Miller | School of Rehabilitation Therapy

Dr. Jordan Miller

Position(s)

Associate Professor

Member, Health Policy and Research Institute

Interim Associate Director (Physical Therapy Program)

Contact Information

jordan.miller@queensu.ca

About

Jordan Miller is an Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy and Member of the Health Services and Policy and Research Institute. He completed a BSc (Kinesiology), MSc (Physiotherapy), and PhD (Rehabilitation Science) at McMaster University followed by a CIHR funded post-doctoral fellowship at McGill University. He joined the School of Rehabilitation Therapy at Queen’s University in 2017. Dr. Miller served as the Associate Director (Physical Therapy) from 2020 to 2023 and is currently supported by a Stars Award (Mid-Career) from The Arthritis Society and CIHR.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Rehabilitation Science), McMaster University
Master of Science (Physiotherapy), McMaster University
Bachelor of Science (Major Kinesiology, Minor Psychology), McMaster University

Research

Dr. Miller’s research program has two aims:

Improve pain management for people living with chronic pain
Advance team-based models of primary care that improve the health of individuals and communities.

Dr. Miller’s research aligns with the following three research themes:

Development and evaluation of team-based models of primary care
Development and testing of self-management supports for persons living with pain
Enhancing education to improve competencies of health professionals for work in primary care and pain management

Current Research Project

Evaluating the impact of integrating physiotherapists within primary care teams for people with musculoskeletal pain: Three cluster Randomized controlled trials Funded by CIHR, Arthritis Society, and the National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
Understanding the current state of physiotherapy integration within team-based primary care: An international scoping review and National survey in Canada Unfunded
Development of a tailored eHealth self-management support to improve functioning for people living with chronic pain: I Funded by CIHR, Arthritis Society
Evaluating the transition to competency-based education in Physical Therapy
Advancing entry-level pain management education for physiotherapists in Canada: An integrated knowledge translation study Funded by CIHR
Development and evaluation of competencies and educational modules to prepare health professionals for team-based primary care Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine

Supervision

Dr. Miller supervises students in the programs listed below. To learn more about his students and alumni, visit the Our Community pages.

Dr. Miller is currently accepting graduate students. Funding is available through the Bruce Mitchell Research Program for a student interested in joining the IMPPaCT team for PhD studies focused on research to advance team-based primary care.

Peer Reviewed Publications

For a list of Dr. Miller's publications, please refer to his Google Scholar Profile.

Team