Dr Marion Martin
Senior Lecturer
contact:
Health Professions
Darley Road
Eastbourne
BN20 7UR
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 643675
Email: M.Martin@brighton.ac.uk
Research interests
- occupational science and boredom
- mindfulness and occupations
Teaching
Marion teaches on the post-registration MSc in Occupational Therapy, and on the European Masters Degree.
Profile
Marion qualified as an Occupational Therapist in Oxford, and subsequently gained a BA in Psychology from the OU and an MA in Education from the University of Sussex. She worked for many years as an Occupational Therapist specialising in Mental Health, and now teaches occupational science at the University of Brighton. Marion has completed a PhD on the subject of boredom. Marion is also conducting research into flow, mindfulness and the wellbeing of older patients in hospital wards.
Publications from the institutional repository
Martin, M., Sadlo, G. and Stew, G. (2012) Rethinking occupational deprivation and boredom Journal of Occupational Science, 19 (1). pp. 56-61. ISSN 1442-7591
Martin, M. and Doswell, S. (2012) Mindfulness and older people: a small study British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75 (1). pp. 36-41. ISSN 0308-0226
Martin, M. (2009) Boredom as an important area of inquiry for occupational therapists British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 72 (1). pp. 40-42. ISSN 0308-0226
Martin, M. and Wheatley, S. E (2008) The developing student practitioner In: Creek, J., ed. The context of occupational therapy. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, UK, pp. 237-247. ISBN 0443064474
Martin, M., Sadlo, G. and Stew, G. (2006) The phenomenon of boredom Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3 (3). 193-211(19). ISSN 1478-0887 (print); 1478-0895 (online)
Martin, M., Morris, J., Moore, A.P., Sadlo, G. and Crouch, V. (2004) Evaluating practice education models in occupational therapy: comparing 1:1, 2:1 and 3:1 Placements The British journal of occupational therapy, 67 (5). pp. 192-200. ISSN 0308-0226
Moore, A.P., Morris, J., Crouch, V. and Martin, M. (2003) Evaluation of physiotherapy clinical educational models: Comparing 1:1, 2:1 and 3:1 placements Physiotherapy, 89 (8). pp. 489-501. ISSN 0031-9406
Martin, M. (2003) The foundation of good practice In: Couldrick, L. and Alred, D., eds. Forensic occupational therapy. Whurr Publishers Ltd, UK. ISBN 1861563671
Martin, M. (2001) Are you bored? Ergoterapeuten. The Norwegian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 45 (8). pp. 22-25. ISSN 0105-8282
Crouch, V., Moore, A.P., Morris, J. and Martin, M. (2001) An evaluation of clinical educational models for occupational therapy and physiotherapy comparing 1:1,2:1 and 3:1 placement models University of Brighton.

