Dr. Martha Jimenez Martinez | Graph Theory | Best Research Article Award
Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia | Colombia
Dr. Martha Jimenez Martinez is a distinguished clinical psychologist and academic with extensive experience in research, teaching, and program development. She began her professional career at the Foundation for Family and Community Strengthening as a Clinical Psychologist from 1998 to 2000. Since 2001, she has served as a Full Professor at the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia in the School of Psychology, specializing in Clinical Psychology and Basic Psychological Processes. Her leadership roles include Director of the Research Center (2009–2010), Director of the School of Psychology (2010–2012), and designer and coordinator of the Diploma in Training of Early Childhood Educational Agents (2011). She also formulated and coordinated the Comprehensive Early Childhood Care Program in collaboration with the Colombian Ministry of National Education (2010–2012) and leads the research group Psychological Measurement and Evaluation in Basic and Applied Contexts. A Senior Researcher in the latest Colciencias 2024 classification, she is an active member of the International Sex Survey Consortium since 2020. Dr. Martinez holds a Psychology degree from the Catholic University of Colombia, a Master’s in Behavior Therapy from UNED, Madrid, an IT and Multimedia specialization from Los Libertadores University Foundation, and a PhD in Applied Cognitive Neuroscience from Maimonides University, Argentina. She is currently pursuing postdoctoral studies in Social Sciences, Childhood, and Youth, and has completed international training, including a scholarship from Israel on “Children at Risk in Early Childhood” and an English immersion course at the University of Saint Thomas, USA. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Orchids Women in Science Scholarship 2024–2025 from the Colombian Ministry of Science and Technology.
Profiles: Scopus
Featured Publications
"Cross-cultural Validation of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) in 42 Countries and 26 Languages", Martha Jimenez Martinez, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2025.
"Evaluating the factor structure and measurement invariance of the 20-item short version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale across multiple countries, languages, and gender identities", Martha Jimenez Martinez, Assessment, 2025