PhD, University of Maryland, College Park (2010)

2023, Undergraduate Mentoring Award
Department of Psychology
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2015, Faculty Academic Outreach Award
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2015, Social Justice Award
Division 17: Society of Counseling Psychology
American Psychological Association

2015, Innovative Teaching Award
Division 9: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
American Psychological Association

2014, Excellence in Teaching Award
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2014, LGBT Advocate Award
Chancellor’s Commission for LGBT People
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2012, Diversity Leadership Award
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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

2018

• National Science Foundation: ADVANCE Grant
  Title: ASCEND: Adaptions for a Sustainable Climate of Excellence and Diversity
  Co-PI (PI: Veerle Keppens, University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
  $713,763

2016

• American Psychological Foundation: Division 49 Group Psychotherapy Research Grant
  Title: Non-Conscious Social Signals in a Psychotherapy Group
  PI (Co-PI: Keri A. Frantell*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
  $1,950
• Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (American Psychological Association Division 9): Local- and State-Level Policy Work Grant
  Title: The ‘Counseling Discrimination Law’ and Barriers to Mental Health Services-Seeking among LGBT+ Individuals in Tennessee
  Co-PI (PI: Dr. Patrick R. Grzanka, University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
  $2,000

2012

• National Science Foundation: Science, Technology, and Society Grant
  Title: Collaborative Research: Institutional Settings and the Transmission of Social Scientific Knowledge
  PI with Dr. Patrick Grzanka, Arizona State University
  $56,472

*denotes student co-author

Paquin, J. D., Miles, J. R., Gerlach, A. R., & Yandrich, A. (in press). Multiculturalism and social justice themes in group counseling research: A latent dirichlet allocation analysis of published abstracts. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy.

*Shinew, H. J., Miles, J. R., & *Stambaugh, S. A. (in press). Thinking with a dialogic mind: Learning from experienced intergroup dialogue facilitators. Small Group Research.

Kim, J., Kwon, H.-J., Jeong, J., Miles, J. R., Han, M., Bae, I., Bae, J., Wallraven, C., & Shin, Y.-J. (2025). Impact of intergroup dialogue on LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ Individuals in South Korea. The Counseling Psychologist, 53(3), 322-359. Impact of Intergroup Dialogue on LGBTQ+ and Non-LGBTQ+ Individuals in South Korea – Jesun Kim, Hyuk-Jin Kwon, Jisun Jeong, Joseph R. Miles, Myoungcheol Han, Ilhyun Bae, Jihong Bae, Christian Wallraven, Yun-Jeong Shin, 2025

Kivlighan, D. M. III, & Miles, J. R. (2023). Introduction to special issue: Data analytic methods in group psychology and group psychotherapy. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 27(3). Manuscript accepted for publication.

Gullo, S., Lo Coco, G., Leszcz, M., Marmarosh, C., Miles, J. R., Shechtman, Z., Weber, R., & Tasca, G. A. (2022). Therapists’ perceptions of online group therapeutic relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey-based study. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 26(2), 103–118. APA PsycNet

Miles, J. R., & Shinew, H. J. (2022). A breakdown (and rebuilding) of intergroup dialogue. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 26(3), 274–287. APA PsycNet

Miles, J. R., & Fassinger, R. E. (2021). Creating a public psychology through a scientist-practitioner-advocate model. American Psychologist, 76(8), 1232-1247. APA PsycNet

Miles, J. R., Anders, C., Kivlighan III, D. M., & Belcher Platt, A. (2021). Cultural ruptures: Addressing microaggressions in group therapy. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 25(1). 744-788. APA PsycNet

*White, B. A., Miles, J. R., & *Frantell, K. A. (2021). Intergroup dialogue: A justice-centered pedagogy to address gender inequity in STEM. Science Education, 105(2), 232-254. Intergroup dialogue: A justice‐centered pedagogy to address gender inequity in STEM

Miles, J. R. (2020). Introduction to the Special Section on Group Psychotherapy and Gender Identity. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 70(4), 540-551. Introduction to the Special Section on Group Psychotherapy and Gender Identity

*Fry, K. M., Grzanka, P. R., & Miles, J. R.1, & *DeVore, E. N. (2020). Is essentialism essential? Reducing homonegative prejudice by targeting diverse sexual orientation beliefs. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, 1725–1739. Is Essentialism Essential? Reducing Homonegative Prejudice by Targeting Diverse Sexual Orientation Beliefs
1Second and third authors contributed equally and are listed alphabetically.

Grzanka, P. R., *DeVore, E. N., *Frantell, K. A., Miles, J. R., & *Spengler, E. S. (2020). Conscience clauses and sexual and gender minority mental health care: A case study. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 67(5), 551–567. APA PsycNet
Grzanka, P. R., Miles, J. R., *Spengler, E. S., *Arnett, J., & Pruett, J. (2020). Measuring neoliberalism: Development and initial validation of a scale of anti-neoliberal attitudes. Social Justice Research, 33, 44-80. Measuring Neoliberalism: Development and Initial Validation of a Scale of Anti-Neoliberal Attitudes

Grzanka, P. R., *Spengler, E. S., Miles, J. R.,1 *Frantell, K. A., & *DeVore, E. N. (2020). “Sincerely held principles” or prejudice? The Tennessee counseling discrimination law. The Counseling Psychologist, 48(2), 223-248. “Sincerely Held Principles” or Prejudice? The Tennessee Counseling Discrimination Law – Patrick R. Grzanka, Elliot S. Spengler, Joseph R. Miles, Keri A. Frantell, Elliott N. DeVore, 2020 1Second and third authors contributed equally to this manuscript and are listed randomly.

Hage, S. M., Miles, J. R., Lewis, J. A., Grzanka, P. R., & Goodman, L. A. (2020). The social justice practicum in psychology training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 14(2). 156-166. APA PsycNet