Mark Miller

Title
Associate Professor; Program Coordinator, M.S. in Aeronautics
Email
Department
Department of Aeronautics
College
College of Aviation

Office Hours

08:00-17:00 HST M-F and Weekends by individual appointment.

Areas of Expertise

Aviation Safety, Aviation Education, Aviation Human Factors 
Mark Miller

Dr. Mark Miller is an associate professor at the Worldwide College of Aviation and is the Program Coordinator for the Master of Science in Aeronautics Degree.

Professionally, Dr. Miller has a background as a Marine Corps helicopter pilot with 3200 hours in the Sikorski CH-53 D and Bell TH-57 model helicopters. Dr. Miller holds an Airline Transport Pilot license with a rotorcraft-helicopter rating and a multi-engine, fixed-wing rating. He was trained as an Aviation Safety Program Manager at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterrey, CA and served in the Marines as a Squadron Aviation Safety Officer. Besides being a helicopter instructor, he also served as a military classroom instructor in aviation safety related topics and earned the rating of Naval Master Training Specialist before retiring from the Marines as a LtCol. He has worked as a university professor for Embry‑Riddle since 1998 and served the Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University Hawaii Campus Director of Academics for several years before joining Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide College of Aviation in 2013. Dr. Miller teaches aviation safety related courses at graduate level in the areas of Aviation Safety Program Management, Aviation Human Factors, Aviation Accident Investigation and Aviation Research.

Dr. Miller earned his Master of Aeronautical Science from ERAU, his Master of Science in Management from Troy State University and his Doctorate in Education from the University of Southern California.

Dr. Miller has successfully researched and published in the areas of aviation safety and human factors. A great deal of Dr. Miller’s focus has been flight safety and human factors related to the commercial flight deck, where Dr. Miller has presented and published several research publications on the effects of computer information, automation and AI on human factors in the commercial flight deck.  Dr. Miller has also contributed to research in the field of aviation maintenance safety and human factors and was recognized by the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference in 2023 with an award for having the best research publication in safety and human factors.  

Dr. Miller is an avid surfer, canoe paddler, diver and swimmer in Hawaii. He has worked with Toys for Tots and a local handicap charity during the Christmas season. He  has also worked with a local summer school program every summer to orient children in grades 1-3 on the importance of aviation. He has been a member of the Honolulu Elks Lodge 616 for over a two decades and supports their charity endeavors. He has been married to Vicki since 2001 and they attend local church services at Victory Hawaii in Kailua.  

  • Ed.D. - Doctor of Education, University of Southern California
  • M.A.S. - Master of Aeronautical Science in Aviation Aerospace Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • M.S. - Master of Science in Management, Troy University
  • B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Physical Science, United States Naval Academy
  • Airline Transport Pilot - Federal Aviation Administration
  • Aviation Safety Officer Course - Naval Postgraduate School
  • Navy Helicopter Pilot - United States Navy
  • Naval Aviator - United States Navy
  • MSAS 615: Avia/Aerosp Acc Inv & Anyls
  • ASCI 693: Current Rsch Prob in Avia/Aero
  • ASCI 604: Human Factors Avia/Aero Indus
  • MSHF 700A: MSHF Thesis I
  • MSHF 700B: MSHF Thesis II
United States Marine Corps Helicopter Pilot and Flight Instructor, College Professor Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide    

Member of the American Society of Engineers (ASEE)

Member of  Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI)

2014 Worldwide Latitude Award for 'Model of Innovation'

2020 College of Aeronautics Certificate of Achievement Award for 'Team Aero' 

2023 Awarded by Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference for best research publication in Safety and Human Factors