Carliss D. Miller

Adjunct Faculty

Bio

Dr. Carliss D. Miller is an Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Management & Leadership at the C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston. She brings over 20 years of combined experience in organizational behavior, leadership development, inclusive culture transformation, and strategic leadership across corporate, academic, and consulting sectors.

Dr. Miller currently teaches Inclusive Leadership Strategy, leveraging her extensive experience to equip future leaders with practical, evidence-based strategies to foster inclusive, psychologically safe workplaces. In addition to teaching, she serves on the board of the Inclusive Leadership Institute at Bauer, where she co-designs senior leadership programs and statewide conferences on psychological safety and inclusive leadership.

As Founder and Chief Empowerment Officer of Transformation Architects, Dr. Miller provides innovative, research-driven coaching and consulting solutions focused on elevating leadership and organizational culture. Her work emphasizes psychological safety, courageous inclusion, and human-centered transformation, enabling clients to navigate complexity, foster collaboration, and unlock growth.

Dr. Miller has significant private sector leadership experience, notably in global corporations within the engineering and manufacturing industries, where she led comprehensive inclusion and culture initiatives, executive leadership coaching programs, cultural transformations, and strategic assessments to enhance organizational effectiveness, compliance, and employee engagement.

Prior to Bauer, Dr. Miller was a tenure-track professor at Sam Houston State University, teaching Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Leadership. Her academic contributions include numerous peer-reviewed publications and a book chapter focused on leadership dynamics, workplace inclusion, and organizational culture. Dr. Miller earned her PhD in International Management Studies (Organizational Behavior & HR Management) from the University of Texas at Dallas, her MBA in Human Resource Management from the University of Florida, and a BA in Communications Technology from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Contact Info

Phone:

 713-743-4650 

Email:

  cdmille8@central.uh.edu

Room:

 MH 310A

Website:

 No Web Site Currently