Matt Miller

Matt Miller, Ph.D.

  • Interim Director
  • Professor


Phone: 334-844-2717
Campus Mail: 301 Wire Road, Auburn University, AL 36849
Office Location: 164 Kinesiology
Download Vita

Units

School of Kinesiology

Academic Areas

Exercise Science
Kinesiology
Exercise, Performance Health and Optimization

Short Bio

Matt Miller is a Professor and the Assistant Director in the School of Kinesiology, where he also serves as the Director of the Performance and Exercise Psychophysiology Laboratory and Graduate Program Officer. He received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science in 2012 from the University of Maryland. His research and teaching focus on motor learning and performance as well as sport and exercise psychology, particularly from a neuroscientific perspective. His service activities include leadership of the Tiger Advocates and Allies program.

Professional Experience

Education

  • 2009 – 2012 Ph.D., University of Maryland: Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (advisor: Bradley D. Hatfield)
  • 2007 – 2008 M.S., George Mason University: Exercise, Fitness, and Health Promotion
  • 2001 – 2005 B.A., Elizabethtown College: Political Science

Employment

  • 2025 –, Interim Director, School of Kinesiology, Aubunr University
  • 2023-2025, Assistant Director, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University
  • 2022 – Professor, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University
  • Courtesy Joint Appointment, Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University
  • 2018 – Center for Neuroscience Initiative, Auburn University
  • 2017-2022, Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University
  • Courtesy Joint Appointment, Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University
  • 2012-2017, Assistant Professor, Auburn University
  • Courtesy Joint Appointment, Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University

Research Interests

  • Motor Learning

  • Motor Performance

  • Sport Psychology

  • Exercise Psychology

Links