Professor Dr. Chris Martin

Biography

Chris C. Martin is the Director of Collaborative Innovation at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1999 from Davidson College, followed by a Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction from Georgia Tech in 2000. He also earned a Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology from the College of William and Mary in 2012 and completed his PhD in Sociology at Emory University in 2017. Dr. Martin’s career has focused on user experience and web design, and he has conducted extensive research on happiness and well-being, particularly in the context of teamwork in engineering, organizational justice, inclusion, psychological safety, and peer evaluations. His work spans political psychology, management, and public health. He has taught various courses on happiness and well-being and directed graduate-level courses on psychology and collaboration. Dr. Martin is also involved in instructional teams for undergraduate courses in civil and environmental engineering.

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