About Whitney

Whitney McIntyre Miller is a 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.

Dr. McIntyre Miller is the leading scholar of the Integral Peace Leadership Framework. Her scholarship has a particular focus on international community-based and educational work. Dr. McIntyre Miller the author of Integral Peace Leadership: Theory and Practice for Creating Peaceful Change and a co-editor of the forthcoming Peace Dwelling: A Possibility for Peace Leadership. She has published over 35 articles and book chapters and edited two journal special issues.

Dr. McIntyre Miller is the Director of the Ph.D. in Education program at Chapman University, and teaches master’s and Ph.D. courses in leadership studies and qualitative methodologies. Dr. McIntyre Miller 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.

Dr. McIntyre Miller has also worked in the areas of international development, peace education, refugee return and resettlement, nonviolence, elections monitoring, and community development. Dr. McIntyre Miller 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, is a co-founder of the Peace Leadership Collaborative, and serves on several global advisory boards.