Suzanne M. Miller

Dr. Suzanne Miller is Professor and Director of the Patient Empowerment and Decision-Making Department, as well as a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, at Fox Chase Cancer Center/Temple University Health System. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Temple University, Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine) and Temple University, College of Health Professions. Her funded research and clinical services are focused at the interface of psychology and oncology, particularly with a view to applying personalized biobehavioral and health communication principles to bridge the gap between the availability of groundbreaking cancer prevention and control technologies and the populations they are meant to serve. Her most recent books are Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genomics: Biopsychosocial Perspectives (Norton Publications, 2006), The Handbook of Cancer Control and Behavioral Science: A Resource for Researchers, Practitioners, and Policy Makers (APA Publications, 2008), and The Handbook of Health Decision Science (Springer Publications, 2016).

Dr. Miller is the Chair of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute board and is a member of numerous other non-profit and academic boards, including the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM). She is the Editor-in-Chief of SBM’s flagship journal, Translational Behavioral Medicine: Practice, Policy, Research. Dr. Miller is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society of Behavioral Medicine. She was awarded the Partners in Research Award from the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service, the Cancer Control Award from the American Cancer Society, the Outstanding Senior Scientist Oncology Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine, The C. Tracey Orleans Award for Outstanding Service to the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and, most recently, NCI’s featured grantee. She speaks and writes about the effects of cancer on the American population and how to live an informed and healthy life from a multicultural perspective. With respect to her international acclaim, her concepts and measures have been translated into numerous cultures and languages, with health disparities and health literacy as a prime focus. She has served as an invited distinguished visiting professor in Japan, Italy, Switzerland, China, the Netherlands, France, Israel, Australia and Poland, among others, and maintains collaborative cross-cultural linkages.