Dr. Chris C. Martin is Director of Collaborative Innovation in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He obtained a BA in psychology in 1999 from Davidson College, followed by an MS in human-computer interaction in 2000 from Georgia Tech. After a career in user experience and web design, he earned an MA in experimental psychology at the College of William and Mary, and a PhD in sociology from Emory University. He did post-doctoral work at the School of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech after his PhD, and served as lecturer in psychology and core studies at Oglethorpe University until December 2024.
Dr. Martin primarily conducts research on happiness and wellbeing, but he has also conducted research on topics relevant to teamwork in engineering, including organizational justice, inclusion, psychological safety, and peer evaluations. He has published a few studies in various other fields including political psychology, management, and public health.
BA Davidson College 1999
MS Georgia Tech 2000
MA College of William and Mary 2012
PhD Emory University 2017
Dr. Martin has taught a special topics course on happiness and wellbeing since 2015 at a number of universities including Georgia Tech. He also teaches a graduate-level course on the psychology of collaboration, directed at engineering majors. He is on the instructional team for required courses and electives in the undergraduate civil and environmental program such as CEE 1090: Exploring Civil and Environmental Engineering and CEE 2090: Civil and Environmental Engineering Systems.
A century-long analysis of publication data, led by CEE's Director of Collaborative Innovation Chris C. Martin, looks at the gender dynamics in a field that combines male- and female-dominated focus areas.
