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Kimberly Miller

Ms. Kimberly D. Miller is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a master’s degree in Recreation and Park Management, and a concentration in Therapeutic Recreation. She currently serves as Project Coordinator for Therapeutic Recreation And Inclusive Networks (TRAIN), a personnel preparation grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Ms. Miller also serves as a Research Associate, with Dr. Stuart Schleien, on the National Search for Best Practices in Inclusive Recreation initiative. Kim spent 6 years coordinating a U.S. DOE funded community partnership fostering inclusive volunteering. She has taught several courses and serves as an adjunct member of the graduate faculty within the RTH department at UNCG. Ms. Miller’s research on inclusive recreation service delivery and volunteering has been reported in 12 articles in professional journals. She was the lead author of A Community for ALL Children: A Guide to Inclusion for Out-of-School Time. This monograph introduces basic premises and practices of inclusive community recreation to parents, family members, careproviders, and practitioners.

There are 9 included publications by Kimberly Miller :

TitleDateViewsBrief Description
Barriers to the Inclusion of Volunteers with Developmental Disabilities 2003 314 Being a volunteer is an important way for individual community members to be active and vital contributors within the community, to feel connected, and to he viewed as an asset to one's community. With over 56% of Americans volunteering (Independent ...
Better to give than receive 2002 249 Advocacy efforts by and for people with disabilities have traditionally focused on gaining opportunities for inclusive community recreation. While benefits of inclusive recreation experiences for people with and without disabilities have been documen...
Community for all: The therapeutic recreation practitioner’s role in inclusive volunteering 2005 321 Participation in volunteerism has great potential in helping individuals reach their desired goals such as improving self-esteem, sense of purpose, social connectedness, happiness, quality of life, and community inclusion. A rationale for the facilit...
Engaging Volunteers with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study 2005 214 Many volunteer administrators often wonder what they can do to increase their volunteer base and improve the efficiency, longevity, and morale of their current volunteers and staff. One virtually untapped, and certainly underutilized, population fro...
The North Carolina challenge for inclusive recreation 2007 128 In the fall of 2005, Dr. Stuart J. Schleien and Kimberly D. Miller of the Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro embarked on an exciting journey. They were in search of the key ...
Something for Everyone 2009 262 Some 150 years ago, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted envisioned New York's Central Park as a green oasis where people of all walks of life, regardless of community standing or socioeconomic status, could escape the bustle of the city. Today,...
Teaming Up for Inclusive Volunteering: A Case Study of a Volunteer Program for Youth with and without Disabilities 2004 160 Volunteerism is a recreational activity that may hold the key to greater social inclusion for individuals with disabilities into our communities. Facilitating inclusive volunteering opportunities for youth with and without disabilities has a potentia...
What's in it for Me and My Agency? A Survey on the Benefits of Engaging Volunteers with Disabilities 2005 151 In 1998, the Association for Volunteer Administration adopted a formal Statement of Inclusiveness (AVA Board of Directors, 1999) that defines diversity in its broadest terms, and proclaimed the value of inclusiveness in volunteering and throughout th...
A winning recipe for volunteerism 2006 137 A program in North Carolina takes college students, mixes in individuals with disabilities and adds park staff support to create a winning combination....