Veterans in Academics

Veterans in Academic - Graham Cable

Former British Army officer, now Dr. Graham Cable, is a Research Fellow in the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) Research Centre based at the Veterans & Families Institute for Military Social Research, Anglia Ruskin University (in the UK).

His role is to provide advice and guidance to FiMT-funded researchers commissioned from among UK based research organizations (including other universities), and to author publicly accessible summaries and reviews of that research; all in support of FiMT’s wider objectives to enable ex-military personnel make a successful and sustainable transition to civilian life. He also acts as his university’s Armed Forces Community Inclusion Lead working alongside leadership, teaching, and support staff to ensure accessibility of courses and staff roles for serving regular and reserve military personnel, as well as veterans and family members.

His former military career was cut short by medical discharge, which heralded a difficult transition, prompting him to undertake his doctorate to explore the experience. Graham saw his thesis as a means to continue his own lifelong learning journey, and to encourage other military leavers and veterans to do the same. It was this enduring sense of educational duty that brought him to his current role, as well as to membership of an international community of like-minded scholars and professionals; which led to this podcast.

Graham publishes and peer reviews academic papers, supervises postgraduate (including doctoral) dissertations, and undertakes teaching and examining roles. He has also been appointed by the UK Government’s Minister for Defence People and Veterans as a member of his regional Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee, which ensures veterans are supported in his local area. He has recently been invited to join the editorial team of an international veterans’ studies journal.

Between leaving the Army and taking up his current position, Graham acted as a consultant in various NATO headquarters, as well as in teaching and undertaking professional roles in other universities. He is a member of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Linguists (fluent in Spanish) and Chartered Management Institute.

Just as he is determined to succeed in his own military-to-civilian transition, he strives to ensure others can do the same and sees education as fundamental to this. He discusses that in this podcast.

Veterans in Academics - Hira Paulin

This Week on Veterans in Academics! 6/10/2021

Hira Byrne Paulin is a Rehabilitation Counselor, working to support student veterans in accessing campus disability services, academic accommodations, and information on personal rights and protections.

She is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at Northern Illinois University with research that focuses on Military Moral Injury.

For those interested in her work, she provides consulting free of charge to military-affiliated persons who want information and resources regarding rehabilitation/disability services for service-connected disabilities and injuries through "Byrne disAbility Consulting". In addition, professionals can reach out to learn about military-related injuries and disabilities.

She is proud to support the community that she is a part of as a granddaughter of a WWII Army Air Corps POW and spouse of a career active-duty enlisted Marine.

Veterans in Academics - Ben Wadham

Ben Wadham is the Director of Open Door: Veteran transition Integration and Wellbeing Research initiative at Flinders University in South Australia. Ben served in the Australian Regular Army from 1987-1992. He served in the Royal Australian Infantry (2/4 RAR) and the Royal Australia Corps of Military Police. He is a member of the Australian Peacekeeping and Peacekeepers Association, the Australian Military Police Association, and the Royal Australian Regiment Association. Ben studied at university after transition and now concentrates on research on and for veterans and their families.

Veterans in Academics - Darryl

Darryl G. Cathcart served in the Canadian Army for nearly 26 years as a member of The Royal Canadian Regiment. He enrolled as a private soldier and retired as a senior officer. Darryl's time in uniform included conducting operations and training on four different continents. His service in the Canadian Armed Forces led to a desire to help military-connected learners to maximize their training and education potential in a supportive environment, especially those permanently leaving the military.

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Darryl is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada, the United States Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School, the Canadian Forces College, and he holds a Master of Education degree from Queen's University. Currently, Darryl is in his final year of a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership at Western University.

Veterans in Academics - John Ellis

This Week on Veterans in Academics- John Ellis

Coming in from California

We bring you a currently serving reservist, writer, and part of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Veteran Studies. Listen to John's unique enlistment story, his time in the classroom, his work as a writer and editor. 

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Veterans in Academic - Ryan Pavel

This week 5/13/21: Ryan Pavel, the CEO of the Warrior Scholar Project. What does the Warrior Scholar Project Do?

In partnership with top colleges and universities, Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) hosts intensive, one and two-week college-preparatory academic boot camps for enlisted veterans and transitioning service members. Boot camps are offered in three disciplines: Humanities, STEM, and Business & Entrepreneurship.

