Gretchen M. Miller, MA, LPAT, ATR-BC, ACTP
Associate Editor | Social Media Coordinator, Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association (2022-Present)
Director, American Art Therapy Association (AATA)
Board of Directors (2017-2021)
Honors & Scholarship Working Group Board Liaison,
50th Anniversary Chair, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)
Taskforce and Committee Chair, AATA Communications Team
Active in the AATA for over 20 years: Student Subcommittee Chair (1997-1999), Education Committee (1999-2002), Web Editorial Committee (2002-2003), Publications Committee (2005-2006), Governmental Affairs Committee (2007-2008), Journal Advisory Board (2007-2009), Web Editor (2005-2008), Program Chair for AATA's 40th Anniversary Conference (2009)
Service & Community Organizing
Recipient of the Association's highest recognition, Honorary Life Member (HLM) Award for outstanding regional and national contributions in the field of art therapy (2019)
Past President (2007-2010)
Publications Committee Chair
Editor of BATA's quarterly newsletter, The Palette (2005-2007)
Online Course Instructor: Online Art Therapy Approaches and Methods (2022, 2023), Creating a Strong Art Therapy Presence on Social Media (2023)
Peer Reviewer, International Journal of Art Therapy
Guest Editor, Special Issue- Online Art Therapy, Volume 25, Issue 4, International Journal of Art Therapy (2020)
© 2004-2024 Gretchen M. Miller
The Art Therapist's Guide to Social Media offers the art therapy community a guide that addresses content related to social media use, its growing influence, and the impact social networking has on the profession and work of art therapists.
TEDx Ursuline: Cultivating Creativity, Connection, and Community - In this TEDx talk, Gretchen describes the ways social media offers opportunity for creativity, connection, and the development of community.
Ursuline College Alumni Service Award: Promoting the Field of Art Therapy and Building Community
Social Media (2015)
In 2008, Gretchen founded The Art Therapy Alliance, an on-line professional network leveraging social media and connection to promote art therapy, the work of art therapists, and build community.
Gretchen also created the online community 6 Degrees of Creativity that cultivates creative energy through art making, collaboration, and connection among art therapists, expressive arts therapists, and others around the world.
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