Conferences
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Refereed Conference Presentations
Rinnert, G.C., Martens, M., Mooney, A., Talbot, J., & Rinnert, B. (2017). Energetic Alpha: Playful handwriting practice for children. ACM SIGCHI International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. June 27-30, 2017, Stanford, CA.
Peterson-Kemp, A., Fisher, K., Martens, M., & Meyers, E. (2017) “Ray of sunshine happiness gun” and other apps in pursuit of social justice: Teens’ designs from Philadelphia. iConference 2017, Wuhan, China.
Martens, M. (2017). Pottermore and the power of fans. TEDx Kent State. February 17, 2017. Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Martens, M. (2016). “Subversively addressing information poverty: Alma Flor Ada, social justice, and the quest for bilingual books in America 1970-2014.”
This paper is part of a panel with Dr. Nicole Cooke, Graduate School of Information Science at the University of Illinois, and Dr. Beth Juncker, Royal School of Library and Information Science called: Dismantling Information Poverty in cultural production for young people. Accepted for presentation at ASIS&T. October, 2016. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Rinnert, G.C., Martens, M., Mooney, A., Talbot, J., & Rinnert, B. (2017). Energetic Alpha:
Playful handwriting practice for children. ACM SIGCHI International Conference on
Interaction Design and Children. June 27-30, 2017, Stanford, CA.
Peterson-Kemp, A., Fisher, K., Martens, M., & Meyers, E. (2017) “Ray of sunshine happiness
gun” and other apps in pursuit of social justice: Teens’ designs from Philadelphia. iConference 2017, Wuhan, China.
Martens, M., Rinnert, G., and Mooney, A. (2016). The Energetic Alpha App: Infusing Quality using Co-Design and a Focus on Inclusion. Screen Time Symposium, The Developmental Media Lab at Illinois Institute of Technology. September 9, 2016. Chicago, IL
Martens, M. (submitted for SHARP 2016). The Language of Betrayal: Ownership, Power, and Control of J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore website. Presentation submitted to the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP) Conference, as part of a panel organized by Melanie Ramdarshan-Bold called The language of ownership: Rights and control in the digital sphere. July 2016. Paris, France.
Murray, D. and Martens, M. (2015). Gendered Labor in a Transmedia Franchise: The Case of Pretty Little Liars and Kindle Worlds. Presentation submitted to the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, August 2015. (Presented by Dara Murray)
Martens, M. (2015, October). Knowing the forces and harnessing them: International children’s literature and subversive cultural exchange. Congreso Internacional Lectura 2015, International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Havana, Cuba.
Martens, M. (2015, August). “Vitello Has a Knife: Examining Social Constructions on Childhood and Ensuing Cultural Creations in Denmark and the United States. Paper presented at the International Research Society for Children’s Literature (IRSCL) Conference, Worcester, UK.
Martens, M. (2015, July). Longevity through participation, reformatting, and remix: Pop-culture regeneration in Pretty Little Liars. Paper presented at the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP) Conference in Montreal, Canada.
Martens, M., Schilling, S. & Van Der Schyf, S. L. (2015, April). From Children’s Books to Global Citizenship: The Power of Books from Around the World. Paper presented at the Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
Campbell, C., Karatsu, R., and Martens, M. (2014, November). RCPL: Leading Change with Kids’ Tech Spaces. Paper presented at the California Library Association, Oakland, CA.
Martens, M. (2014, September). Book Worship: The Business of Picturebook Publishing in America 1960-2000. Paper presented at the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing. Antwerp, Belgium.
Martens, M. and Brodie, C. (2014, September). Reflecting on the Caldecott Award Winners and Honor Books: A History of Inclusion? International Board on Books for Young People World Congress. Mexico City, Mexico. [NB: Unable to attend as this conference conflicted with the above-mentioned SHARP Conference].
Bentley-Flannery, P., Campbell, C., Martens, M., Moore, C. (2014, June). Whet your APPetite: Librarian selected apps for all your digital needs. Panel comprised of members of ALSC’s Children and Technology Committee and Digital Content Task Force. American Library Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Martens, M. and Baldini, M. (2014, April). Digital Pearls: Multicultural Apps, eBooks, and Websites for Young People. Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth. Kent, Ohio.
