Ruben G. Martinez, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Training Director of the BRIDGE Program, and Affiliate Faculty at the Annenberg Institute. He also serves as Lead for Implementation for the Advance RI-CTR and as Chair of the American Psychological Association’s Advisory Committee for Measurement-Based Care and the Mental and Behavioral Health Registry.
Dr. Martinez’s work leverages equity-focused implementation methods to improve systems of care for youth experiencing health and mental health problems. He provides consultation, mentorship, and training in implementation science, and he collaborates on federally funded projects spanning youth mental health, HIV prevention, nutrition equity, and post-injury care. His leadership in developing innovative, equity-centered methods aims to advance both research and practice while strengthening interdisciplinary collaborations across healthcare, education, and community systems.
He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University, completed his predoctoral internship and an NIMH T32 postdoctoral fellowship at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. He became a licensed psychologist in Rhode Island in 2025.
| Martinez, Ruben G., Antonaccio, Cara M., Crane, Margaret E., Cramer, E. Ruby, Fu, Emily S., Arnold, Trisha, Frank, Hannah E., Littlewood, Aden, Guzman, Linda E., Celis-de Hoyos, Cintly, Weiner, Bryan J. "A Measurement Roadmap to Guide Implementation Practitioners in Selecting Implementation Measures." Global Implementation Research and Applications, 2025. |
| Groves, Peyton, Laubacher, Callie, Salib, Yesmina, Mickievicz, Erin, Duplessis, Virginia, Molinaro, Nicole, Méndez, Dara D., Guyon-Harris, Katherine, Martinez, Ruben G., Chang, Judy, De Genna, Natacha M., Ragavan, Maya I. "Cannabis and Nicotine Substance Use Coercion During the Perinatal Period." Women's Health Reports, vol. 6, no. 1, 2025, pp. 1153-1162. |
| McNeil, Galen D., Martinez, Ruben G., Piacentini, John C., Strawn, Jeffrey R., Kendall, Philip C., Compton, Scott N., McCracken, James T., Walkup, John T., Peris, Tara S. "Characteristics and Predictors of Patient and Parent Satisfaction in the Treatment of Youth Anxiety Disorders." Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2025. |
| Frank HE, Sarani N, Hayes JF, Martinez RG, Goldstein J, Evans L, Phillips G, Dellinger RP, Portelli D, Schorr C, Terry KM, Harmon L, Townsend S, Levy MM. "Formative Evaluation to Inform Implementation of Sepsis Bundles in Emergency Departments." Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2025. |
| Gu, Mofan, Martinez, Ruben G., Parent, Hannah, Marshall, Brandon D. L., Berk, Justin, Elwy, A. Rani, Chan, Philip A., Tao, Jun. "Integrating HIV prevention services into care settings for people with opioid use disorder (OUD): a study protocol for implementation strategy development and modeling." Implementation Science Communications, vol. 6, no. 1, 2025. |
| Ayalasomayajula, Shivani, Melo Herrera, Yarisbel, Frank, Hannah E, Guzman, Linda E, Fu, Emily S, Martínez, Ruben G, Ramalho, Blaine, Blau, Sarah, Tovar, Alison. "Leveraging Implementation Science to Identify and Address Facilitators and Barriers to WIC Enrollment, Participation, and Retention." The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 155, no. 4, 2025, pp. 1246-1257. |
| Martinez, Ruben G., Gross, Sarah, Violante, Stephanie, Umen, Ilene, Cramer, E. Ruby, Schneider, Benjamin N., Peris, Tara S. "Speech, language, and communication challenges in school-aged youth: A guide for mental health practitioners." Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2025. |
| Frank, Hannah E., Woodard, Grace S., Martinez, Ruben G. "Supporting Clinicians in Implementing Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and Related Disorders." Current Psychiatry Reports, 2025. |
| Guzman LE, Fite KM, Frank HE, Martinez RG, Bridges AJ. "Understanding treatment barriers for Major Depressive Disorder in the Latino community: A qualitative study stratified by language preference." Transcultural Psychiatry, 2025, pp. 13634615251359457. |
| Martinez, Ruben G., McNeil, Galen D., Cornacchio, Danielle, Schneider, Benjamin N., Peris, Tara S. "A Pilot Project to Integrate Individualized Measurement Into Measurement-Based Care in a Child Partial Hospitalization Program." Behavior Therapy, 2023. |
| Martinez, Ruben G., Weiner, Bryan J., Meza, Rosemary D., Dorsey, Shannon, Palazzo, Lorella G., Matson, Abigail, Bain, Carolyn, Mettert, Kayne D., Pullmann, Michael D., Lewis, Cara C. "Study protocol: Novel Methods for Implementing Measurement-Based Care with youth in Low-Resource Environments (NIMBLE)." Implementation Science Communications, vol. 4, no. 1, 2023. |