 

Through faculty lectures, workshops and research projects, tailored assignments, and one-on-one tutoring, warrior-scholars acquire the skills to succeed in higher education and navigate the cultural shift from military service to college. Throughout the course, warrior-scholars are mentored by student veterans who have successfully transitioned from the military to college.

 

WSP also offers workshops tailored to address the unique needs of veterans enrolled in community colleges and targeted programming for marginalized veterans, such as our Women Veterans Empowerment Dialogues. All programming is provided at no cost.

 

 

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Veterans in Academic - Michael Smith

In this Episode, Army Veteran and Doctoral candidate Michael Smith shares his story and about the great research, he is conducting on undergraduate veterans. 

 

**See below to help out in his research**

 

Acculturation and Career Development Needs of Undergraduate Military Veterans

My name is Michael Smith, a doctoral student at Endicott College. I am looking for
undergraduate military veterans to invest about 10-15 minutes to complete a secure, anonymous
survey. Volunteers will remain anonymous (no names or email addresses required), and the
survey can be taken online at any time.
The purpose of my research is to better understand the experiences of military veterans enrolled
in undergraduate higher education programs and factors impacting their academic success.
Benefits of participation in this study include contributing to the understanding of veterans'
cultural and career transitions out of the military into civilian life. Your participation will also
aid in furthering understanding of the needs of transitioning veterans so that others providing
support services can better address these needs in the future.

Qualtrics Survey Link: https://tinyurl.com/V2CASI

Thank you in advance!
Michael Smith M.ED, Doctoral Candidate
OIF Army Veteran ‘08
www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsmith81/
msmith364@mail.endicott.edu

Frank Hamilton of Eckard College

Frank Hamilton joined the faculty at Eckerd College in 2004 after spending 22 years traveling the world as an officer in the US Army serving in a variety of leadership positions including the Pentagon. After retiring from the military, Frank co-founded a high-quality, high-volume, spay/neuter clinic (HQHVSN) focusing on the ending of companion animal euthanasia in Hillsborough County. His work appears in The Academy of Management Review, Human Relations, Business Ethics: A European Review, Anthrozoos, The Journal of Urban Affairs, Frontiers of Veterinary Science, The Journal of Ethics in Leadership, The Journal of Market Focused Management, Leadership: The Key Concepts, and in The Public Affairs Times.

Research Interests

Leadership and leadership development, organizational creation and development, the creation of shared values, and public policy for companion animals.

Veterans in Academic - Jerry Crouch

Ending an enlisted career with a doctorate- Listen to this first-hand story of Jerry Crouch. He explains what it was like to advance his career while pursuing his terminal learning. Listens will be surprised to hear the boost and the drawbacks that come from Jerry's journey. 

 

**Special note, this was recorded while Jerry was preparing to leave the military. He has left and entered the civilian majority sphere, look him up and lend a hand during this segway into a new life. 

Veterans in Academic - Jared Lyon National President & CEO of Student Veterans of America (SVA)

Jared Lyon was appointed National President & CEO of Student Veterans of America (SVA) in 2016. He leads the organization’s efforts to empower student veterans using the transformative power of higher education. Since he took office, Lyon has overseen SVA’s growth to a network of more than 1,500 chapters on campuses in all 50 states and three countries representing over 750,000 student veterans.

During his tenure, he co-authored the National Veteran Education Success Tracker (NVEST), a comprehensive study of the first 854,000 student veterans to use the Post-9/11 GI Bill. In 2017 Lyon led SVA’s commitment to pass the “Forever GI Bill,” the largest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade with an economic impact of $3.4 Billion. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served as a submariner and diver, taking part in multiple deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

Prior to joining the headquarters team at SVA, Lyon previously served as the National Program Manager for the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans and as Manager of Florida Operations for the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team. Lyon is a member of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran’s Advisory Committee on Education, and a commissioner for the American Council on Education’s Commission for Education Attainment. He also serves on the advisory boards for the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation and the Florida State University Veteran Advisory Board and is a 2018 Presidential Leadership Scholar.

He holds an Associate of Arts from Eastern Florida State College, a Bachelor of Science from Florida State University, and a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where he is an adjunct professor at the Whitman School of Management. In 2011, SVA named Lyon the National Student Veteran of the Year. Jared and his wife Chayla reside in Alexandria, Virginia with their son, Campbell.