Martine has been employed by the Department of Defence since 2007. Her research explores the Australian Defence Force’s strategic approach to mental health and wellbeing and how this influences the development of positive mental health in adults. Martine wants her research to inform the development of policy and interventions so as to promote positive mental health outcomes across the life-course and facilitate healthy transitions across the military lifecycle.

Supervisor: Associate Professor Richard Burns

Publications

• Burns R A, Butterworth P and Cosgrove M (2026) 'Is empathy essential? A cross-national examination of the WB-Pro short form', Personality and Individual Differences, 259, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2026.113873.
• Burns R A, Crisp, D A, Butterworth, P, Cosgrove M, Rickwod, D, Richard-Sephton, P B and Riegner, E (2025) 'Revisiting the Factor Structure of the Mental Health Continuum Short Forum (MHC-SF): Evidence for a General Wellbeing Factor?' Journal of Happiness Studies, 26, article no. 137, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00968-3.