University of Kentucky
Doctor of Philosophy, English
Completion Date: May 2017
Dissertation: A Theory of Veteran Identity
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Eastern Kentucky University
Master of Arts, Student Personnel Services in Higher Education
Completion Date: August 2020
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University of Kentucky
Graduate Certificate, Social Theory
Completion Date: May 2015
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Eastern Kentucky University
Master of Arts, English
Completion Date: May 2011
Master’s Thesis: Identity, Reality, and Truth in Memoirs from the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
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Eastern Kentucky University
Bachelor of Arts, English
Completion Date: December 2009
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
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Somerset Community College
Associate of Arts
Completion Date: May 2008
Graduated with High Distinction
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Travis L. Martin, PhD, is founding director of the Kentucky Center for Veterans Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. He has established several nationally recognized programs to support returning veterans in higher education and the non-profit sector. A scholar of American literature, psychoanalytic trauma theory, and social theory, Dr. Martin presents frequently at conferences and universities. He has published dozens of research articles and creative short works on veterans’ issues. A former sergeant in the U.S. Army, he served during two deployments in the Iraq War (2003-04 & 2005). His book War and Homecoming: Veteran Identity and the Post-9/11 Generation was published with the University Press of Kentucky in 2022. He resides in Richmond, KY.