Dr. James Mart铆nez
Professor of Education and Coordinator
- Ph.D. in Education and Sociology
University of Missouri (2009) - M.A. in Secondary Education
University of South Dakota - B.S. in Elementary Education
University of South Dakota
Teaching Fields: Teacher education, elementary education, middle school education, sports coach
Dr. James Martínez is a professor and program coordinator in the Department of Teacher Education at Valdosta State University. With over a decade of experience as a teacher and sports coach in rural, inner city, and urban profile public schools, he brings a practitioner’s insight into his academic work. Dr. Martínez supervises student teachers and teaches undergraduate courses in classroom management and differentiated instruction. At the graduate level, his courses focus on educational law, and research methodology. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Urban Review and has published research on urban and rural schooling, middle grades education, youth gang risk factors, and educational innovation. Outside the classroom, Dr. Martínez enjoys traveling with his family, playing basketball, and attending professional sporting events.
Recent Publications or Presentations:
Belue, R., Martinez, J., Suriel, R., Martin, E. P. (2018). Summarizing instruction and student achievement in AP 11th-grade U.S. history course. Journal of Multicultural Affairs, 2(2).
Pratt, B., Martinez, J., Suriel, R., Martin, E. P. (2017). Human Cadaveric and Virtual Dissections in the Senior Dual Enrollment Human Anatomy Classroom. Journal of Multicultural Affairs, 3(2).
Gaston, A., Martinez, J., & Martin, E. (2016). Embedding literacy strategies in social studies for eighth-grade students. Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 7(1), 73-95.
Chavez, J., Martinez, J, & Pienta, R. (2015). Effects of story mapping on third-grade students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Pedagogy, 6, 95–121.
Martinez, J., Tost, J., Wilfred, S., & Hilgert, L. (2014). Gang risk factors and academic readiness in a southern middle school. 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Education Researcher, 11(2), 1-45.
Meeks, B., Martinez, J., & Pienta, R. (2014). Effect of Edmark Program on reading fluency in third-grade students with disabilities. International Journal of Instruction. 7(2), 5-20.