Kimberly Miller
PhD Student, GSS & African and African Diaspora Studies
Research Interests:
Anglophone Caribbean, Lesser Antilles, Climate resiliency, Afro-indigeneity, Ecotourism, SustainabilityBio:
Kimberly Dawn Miller is an environmental sociologist who successfully defended her dissertation “Ecotourism Development in the Nature Isle: Navigating the Politics of Eco-Cultural Sovereignty in Dominica” Fall of 2024 in the department of Global and Sociocultural Studies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in History with Dietrich College Honors from Carnegie Mellon University, a master’s degree in African and African Diaspora Studies from Florida International University, a certificate in American Politics and Government from Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies, and a certificate in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Florida Atlantic University. Her research interests include ecotourism, political ecology, cultural production, Afro-indigenous Caribbean identity, expression and performance, sustainable agronomy and land-use, the coloniality of post-disaster recovery, and vulnerable island ecosystems in the Lesser Antilles. She grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, currently resides in Miami and plans to continue interdisciplinary research in areas of climate resiliency, climate finance, national/land sovereignty, and sustainable development trajectories during heightened climate impacts in Small Island Developing States of the Eastern Caribbean.