She teaches courses in environmental justice, community development and organizing, and community-based research. Her current research focuses on ports, freight transport, toxics and land use. Martha serves on the board of Human Impact Partners and is a founding member of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network and the East Asia –U.S. – Puerto Rico Women’s Network Against Militarism. She previously worked for the Urban Habitat Program, an environmental justice organization in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from UCLA.