Since 1982, Martin has been a member of the faculty of Rice University.
Research
Martin conducts research in the field of cognitive neuropsychology, with a specific focus on aphasia, psycholinguistics, and language processing in the brain. With funding from the NICHD,[10] Martin and her colleagues have researched different types of short-term memory loss and its impact on word learning and sentence comprehension. Her research team uses neuroimaging (fMRI) to study language processing in individuals who have experienced brain damage or injury as well as in healthy individuals.[11]
Representation publications
Martin, R. C. (1993). Short-term memory and sentence processing: Evidence from neuropsychology. Memory & Cognition, 21(2), 176–183.
Martin, R. C. (2003). Language processing: functional organization and neuroanatomical basis. Annual Review of Psychology, 54(1), 55–89.
Martin, R. C. (2005). Components of short-term memory and their relation to language processing: Evidence from neuropsychology and neuroimaging. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14(4), 204–208.
Martin, R. C., & He, T. (2004). Semantic short-term memory and its role in sentence processing: A replication. Brain and Language, 89(1), 76–82.
Martin, R. C., Lesch, M. F., & Bartha, M. C. (1999). Independence of input and output phonology in word processing and short-term memory. Journal of Memory and Language, 41(1), 3-29.
Martin, R. C., Shelton, J. R., & Yaffee, L. S. (1994). Language processing and working memory: Neuropsychological evidence for separate phonological and semantic capacities. Journal of Memory and Language, 33(1), 83–111.
^Martin, Randi C.; Caramazza, Alfonso (1980). "Classification in well-defined and ill-defined categories: Evidence for common processing strategies". Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 109 (3): 320–353. doi:10.1037/0096-3445.109.3.320. ISSN1939-2222. PMID6447192.