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Robert Martin, Ph.D.

Program Director, Fieldwork and Internships
Assistant Chair and Professor, Department of School Counseling and School Psychology		 Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5131
Email: rhmartin@apu.edu
Fax: (626) 815-5336
Robert Martin,Ph.D. is the Assistant Department Chair and the Director of the fieldwork/internship Program in the Department of School Counseling and School Psychology. He has credentials in school psychology, school counseling, child welfare and attendance, and school social work. He is a licensed educational psychologist and is a diplomat in the American Board of School Neuro-psychology. He likes to travel and is a regular speaker at conferences around the world. Dr. Martin has recently lectured in Holland, Greece, Ethiopia, China, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador, Denmark and Kyrgyzstan on topics related to counseling, psychology and leadership. On the weekends he is at his hacienda in Ensenada, Mexico. He is bilingual English/Spanish. He loves spending time with his daughter, training in martial arts (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) and following USC football. He has worked at Azusa Pacific University since 2001. Prior to that, he was a full-time school psychologist at a local school district and senior adjunct professor at another university.

Education

Ph.D. - University of Southern California

M.S. - University of La Verne

M.S. - California State University, Fullerton

B.A. - California State University, Fullerton

A.A. - Fullerton College

Expertise

  • group dynamics/team building
  • psycho-educational assessments in Spanish
  • school neuropsychology

Courses Taught

EDCO 528 – Community, Family, and School Collaboration
EDCO 534 – Educational Measurement and Assessment
EDCO 545 – Positive Behavior Supports and Classroom Intervention
EDCO 557 – Child and Adolescent Development and Learning
EDCO 564 – School Counseling Fieldwork 1
EDCO 568 – School Counseling Fieldwork 2
EDCO 594 – School Counseling: Internship 1
EDCO 595 – School Counseling: Internship 2
EDPY 624 – Disabilities in Children (Mild, Moderate, and Severe)
EDPY 636 – Research and Evaluation in School Psychology
EDPY 651 – School Psychology Internship 1
EDPY 652 – School Psychology Internship 2
EDPY 653 – School Psychology Internship 3
EDPY 654 – School Psychology Internship 4
EDPY 681 – Psychoeducational Assessment I
EDPY 685 – School Psychology Fieldwork 1
EDPY 686 – School Psychology Fieldwork 2
EDPY 687 – School Psychology Fieldwork 3
EDPY 688 – School Psychology Fieldwork 4
LDRS 520 – Understanding Vocation in a Changing World
LDRS 561 – Group and Conflict Issues in Leadership
SPED 531 – Tests, Measurements, and Instructional Planning

Professional Involvement and Accomplishments

“Excellence in Teaching” 1995 Adjunct Faculty University of La Verne
California Association of School Psychologists
National Association of School Psychologists
International School Psychologist Association
American Board of School Neuropsychology
California Association of School Counselors

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