Micah Wright

ORCID: 0000-0003-2370-1857
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I am a rhetoric, health communication, and Veteran health researcher focusing on military and Veteran caregivers, communication, and meaning-making within complex care relationships. I serves as Deputy Director of Strategy Innovation for the TORCH Lab at the University of Utah, a Research Health Science Specialist with the Western Institute of Veterans Research, and Assistant Professor (Research) at UT San Antonio. As a Co-Investigator on the CDMRP-funded MINUTE study, I utilize qualitative, rhetorical, and mixed-methods approaches to examine the impacts of post-traumatic epilepsy and traumatic brain injury on Veterans and their caregivers. My broader bioethical scholarship investigates "ethical distance" in suicide and health research, developing translational frameworks that align rigorous scientific inquiry with the preservation of participant narrative agency.

EducationEducation

  1. Doctor of Philisophy in English/Rhetoric and Composition2014–2021
    Department of English · The University of Texas at San Antonio
  2. Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Composition2011–2013
    Department of English · Texas State University
  3. Bachelor of Arts in English2007–2011
    Department of English · The University of Texas at San Antonio

PositionsPositions

  1. Research Health Science Specialist2026–present
    Western Institute of Veterans Research
  2. Deputy Director, Strategy and Innovation2026–present
    Trajectories of Resilience, Community, and Health (TORCH) Lab · University of Utah
  3. Assistant Professor, Research2024–present
    School of Nursing · The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center
  4. Program Manager2021–2024
    Military Health Institute · The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center
  5. Veteran Success Coordinator2016–2019
    Office of Veteran and Military Affairs · The University of Texas at San Antonio
  6. Doctoral Fellow/Instructor2015–2019
    Department of English · The University of Texas at San Antonio
  7. Program Faculty/Instrcutor2013–2015
    Department of English · Texas State University
  8. Adjunct Faculty/Instructor2013–2015
    Department of Management · Texas State University

PublicationsPublications

  1. Qan’ir, Y., Daas, A., Amaireh, M., Wright, M., Shtaiyat, W., Smadi, A., Banihani, M., & Al-Saudi, O. (2026). Beyond a Global Score: Psychometric Reappraisal of the Arabic Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Revealing a Multidimensional Structure in Undergraduate Students. Journal of Nursing Measurement, JNM-2025. https://doi.org/10.1891/jnm-2025-0105
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  2. Wright, M. C. (2016). I Am a Marine. Pedagogy Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature Language Composition and Culture, 16(3), 517–525. https://doi.org/10.1215/15314200-3600845
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    While other students were planning their moves to big universities across the nation, Micah Wright had a different post–high school plan. He wanted to join the Marine Corps. He left for boot camp in September 2002 and started a four-year life-changing experience that resulted in him earning a Combat Action Ribbon and a Purple Heart. After his active service, he decided to start another venture: college. Though his resolve had been tested many times before, attending a university, where the halls were filled with unfamiliar college students and the classes were led by professors whose teaching styles did not match his Marine Corps training, was more difficult than he anticipated, until he realized that his identity as a Marine could be a formidable force in achieving his degree.

  3. Selber, K., Biggs, M., Chavkin, N. F., & Wright, M. (2014). Online Training for Working with Student Veterans: A Social Work Elective Course. Online Learning, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v19i1.480
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    Abstract This article describes one school of social work’s innovative online elective course to prepare Masters of Social Work (MSW) students for practice with the military, veterans, and their families. Developed as part of a university-wide Veterans Initiative, this online course keeps the focus on the student veteran and uses best practices of online education. The authors share their strategies and make recommendations for future trainings.

  4. Wilson, N., & Wright, M. (2014). Writing Center Tutor Corps: A Veterans-Tutoring-Veterans Program. The Writing Lab Newsletter. DOI: 10.37514/WLN-J.2017.41.9.02
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  5. Wright, M. (2014). Linguistic Manipulation: PTSD and the Re-Training of Warriors. Southwest American Literature. file:///Users/wrightm6/Downloads/Linguistic_Manipulation_PTSD_and_the_Re.pdf
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Pending PublicationsPending Publications

  1. Hinton, C., & Wright, M. (2026). Integrating a Crisis Communications Theory and Model to Communications Training for NCOs. Marine Corps Univeristy Press.
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  2. Morales, K., Wright, M., Bouldin, E., Pugh, M. J., George, R., & Delgado, R. (2026). Understanding the Biopsychosocial Experiences of Caregivers of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Epilepsy: A Descriptive Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Military, Veteran, and Family Health (Under Review).
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Grants & FundingGrants & Funding

  1. The Veteran and Caregiver Health Partnership, San Antonio Medical Foundation (2025–2026)
  2. The Veteran and Caregiver Health Partnership, San Antonio Medical Foundation (2024–2025)
  3. The Military Health Interest Group, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (2022–2023)
  4. AIM (Academic, Industry, Military) Health Research and Development Summit, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (2022–2023)

Awards & HonorsAwards & Honors

  1. Invited Speech: "Sacrifice and Serving in the Military", The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (2022)
  2. Invited Speech: "Understanding Sacrifice through Purple Hearts", City of San Marcos, TX (2021)
  3. Recipient, Purple Heart, United States Marine Corps (2006)

Professional ActivitiesProfessional Activities

  1. Treasurer, Veterans Studies Association (2025–2027)
  2. Community Advisory Board Member, Texas Veterans Legacy Project, Texas State University (2024–2026)

Conference PresentationsConference Presentations

  1. Wright, M., & Delgado, R. (2026). Military Injuries and Understanding Post-Traumatic Epilepsy (MINUTE): A Qualitative Analysis of Caregiving Perceptions on Health and Quality of Life. South Texas Veterans Adnministration Research Day.
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  2. Wright, M. (2026). Remembering Their Last Words: Veterans, Caregivers, and the Rhetoric of Suicide. Veterans in Society.
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  3. Wright, M. (2025). The Importance of Research in Veterans Studies. Student Veteran Association National Conference.
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  4. Wright, M. (2024a). Being the Pivot Point for Veterans and Caregivers. Veterans Warriors Support Conference.
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  5. Wright, M. (2024b). From Rhetoric to Reality: Veterans, Service, and Citizenship and their Impact on Immigration Policy. Veterans in Society.
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  6. Wright, M. (2022). Resiliency Through Collaboration: the Future of Veterans Studies. Veterans in Society.
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Conference PostersConference Posters

  1. Wright, M., Hinton, C., Morales, K., Delgado, R., & Pugh, M. J. (2026). Caregiver Health and Wellbeing in Military-Connected Populations: Narrative Analysis of Participants Indicating Suicidality. Military Health Systems Research Symposium.
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  2. Wright, M. (2026). Constituting Ethical Distance in Veteran Suicide Research: Rhetorical Mediation and Posthumous Agency. UT System Trauma Symposium.
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