About Whitney

Whitney McIntyre Miller is an Associate Professor of Leadership Studies in the Attallah College of Educational Studies at Chapman University. She received her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego and holds master’s degrees in International Development and Social Work, as well as a bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh.

Whitney centers her research around peace leadership and community development and leadership, with a particular focus on postconflict societies. She teaches masters and Ph.D. courses in leadership studies and qualitative methodologies. Whitney has researched and worked in Sierra Leone and Bosnia-Herzegovina and has also lived in Russia. She has traveled to over 60 countries for work, study, and leisure and takes an active role in international education and global study.

Whitney has also worked in the areas of international development, peace education, refugee return and resettlement, nonviolence, elections monitoring, and community development. Whitney is a member of the International Leadership Association and served as a co-convener of its Peace Leadership Affinity Group, sat on the board of the Community Development Society, and currently serves on the Human Relations Advisory Council for the Los Alamitos Unified School District in Orange County, California.