Dr. Yolanda Cristina Massieu Trigo holds a Bachelor's degree from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, a Master's degree in Rural Sociology from the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (Texcoco), and a Ph.D. in Economics from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She serves as a Professor-Researcher at UAM Xochimilco, where she teaches in the Bachelor's Program in Sociology, the Graduate Program in Rural Development, and the Master's Program in Sustainable Societies. She holds Level II status in Mexico's National System of Researchers (SNII).

Her primary research lines focus on the socioeconomic, environmental, political, and cultural impacts of agricultural biotechnology; agricultural technological innovation and labor; biodiversity, commons, political ecology, and intellectual property; peasantry and food sovereignty; agrofuels and energy crises; and the socio-environmental, socioeconomic, technological, and political challenges of contemporary society. She actively collaborates with social and academic organizations related to her fields of study. Her scholarly output encompasses numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, highlighting three single-authored books, alongside presenting over 100 papers at academic conferences and supervising 45 undergraduate and graduate theses in her field of specialty.