Dr. Martens's research interests center around the creation, development, and diffusion of theories of all types.
She is currently completing a diffusion study of nursing theorist Dorothea Orem's work.
Her publications include:
"A Model for Theory Choice: Theory Functions and Diffusion of Innovation"
"The Diffusion of Theories: A Functional Approach"
and "Modeling and Mapping Research Specialties" (co-authored with Dr. Steven Morris of Oklahoma State University), forthcoming in the 2008 volume of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology.
Her list of the "100 Best Readings in Library and Information Studies" is in progress on the new WorldCat lists beta. Suggestions are welcome!
She serves as the co-moderator of the H-INFO scholarly network on H-NET. She blogs at Theorywatch.