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Assistant Professor
University of Missouri-Kansas City
United States
Dr. Martin joined the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Department of Communication Studies in 2011-2012 as an Assistant Teaching Professor and has been an Assistant Professor since 2013-2014. His teaching experience includes courses in intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, qualitative methods, persuasion, and public speaking. He currently teaches the department’s Research Seminar in Communication Studies (capstone course) and a writing intensive version of Intercultural Communication.
Dr. Martin received bachelor’s degrees in communication and business administration from the University of Kentucky in 2000, a master’s degree in journalism and communication from The Ohio State University in 2003, and a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Kentucky in 2011. While completing his Ph.D., he served as assistant to the director of undergraduate studies in communication, president of the Communication Graduate Student Association, chair of the University of Kentucky Communication Mentoring Program, and an editorial assistant for Communication Teacher.
Dr. Martin has collaborated on various projects addressing an array of communication topics, has presented his work at regional, national, and international conferences, has several publications in press and under review, and co-authored a chapter in The Sage Handbook of Communication and Instruction (2010). His research focuses on cross-cultural adaptation, especially first-year university students and the transition’s affect on retention.