Martens, M. (2014, January). I Can Do It Myself!: Toward a new paradigm of (children’s) publishing. Lightning talk as part of the panel called: “A Risky Business: Educational Entrepreneurship in Youth Services” convened by Annette Goldsmith, University of Washington, and Allison G. Kaplan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Martens, M. (2014, January). High-touch Training Through Tech: Approaches to Online Education in Youth Services. Juried panel with Anthony Bernier, San Jose State University; Marianne Martens, Kent State University; and Joyce Valenza, Rutgers University, convened by Cindy Welch, University of Tennessee. Philadelphia, PA.
Martens, M. (2013, August). “Marketers,” “Authors,” and “Readers:” Redefining Roles within Multiple Mediascapes of Children’s Literature. Paper presented at the International Research Society for Children’s Literature Conference, Maastricht, Belgium.
Martens, M. (2013, July). Geographies of the Young Adult Novel: Imagined Communities of Readers. Paper presented at the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP) Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Martens, M. (2013, June). Reading the Readers: Tracking Visible Online Reading Audiences. Paper presented at Researching the Reading Experience Conference, Oslo, Norway.
Martens, M., Baldini, M. & Brodie, C.S. (2013, April). Connecting to Special Collections of Children’s Literature. Paper presented at the Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth. Kent, Ohio.
Martens, M. (2013, March). Books, Gamification and the Imagination: Multiplatform Books for Young Readers. Paper presented at The Child and the Book Conference. University of Padua, Italy.
Martens, M. (2013, February). Lightning Talk at the Digital Youth Workshop. iConference 2013, Fort Worth, Texas.
Martens, M. (2012, September). Desperately Seeking Dissent: Subversive Readings in Transmedia Storytelling. Paper presented as part of a panel organized by Loretta Gaffney entitled: “The Politics of Reading: Libraries, Pedagogy, Publishing, and Youth” at the Protest on the Page Print Culture Conference, Madison, WI.
Martens, M. (2012, February) Beyond Print: How Hybrid Books are Redefining Storytelling and Authorship. Paper presented as part of a panel organized by Casey Brienza,University of Cambridge, entitled “Storied Lives in Publishing and the Literary Field” at the Eastern Sociological Society’s Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Martens, M. and Murray, D. (2012, January). Consuming “Pretty Little Liars:” Postfeminist Pop Tarts in a Transmedia Text. Paper presented at the Food Networks: Gender and Foodways Conference, University of Notre Dame, 2012.
Martens, M. (2011, July). Interlacing text, image, and interactivity: Multiplatform books and technologies of production. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society of the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP), Washington, DC.
Martens, M. (2011, July). Interlacing text, image, and interactivity: Multiplatform books and technologies of production. Presented paper at the annual conference of the Society of the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP), Washington, DC.
Playful handwriting practice for children. ACM SIGCHI International Conference on
Interaction Design and Children. June 27-30, 2017, Stanford, CA.
Peterson-Kemp, A., Fisher, K., Martens, M., & Meyers, E. (2017) “Ray of sunshine happiness
gun” and other apps in pursuit of social justice: Teens’ designs from Philadelphia. iConference 2017, Wuhan, China.
Martens, M., Rinnert, G., and Mooney, A. (2016). The Energetic Alpha App: Infusing Quality using Co-Design and a Focus on Inclusion. Screen Time Symposium, The Developmental Media Lab at Illinois Institute of Technology. September 9, 2016. Chicago, IL
Martens, M. (submitted for SHARP 2016). The Language of Betrayal: Ownership, Power, and Control of J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore website. Presentation submitted to the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP) Conference, as part of a panel organized by Melanie Ramdarshan-Bold called The language of ownership: Rights and control in the digital sphere. July 2016. Paris, France.
Murray, D. and Martens, M. (2015). Gendered Labor in a Transmedia Franchise: The Case of Pretty Little Liars and Kindle Worlds. Presentation submitted to the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, August 2015. (Presented by Dara Murray)
Martens, M. (2015, October). Knowing the forces and harnessing them: International children’s literature and subversive cultural exchange. Congreso Internacional Lectura 2015, International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Havana, Cuba.
Martens, M. (2015, August). “Vitello Has a Knife: Examining Social Constructions on Childhood and Ensuing Cultural Creations in Denmark and the United States. Paper presented at the International Research Society for Children’s Literature (IRSCL) Conference, Worcester, UK.
Martens, M. (2015, July). Longevity through participation, reformatting, and remix: Pop-culture regeneration in Pretty Little Liars. Paper presented at the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP) Conference in Montreal, Canada.
