Inequality and Equity in Education

Candidate Researcher in Mexico's National System of Researchers (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, SNI). She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Research and Innovation, a Master's degree in Higher Education, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, all from the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Guadalajara.

Dr. Ochoa Rosas has coordinated several scholarly books on education and public policy and is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles. She has presented her research at national and international academic conferences. Her research interests focus on educational innovation, educational policy, higher education, and the economics of education.

She is a member of the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), the Spanish Association for the Economics of Education (Asociación de Economía de la Educación, AEDE), and the Mexican Council for Educational Research (Consejo Mexicano de Investigación Educativa, COMIE).

Throughout her academic career, she has served as a university lecturer and teacher trainer, contributing to professional development initiatives in higher education. Her work has been recognized through several prestigious awards, including Woman of the Year 2025 in the Education category, conferred by the Southern Women Leaders Association; the ANUIES Honorable Mention Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation (2023); and the Research Excellence Medal (2023) awarded by the Consorcio de Oriente.