Division of Counseling Psychology

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Matthew Martens, Ph.D.

Matthew P. Martens
Associate Professor

Education 242
(518) 442-5039
mmartens@uamail.albany.edu

Education  -  Research Interests  -  Courses Taught  -  Representative Publications   -  Grants  -  Research Teams  -  Personal Information



Education

Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
M.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
B.A., Boston College

Research Interests


Courses Taught


Publications

Martens, M. P., Dams-O’Connor, K., & Duffy-Paiement, C. (in press). Comparing off-season versus in-season alcohol consumption among intercollegiate athletes. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Martens, M. P., Ferrier, A. G., & Cimini, M. D. (in press). Do protective behavioral strategies mediate the relationship between drinking motives and alcohol use in college students? Journal of Studies on Alcohol.

Martens, M. P., & Haase, R. H. (in press). Advanced applications of structural equation modeling in counseling psychology research. The Counseling Psychologist.

Martens, M. P., Dams-O'Connor, K., & Kilmer, J. (in press). Alcohol and drug abuse among athletes: Prevalence, etiology, and interventions. Handbook of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Anderson, D. A., Simmons, A. M., Martens, M. P., Ferrier, A. G., & Sheehy, M. J. (in press). The relationship between disordered eating behavior and drinking motives in college-age women. Eating Behaviors.

Tansley, D. P., Jome, L. M., Haase, R. F., & Martens, M. P. (in press). The effects of message framing on college students’ career decision-making.Journal of Career Assessment.

Martens, M. P., Dams-O’Connor, K., & Beck, N. C. (2006). A systematic review of college student-athlete drinking: Prevalence rates, sport-related explanations, and interventions. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 31, 305-316.

Martens, M. P., Dams-O’Connor, K., Duffy-Paiement, C., & Gibson, J. T. (2006). Perceived alcohol use among friends and alcohol consumption among intercollegiate athletes. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20, 178-184.

Martens, M. P., Page, J. C., Mowry, E. S., Taylor, K. K., Damann, K. M., & Cimini, M. D. (2006). Differences between actual and perceived student norms: An examination of alcohol use, drug use, and sexual behavior. Journal of American College Health, 54, 295-300.

Martens, M. P., Parker, J. C., Smarr, K. L., Hewett, J. E., Ge, B., Slaughter, J. R., & Walker, S. E. (2006). Development of a shortened Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for assessment of depression in rheumatoid arthritis. Rehabilitation Psychology, 51, 135-139.

Martens, M. P., Watson, J. C., & Beck, N. C. (2006). Sport-type differences in alcohol use among intercollegiate athletes. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 18, 136-150.

Dams-O’Connor, K., Martens, M. P., & Anderson, D. A. (2006). Alcohol-related consequences among women who want to lose weight. Eating Behaviors, 7, 188-195.

Friedlander, M. L., Escudero, V., Horvath, A. O., Heatherington, L., Cabero, A., & Martens, M. P. (2006). System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances: A tool for research and practice. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53, 214-224.  

Martens, M. P. (2005). The Use of Structural Equation Modeling in Counseling Psychology Research. The Counseling Psychologist, 33, 269-298.

Martens, M. P. (2005). Future directions of structural equation modeling in counseling psychology. The Counseling Psychologist, 33, 375-382.

Martens, M. P., Brown, N. T.; Donovan, B. M., & Dude, K. (2005). Measuring negative consequences of college student substance use: A psychometric evaluation of the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 38, 164-175.

Martens, M. P., Ferrier, A. G., Sheehy, M. J., Corbett, K., Anderson, D. A., & Simmons, A. (2005). Development of the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 66, 698-705.

Martens, M. P., & Mobely, M. (2005). Straight Guys Working With Gay Guys: Homophobia and Sport Psychology Service Delivery: In M. B. Andersen (Ed.), Sport Psychology in Practice (pp. 249-263). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Martens, M. P., Parker, J. C., Smarr, K. L., Hewett, J. E., Ge, B., Hanson, K. D., Slaughter, J. R., & Walker, S. E. (2005). Health status, pain control and depressive symptoms: Testing for a mediator effect. Journal of Rheumatology, 32, 1584-1588.

Martens, M. P., VanDyke, M., Parker, J. C., Smarr, K. L., Hewett, J. E., Hewett, J. E., & Walker, S. E. (2005). Analyzing reliable change in depression among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research, 53, 973-978.

Martens, M. P., Watson, J. C., Royland, E. M., & Beck, N. C. (2005). Development of the Athlete Drinking Scale. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 19, 158-164.

Anderson, D. A., Martens, M. P., & Cimini, M. D. (2005). Do female college students who purge report greater binge drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 37, 65-68.

Ferrier, A. G., Martens, M. P., & Cimini, M. D. (2005). Abusive relationships and unhealthy weight loss behaviors: Examining the role of different types of abuse. Journal of College Counseling, 8, 118-126.

