Martin’s research interests chiefly relate to psychological trauma, mental health, and wellbeing. To date Martin’s research activities have examined:

• The development of post-traumatic stress following childhood maltreatment,
• The assessment and expression of Complex PTSD among military veterans,
• Sexual health, Relationships, and wellbeing among young incarcerated men,
• Behaviour change programmes involving men in sexual health and family planning,
• Psychopathology and resilience following traumatic stress in Colombia.

Martin’s primary research expertise relates to the use of statistical methods including path analysis, latent variable modelling, and network analysis. Across research programmes Martin also has substantive experience with qualitative, quantitative and systematic review methodology.

Martin graduated from the Bsc (Hons) Psychology programme at Ulster University in 2016. Martin’s PhD studentship was completed in 2020 alongside the Northern Ireland Veterans’ Health and Wellbeing Study and was entitled “A Quantitative Investigation of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Military Veterans in Northern Ireland”. This investigation sought to validate the measurement of Complex PTSD in this population, and examine the etiology and expression of this disorder.

Martin has experience facilitating teaching and learning in a variety of topics in psychology with a particular focus on traumatic stress, mental health, and wellbeing. Martin has previously contributed to lectures, seminars, and modules with on these topics in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, and the Schools of Psychology at QUB and Ulster. Martin is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Martin also has experience teaching topics in research methods and statistics in group formats and individual instruction. Martin has adopted a particular focus facilitating teaching in the use of survey methodology and quantitative analysis methods using SPSS, Mplus, Jamovi, and R statistical platforms.

Current PhD (co-)supervision:

• Rian Delaney, School of Psychology
• Latifa Al Jaried, School of Nursing and Midwifery
• Sarah Kaburuk, School of Psychology