︎ Alex Miller – CV
Professional Experience
Senior Analyst
Urban Ocean Lab
Brooklyn, NY
May 2023–Apr 2025
Water Resiliency Hub Fellow
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY
Sep 2021–Jun 2023
Resiliency Planning and Management Aide
New York City Department of Transportation
New York, NY
Jun 2022–Sep 2022
Fellow
New York League of Conservation Voters
New York, NY
Nov 2019–Jan 2021
Producer and Strategist
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
New York, NY
Apr 2014–Jan 2019
Education
MS
Sustainable Environmental Systems, with distinction
Pratt Institute, School of Architecture
Brooklyn, NY
BS
Business Administration, with honors
American University, Kogod School of Business
Washington, DC
Awards and Certifications
Fellow, Urban Design Forum, 2024
Circle Award, Pratt Institute, 2023
Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP), Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, 2022
Waterfront Scholar, Waterfront Alliance, 2022
Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) Associate, Waterfront Alliance, 2021
Affiliations
American Planning Association, American Society of Adaptation Professionals, City Club of New York (Waterfront Committee), Climigration Network
Selected Presentations and Publications
“Climate-Driven Relocation for Coastal Cities: Principles and Recommendations.” Miller, A., Carter, A., Shah, S., and Shrestha, J., with Flemma, J., Johnson, A. E., and Stillwell, M. April 23, 2024.
“Coastal Futures.” Panel and presentation organized by Urban Design Forum, April 10, 2024.
“Climate-Readiness Framework for Coastal Cities.” Carter, A., Miller, A., Shah, S., and Shrestha, J., with Flemma, J., Johnson, A. E., and Stillwell, M. February 7, 2024.
“Rehousing the Displaced: A Framework for NYC to Accommodate Renters Leaving the Floodplain.” Presented at the At What Point Managed Retreat? Habitability and Mobility in an Era of Climate Change conference, Columbia University, June 20, 2023.
“Rising Tides, Rising Rent: Connecting Climate Justice to Social Housing in New York.” In Bayatli, S., Johnston, W., and Tschikov, J. (eds.), Multiplicity, 2023.