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| Department of Psychology Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 Phone: 828.262.2715 Email:martzdm@appstate.edu |
| Education |
| Clinical Psychology Internship Specializing in Behavioral Medicine, 1993-1994, Medical University of South Carolina |
| Ph.D., 1994, Virginia Tech, Clinical Health Psychology |
| M.S., 1991, Virginia Tech, Clinical Health Psychology |
| B.S., 1989, Virginia Tech, Honors Psychology |
| Research Interests |
| Fat talk is the conversations that girls/women have about their weight to one another. We've been studying how girls/women feel social pressure to derogate (say negative things) about their bodies to one another. Because of this fat talk pressure, most women routinely derogate their bodies and conclude all women feel negatively about their bodies. The combination of this with media pressure to be thin/perfect leaves most women stuck in this negativity, because there are not many positive role models for body image. The women with positive body image do not speak up and notify others for fear of violating the fat talk norm. Hence, a cycle continues that perpetuates the problem. We have been systematically studying fat talk using the scientific method in my lab. Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is widely practiced health care (~76%) by Americans, but these therapies (e.g., stress management, smoking cessation, acupuncture) are not mainstream medical/westernized therapies. Some of these therapies have clear scientific support and are evidence-based and others have no research support. Given the common use of these CAM therapies, they deserve further research to promote safe, effective, cost-contained health care to all Americans. Through a small grant from Health Carolinians and in collaboration with Gillian Baker at Watauga Medical Center, we are surveying local physicians about their knowledge, opinions, and use of CAM in their practices. The purpose of the research is to determine if there are gaps in medical or mind/body services in Watauga Country to evaluate the feasibility of developing a mind/body integrative health center. |
| Popular Press on "Fat Talk" |
| KCBS - American Women Pressured Into "Fat Talk" MSNBC - Female 'fat talk' mandatory, study finds Video clip from the Today Show |
| Representative Publications |
| Curtin, L., & Martz, D. (in press). Health Psychology. In S. F. Davis & W. Buskist (Eds.). 21st century psychology (pp. 100-119). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. |
| Tucker, K., Martz, D., Curtin, L., & Bazzini, D. (2007). Examining “Fat Talk” experimentally in a female dyad: How are women influenced by another woman’s body presentational style? Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 4, 157-174. |
| Martz, D., Baker, G., Knott, N., DeStefano, J., Wallace, A., & Greenfield, K. (2006). Physician’s personal and practice use of CAM Therapies in a rural community in the southeast U.S. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 12(8), 715-716. |
| Martz, D., Baker, G., Knott, N., DeStefano, J., Wallace, A., & Greenfield, K. (2006). Physician’s personal and practice use of CAM Therapies in a rural community in the southeast U.S. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 12, 715-716. |
| Britton, L., Martz, D., Bazzini, D., Curtin, L., & LeaShomb, A. (2006). Fat talk and self-presentation of body image: Is there a social norm for women to self-degrade? Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 3, 244-250. |
| Broadwater, K., Curtin, L., Martz, D., & Zrull, M. (2006). College student drinking: Perception of the norm and behavioral intentions. Addictive Behaviors, 31, 632-640. |
| Craig, A., Martz, D., & Bazzini, D. (2006). Peer pressure to “fat talk”: Does audience type influence how women portray their body image? Eating Behaviors, 244-250. |
| Martz, D., Curtin, L., Whitaker, C., Hamer, M., & Konrad, K. (2005). Evaluation of a Written Versus Mental “Worry-Time” To Treat Pathological Worry, Journal of Worry and Affective Experience, 1, 78-8. |
| Wallus, D., Martz, D., Huelsman, T., & Michael, K. (2005). Effects of Carbohydrates on Mood in the Presence of Intense Physical Exercise. Journal of Worry & Affective Experience, 1(1), 4-14. |
| Knauss, F., Martz, D., Parker, A., Curtin, L., & Pai, S. (2005). Women and cigarette smoking: Does amount of weight gain following a failed quit attempt affect social disapproval? Addictive Behaviors, 30(4), 643-651. |
| Curtin, L., Martz, D., Bazzini, D., & Vicente, B. (2004). They're not "abnormal" and we're not making them "abnormal:" A longitudinal study. Teaching of Psychology, 31, 51-53. |
| Psujek, J., Martz, D., Curtin, L., Michael, K., & Aeschleman, S. (2004). Gender Differences In The Association Among Nicotine Dependence, Body Image, Depression, and Anxiety Within A College Population. Addictive Behaviors, 29, 375-380. |
| Martz, D. (2003). Behavioral treatment for a female engaging in autoerotic asphyxiation. Clinical Case Studies, 2(3), 236-242. |
| Ellington, J. K., & Martz, D. M. (2002). The transtheoretical model targeting dietary fat, exercise, and smoking in a university health clinic. Psi Chi Journal, 7(3), 129-136. |
| Earnhardt, J., Martz, D., Ballard, M., & Curtin, L. (2002). A Writing Intervention for Negative Body Image: Pennebaker Fails to Surpass the Placebo. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 17(2), 19-35. |
| Nicolino, J. C., Martz, D. M., & Curtin, L. (2001). Evaluation of a cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention to improve body image and decrease dieting in college women. Eating Behaviors, 2, 1-10. |
| Pinkston, M. M., Martz, D. M., Domer, F. R., Curtin, L. A., Bazzini, D. G., & Smith, L. L. (2001). Psychological, Nutritional, and Energy Expenditure Differences in College Females with Anorexia Nervosa versus Comparable-Mass Controls. Eating Behaviors, 2, 169-181. |
| Biesecker, A. & Martz, D. (1999). Impact of Coaching Style on Vulnerability for Eating Disorder: An Analog Study. Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 7(3), 235-244. |
| Martz, D. M., & Bazzini, D. G. (1999). Eating Disorders Prevention Programming May be Failing: Evaluation of Two, One-Shot Programs. Journal of College Student Development, 40(1), 32-42. |
| Martz, D.M. (1998). [Review of the book The Secret Language of Eating Disorders]. Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 6(3), 281-283. |
| Martz, D. M. (1997). A Day in the Life of a Health Psychologist. The Health Psychologist, 19(3), 6-7. |
| Martz, D. M., Graves, K. D., & Sturgis, E. T. (1997). A pilot peer leader eating disorders prevention program for sororities. Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 5(4), 305-319. |
| Martz, D. M., Sturgis, E. T., & Gustafson, S. B. (1996). Development and preliminary validation of the Cognitive Behavioral Dieting Scale. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 19(1), 297-309. |
| Martz, D. M., Handley, K. B., & Eisler, R. M. (1995). The relationship between female gender role stress, body image, and eating disorders. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 19, 493-508. |
| Shaw, D. L., Martz, D. M., Lancaster, C. J., & Sade, R. M. (1995). Medical School Admissions: Influence of Demographic and Cognitive Variables on Interviewers' Ratings of Noncognitive Traits. Academic Medicine, 70(6), 532-536. |
| Teaching and Research Awards |
| 2007 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award |
| 2005 Nominee for the Sink Research Award |
| 1999-2000 Recipient of Graduate Student Association's Award of Outstanding Mentoring and Advising, Appalachian State University |
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