Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr, BEc W.Aust., PhD Curtin
The University of Western Australia (M257), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Prior to becoming an academic, I worked as an economic development consultant and Japanese/English interpreter. I have lived in Australia, USA, Indonesia and Japan. Currently employed as a senior research fellow at UWA, I played a lead role in an industry-funded research agenda examining globalisation and economic development in Perth, Western Australia. This work balances fundamental research with applied outputs to inform strategic policy and decision making for local and state government.
I am currently funded by two competitive Australian Research Council (ARC) grants which seek to innovate on current methods of urban network analysis. An ARC DECRA Fellowship examining innovation in the peripheries, where I am looking at transformations in the agricultural sector in Japan and Australia. And an ARC Discovery Project exploring the globalisation of Australian cities through a network analysis of data from 12 of the world's largest stock exchange. It is a highly unique data set giving insights into globalisation patterns across all industry sectors.
My work is grounded in its multi-scale spatial focus on the uneven distribution of resources (mining, energy, innovation, wealth) as well as an understanding of the urban and socio-economic factors that increase economic competitiveness and mitigate uneven development. I employ social network analysis (SNA) and econometric statistical analysis to unpack flows and interactions between local economic agents (both labour and corporate) and understand how cities connect at the global scale. My research seeks to bridge disciplines of economic geography and urban studies primarily through SNA examining city competitiveness at two levels – its comparative advantage in the global economy as well as specific industry-based competitiveness. This two-scale global/local approach is novel and challenging, but I believe most likely to generate new insights and better understandings on the dynamics of Australian competitiveness within the global system.
-Australian Academy of Sciences, National Committee for Geographical Sciences, Committee Member
-Institute of Australian Geographers, Honorary Secretary
-Geographical Research, Editorial Board Member
-Graduate Research Coordinator, Department of Geography and Planning
Select funding awards:
1. Corporate Geographies
2. Innovation precincts, Smart Cities
3. Resource Economies and uneven development
4. innovation and the peripheries
GEOG2204 - International Field Work in Geography; GEOG3302 Local Places, Global Contexts; GEOG3306 - Regional Development and Planning; PLNG5411- Urban and Regional Analysis; PLNG1101 - Geographies of Global Cities; GEOG1102 - Globalisation, Environment and Development
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Research output: Working paper
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Robson, L. (Contributor), Biermann, S. (Contributor), Cardell-Oliver, R. (Contributor), Olaru, D. (Contributor), Martinus, K. (Contributor), Smith, B. (Contributor), Chi, S. (Contributor), Reed, T. (Contributor), Jie, F. (Contributor), Standing, C. (Contributor) & Sun, C. (Contributor), The University of Western Australia, 1 May 2019
Dataset
Biermann, S., Olaru, D., Smith, B., Lee, J., Sun, C., Chi, S., Clements, K. & Martinus, K.
1/12/20 → 31/05/22
Project: Research
CRC for Future Battery Industry FBI
1/03/21 → 31/05/21
Project: Research
Martinus, K., Pauli, N., Kragt, M. & Heyworth, J.
15/06/20 → 30/09/20
Project: Research
Martinus, K. & Wilson, J.
CRC for Future Battery Industry FBI
1/07/19 → 30/11/19
Project: Research
Martinus, Kirsten (Recipient), 3 Sep 2019
Prize: Other distinction
Kirsten Martinus (Organiser)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference
Kirsten Martinus (Member of programme committee)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference
Kirsten Martinus (Chair)
Activity: Memberships › Membership of council
Kirsten Martinus (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public outreach/ public event
Kirsten Martinus (Honourable Secretary)
Activity: Memberships › Membership of council
20/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
19/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
19/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Kirsten Martinus (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts, Other forms of decision making and behavioural change impact, Other Social Impacts, Public policy Impacts, Quality of life Impacts, Understanding and Awareness Impact
Kirsten Martinus (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
Kirsten Martinus (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts, Public policy Impacts, Social Impacts