Martens, M., Schilling, S. & Van Der Schyf, S. L. (2015, April). From Children’s Books to Global Citizenship: The Power of Books from Around the World. Paper presented at the Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
Campbell, C., Karatsu, R., and Martens, M. (2014, November). RCPL: Leading Change with Kids’ Tech Spaces. Paper presented at the California Library Association, Oakland, CA.
Martens, M. (2014, September). Book Worship: The Business of Picturebook Publishing in America 1960-2000. Paper presented at the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing. Antwerp, Belgium.
Martens, M. and Brodie, C. (2014, September). Reflecting on the Caldecott Award Winners and Honor Books: A History of Inclusion? International Board on Books for Young People World Congress. Mexico City, Mexico. [NB: Unable to attend as this conference conflicted with the above-mentioned SHARP Conference].
Bentley-Flannery, P., Campbell, C., Martens, M., Moore, C. (2014, June). Whet your APPetite: Librarian selected apps for all your digital needs. Panel comprised of members of ALSC’s Children and Technology Committee and Digital Content Task Force. American Library Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Martens, M. and Baldini, M. (2014, April). Digital Pearls: Multicultural Apps, eBooks, and Websites for Young People. Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth. Kent, Ohio.
Martens, M. (2014, January). I Can Do It Myself!: Toward a new paradigm of (children’s) publishing. Lightning talk as part of the panel called: “A Risky Business: Educational Entrepreneurship in Youth Services” convened by Annette Goldsmith, University of Washington, and Allison G. Kaplan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Martens, M. (2014, January). High-touch Training Through Tech: Approaches to Online Education in Youth Services. Juried panel with Anthony Bernier, San Jose State University; Marianne Martens, Kent State University; and Joyce Valenza, Rutgers University, convened by Cindy Welch, University of Tennessee. Philadelphia, PA.
Martens, M. (2013, August). “Marketers,” “Authors,” and “Readers:” Redefining Roles within Multiple Mediascapes of Children’s Literature. Paper presented at the International Research Society for Children’s Literature Conference, Maastricht, Belgium.
Martens, M. (2013, July). Geographies of the Young Adult Novel: Imagined Communities of Readers. Paper presented at the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP) Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Martens, M. (2013, June). Reading the Readers: Tracking Visible Online Reading Audiences. Paper presented at Researching the Reading Experience Conference, Oslo, Norway.
Martens, M., Baldini, M. & Brodie, C.S. (2013, April). Connecting to Special Collections of Children’s Literature. Paper presented at the Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth. Kent, Ohio.
Martens, M. (2013, March). Books, Gamification and the Imagination: Multiplatform Books for Young Readers. Paper presented at The Child and the Book Conference. University of Padua, Italy.
Martens, M. (2013, February). Lightning Talk at the Digital Youth Workshop. iConference 2013, Fort Worth, Texas.
Martens, M. (2012, September). Desperately Seeking Dissent: Subversive Readings in Transmedia Storytelling. Paper presented as part of a panel organized by Loretta Gaffney entitled: “The Politics of Reading: Libraries, Pedagogy, Publishing, and Youth” at the Protest on the Page Print Culture Conference, Madison, WI.
Martens, M. (2012, February) Beyond Print: How Hybrid Books are Redefining Storytelling and Authorship. Paper presented as part of a panel organized by Casey Brienza,University of Cambridge, entitled “Storied Lives in Publishing and the Literary Field” at the Eastern Sociological Society’s Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Martens, M. and Murray, D. (2012, January). Consuming “Pretty Little Liars:” Postfeminist Pop Tarts in a Transmedia Text. Paper presented at the Food Networks: Gender and Foodways Conference, University of Notre Dame, 2012.
Martens, M. (2011, July). Interlacing text, image, and interactivity: Multiplatform books and technologies of production. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society of the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP), Washington, DC.
Martens, M. (2011, July). Interlacing text, image, and interactivity: Multiplatform books and technologies of production. Presented paper at the annual conference of the Society of the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP), Washington, DC.
Martens, M. (2011, January). The librarian lion: constructing children’s literature through connections, capital, and criticism. presented ALISE/LMC award-winning paper at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) annual conference, San Diego, CA.
Martens, M. (2010, November). Author Girls: transmedia literature and user-generated content. presented paper as part of a “paper” panel entitled “Gender, Agency, and Technology” at the National Communication Association’s (NCA) 96th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Martens, M. and Cooke, N. A. (2010). 21st century skills for global awareness and the school library. New Jersey Global Educators Conference, Union, N.J.