| McLeod, Bryce D., Martinez, Ruben G., Southam-Gerow, Michael A., Weisz, John R., Chorpita, Bruce F. "Can a Single Measure Estimate Protocol Adherence for Two Psychosocial Treatments for Youth Anxiety Delivered in Community Mental Health Settings?." Behavior Therapy, vol. 53, no. 1, 2022, pp. 119-136. |
| Southam-Gerow, Michael A., Chapman, Jason E., Martinez, Ruben G., McLeod, Bryce D., Hogue, Aaron, Weisz, John R., Kendall, Philip C. "Are therapist adherence and competence related to clinical outcomes in cognitive-behavioral treatment for youth anxiety?." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 89, no. 3, 2021, pp. 188-199. |
| McLeod, Bryce D., Sutherland, Kevin S., Broda, Michael, Granger, Kristen L., Martinez, Ruben G., Conroy, Maureen A., Snyder, Patricia A., Southam-Gerow, Michael A. "Development and Initial Psychometrics of a Generic Treatment Integrity Measure Designed to Assess Practice Elements Targeting Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Outcomes in Early Childhood Settings." Prevention Science, vol. 23, no. 4, 2021, pp. 488-501. |
| G. Martinez, Ruben, Seager van Dyk, Ilana, L. Kroll, Juliet, D. Emerson, Natacha, Bursch, Brenda. "Recommendations for Building Telemental Health Relationships with Youth: A Systematic Review and Resource for Clinicians." Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, vol. 7, no. 3, 2021, pp. 349-362. |
| Cox, Julia Revillion, Martinez, Ruben G., Southam-Gerow, Michael A. "Treatment integrity in psychotherapy research and implications for the delivery of quality mental health services." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 87, no. 3, 2019, pp. 221-233. |
| Lewis, Cara C., Mettert, Kayne D., Dorsey, Caitlin N., Martinez, Ruben G., Weiner, Bryan J., Nolen, Elspeth, Stanick, Cameo, Halko, Heather, Powell, Byron J. "An updated protocol for a systematic review of implementation-related measures." Systematic Reviews, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018. |
| McLeod, Bryce D., Sutherland, Kevin S., Martinez, Ruben G., Conroy, Maureen A., Snyder, Patricia A., Southam-Gerow, Michael A. "Identifying Common Practice Elements to Improve Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Outcomes of Young Children in Early Childhood Classrooms." Prevention Science, vol. 18, no. 2, 2016, pp. 204-213. |
| Lewis, Cara C., Fischer, Sarah, Weiner, Bryan J., Stanick, Cameo, Kim, Mimi, Martinez, Ruben G. "Outcomes for implementation science: an enhanced systematic review of instruments using evidence-based rating criteria." Implementation Science, vol. 10, no. 1, 2015. |
| Lewis, Cara C, Stanick, Cameo F, Martinez, Ruben G, Weiner, Bryan J, Kim, Mimi, Barwick, Melanie, Comtois, Katherine A. "The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Instrument Review Project: A methodology to promote rigorous evaluation." Implementation Science, vol. 10, no. 1, 2015. |
| Martinez, Ruben G, Lewis, Cara C, Weiner, Bryan J. "Instrumentation issues in implementation science." Implementation Science, vol. 9, no. 1, 2014. |
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | PhD | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2017 | MS | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2011 | BA | Indiana University |
Fellow - 2024-2026 Implementation Research Institute Fellowship
Fellow - 2024-2025 Brown Advocates for Social Change and Equity Fellowship
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Chen, Elizabeth | Interim Director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice |
| Donise, Kathleen | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator |
| Duarte-Velez, Yovanska | Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Frank, Hannah | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Gaudiano, Brandon | Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Kahler, Christopher | Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Director of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Koinis-Mitchell, Daphne | Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research) |
| McQuaid, Elizabeth | Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Moitra, Ethan | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| von Ash, Tayla | Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Wray, Tyler | Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
Chair - The American Psychological Association Advisory Committee on the Mental and Behavioral Health Registry (MBHR) and Measurement-Based Care
Member - Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
Founding member - Society for Implementation Research and Collaboration
Member - Society for Psychotherapy Research
Member - American Psychological Association Advisory Committee for the Mental and Behavioral Health Registry and Measurement-Based Care
| Clinical Psychologist | RIDOH | 2025-2026 | #PS02337 |
| Affiliate Faculty. Annenberg Institute at Brown University, 2025- |
| Research Scientist. Rhode Island Hospital, 2024- |
