Our Staff

The faculty and staff of University of Indianapolis Center for Aging & Community (CAC) are dedicated professionals with a focus on providing education and a network to connect those who provide services and care for older adults. Use navigation below to learn more about each of our team members by clicking on their name to view their bio.

Ellen Miller

Ellen Miller-Executive DirectorEllen Miller, PhD, PT is the Executive Director of the Center for Aging & Community and holds the University's DeHaan Endowed Chair in Gerontology. Miller has been with the Center since its inception in 2001, taking on her current role in 2005.

As Executive Director, Miller works to advance the Center's role as educator, consultant, convener and collaborator on issues important to older adults. The Center focuses on establishing effective partnerships between the community and academia, using the expertise of the University to assist with and drive initiatives and research that will solve real world problems and improve the quality of life for older adults. Miller has also led the Center to a prominent role in gerontology education and training, and has established partnerships with local, state and national aging network organizations. She recently spearheaded the efforts of more than one dozen Indiana aging services organizations to establish the Indiana Collaborative Conference on Aging in 2007.

Miller, whose professional background is in physical therapy and gerontology, holds a professorship in the Krannert School of Physical Therapy. She has expertise in gerontology and motor control and has presented and published her research findings for national and international audiences.

emiller@uindy.edu

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