NicoleÌýMillerÌýPT, DPT, OCS
Graduate College of Health Sciences - Department of Physical Therapy
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
EDUCATION:
PhD Health Sciences, Rocky Mountain Å·ÃÀAƬ of Health Professions (anticipated completion date: Fall 2024)
DPT Physical Therapy, Chapman Å·ÃÀAƬ
BS Biological Sciences, Å·ÃÀAƬ of California, Santa Barbara
CERTIFICATIONS:
Selective Functional Movement Assessment Level 1, Functional Movement Systems (2022)
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (2009 & 2019 - recertified)
Clinical Instructor Certification, California Physical Therapy Association (2009)
Dr. Nicole Miller joined Hawai'i Pacific Å·ÃÀAƬ as an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy in 2024. Before this, she was an assistant professor at the Å·ÃÀAƬ of St. Augustine for Health Sciences from 2017 to 2024, having been a contributing faculty member there since 2012. Dr. Miller graduated from Chapman Å·ÃÀAƬ with her Doctor of Physical Therapy. She has worked as a physical therapist in the outpatient orthopedic setting since 2007. She completed an orthopedic residency at Rancho Physical Therapy in 2008. In 2009 she became board certified as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) re-certification in 2019. Her interests include functional biomechanics of the lower quarter, and she ran a clinical-based biomechanics laboratory for 5 years. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Health Sciences.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:
Smith K, Miller N, Laslovich S. The reliability of the GNRB® knee arthrometer in measuring ACL stiffness
and laxity: Implications for clinical use and clinical trial design. International Journal of Sports Physical
Therapy. 2022;17(6):1016-1025; https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.38252.
Miller N, Ivey C. Posttraumatic Malunion Following Comminuted Scapular Fracture. Journal of Orthopedic
and Sports Physical Therapy. 2020;50(3):167.
