J. David Martin, Ph. D.

Professor of Political Science

Division of Political and Criminal Justice

Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, Texas

Voice: (940) 397-4744
Fax: (940) 397-4865
E-mail: martinjd@nexus.mwsu.edu



Dr. Martin is a Professor of Political Science in the Division of Political Science and Criminal Justice at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. He holds a B.A. in History and Biology from Tarkio College and has earned a M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Southern Illinois University.

Dr. Martin has traveled widely throughout the world. He studied at the University of Paris in 1964 and was a Rotary Foundation Fellow at the University of Philippines in 1966-1967. In 1989, he was selected as a Molone Fellow by the Council of U.S. - Arab Relations and visited the Middle East as an official guest of the government of Saudi Arabia.

He is quite active in community affairs. He has served on numerous boards and commissions including the board of KIDZ Television and the Wichita Falls Rotary Club. For many years, he hosted a public affairs radio program five days a week for radio station KDFT. During that period, he conducted several thousand interviews with public officials at all levels. He also has been honored as a Danforth Foundation Fellow.

He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in political science, public management, and criminal justice at Midwestern. He is an active scholar and has published a variety of research reports. He specializes in comparative politics, research methods, and particularly in survey research and computer analysis. He has done extensive consulting for television news coverage and also political campaigns. He is the founder of Research Associates, a very successful research and political consulting firm.

 

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