Trey Miller

PhD - Economics
Stanford University - 2009

BA - Mathematics and Economics
University of Texas at Austin - 2003

Odle, T., Gottfried, M., Miller, T., and Rodney Andrews (Forthcoming). “Who’s Matched Up: Access to Same-Race Instructors in Higher Education.” Economics of Education Review.  2024 - publications

Cunha, J., Miller, T., Austin, M., Daugherty, L., and Paco Martorell (Forthcoming). “A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Corequisite English Developmental Education: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Texas Community Colleges.” Education Finance and Policy.   2024 - publications

Coca, V., Daugherty, L., and Trey Miller (2024). “The Impacts and Experiences of Corequisite Remediation for Latino Students.” Journal of Higher Education. 1–24.  2024 - publications

Miller, T., Daugherty, L., Martorell, P., and Russell Gerber (2022). “Assessing the Effect of Corequisite English Instruction Using a Randomized Controlled Trial.”  Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. 15(1): 78-102.  February 2022. 2022 - publications

Baird, M., Kofoed, M., Miller, T., and Jennie Wenger (2022). “Veteran Educators or For-Profiteers? Tuition Responses to Changes in the Post 9/11 GI Bill.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.  41(4): 1012-1039. Fall 2022.  2022 - publications

Daugherty, L., Gerber, R., Martorell, F., Miller, T., and Emily Weisburst (2021). “Heterogeneity in the Effects of College Course Placement.” Research in Higher Education. 62: 1086-1111.  August 2021. 2021 - publications

Cunha, J., Miller, T., and Emily Weisburst (2018). “Information and College Decisions:  Evidence from the Texas GO Center Project.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.  40(1): 151-170.  March 2018. 2018 - publications

Steele, J., Slater, R., Zamarro, G., Miller, T., Li, J., Burkhauser, S., and Michael Bacon (2017). “The Effect of Dual-Language Immersion on Student Performance in the Portland Public Schools: Evidence from Lottery Data.” American Educational Research Journal (Centennial Edition).  54(1S): 282-306. April 2017. 2017 - publications

RAND Bronze Medal Award - RAND Corporation [2015]

RAND Idea Showcase Winner - RAND Corporation [2012]

Director, Texas Schools Project
University of Texas at Dallas [2021–Present]
https://tsp.utdallas.edu/

Principal Researcher
American Institutes for Research [2017–2020]
https://www.air.org/

Economist
RAND Corporation [2009–2017]
https://www.rand.org/

Bio

Trey Miller, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Texas Schools Project in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas.  Dr. Miller has led mixed methods research projects with multi-disciplinary research teams for clients including the Institute of Education Sciences, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Greater Texas Foundation, and the Houston Endowment.  Dr. Miller has led three IES-funded research projects with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), which focused on informing the implementation and scaling of statewide reform to policies surrounding the delivery of postsecondary developmental education in Texas. Dr. Miller currently serves as PI of a project characterizing enrollment patterns and success of part-time college students and identifying strategies to support those students for the Greater Texas Foundation.  Dr. Miller also currently serves as the PI of a grant from the US Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, that is supporting a mixed methods study documenting trends in enrollment and success at Texas community colleges over the course of the pandemic and identifying strategies to support students as we emerge from the pandemic.  In addition to research reports and briefs, Dr. Miller’s research has been published in top-tier journals including the American Educational Research Journal, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Economics of Education Review, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Education Finance and Policy, Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, Research in Higher Education, Journal of Higher Education, and Demography.  Dr. Miller also has extensive experience presenting research to policymakers and practitioners including the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Association of Community Colleges, the Texas Governor’s Office, and the Texas Senate and House Education Committees; and his commentaries have appeared in outlets including the Texas Tribune, US News and World Report, and the RAND Blog.

Researchers To Tackle Challenges for Community College Students

Long-term Outcomes Associated with Participation in Dual Language Education (Mentor, PI - Camila Morales)

$390,400 - US Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (R305B240028) [2024/09–2027/08]

Changes in Course Delivery and Student Enrollment and Completion During COVID in Texas (Principal Investigator)

$400,000 - US Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education (P116Z220024) [2022/09–2025/08]

An Experimental Evaluation of Corequisite Developmental Education in Texas (Principal Investigator)

$4,499,992 - US Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (R305H170085) [2015/08–2022/12]

Part-time College Students in Texas: Characterizing Enrollment Patterns, Understanding the Issues they Face, and Identifying Promising Approaches to Promote Their Success (Principal Investigator)

$302,702 - Greater Texas Foundation [2021/11–2024/08]

Understanding How Texas Community College Campuses are Supporting Student Mental Well-Being (Co-PI with Holly Kosiewicz)

$149,961 - Trellis Foundation [2021/10–2024/04]