Biography

Education, Training, & Research: 

• BA, Political Science and Sociology, Minor and Certificate in Latin American Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• MPH, Health Policy, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
• JD, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
• MS, Clinical Research Methods, Columbia University, New York
• NIH T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Columbia University, New York

Specialties: 

• Implementation Science
• Community-based Participatory Research
• Health Policy
• Population Health

Research Interests: 

• Multilevel interventions
• Structural interventions
• Medical Legal Partnerships
• Mixed-methods Research
• Optimizing Biobehavioral Interventions

Biography: 

Professor Omar Martinez earned a Master’s in Public Health and a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University-Bloomington, followed by a Master’s in Clinical Research Methods from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral science and HIV prevention at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. As director of the Implementation Science Research Lab, Professor Martinez leads nationally and internationally recognized research on evidence-based interventions. His work focuses on improving the development, uptake, and effectiveness of interventions and policies in clinical and community settings to advance population health.