Marilee Martens, PhD

Current OSU Appointments

Assistant Professor, Nwk-Psychology

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Advising Narrative

Brittany Barnett won first place at the OSU-Newark Undergraduate Research Forum for proposed research poster presentation (2012).

Chapters in Books

Martens, M.A.. "Developmental and cognitive troubles in Williams syndrome." In Handbook of Neuropaediatric Disorders. Edited by Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., & Swaab, D.F.. -. January 0.

Clinical Services

09/01/2007

Director of Williams Syndrome Clinic (Nationwide Children’s Hospital)

Journal Articles

Martens, M.A., Wilson, S.J., Chen, J., Wood, A.G., Reutens, D.C.. "Handedness and corpus callosal morphology in Williams syndrome." Development and Psychopathology. (January 0.): -.

Martens, M.A., Jones, L., & Reiss, S.. "Organ transplantation, organ donation, and mental retardation.." Pediatric Transplantation. Vol. 10, no. 6. (January 2006.): 658-664.

Martens, M.A., Jones, L., & Reiss, S.. "Transplante de ÏŒrganos, donaciÏŒn de ÏŒrganos y discapacidad mental.." Revista Sindrome de Down. Vol. 23, (January 2006.): 96-103.

Martens, M.A.; Wilson, S.J.; Reutens, D.C.. "Research Review: Williams syndrome: a critical review of the cognitive, behavioral, and neuroanatomical phenotype." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Vol. 49, no. 6. (June 2008.): 576-608.

Martens, M.A.; Wilson, S.J.; Dudgeon, P.; Reutens, D.C.. "Approachability and the amygdala: Insights from Williams syndrome." Neuropsychologia. Vol. 47, no. 12. (October 2009.): 2446-2453.

Martens, M.A.; Reutens, D.C.; Wilson, S.J.. "Auditory cortical volumes and musical ability in Williams syndrome." Neuropsychologia. Vol. 48, no. 9. (July 2010.): 2602-2609.

Martens, M.A., Jungers, M.K., & Steele, A.L.. "Effect of musical experience on verbal memory in Williams syndrome: Evidence from a novel word learning task." Neuropsychologia. Vol. 49, no. 11. (September 2011.): 3093-3102.

Martens, M.A., Hasinski, A. E., Andridge, R. R., & Cunningham, W.A.. "Continuous cognitive dynamics of the evaluation of trustworthiness in Williams syndrome." Frontiers in Developmental Psychology. Vol. 3, (June 2012.): 1-9.

Reference Works

January 2004

Martens, M.A., Wilson, S.J., & Reutens, D.C.."Amygdala volume and sociability in Williams syndrome and normal controls" . : 162

Softwares

January 2008

Martens, M.A., Wilson, S.J., & Reutens, D.C.."Research Review: Williams syndrome: A critical review of the cognitive, behavioral, and neuroanatomical phenotype. Cited in Wikipedia reference on Williams syndrome"

Presentations

"Williams syndrome." Presented at Austin Hospital Research Week, Heidelberg, VIC, AU|AUS. (September 2002)

"Analysis of phenotypes in Williams syndrome." Presented at Genetics/Physiological Genomics Workshop, Melbourne, VIC, AU|AUS. (August 2003)

"The amygdala and the development of sociability: Insights from Williams syndrome." Presented at International Neuropsychological Society Conference, Baltimore, MD. (February 2004)

"Musicality and neuroanatomy in Williams syndrome." Presented at Musicality, Auditory Cognition, and Mind, Melbourne, VIC, AU|AUS. (May 2004)

"Links between brain structure, musicality,a nd sociability in Williams syndrome." Presented at Williams Syndrome Information Day, Melbourne, VIC, AU|AUS. (May 2004)

"Williams syndrome: Links between the brain, musicality, and sociability." Presented at Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Forum, Columbus, OH. (March 2006)

"Neurobiology of Williams syndrome: Insights from brain imaging." Presented at Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Forum, Columbus, OH. (March 2006)

"Interpreting test results in special education evaluations." Presented at Ohio State Legal Services Association, Columbus, OH. (November 2006)

"Effective strategies for reducing problem behaviors and increasing positive behaviors." Presented at Muskingum County MR/DD Starlight School, Zanesville, OH. (March 2007)

"Exploring the mental health Needs of individuals with Williams syndrome." Presented at Ohio State 5th Annual MH/MR Conference, OH. (November 2007)

"Cognitive and behavioral profile of Australian individuals with Williams syndrome." Presented at 12th International Professional Conference on Williams Syndrome, Anaheim, CA. (July 2008)

"Amygdala volume and sociability in Williams syndrome and normal controls." Presented at 12th International Professional Conference on Williams Syndrome, Anaheim, CA. (July 2008)

"The amygdala and approachability: Insights from Williams syndrome." Presented at Invited PhD Honors Lecture, Braga, PT|PRT. (November 2008)

"Auditory cortical volumes and musical ability in Williams syndrome." Presented at Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Forum, Columbus, OH, US|USA. (May 2010)

"Neuroanatomical and developmental aspects of hypersociability in Williams syndrome." Presented at Developmental Psychology Colloquium series, Columbus, OH. (January 2010)

"Williams Syndrome: From Pixels to Parents." Presented at Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, San Antonio, TX. (March 2011)

"Williams Syndrome: A Beautiful Mystery." Presented at The Ohio State University-Newark Faculty Lecture Series, Newark, OH. (February 2011)

"Music and memory in Williams syndrome." Presented at The Neurosciences and Music Learning and Memory Conference, Edinburgh, GB|GBR. (June 2011)