Kara Jhalak Miller is an Associate Professor of Dance in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She is an artist/scholar, director, choreographer, performer, movement based media artist, and yoga practitioner. Her research in dance and performance studies has been published nationally and internationally. Her creative work has been commissioned and presented in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. For over 30 years, she has performed, choreographed, and collaborated with dancers and companies, touring extensively. Her dance and theatrical works have been performed in theaters, exhibited in galleries, presented as interactive installations, and screened for television, film festivals, and feature film productions.

SHe received her PhD in Performance Studies (Performance and Practice) from the University of California, Davis, an MFA in Dance (Performance, Choreography, and New Media) from the University of California, Irvine, and a BFA from The Juilliard School (Dance) in New York City.