Season 3 Episode 9

Dr. Sharrica Miller is an Associate Professor and the chair of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Student Engagement at California State University, Fullerton. She serves as co-investigator on a $2.2 million HRSA workforce diversity grant, leading an interdisciplinary team of faculty, students, and staff to design DEI initiatives that support the recruitment and retention of Black and Hispanic nursing students. As a nationally recognized nurse leader and board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner, Dr. Miller brings nearly 20 years of expertise to advancing health equity and improving outcomes for marginalized communities. In addition to her work as an educator and researcher, Dr. Miller is a sought-after consultant and speaker who has delivered over 50 keynotes for universities, hospitals, and child welfare organizations. She was a 2023 TEDx speaker, sharing insights on resilience and systemic change, and her own journey through foster care has shaped her commitment to advocacy. Having spent 12 years across multiple foster placements in Southern California, Dr. Miller completed her BSN at Howard University in 2005 and earned her PhD from UCLA in 2017, focusing her dissertation on the health and well-being of transitional-age foster youth. Her mentorship and outreach earned her the 2021 Casey Family Foundation Foster Youth Alumni Award. Dr. Miller’s memoir, Verses: Lessons Learned from Foster Care, and her feature in the documentary Still Waters Never Crash illustrate her resilience and inspire others to pursue transformative change.

Guest: Dr. Sharrica Miller, PhD, RN

sharrica.miller@ucla.edu

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharricamiller/

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www.docmillerwrites.com

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Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC