Leadership, Technology and Human Development

Robert Martin, Ed.D.
Associate Professor: School Psychology
Georgia Southern University

Dr. Martin serves as coordinator of school psychology preparation at Georgia Southern University.  More than four hundred graduate students have completed preparation as school psychologists at Georgia Southern University during his tenure as coordinator.  Nearly all of these have remained in school psychology throughout their careers with over eighty percent serving Georgia’s public schools.

While serving as coordinator of school psychology, Dr. Martin has served as chair or acting chair of three academic departments in the College of Education.  His service at Georgia Southern University has included membership and chairmanship of many University, College and Departmental Committees.   Dr. Martin has served on and chaired statewide committees on school psychology preparation, evaluation of school psychologist knowledge and skills and special education needs and preparation in Georgia.

  Dr. Martin served as Chief School Psychologist and Coordinator of Student Personnel Services for the Lancaster (Ohio) City Schools before arriving in Georgia.  He served on the Executive Board of the Ohio School Psychologists Association (OSPA) and on the committee which founded the National Association of School Psychologists.   He served as president of the Central Ohio School Psychologists Association.   

Dr. Martin’s academic preparation includes the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in School Psychology from The Ohio State University.  His preparation has involved many distinguished faculty such as Donald C. Smith (founding editor of the Journal of School Psychology) and Donald Bersoff (noted author on ethics and law in psychology and attorney for the American Psychological Association).  

Dr. Martin has investigated, published and presented a variety of topics including  assessment of Attention Deficit Disorder, persistence in mathematics achievement,  assistance to children with learning and behavior problems and prevention of violence in schools.    His current research interests include exploring the parameters of attention and concentration in children and establishing developmental norms for attention/concentration.