Skip to main content
Skip to main menu Skip to spotlight region Skip to secondary region Skip to UGA region Skip to Tertiary region Skip to Quaternary region Skip to unit footer

Slideshow

Ryan J. Martinez

Doctoral Student
Instructor

Contact Info

Office:
Caldwell 513
Office Hours:
Fridays 12:45 – 1:45, or by appointment.

Ryan J. Martinez is a Presidential Fellow at the University of Georgia pursuing his Ph.D. in the Interpersonal and Health track. Martinez's scholarly pursuits focus on delving into the intricacies inherent in interpersonal relationships. His primary focus revolves around establishing correlations between communication patterns and their profound impact on the different types of relationships that we experience, such as romantic and non-romantic relationships, familial bonds, and associations within work-life dynamics. 

Martinez is a native Texan who completed their B.A and M.A. degrees at Texas Tech University while working under Narissra Punyanunt-Carter. While at Texas Tech, Martinez served as the Assistant Basic Course Director for Public Speaking. In addition, Martinez has been involved in various research projects that have resulted in journal and book chapter publications, is a coauthor for an interpersonal communication textbook, and has served as a Graduate Student Editor & Contributor. Martinez has been awarded various awards and grants at Texas Tech University, such as the Outstanding Graduate Student Award, several different research awards, such as the Exceptional Graduate Student Research Award, and the Open Educational Resource Library Fund Grant. 

Major Professor


Analisa Arroyo

Associate Professor

Support our Department

We greatly appreciate your generosity. Your gift enables us to offer our students and faculty opportunities for research, travel, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. Support the efforts of the Department of Communication Studies by visiting our giving section.

Learn More 

EVERY DOLLAR CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEPARTMENT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY.