Matt Miller, Ph.D.

  • Assistant Director
  • Professor
  • Graduate Program Officer


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

School of Kinesiology

Academic Areas

Exercise Science
Kinesiology
Physical Activity and Health

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 membership on the Auburn University College of Education’s Diversity Committee and the Auburn University Advocates and Allies program, a subgroup of the Commission for Gender Equity.

Professional & Educational 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

  • 2023 – Assistant Director, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University
  • 2022 – Professor, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University
  • Courtesy Joint Appointment, Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University
  • 2020 – Graduate Program Officer, School of Kinesiology, 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

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