
Dr. Shannon Gonzales-Miller was born in Castro Valley California and raised in Fremont California. She moved to Ohio in 1975 where she finished high school at Upper Arlington. Dr. Gonzales-Miller earned a Bachelors of Science in Social Studies Education and a Masters of Art in Global Education from Ohio State. She pursued a PhD in Education. Currently, she serves as the Director for Minority Scholarship Services in the Office of Minority Affairs (OMA). Dr. Gonzales-Miller has been with OMA for 21 years.
Dr. Shannon Gonzales-Miller was born in Castro Valley California and raised in Fremont California. She moved to Ohio in 1975 where she finished high school at Upper Arlington. Dr. Gonzales-Miller earned a Bachelors of Science in Social Studies Education and a Masters of Art in Global Education from Ohio State. She pursued a PhD in Education. Currently, she serves as the Director for Minority Scholarship Services in the Office of Minority Affairs (OMA). Dr. Gonzales-Miller has been with OMA for 21 years.
(Ute Indian Tribe descendant)
Arps Hall
1945 N High St
Columbus, OH 43210
Education
- PhD. in Education
- Masters of Art in Global Education, The Ohio State University
- Bachelors of Science in Social Studies Education, The Ohio State University
I am the daughter of Shirley Bachiller and William Gonzales, the grand daughter of Irene Foye and Fermin Bachiller and Ida Paiz and Paul Gonzales. I was born in Castro Valley California and raised in Fremont California. I moved to Ohio in 1975 where I finished high school at Upper Arlington. I earned a Bachelors of Science in Social Studies Education and a Masters of Art in Global Education from Ohio State. I pursued a PhD in Education. Currently, I previously served as the Director for Minority Scholarship Services in the Office of Minority Affairs (OMA). I have been with OMA for 21 years. I am married and have one daughter.
My father was born in Greeley Colorado and a member of the Ute tribe. My father along with all of his siblings were sent to a boarding school in Denver Colorado where he attended from approximately age 5 until graduation at age 18 (he is unsure of the date and year he was born --1930). Respecting my father and grandfather, I identify as Ute and continue the arduous search for family members.
Research
- Beyond a Land Acknowledgement Panel Webinar [external link]
- Office of Diversity and Inclusion YouTube, March 18, 2022.
- Michael Charles Diné, (Citizen of the Navajo Nation), PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, NSF Graduate Fellow
- Shannon Gonzales-Miller, PhD, (Southern Ute – not enrolled), Director, Scholarships and Grants for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- Melissa Jacob (Citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), PhD, Intercultural Specialists, Native American and Indigenous Student Initiatives for Student Life Multicultural Center
Deondre Smiles (Citizen of the Leech Lake Band, Ojibwe), PhD, President's Post-Doc for the Department of History
Moderator: Jacquelyn C. A. Meshelemiah, BSSW, MSW, LSW, PhD, Associate Vice Provost for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- "Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College Students", PhD. dissertation
- OSU Origins Podcast, Host Dr. Lucy Murphy, Guest: Shannon Gonzales-Miller, April 2021
- OSU Origins YouTube Webinar recording [external link], April 2021.
- The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences YouTube Webinar recording [external link], April 2021.
Lecturer of Undergraduate Education | Undergraduate Education, Administration
College of Education and Human Ecology
gonzales-miller.1@osu.edu

(Ute Indian Tribe descendant)
Arps Hall
1945 N High St
Columbus, OH 43210
Education
- PhD. in Education
- Masters of Art in Global Education, The Ohio State University
- Bachelors of Science in Social Studies Education, The Ohio State University
I am the daughter of Shirley Bachiller and William Gonzales, the grand daughter of Irene Foye and Fermin Bachiller and Ida Paiz and Paul Gonzales. I was born in Castro Valley California and raised in Fremont California. I moved to Ohio in 1975 where I finished high school at Upper Arlington. I earned a Bachelors of Science in Social Studies Education and a Masters of Art in Global Education from Ohio State. I pursued a PhD in Education. Currently, I previously served as the Director for Minority Scholarship Services in the Office of Minority Affairs (OMA). I have been with OMA for 21 years. I am married and have one daughter.
My father was born in Greeley Colorado and a member of the Ute tribe. My father along with all of his siblings were sent to a boarding school in Denver Colorado where he attended from approximately age 5 until graduation at age 18 (he is unsure of the date and year he was born --1930). Respecting my father and grandfather, I identify as Ute and continue the arduous search for family members.
Research
- Beyond a Land Acknowledgement Panel Webinar [external link]
- Office of Diversity and Inclusion YouTube, March 18, 2022.
- Michael Charles Diné, (Citizen of the Navajo Nation), PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, NSF Graduate Fellow
- Shannon Gonzales-Miller, PhD, (Southern Ute – not enrolled), Director, Scholarships and Grants for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- Melissa Jacob (Citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), PhD, Intercultural Specialists, Native American and Indigenous Student Initiatives for Student Life Multicultural Center
Deondre Smiles (Citizen of the Leech Lake Band, Ojibwe), PhD, President's Post-Doc for the Department of History
Moderator: Jacquelyn C. A. Meshelemiah, BSSW, MSW, LSW, PhD, Associate Vice Provost for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- "Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College Students", PhD. dissertation
- OSU Origins Podcast, Host Dr. Lucy Murphy, Guest: Shannon Gonzales-Miller, April 2021
- OSU Origins YouTube Webinar recording [external link], April 2021.
- The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences YouTube Webinar recording [external link], April 2021.