Professor Elizabeth Espinosa Dorantes was born in Mexico City, she is an Architect, with a Master´s and Ph.D. in Urbanism by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and obtained the Gabino Barreda Medal for University Merit; she is a specialist in Urban Composition by the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania and Professor and researcher of the Department of Evaluation of Design in Time, in the Area of Architecture and International Urbanism, of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Azcapotzalco Campus, supporting the architecture degree and the Postgraduate in Design and Urban Studies.

She has participated in several research projects such as: "Urban Fronts and Residual Spaces"; "Urban Design Qualities in Mexican Low Income Housing"; "Elements for the study of urban image"; "Cities in Expansion and Transformation" and "Habitat and Health in popular Settlements", among others.

She has published in collective books and journals on urban morphology and sustainable urbanism. Author of the book "La imagen urbana" and co-author of the book "Mathías Goeritz: educación visual y obra", published by the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco Campus.

Member of the National System of Researchers and Head of the International Architecture and Urbanism Research Area.