Christie Martin, PhD, MPH, RN-BC, LHIT-HP, PHN

Dr. Martin is a nurse informatician and implementation-evaluation scientist whose research focuses on human-centered digital health, consumer health informatics, co-design, and health equity. Using qualitative and mixed methods, she studies how digital solutions are designed, implemented, and evaluated to better support patients, families, and clinicians across diverse healthcare contexts. She continues to practice as a medical-surgical nurse at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.

PhD, University of Minnesota
Major: Nursing

MN, University of Minnesota
Major: Nursing

MPH, University of Minnesota
Major: Community Health Education

BA, Carleton College
Major: Latin American Studies

• Leadership in Health Information Technology for Health Professionals Certificate Program (LHIT- HP), University of Minnesota
• Medical-Surgical Nursing Board Certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Public Health Nurse, Minnesota Board of Nursing
• Registered Nurse, Minnesota Board of Nursing

• Best Dissertation Award Nominee, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, 2022
• Whole Person Care Series Nominee, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health, 2018
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Finalist, University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences, 2007

• Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
• American Medical Informatics Association
• American Public Health Association
• Honor Society of Nursing, Zeta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau
• Midwest Nursing Research Society

Marquard, J. L., Martin, C. L., Theesfeld, S. S., Feldmann, A. L., Trofholz, A. C., Wick, E. C., & Melton, G. B. (2026). Manual vs. AI-assisted qualitative analysis: A methodological comparison of nurse perspectives on surgical recovery. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 25. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069261429593

Tiase, V. L., Martin, C. L., Bakker, C. J., Fink, S. S., Gao, G., Gopikrishnan, A. D., Lee, M. A., Lunt, C., Taylor-Pearson, K., Wyatt, T. H., & Carroll, W. M. (2026). Innovative technologies: Optimizing nursing practice. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 44(2), e01352. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000001352

Martin, C. L., Bakker, C. J., Sarkar, S., Kang, R. M., Reid, N. F. H., Chih, M. Y., Sittig, S., Gao, G., Smith, C. B., Morse, B., Kim, K. K., Laranjo, L., & Payne, V. L. (2025). Consumer involvement in the co-design of diabetes self-management apps: A scoping review. Applied Clinical Informatics, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2564-7682

Marquard, J. L., Martin, C. L., Wick, E. C., Trofholz, A. C., Loth, M. S., Park, S., & Melton, G. B. (2025). Human-centered design of patient interviews: Capturing the experiences of patients recovering from emergency abdominal surgery. Journal of Patient Safety, 22(2), 127–132. https://doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0000000000001443

Tignanelli, C. J., Shah, S., Vock, D., Siegel, L., Serrano, C., Haut, E., Switzer, S., Martin, C. L., Rizvi, R., Peta, V., Jenkins, P. C., Lemke, N., Thyvalikakath, T., Osheroff, J. A., Torres, D., Vawdrey, D., Callcut, R. A., Butler, M., & Melton, G. B. (2024). A pragmatic, stepped-wedge, hybrid type II trial of interoperable clinical decision support to improve venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for patients with traumatic brain injury. Implementation Science, 19(1), 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-024-01386-4

Martin, C. L., Austin, R. R., Alexander, S., Lalich, M. B., Lee, K., & Monsen, K. A. (2024). Discovering patterns in the corpus of Omaha System evidence-based guidelines: A descriptive visualization analysis. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 42(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000001093

Alpi, K. M., Martin, C. L., Plasek, J. M., Sittig, S., Smith, C. A., Weinfurter, E. V., Wells, J. K., Wong, R., & Austin, R. R. (2023). Characterizing terminology applied by authors and database producers to informatics literature on consumer engagement with wearable devices. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 30(7), 1284–1292. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocad082

Martin, C. L., Weinfurter, E. V., Alpi, K. M., & Sittig, S. (2022). Leveraging library and information science to discover consumer health informatics research. In P-Y. S. Hsueh, T. Wetter, & X. Zhu (Eds.), Personal health informatics: Patient participation in precision health (pp. 305–327). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07696-1

Bakker, C. J., Wyatt, T. H., Breth, M. C., Gao, G., Janeway, L. M., Lee, M. A., Martin, C. L., & Tiase, V. L. (2023). Nurses' roles in mHealth app development: Scoping review. JMIR Nursing, 6, e46058. https://doi.org/10.2196/46058

Martin, C. L., Bakker, C. J., Breth, M. S., Gao, G., Lee, K., Lee, M. A., Tiase, V. L., Tunby, L. J., Wyatt, T. H., & Janeway, L. M. (2021). The efficacy of mobile health interventions used to manage acute or chronic pain: A systematic review. Research in Nursing & Health, 44(1), 111–128. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22097

Park, S., Marquard, J. L., Austin, R. R., Martin, C. L., Pieczkiewicz, D. S., & Delaney, C. W. "Nurses' Visual Attention in Electronic Health Record Nursing Summaries Through Eye-tracking," American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium, San Francisco, CA. (November 2024).

