Taylor Miller joined Jacksonville University Athletics in August 2021 as an Academic Athletic Advisor, working primarily with men's and women's basketball.
Prior to coming to JU, she worked as an Academic Success Coach from 2020-21 at Stony Brook University. She worked with a caseload of football student-athletes and advised, assisted and mentored athletes in different areas of their academic, personal and professional lives, while collaborating with coaches and various athletic department personnel to enhance the student-athlete experience.
From January 2019 to August 2020, she served as an Academic Coach at Helix Charter High School in San Diego, Calif., teaching ninth-11th grade math subjects in the Academic Support department. Miller was also the girl's junior varsity basketball head coach and was an assistant on the varsity girl's staff.
Miller graduated from State University of New York College at Cortland (SUNY Cortland) in 2018 with a B.A. in Communication Studies, with a concentration in Public Relations and Advertising. She completed her master's degree at Stony Brook, graduating Summa Cum Laude with an M.A. in Higher Education Administration in 2021.Â
A basketball player in college, she started her career at Queens College, leading the team to its first ECC Championship and participating in the NCAA Division II Tournament. She transferred to SUNY Cortland for her remaining three years, and served as a team captain, helping lead the team to the postseason every year she was there. Miller was selected as a Red Letter Award Winner and Unsung Hero Award winner in 2018, and was a two-team Defensive Player of the Year (2016/18).
A native of Freeport, N.Y., she also excelled in soccer and softball in high school.
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