Dr. Mills is a professor and curriculum coordinator in the Department of Communications in the McKeil School of Business | School of Communications, Creative Industries, & Liberal Studies. Her educational background is as follows: from Western University, Dr. Mills completed an Honours Bachelor of Arts in English and Classical Studies as well as a Master of Arts in English Language and Literature. After her studies at Western, Dr. Mills went to the University of Oxford, where she finished a Master of Studies degree in Research Methods as well as a doctorate in English Language and Literature. She also recently completed the CERTESL program at the University of Saskatchewan.