Her expertise and research are in the taxation law area and in particular how it relates to charities and interacts with issues relating to human rights and traditional land owners. Dr Martin has published many articles in highly regarded international and local refereed journals on such issues as whether or not Australia should have a charities commission and taxation of indigenous charities. Her doctoral research was awarded the International Fiscal Association research prize and the ATTA prize for doctoral research and was published as a book by Wolters Kluwer in 2014.