Dr. Miale graduated from the University of Scranton with her Master of Physical Therapy degree in 2000. She began her career at The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University Medical Center where she gained experience in acute care, outpatient orthopedics, neurologic rehabilitation, andboth inpatient and outpatient pediatrics. Her devotion to treating children earned her two awards for both advanced clinical skills and assisting with overall departmental efficiency and management. In2006, Dr. Miale was hired by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where she maintained the position of Physical Therapy Pediatric Specialist. She initiated several new pediatrics programs, including the creation of a new screening tool for acute care pediatric oncology. She was also responsible for all new employee orientation in the areas of pediatrics and airway clearance techniques. 

Dr. Miale received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in 2008 and is a Pediatric Certified Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) since 2007. She was hired as an adjunct faculty member in the DPT program at StonyBrook University in 2008 and became a core faculty member in 2011. She received her Doctor of Education (EdD) degree from the University of St. Augustine in 2019. Dr. Miale has given lectures and in-services across the country on physical therapy intervention for children with cancer and served as the Chair of the Pediatric Oncology Special Interest Group in the Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy of the APTA for four years (2014 – 2018). She also served on the APTA EDGE (Evidence Database to Guide Effectiveness) Task Force to review outcome measures in terms of clinical utility and psychometric properties. She completed two reviews for patients with breast cancer and led an EDGE Task Force to review outcome measures specific to pain in children with cancer. Dr. Miale is also one of the founding members of ACAPT's Simulation in Physical Therapy Education Consortium where she currently serves as the Director-at-Large.

Dr. Miale’s teaching responsibilities in the DPT program include Foundations of Patient Care and Growth and Development across the Lifespan on the Southampton campus, and Cardiopulmonary PhysicalTherapy I and II on both the Stony Brook and Southampton campuses. Dr. Miale plans to continue her scholarly agenda in educational research in the area of classroom-based simulation in physical therapy education.