Rajamani, S., Richwine, C., Austin, R. R., Martin, C. L., & Marquard, J. L., "One Size Does Not Fit All: Perspectives on Patient Portals, Whole-person Health and Co-design for Increasing Consumer Engagement in Health," American Medical Informatics Association Clinical Informatics Conference, Minneapolis, MN. (May 2024).

Kim, K. K., Laranjo, L., Chih, M.-Y., Martin, C. L., & Sittig, S. "Co-design of Health Informatics Solutions with Patients and Community: State of the Science and Recommendations," MedInfo, Sydney, Australia. (July 2023).

Bakker, C. J., Wyatt, T. H., Breth, M. C., Gao, G., Janeway, L., Lee, M. A., Martin, C. L., & Tiase, V. L. "Roles of Nurses in mHealth Development," Doswell Health Informatics Conference Texas Woman's University College of Nursing, Dallas, TX. (April 2023). Invited.

Austin, R. R., Kunkel, D. E., Michalowski, M., Martin, C. L., Marquard, J. L., Pruinelli, L., Rajamani, S., & Delaney, C. W., "Innovative Approaches: Informatics/Big Data to Advance SDGs and Health for All," NGO CSW67 Forum, University of Minnesota School of Nursing Densford Center for Nursing Leadership. (March 2023). Invited. https://youtu.be/1gXgKDvOihc?si=KR8vMesBEbn_9uwH 

McKillop, M. M., Kim, K. K., Campos, H. O., Chen, Y., Laranjo, L., Valdez, R., Hudson, J., Kennedy, R., Martin, C. L., Choi, Y. K., Chih, M.-Y., Plasek, J., & Sittig, S. "Co-designing Health Informatics Solutions with Patients and Community Members: A Collaborative Workshop," American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium, Washington DC. (November 2022). 

Tiase, V. L., Austin, R. R., Martin, C. L., & Lee, Y. J. "Leveraging PGHD in Clinical Workflows: Opportunities and Challenges for Integration," American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium, San Diego, CA. (November 2021).

McPherson, L., Svetaz, M. V., Martin, C. L., Miller, K. K., Eisenberg, M. E. "Latinx and Transgender/Gender Diverse Adolescents: Protective Factors Against Emotional Distress," American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. (October 2021).

Martin, C. L., Bakker, C. J., Breth, M. S., Gao, G., Lee, K., Lee, M. A., Tiase, V. L., Tunby, L. J., Wyatt, T. H., & Janeway, L. M. "The Efficacy of Mobile Health Interventions Used to Manage Acute or Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review," Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Global Health Conference, Las Vegas, NV. (August 2021). 

Martin, C. L., McMorris, B. J., Mathiason, M. A., Eisenberg, M. E., Sieving, R. E., & Fulkerson, J. A. "Overweight/Obesity in Latinx Adolescents: Buffering Effects of Physical Activity and Family Caring," Annual International Family Nursing Association Conference, Virtual. (June 2021).

Award: REST-PSLL: Re-engineering Surgical Recovery and Transitions Using
Technology Patient Safety Learning Laboratory
Principal Investigator: Melton-Meaux, Genevieve B.
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AHRQ
Award Dates: 2023 - 2027

Award: Evaluation of the SCALED (SCaling AcceptabLE cDs) Approach for the Implementation of Interoperable CDS for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention
Co-Principal Investigators: Tignanelli, Christopher J., Melton-Meaux, Genevieve
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AHRQ
Award Dates: 2022 – 2025

Award: Learning How Expert Critical Care Nurses Think: An Action Approach
Project Investigators: Peden-McAlpine, Cynthia
Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Award Dates: 2020 - 2025

Award: Learning How to Think From Expert Nurses: The Power of Practice Narratives
Project Investigators: Peden-McAlpine, Cynthia 
Sponsoring Organization: Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation
Award Dates: 2019 - 2025