Don Martin & Magy Martin
Youngstown State University, USA
Biography
Dr. Don Martin is a professor and director of the urban school counseling program at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. He was trained as a neuropsychologist and is a staff member at Vibra and Generations Hospitals. Dr. Martin has received the distinguished research award from both Youngstown State University, Western Illinois University, and the Ohio Counseling Association. He has authored over 85 research articles and nine books. His latest book “Finding Grit” discusses the impact of athletics and academics on the development of girls. He presents his ongoing research and blogs on his Facebook page @raisedaughterswithgrit.
Dr. Magy Martin is a professor in the doctoral clinical psychology program at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is formally an associate superintendent and principal in several public school systems and a clinical psychologist in private practice. She is an author of nine books and over 70 research articles. She is a co-author of the book “Finding Grit” and her most recent research has focused on the impact of social media and the self-concept of adolescent girls.
Abstract
Abstract : The effects of trauma and poverty in African-American children in an urban school district