Dr. Stuart Miller has a Bachelor of Science in zoology and conservation, a Master’s degree in small groups and complex organizations and a PhD in criminology, all from Ohio State University. He came to Washington & Jefferson College in 1967 with the mandate to develop a Department of Sociology for the college. The department grew quickly under his leadership and today has four faculty members who teach some 600 students a year and who advise between twelve and twenty majors yearly.

Professor Miller is the co-author of eight books and more than thirty articles in the fields of criminology, corrections and juvenile justice. His book, Juvenile Victimization: The Institutional Paradox, written with Clemens Bartollas of Northern Iowa University and Simon Dinitz of the Ohio State University, is recognized nationally as a seminal work in the field of juvenile corrections. The research culminating in this book is cited in the Congressional Record and in an Amicus brief before the United States Supreme Court.

Dr. Miller retains his early interests in zoology and conservation. As a sociologist, he is particularly interested in the effects of population growth, poverty, the status of women, urban development and political decision-making on the natural environment. He recently spearheaded an effort by a group of college faculty to set up an interdisciplinary program in environmental studies at Washington & Jefferson College.

Professor Miller’s personal interests lie in classical music, the clarinet and traveling in Europe whenever possible. He achieved a level two classification as a YMCA swimming official, is Impact Certified with the United States Volleyball Association and can still be found in Baltimore, Chicago, Columbus, Penn State and other sites east of the Mississippi accompanying his youngest daughter to Junior Olympic Volleyball tournaments. His two oldest daughters followed him to W&J, became English majors and continue to command his attention, time and money. His primary goals at home are to keep his grass mowed, his ornamental shrubs alive, the family pets fed and the deer out of the gardens.