Alison J. Martin, Ph.D., M.A., B.S. (she/her)

  • Associate Professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
  • Assessment & Evaluation Manager, Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (OCCYSHN), Institute on Development and Disability, School of Medicine

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., Michigan State University
    • M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City
    • Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City

Memberships and associations:

  • American Evaluation Association
  • Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Areas of interest

  • Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
  • Access to care for CYSHCN
  • Cross-systems care coordination for CYSHCN
  • Family engagement in health systems quality improvement
  • Health care transition (transition from pediatric to adult health care) for adolescents and young adults with special health care needs or medical complexity
  • Applied, participatory, and program evaluation research

Additional information

Honors and awards

  • 2018 Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Emerging MCH Professional Award - Region X

Publications

Selected publications

  • Houtrow, A., Martin, A.J., Harris, D., Cejas, D., Hutson, R, Mazloomdoost, Y., & Agrawal, R.K. (2022). Health equity for children and youth with special health care needs: A vision for the future. Pediatrics, 149 (Supplement 7), e2021056150F.
  • Roy, S., Valdez, A.M.D., Trejo, B., Bakewell, T., Gallarde-Kim, S., & Martin, A.J. (2022). All circuits ended: Family experiences of transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare for young adults with medical complexity in Oregon. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 62, 171-176.
  • Lindly, O.J., Martin, A.J., & Lally, K. (2020). A profile of care coordination, missed school days, and unmet healthcare needs among Oregon children with special health care needs and behavioral or mental health conditions. Community Mental Health Journal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00609-4.