Institute for Sports Science and Medicine

My research focuses on optimizing human performance and metabolic health through innovative approaches in complex metabolic diseases and elite performers. Leveraging nutrition and lifestyle interventions, my work focuses on enhancing cardiometabolic outcomes and quality of life in individuals living with complex metabolic diseases, particularly Type 1 diabetes, as well as advancing performance and resilience among elite athletes and specialized populations operating in extreme environments.

My research program aims to integrate multiple disciplines including nutrition, food, agricultural, and biomedical sciences to perform translational research studies. Populations of interest including aging individuals (middle-aged/older) and, particularly, peri and postmenopausal women, as the physiological changes that occur throughout the menopausal transition and postmenopausal period accelerate the development and progression chronic diseases and conditions, particularly vascular dysfunction and cardiovascular disease.

The central focus of my research is understanding underlying mechanisms of skeletal muscle wasting during aging and age-related pathologies such as cancer cachexia.

My research interests are innate immunity and host defense.

My passion is teaching and preparing future healthcare providers by providing them with the knowledge and skill sets needed to be true advocates for patients. I thoroughly enjoy interacting and collaborating with students and colleagues.

Dr. Miley's research focuses on two areas within healthcare including patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and injury prevention. Dr Miley seeks to leverage large data to assess the psychometric properties of PROs in healthcare as well as understand how manual therapy interventions can be used to restore normal movement patterns within the healthy, active population.