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Dr Michelle Miller is an interdisciplinary social scientist working at the science-policy interface of environmental governance. Her current research focuses on how climate research can inform equity-oriented sustainability transitions. A Permanent Resident of Singapore, she contributes to wider theoretical debates and policy issues around the societal and ecological transformation of Southeast Asia.

Dr Miller holds a PhD in political science and has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, since 2010. In this role, she has co-developed multi-year research grants on: (a) Climate Governance of Nature-based Carbon Sinks in Southeast Asia (2022 – 2027); and (b) Disaster Governance in Urbanising Asia (2014-2017), funded by Singapore’s Ministry of Education. Previously, she held research and lecturing positions at Deakin University and Charles Darwin University. She has authored or co-authored over 60 academic publications (a sole authored book, international journal articles, book chapters, and edited books and journal special issues) on emerging spaces and boundaries of governance, social justice, conflict resolution, urbanisation and climate change adaptation.