Sanford, T. C., Davidson, M. M., Yakushko, O. F., Martens, M. P., Hinton, P. S., & Beck, N. C. (2005). Clinical and "subclinical" eating disorders: An examination of collegiate athletes. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 17, 79-86.

Martens, M. P., Taylor, K. K., Damann, K. M., Page, J. C., Mowry, E. S., & Cimini, M. D. (2004). Protective factors when drinking alcohol and their relationship to negative alcohol-related consequences. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18, 390-393.

Cox, R. H., Sandstedt, S. D., Martens, M. P., Ward, D. G., Webber, S. N., & Ivey, S. (2004). Development of the Student-Athlete Experiences Inventory. Journal of Sport Behavior, 27, 243-258.

Sandstedt, S. D., Cox, R. H., Martens, M. P., Ward, D. G., Webber, S. N., & Ivey, S. (2004). Development of the Student-Athlete Career Situation Inventory (SACSI). Journal of Career Development, 31, 79-93

Martens, M. P., Cox, R. H., & Beck, N. C. (2003). Negative consequences of intercollegiate athlete drinking: The role of drinking motives. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 64, 825-828.

Martens, M. P., Cox, R. H., Beck, N. C., & Heppner, P. P. (2003). Measuring motivations for intercollegiate athlete alcohol use: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Drinking Motives Measure. Psychological Assessment, 15, 235-239.

Martens, M. P., Parker, J. C., Smarr, K. L., Hewett, J. E., Slaughter, J. R., & Walker, S. E. (2003). Assessment of depression in rheumatoid arthritis: A modified version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale. Arthritis Care and Research, 49, 549-555.

Cox, R. H., Martens, M. P., & Russell, W. D. (2003). Measuring anxiety in athletics: The revised Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 25, 519-533.

Martens, M. P., & Webber, S. N. (2002). Psychometric properties of the Sport Motivation Scale: An evaluation with college varsity athletes from the U.S. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 24, 254-270.

Slaughter, J. R., Parker, J. C., Martens, M. P., Smarr, K. L., & Hewett, J. E. (2002). Clinical outcomes following a trial of sertraline in rheumatoid arthritis. Psychosomatics, 43, 36-41.

Slaughter, J. R., Martens, M. P., & Slaughter, K. A. (2001). Depression in Huntington's Disease: Prevalence, etiology, clinical manifestations and treatment. CNS Spectrums, 6, 306-326.

Slaughter, J. R., Slaughter, K. A., Nichols, D., Holmes, S. E., & Martens, M. P. (2001). The prevalence, clinical manifestations, etiology, and treatment of depression in Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 13, 187-196.

Martens, M. P. (2000). Difficulties in analyzing trends in psychology. American Psychologist, 55, 272-273.

Martens, M. P., & Cox, R. H. (2000). Career development in college varsity athletes. Journal of College Student Development, 41, 172-180.

Martens, M. P., Mobley, M. & Zizzi, S. J. (2000). Multicultural training in applied sport psychology. The Sport Psychologist, 14, 81-97.

Martens, M. P., & Lee, F. (1998). Promoting life-career development in the student athlete: How can career centers help? Journal of Career Development, 25, 123-134.

Grants

Principal Investigator: Preventing High-Risk Drinking in College Students: Evaluating Various Motivational-Interviewing Based Strategies. Funded by the National Institute of Health Clinical Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Research (contractually agree to engage in clinical research activities in return for student loan repayment). $19,425 over two years (2006-2008).

Co-Principal Investigator: The Effects of Peer Facilitated Alcohol Interventions. Grant # U18 AA 015039-01A1. Funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. $895,473 over three years. (2004-2007).

Co-Principal Investigator: Project first steps: Integrating and implementing screening and brief intervention (SBI) strategies with first-year students in the context of an existing comprehensive alcohol and other drug prevention program at a large public university. Grant # Q184H050035. Funded by the United States Department of Education. $312,601 over two years (2005-2006).

Co-Principal Investigator: Expanding Treatment Capacity Using the BASICS Model. Grant # TI17319. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. $1,419,463 over three years. (2004-2007).

Co-Principal Investigator: Authoritarian Versus Educational/Therapeutic Approaches: Effects on Crime in U.S. Schools. Grant # REC-0310268. Funded by the American Educational Research Association. $34,994 over two years (2005-2006).

Principal Investigator: Mechanisms of Change in Brief Intervention Programs with College Students (under review). Submitted to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. $3,399,374 Total Costs Requested.

Principal Investigator: Protective Behavioral Strategies and Brief Alcohol Interventions (under review). Submitted to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. $351,729 Total Costs Requested.

Principal Investigator: The Effects of Personalized Drinking Feedback Programs Among Intercollegiate Athletes (under review). Submitted to the Alcohol Beverage Medical Research Foundation. $96,760 total costs requested.

Research Teams

Personal Information I joined the faculty in the fall of 2002. I am married to Tiffany Sanford-Martens, who is a psychologist in private practice in Latham, NY.