Teaching Philosophy

My teaching philosophy is a reflection of my commitment to social justice and change. I do believe that we can combine rigorous and excellent academic work with the vision of a more egalitarian society.

When I teach, I believe the teaching process should be inclusive, diverse, and should follow an evolving journey. For me, teaching is a process that should change according to the needs of each group of students and can lead me and my students to a more comprehensive understanding of social processes and how, with that knowledge, we can procure a better world. Another element that is always present as part of my teaching philosophy is the use of diverse perspectives. One of my personal teaching goals is to reflect on how the intersection of gender, class, and race complicates the study of sociology.

To achieve that, I have taken conscious decisions to include a significant number of diverse authors, including women, people of color, and international scholars so that students can reflect on how different disparities affect people differently, and how we can address major topics in sociology using a diverse and inclusive learning agenda.

Experience

I have taught the following courses:

• University of Colorado, Boulder:

U.S. Race and Ethnic Relations, Research Methods, Social Problems, Race, Class, Gender and Crime, Social Problems and Race, Current Immigration Policies and their Sociological Implications.

• Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey:

Sociology; International Perspective; Society, Development, and Citizenship in Mexico.

• Tecnológico de Monterrey, Matamoros:

Regional Studies; Society, Economics and Politics in Mexico; Society, Economics and Politics: A Preliminary Overview. Thought and philosophical reflection, Comparative regional politics, Foundations of ethics and citizenship, Comparative art and classical literature.

Special Courses

As a sociology graduate student, I was awarded the Special Topics in Sociology Graduate Part-Time Instructor Fellowship in Spring 2018, which allowed me to design a course named: “Current Immigration Policies and their Sociological Implications”.

The United States political context (e.g. DACA revocation, the U.S.-Mexico border debate, travel bans) gave me the opportunity and the challenge to review the topic of immigration from a sociological/historical perspective while legislation and administrative changes were occurring.

As a result, I designed a course that reviewed past knowledge about immigration and provided students with the tools necessary to understand different complicated issues the United States is facing today.