Michelle Martin

Bio

Dr. Michelle M. Martin is a Michigan native who made her way west after completing her BA and MA degrees in history at Western Michigan University. From 1997-2015 she lived in Kansas and Oklahoma where she taught history at the community college and university levels and worked as a museum professional and historical consultant to the television and film industries. She earned her doctorate in history (and a minor in museum studies) at the University of New Mexico in 2022. Her areas of interest include Native American history, the U.S. West from 1800-1925, interracial marriage and family in North America, and Public History. Her current project explores an interracial marriage in the Mvskoke Nation during the Indian Territorial period. Dr. Martin enjoys photography, hiking, historical travel, and volunteering at local, state, and national historic sites.