Dr Emma Miller
Senior Research Fellow
Social Work
Personal statement
Emma Miller has been a senior research associate at Strathclyde since 2012, and was previously attached on an honorary basis from 2009. Emma has a background in social work practice, and interagency working. Since completing her PhD in 2004 she has worked between research, policy and practice on the theme of personal outcomes. Based on knowledge exchange and action research, this has involved partnership between a wide range of national bodies and local organisations to re-orient culture, systems and practice accordingly. Emma has also worked for the past few years on a project titled Talking Hope which involves work with diverse agencies supporting young people identified as being at high risk.
Over several years this work has drawn increasing interest from wider UK and international universities and agencies. Emma is a member of the Eurocarers Research Working Group. She has also worked and published with colleagues at New York University and is currently collaborating with colleagues in Australia where there is a shift in policy towards outcomes.
https://personaloutcomes.network/
Publications
- Of tractors in Tanganyika : rethinking outcomes in social care reform
- Miller Emma
- Elgar Companion for Relational Public Services (2026) (2026)
- Breaks that benefit : international evidence to support innovation in research, policy, and practice around unpaid carer short breaks
- Seddon Diane, Toms Gill, Hanson Elizabeth, Miller Emma, Whitmore Kim
- (2025)
- Collaboration in Care Full Report : The Interface between Unpaid (Informal) and Paid (Formal) Carers
- Miller Emma
- (2024)
- Collaboration in Care : The Interface between Unpaid (Informal) and Paid (Formal) Carers
- Miller Emma
- (2024)
- Rethinking Eligibility : Researching Relevant Innovations and Developments in Adult Social Care Eligibility Criteria in Scotland
- Miller Emma
- (2024)
- Exploring the use of images to support short break conversations with unpaid carers
- Toms Gill, Seddon Diane, Miller Emma, Andrews Nick
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults Vol 24, pp. 172-183 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-01-2023-0001
Professional Activities
- From Innovation to Impact: IFIC Scotland Conference
- Speaker
- 27/10/2026
- The contribution of informal care to the economy
- Speaker
- 17/9/2026
- Relationship Based Practice and Personalised Outcomes.
- Participant
- 14/7/2026
- From Conversations to Collective Impact: 20 Years of Learning on Relational Outcomes in Scotland
- Speaker
- 23/6/2026
- Policy Engagement Group post-election reflection event
- Participant
- 2/6/2026
- 20 years of personal outcomes in Scotland (and Wales)
- Participant
- 13/5/2026
Projects
- From competition to collaboration: the interface between informal and formal carers
- Miller, Emma (Principal Investigator) MacIntyre, Gillian (Academic) Kaparouonaki, Kalia (Co-investigator) Congreve, Emma (Academic)
- This project provides a valuable and timely opportunity to bring together diverse stakeholders to consider the question: how do we promote collaboration rather than competition between informal and formal carers despite enduring structural limitations?
- 02-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024
- Talking Hope 3
- Miller, Emma (Principal Investigator)
- 18-Jan-2021 - 15-Jan-2022
- Talking Hope
- Miller, Emma (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2019
- Talking Hope: Hopeful conversations & young people whose behaviour presents risk of signif
- Miller, Emma (Principal Investigator)
- Talking Hope: Hopeful conversations and young people whose behaviour presents risk of significant harm
- 16-Jan-2018 - 12-Jan-2018
- What Works Scotland Evidence to Action Project
- Miller, Emma (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2017 - 30-Jan-2017
- Citizenship, Recovery and Inclusive Society Partnership (CRISP) (H2020 MSCA RISE)
- Quinn, Neil (Principal Investigator) Knifton, Lee (Co-investigator) Miller, Emma (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2016 - 31-Jan-2019
Contact
Dr
Emma
Miller
Senior Research Fellow
Social Work
Email: e.miller@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted