Michelle Y. Martin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Preventive Medicine
Contact Information:
Medical Towers 617
1717 11th Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Phone: 205-934-6866
mymartin@uab.edu
Research Interests
The behavioral aspects of health with a specific interest in promoting the health and wellness of African American women.
Educational Background
University of Toronto, Canada, Psychology BSc, 1992
West Virginia University, Charleston Area Medical Center, Clinical Internship, 1998
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Clinical Psychology (Medical Psychology), PhD, 1998
Professional Activities
Member, Cancer - Society of Behavioral Medicine
Member, Physical Activity - Society of Behavioral Medicine
Member, Women’s Health - Society of Behavioral Medicine
Member, Ethnic and Multicultural Health - Society of Behavioral Medicine
Minority Health, American College of Sports Medicine
2009-Present: Member, International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS)
Selected Recent Publications
Martin MY, Person S, Kratt P, Prayor-Patterson H, Kim Y, Salas M, Pisu M, Relationship of health behavior theories with self-efficacy among insufficiently active hypertensive African-American women, Patient Education and Counseling. 72 (2008), 137-145.
Martin MY, Prayor-Patterson H, Kratt P, Kim Y, Person S. Characteristics of insufficiently active hypertensive Black women who volunteer to be in a physical activity promotion intervention: an application of social cognitive theory and the transtheoretical model. Ethnicity & Disease 2007; 17(4):604-610.
Martin MY, Powell MP, Peel C, Zhu S, Allman R. Leisure-time physical activity and health-care utilization in older adults. Journal of Aging Physical Activity. Oct 2006; 14(4):392-410.
Martin MY, Person SD, Shipp M, Green BL, Crowther M, Lee P. Variations in physicians' advice for managing hypertension in women: a study using NHANES III. Preventive Medicine. Oct 2006; 43(4):337-342.
Martin MY, Keys W, Person SD, et al. Enhancing patient-physician communication: a community and culturally based approach. Journal of Cancer Education. Fall 2005; 20(3):150-154.
Martin MY. Community health advisors effectively promote cancer screening. Ethnicity & Disease. Spring 2005; 15(2 Suppl 2):S14-16.
Martin MY, Bradley LA, Alexander RW, et al. Coping strategies predict disability in patients with primary fibromyalgia. Pain. Nov 1996; 68(1):45-53.
Kersh BC, Bradley LA, Alarcon GS, Martin, MY, et al. Psychosocial and health status variables independently predict health care seeking in fibromyalgia. Arthritis and Rheumatism. Aug 2001; 45(4):362-371.
Martin MY. Community health advisors effectively promote cancer screening. Ethnicity & Disease. Spring 2005; 15(2 Suppl 2):S14-16.
Salas M, Martin MY Pisu M, McCall E, Zuluage A, Glasser SP. Analysis of US Food Drug Administration warning letters: False promotional claims relating to prescription and over-the counter medication. Pharmaceutical Medicine. 2008:22(2).
Awards
1992 Academic Fellowship, the Graduate School, University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Minority Faculty Development Program
1997 Dean's Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research
1997 Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, Department of Psychology
1997 Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, Division of Medical Psychology
2005 Acknowledged by "Journal of Geneal and Internal Medicine" as a Distinguished Reviewer for the exceptional quality and timeliness of reviews for year 2005-2006
2007 Invited as a presenter at the Oxford Round Table at Harris Manchester College, Oxford England. August 5 - 10, 2007.
