She has more than 16 years experience in medical education, scientific research and clinical practice in both the academic and pharmaceutical settings. Martina has conducted research on child beauty pageants, the use of Facebook for weight management and the impact of child teasing on adult self-esteem. Her nutrition education and clinical interests include intensive care medicine/surgery/trauma, eating disorders and cardiovascular/wellness. However, she has published in peer-reviewed medical journals on topics such as developmental biology, genetics, sepsis, eating disorders and immunonutrition therapy. Dr. Cartwright's landmark November 2012 article in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) was the first to describe "Princess by Proxy", or why parents put their children in tot pageants.