Dr. Martínez has designed several tobacco control programs aimed at health services to facilitate the transfer of scientific knowledge into practice. She has worked with mixed methodologies (qualitative and quantitative) that involve participation-action to make the implementation of programs possible through the coordination of the “Hospital without Smoke” project. Her scientific contribution is based on her knowledge in the analysis of political-health needs and her experience in the application of strategies that make it possible to achieve and improve the serious problem that smoking poses in our society.

Her main line of research includes program evaluation and the transfer of research on health policy measures at the local, national and international levels. The specific contents of his research include the following areas: tobacco control in health services, applied research (mainly aimed at the design and evaluation of the effectiveness of educational programs and smoking cessation interventions), and the regulatory framework of tobacco control policies, integrating a unique focus on vulnerable populations.

She is currently the principal investigator of six ongoing projects: three related to the development of training programs in smoking both internationally and nationally ( INSTrUCT ERASMUS +; PISCIS and ISCI_SEC ); two projects aimed at vulnerable populations with mental disorders and substance abuse ( ACT_ATAC and DUCATA , approved by the Health Research Fund and the National Plan on Drugs respectively), in addition to a regional cohort study where nursing students have been followed up ( ECTEC_S ). She is also the IP of complex community projects such as a practical trial ( QUIT_MENTAL ) and several cross-sectional studies ( ETHIF , ECTEC , etc). She also collaborates in several studies led by researchers from UCT, UB and UCSF.

Her scientific contribution includes the publication of around 90 articles related to tobacco control in impact factor journals and the presentation of around 80 communications at congresses and conferences. In addition, she is a regular reviewer of international scientific journals in the field of prevention and public health. She belongs to several working groups on smoking, including the Tobacco Group of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology .

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0108-3288