Todd Martin, PhD

Provost

Todd Martin, PhD, has been a faculty member at TWU since 2008, teaching in the areas of sociology and family studies. He completed his PhD at the University of British Columbia in sociology of family. He also holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in theology and sociology and a Master of Arts in Family Studies. He has published over a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles and coauthored Families Across the Life Course and Family Theories: An Introduction, now in its 5th edition. He is the managing editor of the Journal of Comparative Family Studies, a member of the National Council on Family Relations, and a Certified Family Life Educator. Prior to his role as provost, Dr. Martin was dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS), where he led over 20 program reviews, resulting in significant positive changes in TWU’s academic offerings. 

Dr. Martin is a member of TWU’s strategic planning committee, a diverse team that is spearheading a University-wide strategic planning process to help TWU give focus to a well-supported and deeply considered vision of the future. As part of this work, Dr. Martin co-chaired a subcommittee to create strategies that support TWU in delivering a distinctive, integrated, Christian liberal arts education.

  • PhD - Sociology (University of British Columbia; 2013)
  • MA - Family Studies (University of British Columbia; 1999)
  • BA - Sociology (Wilfrid Laurier University; 1996)
  • BS - Theology (Ambassador University; 1985)

Expertise

Family theory, Families across the life course, Cohabitation, Union formation patterns, Religion and family

Selected Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Book Chapters
  • Martin, T. F. (2019). Family Systems Theory. In Macmillan Encyclopedia of Families, Marriages, and Intimate Relationships, 1st Edition (pp. 354–357). United States: Gale A Cengage Company.
  • Martin, T. F. (2019). Family Development Theory. In Macmillan Encyclopedia of Families, Marriages, and Intimate Relationships, 1st Edition (pp. 293–296). United States: Gale a Cengage Company.
  • Martin, T. F. (2013). Computer widows and orphans. In Sociology of Work. Sage Publications.
  • Martin, T. (2011). Changing children and changing cultures: Immigration as a source of fertility and the assumptions of assimilation. In The end of childhood. Canada: University of British Columbia Press.
Books
  • White, J. M., Martin, T. F., & Adamsons, K. M. (2019). Family theories (p. 360). United States: Sage Publications.
  • White, J. M., Klein, D. M., & Martin, T. F. (2014). Family theories. Sage Publications.
  • White, J. M., Martin, T. F., & Bartolic, S. (2012). Families across the life course. Pearson Education Canada.
Journal Articles
  • Martin, T. F. (2020). Toward a Theory of Fertility and Ethnic Social Capital. Marriage & Family Review, 56(1), 1–19.
  • Martin, T. (2019). Introduction to the 50th Anniversary Issue. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 1(50), 1–2.
  • Martin, T. (2018). A New Chapter. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 1(49), 9.
  • Martin, T. (2018). Family Development Theory 30 Years Later. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 10(1), 40–69.
  • Martin, T. (2015). Advancing dynamic family theories: Applying optimal matching analysis to family research. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 7(4), 482–497.
  • Fuller, S., & Martin, T. F. (2012). Exploring immigrant employment trajectories in Canada: A sequence-oriented approach. International Migration Review, 46, 138–190.
  • Martin, T. (2003). Religious socialization: A test of the “channeling hypothesis” of parental influence on adolescent faith maturity. Journal of Adolescent Research.
Presentations
  • Martin, T. F. (2020, February). Theory Guided Family Research. International Conference on Social Change and the Family: A Sociological Perspective on Family and Mate Selection in Contemporary. India.
  • Martin, T. F. (2020, February). Theory Guided Mate Selection in India. International Conference on Social Change and the Family: A Sociological Perspective on Family and Mate Selection in Contemporary. India.
  • Martin, T. (2018, November). Family Development Theory. Theory Construction and Research Methodology. United States.
  • Martin, T. (2017, April). Family Structures and Measurements for Studying Families: A Project. Northwest Council of Family Relations Spring Conference. United States.
  • Martin, T. (2017, April). The social significance of defining the family. Civitas twenty-first national conference. Canada.
  • Martin, T. (2016, November). Family structures and measurements for studying families: A project. Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop - Families and Human Rights: Promise and Vulnerability in the 21st Century. United States.
  • Martin, T. (2016, November). Family life cycle and development perspective genealogy 30 years later. Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop - Families and Human Rights: Promise and Vulnerability in the 21st Century. United States.
  • Martin, T. (2016, June). Family stress theory across time. International conference on family ecology: Empowering families amidst global challenges. Philippines.

Affiliations & Memberships

  • Canadian Sociological Association
  • Certified Family Life Educator
  • International Sociological Association
  • National Council on Family Relations

  • SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology
  • SOCI 221 Sociology of Family
  • SOCI 305 Adolescent and Emerging Adult
  • SOCI 390 Gender Work & Family