Nonetheless, the extant literature shows that the nascent field of research on veteran is at a minimum, multidisciplinary, and trending toward interdisciplinary.
However, claiming that there is an interdisciplinary field of study for veterans, similar to other categorical and area studies, may be premature. Similarly, veteran studies should aim for interdisciplinary models of research. In addition, Manning Marble, the founder of the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University, argues that Black Studies “need a 360-degree approach that must be interdisciplinary” ( Davidson, 2010, p. For Native American Studies, the interdisciplinary model is a necessity as “universities have had to balance the demands of offering classes for relatively small numbers of American Indian undergraduates with the opportunity of using faculty expertise to develop future professionals and faculty members” ( Kidwell, 2005, pp. For example, the Mexican American scholar, Julius Rivera, stated that one goal among many others was to apply “an interdisciplinary model” ( Soldatenko, 2012, p. Several identity-based area studies claim interdisciplinary to be an objective goal.