Hero Image

JoLynn C Miller

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

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
    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 Planning, Working with Incarcerated Youth, Youth Retention Study

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

  • Miller, JoLynn; Lewis, Kendra, et al. (In Press). Parental Experience in 4-H and its Effect on Youth Reenrollment. Journal of Extension.
  • Hensley, Sarah; Fox, Janet, et al. (In Press). The Key to Coding Qualitative Data: Examples from the 4-H Youth Retention Study. Journal of Extension.
  • Miller, J.; Hensley, S., et al. (2023). Multi-State 4-H Youth Retention Study: Qualitative & Quantitative Findings. 36. https://4h-volunteerism-resources.extension.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NECV-2023-Abstracts.pdf
  • Rodriguez, M. (2023). Parental Expectations and Volunteer Engagement: Results from a Multi-State Youth Retention Study. 7. https://4h-volunteerism-resources.extension.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NECV-2023-Abstracts.pdf
  • Marshall-Wheeler, N; Miner, G., et al. (2023). The UC 4-H Volunteer Educators’ Guide: For volunteers facilitating 4-H educational experiences. University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. https://doi.org/10.3733/ucanr.8724
  • Marhall-Wheeler, N.; Miner, G., et al. (2023). Volunteer Development with “The 4-H Volunteer Educators’ Guide: For Volunteers Facilitating 4-H Educational Experiences”. 27. https://4h-volunteerism-resources.extension.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NECV-2023-Abstracts.pdf
  • Hensley, S. (2022). Results of the Multi-State 4-H Youth Retention Study: Implications for Volunteers. 36-37. https://4h-volunteerism-resources.extension.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NECV-2022-Abstracts-Peer-Reviewed.pdf
  • Lewis, K.M.; Hensley, S., et al. (2022). Why Youth Leave 4-H After the First Year: A Multistate Study. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jhse/vol10/iss3/5/
  • Kok, C.M.; Espinoza, D., et al. (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, et al. (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, et al. (2019). UC 4-H Handbook for Families. UCANR Publications. 8671. https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=8671
  • Lewis, Kendra M.; Ewers, Timothy, et al. (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., et al. (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., et al. (2011). "Adding Value to Professional Conferences for Graduate Students." North American College and Teachers of Agriculture Journal 55(2)

Non-Peer Reviewed

  • Miller, JoLynn (2023). Tuolumne County Volunteer Fair: Why It Matters. Sonora Living. 10-11. March.
  • Miller, JoLynn (2023). Tuolumne County Volunteer Fair: Why it matters. Union Democrat. Sonora. March 25.
  • Miller, J. (2023). Why Volunteer? Youth Development Insights (BLOG).N. Caeton. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/YouthDevelopmentInsights/index.cfm. May 2. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=56799
  • Miller, J. (2023). Why Volunteer? Mariposa County Farm News. June 17.
  • Miller, J. (2023). Why Volunteer? Merced County Farm News. Page 8. June 17.
  • Miller, J. (2022). 4-H Positive Youth Development and Juvenile Justice. Proceedings of the California 4-H Professionals Conference: Youth Development Academics. August 9-11.
  • Miller, J. (2022). Program content – Be in the Know-A Look at 4-H Lingo. Supplemental lesson plan [Lesson & PowerPoint] for the UC 4-H Volunteer Educators’ Guide (Section 06). https://ucdavis.app.box.com/folder/222765164502?s=pd2u3v00ng2t9ops84dqr2f49lvuxxa2
  • Miller, J. (2022). Program content – Welcome to 4-H. Supplemental lesson plan [Lesson & PowerPoint] for the UC 4-H Volunteer Educators’ Guide (Section 01). https://ucdavis.app.box.com/folder/222763086864?s=tqau2u3gs8xxbe07kg6vfep1ebp3llqn

ANR Workgroup Associations

Return to Becoming a UCCE Master Gardener