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Academic Bio:
Dr. Crespo received his Psychology Degree from UNED in 1987. He joined the
Faculty of Psychology in 1988 to complete a fellowship in psychology of
perception. A. Crespo received his PhD’s degree at the UNED, in 1992,
performing a research on selective attention and visual object recognition.
Afterwards, he served as assistant professor and then as tenured -titular, full time- professor
of Psychology at the Department of Basic Psychology.
Research and teaching:
His main research interest has been focused on the field of visual attention
and perception using both behavioral methods and eye-tacking techniques.
At present, he teaches courses on Psychology of Attention (Psychology Degree)
and Eye-tracking techniques in the analyses of visual attention and
perception (Psychology Masters’ Degree). In addition, he has also supervised
several end-of-degree projects, Master Dissertations, and PhD Dissertations.
Recent research project:
EFFORT (Effort and Social Inequality: Advancing Measurement and Understanding Parental Origin Effects) / H2020 / Starting Grant, European Research Council / Id:758600 / Consortium: Universidad Carlos III, UNED, WISSENSCHAFTSZENTRUM BERLIN FUR SOZIALFORSCHUNG / Contribution: Eur 1,499,572.00 / 2018-2023.
Management positions:
Academic Secretary (1994-1997) and Director (2004-2010) of the Basic
Psychology Department. Also, member of the UNED Academic Council
(Consejo de Gobierno, 2006-2010), Academic Staff Meeting (Claustro, from
2006), Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Psychology (2010-2013), Deputy Director of the UNED associated center in Madrid (since 2014).
Hobbies:
Aviation, technology, music (opera, classical, rock).
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