Martin, J. F. (2025, May). The Primacy and Potential of Superhero Narratives: Insights from   Developmental Psychology.  Paper presented at the Art of Storytelling: Archetypes in Focus Conference for the London Arts Based Research Center, Oxford University [I Presented Online].

• Relevant publication(s): Black Panther (2021), Comics and Citizenship (2023), Superheroes and Children’s Moral Understanding (2023), and Social Superheroes (2024)

Martin, J. F., & Strong, M. T. (2023, August). Dimensions and decisions: Time travel, alternate realities, and moral judgments. Paper presented at the one-hundred eighteenth annual meeting of the American Sociological Association [Sociology of Cultures Roundtables; I did not attend], Philadelphia, P.A.

• Relevant publication(s): Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Moral Judgments (In Progress)

• Martin, J. (2019, April). Wakanda’s wisdom: Agreement, disagreement, and the complexities of social life.  Paper presented at the forty-ninth annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, Washington, D.C.

  • Relevant publication(s): Black Panther and Development (2019), Black Panther and Civics (2021)

• Letizia, A., & Martin, J. (2021, June). From super to civil: What Marvel’s Civil War conflict can teach us about society and freedom.  Paper presented at the fiftieth annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, Online.

• Martin, J. (2022, April). Cold-Hearted: An analysis of Mr. Freeze through the lens of moral development.  Paper presented at the fifty-first annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, Online.

  • Relevant publication(s): Mr. Freeze and Moral Development (2023)

Martin, J. (2019, November). Superheroes, society, and…social studies?: Superhero narratives and their potential to facilitate socio-moral discourse.  Paper presented at the forty-fifth annual meeting of the Association for Moral Education, Seattle, WA.

• Relevant publication(s): Black Panther and Civics (2021), Comics and Citizenship (2023), and Luke Cage and Civil Discourse (In Progress)

Martin, J., & Kapoor, H. (2021, May). It’s worse if Superman does it: Perceptions of moral transgressions committed by superheroes and supervillains. Paper presented at the third biennial Heroism Science Conference, Online.

• Relevant publication(s): U.S. and Indian Adults’ Moral Evaluations of Superheroes and Supervillains (2024)

Martin, J. (2020, July). Comic Book Justice: Potential Associations Between Popular Culture and Developmental Psychology. Paper presented at the Conference at the End of the World, Online. [Website no longer active]

• Relevant publication(s): Superhero Justice (2025)