Christopher Miller

Associate Director, Appalachian Center, College Curator, Artifacts & Exhibits Studio

Bruce, Room 225
CPO 2196

Office Hours: TBA

Phone: 859-985-3373
Fax: 859-985-3903

E-Mail: christopher_miller@berea.edu

At Berea College since 1993

Degrees

• B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1984
• M.A., University of Delaware, 1990

Special Interests

• Material culture theory & methods, especially as applied to teaching
• Applications of Media Theory to teaching and learning
• Place-based education
• Project-based pedagogy and guided design
• Digitization for collections access
• The history of Berea College crafts and industries
• The history of skittles-like games

Affiliations

• The Kentucky Association of Museums
• Appalachian Studies Association

Biography

Christopher Miller has spent his career exploring the application of museum-like modes of teaching and learning in museums and in the world of higher education. He has been at Berea College since 1993, initially appointed as Director of Berea College’s Appalachian Museum. While at Berea, Miller has also served as Network Services Administrator and Interim Director of the Appalachian Center. Prior to coming to Berea Miller spent seven years working in public museums: The Minnesota History Center, the Outagamie Museum (Appleton, WI), and the Houdini Historical Center. While training for this work, he also worked in museums Wilmington, Delaware and Statesburo, Georgia.