He currently has an SSHRC research grant to investigate How key organizations in the BC housing industry negotiated, shaped, and influenced the social dialogue surrounding the the leaky condo social issue in British Columbia and how the issue affected the industry's identity and image. Dr. Martens earned his PhD in 2002 at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. In addition to his research, he currently teaches strategy and consulting courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels at JMSB.