi Award for Outstanding Scholarship, and was also named a Distinguished Graduate and Professional Student Advocate by the Organization of Black and Professional Students.