Penelope (Penny) Miller | School of Social Work

Penny has been with the school of social work since 2015, beginning as coordinator for the Center on Race and Social Problems for former dean and professor emeritus Larry E. Davis. In that role, working with Dr. Davis, she coordinated the administrative, marketing and communications efforts for center, including the monthly lecture series which drew large mixed audiences from the University and the local non-academic community.

Now in the office of the dean in a hybrid role, Penny ensures smooth business operations, organizes and produces special events including lectures, graduations, retirements and welcomes, is assistant to the dean and offers personalized writing support to students, faculty and staff. She has also written many long and short form articles highlighting research efforts and programmatic achievements of the school. (See links below).

Penny holds an MA in professional writing from Carnegie Mellon University, and a BA in English with minors in Neuroscience and Art History from the University of Pittsburgh.

Prior to joining the School of Social Work, Penny taught the neuroscience writing practicum at Pitt and worked with incoming students at Community College of Allegheny as an adjunct English composition instructor for over a decade. She has also worked as professional writer in banking, medicine, science, consulting, marketing and sales.

Recently, Penny began working as an editorial assistant for the Journal on Race and Social Problems, assisting editor Dr. Kyaien Conner and assistant editor Dr. Alexus Brown. The journal has an impact rating of 1.104 and receives hundreds of manuscript submissions each year.

As writing coach for the school, Penny helps faculty and students with starting, editing, and completing term papers, letters, applications, papers and presentations. You can make an appointment with her by sending her an email.