Megan R. Miller, PhD, RN

Biography

Certificate, California Institute of Integral Studies in: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research, 2022
Training, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) in: MDMA-Assisted Therapy 100 hours training (Parts A-D), 2022
PhD, Michigan State University in: Nursing, 2020
BSN, Michigan State University, 2015

Dr. Megan Miller has been a Registered Nurse since 2015, with professional experience spanning hospice and palliative care, nursing education, and health promotion across the lifespan. Her work focuses on advancing holistic, compassionate, and equitable palliative and supportive care. Dr. Miller earned her BSN and PhD from Michigan State University, where her training focused on cancer symptom management and integrative therapies. She then completed a two-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing.

Her mixed-methods research examines the role of spirituality in supporting the management of common cancer-related symptoms and explores equitable approaches to psilocybin-assisted therapy as a supportive care intervention. Megan is also the co-founder of the Creative Dying Project, a Death Café facilitator, and a graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research program. She is passionate about supporting culturally aligned spiritual care, examining applications of psychedelic-assisted therapy for facing illness, death, and grief, and exploring equitable, community-based models for palliative and end-of-life care.

Research Focus Areas

Symptom Science and Supportive Care

• Exploring spirituality as a resource for coping with cancer-related symptoms.
• Identifying approaches to improve symptom management and psychosocial well-being among people with cancer.
• Examining the role of supportive therapies in holistic cancer care.

Community Engagement and Partnerships

• Partnering with patients, clinicians, and community organizations to co-design supportive care interventions and educational resources.
• Using community-engaged approaches to promote equity in palliative care and psilocybin-assisted therapy research and implementation.
• Building sustainable partnerships to address supportive care needs among marginalized populations.