Dr. Astrid Priscilla Martínez-Cedillo is a Lecturer in Clinical and Developmental Psychology at Edge Hill University. She earned her PhD in Psychology from the University of Essex, where she investigated attention, social prioritisation, and individual differences in ADHD traits. She previously completed an MSc in Cognitive Neuropsychology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and a BSc in Clinical Psychology in Mexico with a clinical placement at the Child Psychiatry Hospital Juan N. Navarro. It was during this early stage of her career that she developed a strong commitment to neurodiversity and inclusive practice.

Dr. Martínez-Cedillo has held research and teaching positions in the UK, the Netherlands, and Mexico. She worked as a Research Associate at the University of York on the Wellcome Leap 1KD project, using wearable sensors to study infant development in naturalistic settings. Before joining Edge Hill, she held lectureships at the University of Essex. Alongside her academic post, she has also consulted in clinical and educational contexts in Mexico, where she designed and evaluated mental health and behavioural regulation programmes for underserved communities.

Her research examines how babies, children, and adults (including individuals with ADHD, autism, and callous-unemotional traits) make sense of the world around them. By combining eye-tracking, wearable devices, and naturalistic paradigms, she explores how everyday experiences shape attention, perception, memory, and social interaction. She has published in leading journals, including Scientific Reports and the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, and actively promotes open science practices such as preregistration and data sharing.

As a Latina scholar with international experience, Dr. Martínez-Cedillo is committed to decolonisation, inclusion, and community-centred approaches in both research and teaching.