Central Sierra Director & 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Central Sierra Cooperative ExtensionPhysical Address
52 North Washington
Sonora, CA 95370
209-533-5686
jlmiller@ucanr.edu

Also in:
Amador County
Calaveras County
El Dorado County
Tuolumne County
Links
Education
M.S. Agricultural/Extension Education, Montana State University, Bozeman. 2010
B.S. Agricultural Science/Education, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. 2005
Awards
- Susan Barkman Award for Research and Evaluation (National)
Presented by National Association of Extension 4-H Agents, 2020
- Distinguished Service Award Outstanding Research - Advisor
Presented by UC ANR, 2018
- Excellence in Teamwork Specialty Award
Presented by National Association of Extension 4-H Agents, 2018
- North Central Region-Excellence in Volunteerism
Presented by National Association of Extension 4-H Agents, 2018
- STAR
Presented by UC ANR, 2018
- Achievement in Service Award
Presented by National Association of Extension 4-H Agents, 2015
Specialty
Volunteer Development, Experiential Learning, Program PlanningAreas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Families, Youth, and Communities
- Youth Development
- Spanish
- Youth Development
- 4-H Program
- Set
- Healthy Families and Communities
- Science Literacy in Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Nutrition
Bibliography
Peer Reviewed
- Car Mun Kok, Dorina M. Espinoza (2020). Identification of Priority Skill Areas for Volunteer Professional Development. Journal of Youth Development. 15:4, 51-67. July.
- Steven M. Worker, Dorina M. Espinoza (2020). Volunteer Outcomes and Impact: The Contributions and Consequences of Volunteering in 4-H. Journal of Youth Development. 15:4, 6-31. July.
- Miller, JoLynn; Trzesniewski, Kali (2020). Volunteerism in Youth Development Programs: Editors' Note. Journal of Youth Development. 15:4, 1-5. July.
- Lewis, Kendra M.; Borba, John; Hill, Russel D.; Miller, JoLynn C. (2019). Effective Communication of 4-H Program Essentials to 4-H Families. Journal of Extension. 57:3. June. https://www.joe.org/joe/2019june/tt5.php
- Borba, John; Hill, Russell; Lewis, Kendra; Miller, JoLynn C.; Team, and the Youth Retention Study (2019). UC 4-H Handbook for Families. UCANR Publications. 8671. https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=8671
- Lewis, Kendra M.; Ewers, Timothy; Miller, JoLynn C.; Bird, Marianne; Borba, John; Hill, Russell D.; Rea-Keywood, Jeannette; Shelstad, Nancy; Trzesniewski, Kali (2018). Addressing Retention in Youth Programs: A Survey for Understanding Families' Experiences. Journal of Extension. 56:3. June. https://www.joe.org/joe/2018june/tt3.php
- Worker, S.M.; Hill, R.D.; Miller, J.M.; Go, C.G.; Boyes, R. J. (2015). "Exploring the Effectiveness of a Retreat Method for Extension Staff." Journal of Extension 53(6)
- Miller, J; Arnold, S (2012). "Produce Your Own: A Community Gardening Program." Journal of Extension 50(2)
- Arnold, S.; Miller, J.; Igo, C (2011). "Adding Value to Professional Conferences for Graduate Students." North American College and Teachers of Agriculture Journal 55(2)
ANR Workgroup Associations
- Developing Volunteer Capacities - Member
- Environmental Education - Member