R. Cruz Martinez (Roberto)

Hello! I work as an information specialist for the faculty of BMS, and also as specialist Open Access UT-wide. Below I describe my roles in more detail:

Information specialist

Together with my colleague Marit van Eck, we are contact points for questions or support needs regarding scientific information. For example, we can help with:

Systematic literature reviews
Writing of scientific articles
Publishing Open Access
Accessing and evaluating (scientific) information

Open access

I work with Nicole Loorbach in the various projects and tasks needed to realize the university's goal of reaching 100% open access. If you wish to know more about how we strive to do this, please visit www.utwente.nl/openaccess. Of course, don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions (open-access@utwente.nl).

Background

Professionally, I have a background in psychology with two specialisations. One in the area of sports and exercise psychology (mental performance) and another in the multidisciplinary area of eHealth (supporting health and wellbeing through technology). I am currently still finishing my PhD dissertation, which is about supporting self-care of chronic diseases via eHealth technologies.

Personally, I have an overarching interest in how individuals can learn to self-regulate their own behaviour. I believe self-management is the best medicine and that skills such as goal-setting are a fine art that can guide and regulate our pursuit of success, happiness, and self-realization.

Library, ICT-Services & Archive (LISA), Embedded Information Services (EIS)

For my PhD I was granted a scholarship from the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT, in Spanish) to carry out my research at the University of Twente, from 2017 to 2021. The research topic is about eHealth technologies aiming to support the self-management behaviours of patients with chronic diseases. My promotors are prof. dr. Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen and prof. dr. Robbert Sanderman. Our approach is focused on learning from the existing body of knowledge (frameworks, models, and theories) to facilitate the development and implementation of effective eHealth interventions across different populations and cultural contexts.

Cruz-Martinez, R. R. , Wentzel, J. , Bente, B. E. , Sanderman, R. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. (2021). Toward the Value Sensitive Design of eHealth Technologies to Support Self-management of Cardiovascular Diseases: Content Analysis. JMIR Cardio, 5(2), 1-18. [e1985]. https://doi.org/10.2196/31985

Cruz-Martínez, R. R. , Wentzel, J. , Sanderman, R. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. (2021). Tailoring eHealth design to support the self-care needs of patients with cardiovascular diseases: a vignette survey experiment. Behaviour and Information Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2021.1971764

Cruz-Martínez, R. R. , Wentzel, J. , Bente, B. E. , Sanderman, R. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. (2021). Toward the Value Sensitive Design of eHealth Technologies to Support Self-management of Cardiovascular Diseases: Content Analysis . Manuscript submitted for publication. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.31985

Cruz-Martinez, R. R. , Wentzel, J. , Sanderman, R. , & Gemert-Pijnen, J. V. (2020). Work in progress: Matching persuasive design with self management needs of patients with cardiovascular diseases-Preliminary results of a survey vignette experiment. CEUR workshop proceedings, 2629.

Cruz-Martinez, R. R. , Wentzel, J. , Sanderman, R. , & Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. V. (2020). Towards development guidelines for ehealth interventions that support self-management of cardiovascular diseases: A holistic, theory-based, and cross-cultural approach. CEUR workshop proceedings, 2629.

Cruz-Martinez, R. R. , Wentzel, J. , Asbjornsen, R. A., Noort, P. D. , van Niekerk, J. M. , Sanderman, R. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. (2020). Supporting Self-Management of Cardiovascular Diseases Through Remote Monitoring Technologies: Metaethnography Review of Frameworks, Models, and Theories Used in Research and Development. Journal of medical internet research, 22(5), [e16157]. https://doi.org/10.2196/16157

Cruz Martinez, R., Noort, P. , Asbjornsen, R. A. , van Niekerk, J. M. , Wentzel, M. J. , Sanderman, R. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C. (2019). Frameworks, Models, and Theories Used in Electronic Health Research and Development to Support Self-Management of Cardiovascular Diseases Through Remote Monitoring Technologies: Protocol for a Metaethnography Review. JMIR research protocols, 8(7), [e13334]. https://doi.org/10.2196/13334

Sieverink, F. , Wesselink, R. , Cruz Martinez, R. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. (2018). Use of Log Data to Evaluate a Heart Failure Telemonitoring and Persuasive Coaching Technology. Poster session presented at 13th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2018, Waterloo, Canada.

Cruz Martinez, R. , Sieverink, F. , Wesselink, R. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. (2018). Towards Data-Driven Persuasive Coaching in a Heart Failure Telemonitoring Technology. In F. Sieverink, R. Klaassen, R. van Delden, J. Wenzel, L. van Gemert-Pijnen, D. Heylen, & H. Oinas-Kukkonen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Sixth International Workshop on Behavior Change Support Systems: Co-located with the 13th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2018) (pp. 60-75). (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; Vol. 2102). CEUR. http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2102/

Pieterse, M. , Kip, H. , & Cruz-Martinez, R. R. (2018). The complexity of eHealth Implementation: A theoretical and practical perspective. In L. van Gemert-Pijnen, S. M. Kelders, H. Kip, & R. Sanderman (Eds.), eHealth Research, Theory and Development: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach (pp. 247-270). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315385891/chapters/10.4324%2F9781315385907-12

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Please contact me if you wish to know more about my educational activities, or if you have any questions or educational needs related to the topic of 'information literacy'.

Currently reading:

Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review (Booth et al. 2021)
The Academic Teaching Librarian's Handbook (McGuinness 2021)

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.