Martens, M. (2010, June). Virtual sweatshops: creating and evaluating young adult literature from the library to the digital realm. Paper accepted to doctoral forum at Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science 7 (COLIS 7): Unity in Diversity, London, England.
Martens, M. (2009, May). Reading around the world: evaluating Danish children's use of the International Children’s Digital Library. Presented poster and participated in doctoral forum at Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) annual meeting. Dubrovnik and Zadar, Croatia.
Refereed Conference Presentations (posters)
Rinnert, G., Mooney, A. & Martens, M. (2017). Handwriting practice, an opportunity for co
creation. Poster to be presented at 2017 International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR) Conference. Cincinnati, OH.
Latham, K. and Martens, M. (2016, January). Radical change in the academy: converging disciplines reflecting converging institutions. Presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
Martens, M., Andersen C., Kaplan, B., Sanders, S., Schilling, S., Van der Schyf, S. L.,[1] (2015, October). A class trip to wonderland: history, space, play, and culture in Danish children’s literature and librarianship. Poster presented at the United States Board on Books for Young People Conference, New York, NY.
Martens, M. (2015, January). Through the looking glass: how Danish LIS education reflects mandates on culture. Poster presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Martens, M. (2011, February). Team Edward or team Jacob? how user-generated content is transforming young adult literature. Poster and short paper presented at the iConference 2011, Seattle, WA.
Martens, M. (2011, January). Removing the gatekeepers: how multiplatform books, user generated content, and peer-to-peer reviewing are transforming young adult literature. Poster presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
Conference Convener and Co-organizer
Martens, M. and Nichols, M. (2018, July). Co-convenors of Second Biannual Marantz Picturebook Research Symposium. Theme: Graphic novels and comics. Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Martens, M. (2016, July 24-26): Convenor of funded “First Biannual Marantz Picturebook Research Symposium” at Kent State, Kent, OH.
Martens, M. (2016, March): Co-organizer, Digital YouthPre-Conference “Teen Design Day.” Workshop held at the Philadelphia Free Library, Philadelphia, PA. Other organizers include Karen E. Fisher, University of Washington; Anne Bishop, Professor Emeritus, GSLIS; Dania Bilal, University of Tennessee, and others.
Martens, M. (2015, July 14): Co-organizer, Northeast Ohio Regional Library Services Summer Symposium. Kent, OH. Event had to be cancelled at last minute due to serious illness of keynote speaker.
Martens, M. (2015, May): Co-organizer of three events around “A Daily Dose of Reading: Growing Readers Everywhere,” featuring author/illustrator Rosemary Wells. Two events at Akron Children’s Hospital, and a day-long symposium at Kent State.
Martens, M. (2015, April): Co-organizer Virginia Hamilton Conference. Served as board member and conference speaker.
Martens, M. (2015, March). Co-organizer, Digital Youth pre-conference, full-day workshop: Digital Youth Research Network: Defining the field, building connections, and exploring collaborations. Workshop held at the iConference. Other organizers include Beth Juncker and Gitte Balling, University of Copenhagen, Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia, Karen E. Fisher, University of Washington, Ross Todd, Rutgers University. Newport, CA.
Martens, M. (2014, may): Co-organizer Pop-Up Symposium featuring author Robert Sabuda, Kent State University SLIS.
Martens, M. (2014, March). Co-organizer. Digital Youth: Towards a New Multidisciplinary Research Network: A half day workshop. Pre-conference workshop held at the iConference. organizers include Beth Juncker and Gitte Balling (University of Copenhagen), Marianne Martens (Kent State University), Theresa Anderson (University of Technology, Sydney), Eliza Dresang, Karen E. Fisher, and Katie Davis (University of Washington), and Sarita Yardi Schoenebeck (University of Michigan). Berlin, Germany.
Panel Organizer/Chair
Martens, M.. (2015, October). Publishing International Books in the United States: A Wonderland of Opportunity. United States Board on Books for Young People Regional Conference. With: Herwig Bitsche, publisher, Nordsüd Verlag, Switzerland; Heather Lennon, managing director, Northsouth Books USA; Lisbeth Zwerger-illustrator-Austria; Rashin Kheriyeh-illustrator-Iran. New York, NY.
Martens, M. (2009, October). Joys and challenges of bringing international books to the US. Chaired panel with editor Arthur Levine at the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) regional conference, St. Charles, IL.
