Joe Miles

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Research Interests

Co-leadership of group interventions, process and outcomes of group interventions, intergroup dialogues, multicultural issues, team cognition

Research Statement

My research interests are in the areas of process and outcomes of group interventions, and multicultural issues. As such, a specific area of interest for me is the process and outcomes of intergroup dialogues. Intergroup dialogue is a form of small group intervention, based on Allport’s (1954) contact hypothesis, that bring together individuals from social identity groups that have typically had a history of tension or conflict with the goals of creating sustained communication across groups, raising consciousness about social issues, and building bridges across groups (e.g., Zuniga, Nagda, & Sevig, 2002). I am also interested in the processes involved in the co-leadership of group interventions more broadly, and how co-leadership affects group outcomes.

Honors

University of Maryland, College Park, Counseling Psychology Program, Bruce Fretz Scientist-Practitioner Award, 2010

American College Personnel Association, Commission for Counseling and Psychological Services, Joan Dallum Graduate Student Research Award, 2009

University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, David B. Hershenson Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, 2008

Selected Publications

Miles, J. R., Paquin, J. D., & Kivlighan, D. M. (in press). Amount and consistency, two components of group norms: An actor partner interdependence Analysis of intimate behaviors in groups. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice.

Schmidt, C. K., Miles, J. R., & Welsh, A. C. (in press). Perceived discrimination and social support: The influences on career development and college adjustment of LGB college students. Journal of Career Development

Paquin, J. D., Miles, J. R., & Kivlighan, D. K. (2011). A session-level analysis of the relationship between individual- and group-level intimate behaviors and attendance in interpersonal growth groups. Small Group Research, 42, 177-198.

Miles, J. R., & Kivlighan, D. M. (2010). Co-leader similarity and group climate in group interventions: Testing the co-leadership team cognition-team diversity model. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 14, 114-122.

Miles, J. R., & Kivlighan, D. M. (2008). Team cognition in group interventions: The relation between co-leaders’ shared mental models and group climate. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 12, 191-209.

Kilvighan, D. M., & Miles, J. R. (2007). Content themes in Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 1997-2002. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 11, 129-139.

Joe Miles

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology

410C AustinPeay
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996

Phone: 865-974-4183
Email: joemiles@utk.edu