Alejandro J. Estudillo

Alejandro J. Estudillo

Principal Academic in Psychology

Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University

Biography

I received my BSc Psychology (Hons) degree from the University of Málaga (Spain) in 2008. I then continued my postgraduate studies at the University of Granada (MSc in Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience) and at the University of Edinburgh (MSc in Human Cognitive Neuropsychology). Following this, I commenced my PhD at the University of Kent, and was awarded with a PhD in Human Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology in 2016. Subsequently, I became an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, before I moved to Bournemouth University in 2020.

My research focuses on understanding how our visual system provide us with information about the world that we can use to recognize and interact with objects, environments and people. I am interested in visual perception from the most basic level (e.g. how we discriminate between different shapes) to the most complex (e.g., face and object recognition). I am also interested in the cognitive mechanisms used to solve different mathematical operations (e.g., additions and subtractions).

To provide this understanding, I use a range of neuroscientific techniques, including eye-tracking, EEG-ERP, and brain stimulation, as well as behavioral and psychophysical paradigms. My research includes both neurotypical populations and individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders or brain injuries.

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Interests
  • Face recognition
  • Object recognition
  • Mathematical cognition
Education

  • PhD in Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, 2016

    University of Kent

  • Master in Human Cognitive Neuropsychology, 2011

    University of Edinburgh

  • BSc in Psychology, 2008

    Universidad de Málaga

Academic Career

Summary of my academic career

 
 
 
 
 
Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University
Principal Academic in Psychology
Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University
Sep 2023 – Present UK

Responsibilities include:

  • Head of Postgraduate Research Students
  • Deputy Chair of Research Output
  • Unit leader of Quantitative Research Methods
 
 
 
 
 
Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University
Jul 2021 – Aug 2023 UK

Responsibilities include:

  • Leader of the Face Processing Research Group
  • Research Output Champion
  • Unit leader of Experimental Methods and Statistical Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University
Lecturer in Psychology
Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University
Mar 2020 – Jun 2021 UK

Responsibilities include:

  • Unit leader of Experimental Methods and Statistical Analysis
  • Research student supervision
  • Conducting Research in the field of Face recognition
 
 
 
 
 
School of Psychology, University of Nottingham Malaysia
Assistant Professor in Psychology
School of Psychology, University of Nottingham Malaysia
Aug 2016 – Feb 2020 Malaysia

Responsibilities include:

  • Unit leader of Neuropschology 1 and 2
  • Research student supervision
  • Final Year Research Project coordinator
 
 
 
 
 
Department of Psychology, Birkbeck University of London
Assistant Lecturer in Psychology
Department of Psychology, Birkbeck University of London
Sep 2015 – Apr 2016 UK

Responsibilities include:

  • Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate Research Methods
  • Research student supervision
 
 
 
 
 
Department of Psychology, University of Kent
Teaching Assistant and PhD student
Department of Psychology, University of Kent
Sep 2012 – Aug 2015 UK

Responsibilities include:

  • Teaching undergraduate Research Methods
  • Conducting research in the field of Self-face recognition

Research Projects

Summary of current research projects

Brain Stimulation and Cognition

Brain Stimulation and Cognition

Understanding cognition and its neural correlates with brain stimulation.

Cognitive and Neural Correlates of the Self

Cognitive and Neural Correlates of the Self

What constitutes the self and how is it represented?

Forensic Face Identification

Forensic Face Identification

Psychological factors affecting face identification in forensic settings.

Individual Differences in Face Identification

Individual Differences in Face Identification

What factors underlie individual differences in face identification?

Mathematical Cognition

Mathematical Cognition

How do we process numbers and solve different mathematical operations?

Out-group biases in social cognition

Out-group biases in social cognition

How do we process faces from out-group members, such as those of different races or ages?

Publications

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Bryan Leong, Ahamed Miflah Hussain Ismail, Hoo Keat Wong, Alejandro J. Estudillo (2024). The heterogeneity of holistic processing profiles in developmental prosopagnosia: holistic processing is impaired but not absent. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 41.

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Siew Kei Kho, Bryan Leong, David R Keeble, Hoo Keat Wong, Alejandro J. Estudillo (2024). A new Asian version of the CFMT: The Cambridge Face Memory Test - Chinese Malaysian (CFMT-MY). Behavior Research Methods, 56.

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Emma Portch, Janice Attard-Johnson, Alejandro J. Estudillo, Natalie Mestry, Sarah Bate (2024). Super-recognizers and the Legal System. In E. Pica, D. Ross, & J. Pozzulo. The Impact of Technology on the Criminal Justice System. London: Routledge..

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Jasmine K.W. Lee, Steve M. J. Janssen, Alejandro J. Estudillo (2024). No modulation effects of depressive traits on the self-face advantage. Personality and Individual Differences, 220.

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Alejandro J. Estudillo, Hoo Keat Wong (2024). The role of inversion and face masks in simultaneous and delayed face matching tasks. Plos One, 19.

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Teaching Portfolio

Summary of teaching

Quantitative Research Methods (Module Convenor)
Bournemouth University Sep 2023
I designed this core module as part of our MSc Psychology (Conversion) program. The module aims to provide students with a broad overview of planning, designing, and conducting experiments and research studies, as well as analyzing and effectively communicating experimental and research study findings.
Advanced Research Methods (Lecturer)
Bournemouth University Sep 2023
In this master’s module, I teach the applications of brain imaging techniques such as MRI and fMRI in clinical, health, and forensic settings.
Critically Evaluating Psychology: Past and Present (Lecturer)
Bournemouth University Sep 2023
In this undergraduate module, I teach about the cognitive revolution and how and why the cognitive paradigm integrates interdisciplinary perspectives from psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, artificial intelligence, and philosophy to explain mental processes and behavior.
Experimental Methods and Statistical Analysis (Module Convenor)
Bournemouth University Sep 2020 – Sep 2023
For three years, I led the first-year undergraduate research methods and statistics course, which caters to approximately 450 students each year. During this time, I initiated significant modifications to the teaching curriculum, including the introduction of the free and open-source data analysis software, JASP.
Face Recognition and its disorders (Lecturer)
Bournemouth University Sep 2020 – Sep 2022
In this module, I led several sessions on assessing face recognition skills in both neurotypical and neurodiverse populations, as well as the development of these skills.
Cognitive Neuropsychology (Module Convenor)
University of Nottingham Malaysia Sep 2017 – Dec 2019
I developed this module for final-year undergraduate students. The module aimed to provide an account of different cognitive processes using examples from individuals with brain damage (e.g., acalculia, prosopagnosia, alexia) and those with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., developmental prosopagnosia, dyscalculia, dyslexia).
Neuroscience and Behaviour (Lecturer)
University of Nottingham Malaysia Sep 2017 – Dec 2019
In this undergraduate module, I provided a comprehensive understanding of the basics of several neuroscientific techniques, including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Electroencephalography (EEG), and both magnetic and electrical stimulation.

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