She is a professor and researcher at the University of Guadalajara, affiliated with the Department of Socio-Urban Studies of the University Center for Social Sciences and Humanities. She holds a bachelor's degree in Economics, as well as a master's and doctorate in Social Sciences from the University of Guadalajara. She specializes in Development, Social Work, and Regional Development.
She has collaborated as co-leader and leader of research projects on the Lerma-Chapala-Santiago watershed, in coordination with El Colegio de Michoacán and funded by Conacyt. She has published several articles and book chapters addressing issues related to water supply in urban areas.
Currently, she is responsible for the research projects: “Analysis of water supply sources and water and sewage supply models in cities: their economic, social, and environmental impact (New)” and “Watersheds and Metropolitan Areas in Western Mexico” (research of the Academic Body: Water, Environment and Sustainability. Alicia Torres, Cecilia Lezama, Sofía Mendoza, Adriana Hernández. UdG, ongoing). She has also presented several of her works at national and international levels.
She has taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in programs including Sociology and International Relations at the bachelor's level, and at the master's level in Law, Local Development, and Territory. At the doctorate level, she has taught in Water and Energy as well as Mobility and Transportation programs, all affiliated with the University of Guadalajara.
She is the head of the Academic Body CA-570, Water, Environment, and Sustainability, working on research lines in Regional Development, Environment, Political Ecology, and Sustainability. She holds a PRODEP Level IX profile and is a Level II member of the National System of Researchers. Additionally, she belongs to several research networks, including Red-ISSA, RETAC, AMER, among others.
Currently, she serves as the Coordinator of the Master’s program in Social Sciences at the University Center for Social Sciences and Humanities.
