Rod A. Martin

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| nationality = Canadian

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| occupation = Professor

| period = 1984–2016

| known_for = Humor research

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| alma_mater = University of Waterloo

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| discipline = Psychology

| sub_discipline = Humor research

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Rod A. Martin is a retired Canadian academic, specializing in clinical psychology and humor research. After obtaining a B.A (1979 ) in theology then an M.A (1981) and PhD (1984) in psychology from the University of Waterloo,in 1984 he became a Professor of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario specializing in clinical psychology.{{r|"ApterFontana2014"}}{{cite web|url=https://www.psychology.uwo.ca/people/faculty/profiles/martin.html|title=Dr. Rod Martin|publisher=University of Western Ontario|access-date=August 21, 2022}} His research focused on the nature and functions of humor and laughter, as well as their relationship to psychological health and well-being.{{r|"Lewis2006"}}{{r|"Z8m5S"}}

Martin is often cited for his multi-dimensional concept of humor. His publication The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach was published by Academic Press.{{r|"BFzbT"}}{{r|"International2011"}} He retired in July 2016 and a special issue of Europe's Journal of Psychology was dedicated to him. He has three children with his wife Myra.{{cite journal|pmc=4991054|year=2016 |last1=Martin |first1=R. |last2=Kuiper |first2=N. A. |title=Three Decades Investigating Humor and Laughter: An Interview with Professor Rod Martin |journal=Europe's Journal of Psychology |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=498–512 |doi=10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1119 |pmid=27547263 }}{{cite journal|pmc=4991041|year=2016 |last1=Kuiper |first1=N. A. |title=Psychological Investigations of Humor and Laughter: Honoring the Research Contributions of Professor Rod Martin: Opening Comments |journal=Europe's Journal of Psychology |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=312–319 |doi=10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1213 |pmid=27547250 }}

Selected bibliography

{{cite book

| author = Rod A. Martin

| title = The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach

| url = https://archive.org/details/psychologyofhumo00martrich

| year = 2007

| publisher = Elsevier Academic Press

| isbn = 978-0-12-372564-6

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References

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{{cite book

| author = Paul Lewis

| title = Cracking Up: American Humor in a Time of Conflict

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=yl8RJAbuc-kC&pg=PA66

| date = 2 October 2006

| publisher = University of Chicago Press

| isbn = 978-0-226-47699-5

| pages = 66–

| quote = After evaluating all of the published research on the “effects of humor and laughter on physical health” extant in 2001, Rod A. Martin, a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Western Ontario, concluded that “more carefully ...

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{{cite book

| author1 = M. J. Apter

| author2 = D. Fontana

| author3 = S. Murgatroyd

| title = Reversal Theory: Applications and Development

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=zcvsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT156

| date = 25 February 2014

| publisher = Taylor & Francis

| isbn = 978-1-317-76654-4

| pages = 156–

| quote = Rod A. Martin began his studies in the area of theology, completing the Bachelor of Theology degree before moving into psychology and receiving his Ph.D in clinical psychology at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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{{cite book

| author = Phi Delta Kappa International

| title = Head of the Class: The Collected Kappan Cartoons for Educators

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Y30XBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT6

| date = 22 November 2011

| publisher = Solution Tree Press

| isbn = 978-1-936765-68-3

| pages = 6–

| quote = ... For a more recent examination of the field, see Rod A. Martin's book, The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach (Academic Press, 2007).

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{{cite news

| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/books/review/no-joke-by-ruth-r-wisse.html

| title = 'No Joke,' by Ruth R. Wisse

| date = 31 May 2013

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| accessdate = 17 February 2017

| author = Anthony Gottlieb

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{{cite journal

| url = https://hbr.org/2016/09/how-to-get-better-at-dealing-with-change

| title = How to Get Better at Dealing with Change