Debra Martinson
Curriculum Vitae
Profile
Exceptional computer skills, strong research
interests in self-injury, self-schema theory, group dynamics, and
research methods. Current project: forming non-profit corporation to
coordinate resources, gather information, and educate public about
self-injury. Also running online support groups for those who
self-injure, and running 700-member email list for self-harmers.
Personal Details
Address: 2607 22nd Ave W
Seattle, WA 98199
Telephone: (206) 284-9249
Research Experience
1996-present. Independent Study.
Compiled extensive literature review in the area of self-injury
and created an award-winning World Wide Web page.
1993-94. University of Chicago/National Opinion Research Center
Data management and statistical/computer support, Sloan
Study on Youth and Social Development. Created all first-year
SPSS and SAS data files, compiled demographical information,
suggested areas of investigation, debugged SPSS code for
graduate students, wrote basic UNIX and SPSS manuals for
project workers, designed and co-taught UNIX class for
graduate research assistants. Worked under Barbara Schneider,
Ph.D., and Charles Bidwell, Ph.D., director Ogburn-Stouffer
Center of NORC.
1987-89. University of Texas at Arlington
Undergraduate thesis on shyness and stereotyped sex-role
behaviors during initial interaction with an opposite-sex
stranger (as part of psychology honors program).
Undergraduate research assistant in social/personality
psychology (14 semester hours of credit in research):
coded videotapes, entered data, monitored experimental
settings. Completed three-hour credit in directed readings.
Research, readings, and thesis under the direction of
Professor William Ickes, Ph.D.
Publications
Borman, K. M., Castenell, L., Gallagher, K., Kilgore, S. B.,
& Martinson, D. A. (1995). Education Reform and Policy
Implications. In P. W. Cookson Jr & B. Schneider (Eds.),
Transforming Schools (Garland Reference Library of Social
Science, Vol 888). New York: Garland Pub.
Martinson, D. (1997). 20 minutes until i have to go to work.
Essay in A. Sondheim (Ed.), Being Online. New York:
Lusitania Press.
Education
1989, University of Texas, Arlington
B.S. Psychology, minor Mathematics (with honors)
Overall G.P.A.: 3.65 (on 4.0 scale)
Major G.P.A: 4.0 (60 hours of research, lab, and theory)
GRE: 800 verbal 780 quantitative 800 analytical
770 psychology subject
Academic Honors and Awards
Liberal Arts Honors Program, UTA (86-89)
Psychology Honors Program, UTA (88-89)
Elected to Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, UTA (89)
Elected to Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society, UTA (89)
Elected to Chi Alpha Academic Honor Society, UTA (89)
Invited to participate in conference on interdisciplinary
collegiate education, UTA (88)
National Merit Scholar, W.B. Ray HS (Corpus Christi, TX) (81)
Winner, several district and regional writing awards (81)
Other Relevant Work Experience
1994-95. SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL.
Technical Support Specialist.
1989. University of Texas, Arlington.
Tutored undergraduates in statistics, calculus, and English.
1988-89. Crisis Intervention, Fort Worth, TX.
Hotline crisis counselor. Put in more than 500 hours on the
line, was a member of the Case Review Committee, and did phone
training of new volunteers. "Volunteer of the Month," May 89
(first recipient of this award).