Martens, M. (2009, July). American Library Association (ALA) annual conference, Chicago, IL designed and moderated panel at the ALAconference in Chicago for USBBY and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) called “Mixing it up: the process of bringing international books to the us,” featuring Karlijn Stoffels, Dutch author of Heartsinger, translator Laura Watkinson, publisher Arthur Levine, Arthur A. Levine books, and editor Cheryl Klein, Arthur A. Levine books.
Martens, M. (2009, April). Where’s Waldo? Helped organize panels, guest speakers, and storytellers related to the Guinness World Record Breaking Event at Rutgers University, and related book drive for schools and libraries in New Brunswick, NJ.
Invited Grant Reviewer
Martens, M. (2015, April). Reviewer for National Leadership Grants. Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Washington D.C.
Martens, M. (2010, November). Author Girls: transmedia literature and user-generated content. presented paper as part of a “paper” panel entitled “Gender, Agency, and Technology” at the National Communication Association’s (NCA) 96th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Martens, M. and Cooke, N. A. (2010). 21st century skills for global awareness and the school library. New Jersey Global Educators Conference, Union, N.J.
Martens, M. (2010, June). Virtual sweatshops: creating and evaluating young adult literature from the library to the digital realm. Paper accepted to doctoral forum at Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science 7 (COLIS 7): Unity in Diversity, London, England.
Martens, M. (2009, May). Reading around the world: evaluating Danish children's use of the International Children’s Digital Library. Presented poster and participated in doctoral forum at Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) annual meeting. Dubrovnik and Zadar, Croatia.
Refereed Conference Presentations (posters)
Rinnert, G., Mooney, A. & Martens, M. (2017). Handwriting practice, an opportunity for co
creation. Poster to be presented at 2017 International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR) Conference. Cincinnati, OH.
Latham, K. and Martens, M. (2016, January). Radical change in the academy: converging disciplines reflecting converging institutions. Presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
Martens, M., Andersen C., Kaplan, B., Sanders, S., Schilling, S., Van der Schyf, S. L.,[1] (2015, October). A class trip to wonderland: history, space, play, and culture in Danish children’s literature and librarianship. Poster presented at the United States Board on Books for Young People Conference, New York, NY.
Martens, M. (2015, January). Through the looking glass: how Danish LIS education reflects mandates on culture. Poster presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Martens, M. (2011, February). Team Edward or team Jacob? how user-generated content is transforming young adult literature. Poster and short paper presented at the iConference 2011, Seattle, WA.
Martens, M. (2011, January). Removing the gatekeepers: how multiplatform books, user generated content, and peer-to-peer reviewing are transforming young adult literature. Poster presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
Conference Convener and Co-organizer
Martens, M. and Nichols, M. (2018, July). Co-convenors of Second Biannual Marantz Picturebook Research Symposium. Theme: Graphic novels and comics. Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Martens, M. (2016, July 24-26): Convenor of funded “First Biannual Marantz Picturebook Research Symposium” at Kent State, Kent, OH.
Martens, M. (2016, March): Co-organizer, Digital YouthPre-Conference “Teen Design Day.” Workshop held at the Philadelphia Free Library, Philadelphia, PA. Other organizers include Karen E. Fisher, University of Washington; Anne Bishop, Professor Emeritus, GSLIS; Dania Bilal, University of Tennessee, and others.
Martens, M. (2015, July 14): Co-organizer, Northeast Ohio Regional Library Services Summer Symposium. Kent, OH. Event had to be cancelled at last minute due to serious illness of keynote speaker.
Martens, M. (2015, May): Co-organizer of three events around “A Daily Dose of Reading: Growing Readers Everywhere,” featuring author/illustrator Rosemary Wells. Two events at Akron Children’s Hospital, and a day-long symposium at Kent State.
Martens, M. (2015, April): Co-organizer Virginia Hamilton Conference. Served as board member and conference speaker.
Martens, M. (2015, March). Co-organizer, Digital Youth pre-conference, full-day workshop: Digital Youth Research Network: Defining the field, building connections, and exploring collaborations. Workshop held at the iConference. Other organizers include Beth Juncker and Gitte Balling, University of Copenhagen, Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia, Karen E. Fisher, University of Washington, Ross Todd, Rutgers University. Newport, CA.
Martens, M. (2014, may): Co-organizer Pop-Up Symposium featuring author Robert Sabuda, Kent State University SLIS.
Martens, M. (2014, March). Co-organizer. Digital Youth: Towards a New Multidisciplinary Research Network: A half day workshop. Pre-conference workshop held at the iConference. organizers include Beth Juncker and Gitte Balling (University of Copenhagen), Marianne Martens (Kent State University), Theresa Anderson (University of Technology, Sydney), Eliza Dresang, Karen E. Fisher, and Katie Davis (University of Washington), and Sarita Yardi Schoenebeck (University of Michigan). Berlin, Germany.
Panel Organizer/Chair
Martens, M.. (2015, October). Publishing International Books in the United States: A Wonderland of Opportunity. United States Board on Books for Young People Regional Conference. With: Herwig Bitsche, publisher, Nordsüd Verlag, Switzerland; Heather Lennon, managing director, Northsouth Books USA; Lisbeth Zwerger-illustrator-Austria; Rashin Kheriyeh-illustrator-Iran. New York, NY.
Martens, M. (2009, October). Joys and challenges of bringing international books to the US. Chaired panel with editor Arthur Levine at the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) regional conference, St. Charles, IL.
Martens, M. (2009, July). American Library Association (ALA) annual conference, Chicago, IL designed and moderated panel at the ALAconference in Chicago for USBBY and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) called “Mixing it up: the process of bringing international books to the us,” featuring Karlijn Stoffels, Dutch author of Heartsinger, translator Laura Watkinson, publisher Arthur Levine, Arthur A. Levine books, and editor Cheryl Klein, Arthur A. Levine books.
Martens, M. (2009, April). Where’s Waldo? Helped organize panels, guest speakers, and storytellers related to the Guinness World Record Breaking Event at Rutgers University, and related book drive for schools and libraries in New Brunswick, NJ.
Invited Grant Reviewer
Martens, M. (2015, April). Reviewer for National Leadership Grants. Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Washington D.C.
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Other Talks
Martens, M. (Spring, 2016). Webinar on International Children’s Literature and Librarianship to promote class: 61095 ICLL.
Harper, M. and Martens, M. (2014, August). Apps for the Common Core. Northeast Ohio Regional Library Symposium. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
Martens, M. (2014, April). Digital pop-ups: Movable books in a multimodal domain. Pop-Up Symposium. Kent State University
Martens, M. (2013, November). International Children’s Literature and Librarianship. Talk and webinar given in conjunction with Kent State’s Office of Global Education’s International Education Week.
Invited Peer Reviewer
Martens, M. (Spring, 2016). Webinar on International Children’s Literature and Librarianship to promote class: 61095 ICLL.
Harper, M. and Martens, M. (2014, August). Apps for the Common Core. Northeast Ohio Regional Library Symposium. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
Martens, M. (2014, April). Digital pop-ups: Movable books in a multimodal domain. Pop-Up Symposium. Kent State University
Martens, M. (2013, November). International Children’s Literature and Librarianship. Talk and webinar given in conjunction with Kent State’s Office of Global Education’s International Education Week.
Invited Peer Reviewer
- December 2015: Peer reviewer for the Journal of Religious and Theological Information (article about children’s literature and Islam)
- September 2015: iConference, Philadelphia, PA. Served as peer reviewer of workshops and papers.
- June 2015: Peer reviewer for Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children
- January 2015: Reviewer for Rutgers Media Studies Conference Extending Play: The Sequel
- October 2014: iConference, Newport, CA. Served as peer reviewer of up to six papers.
- February 2014: International Journal of Communication. Served as peer-reviewer for unpublished journal article.
- February 2014: Fuller, D. and Rehberg Sedo, D. (2013). Reading Beyond the Book: The Social Practices of Contemporary Literary Culture. New York, NY and Oxon, UK: Routledge. Reviewed book for SHARP News.
- January 2014: The International Information & Library Review (IILR). November, 2013. Served as peer-reviewer for unpublished journal article.
- November 2013: The International Information & Library Review (IILR). Served as peer-reviewer for unpublished journal article.
- October 2013: iConference 2014, Berlin, Germany, served as peer-reviewer of up to six papers.
- June 2013: Atlantic Journal of Communication. Served as peer-reviewer for unpublished journal article.
- November 2012: Reviewer for Rutgers Media Studies Conference: Extending Play
- “Getting Published” a panel for doctoral students at the School of Communication and Information (Fall 2011)
- Panel for doctoral students at the School of Communication and Information on the Institutional Review Board process: “Overseas and Underage: An IRB Challenge” (Spring 2010)