Professor Minerva Gómez Plata studied Psychology from 1987 to 1991 and was awarded the University Medal of Merit for the grades she obtained. She has a diploma in children's rights and needs, organized by UNICEF, DIF, and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM). From November 29, 1999 to July 31, 2000, Refresher course at postgraduate level. Coordinated by the childhood program of the UAM, 100% of credits and Master's degree in social anthropology at the national school of anthropology and history. Graduation and degree August 2008 and Ph.D. in social anthropology, national school of anthropology and history. Line of research in the anthropology of childhood and adolescence.

She is a Professor in the department of education and communication, Psychology career, teaching in the bachelor's degree in psychology, in the modules of "development and socialization", career core and areas of concentration, and in the master's degree in social psychology of groups and institutions, UAM Xochimilco Campus. Member of the research line "Intergenerational living cultures".

Member of the research area "subjectivity and social processes" of the department of education and communication UAM Xochimilco Campus. Head of the area from January 2012-August 2014. Member of the childhood program since 2001. The childhood program is made up of professors from the three UAM Campuses. She participated in the line of training in children's rights and possibilities. Currently the coordinator of the childhood program as of September 2019. Member of the committee of the CSH division of the UAM Xochimilco Campus from August 2015 to August 2017, member of the academic committee of the degree in psychology 2018-2019, Representative of the UAM childhood program to the board of directors of the Network for the Rights of Children in Mexico. June 2017-2020, advisor of career terminal works in the areas of concentration of social and educational psychology and graduate work of the master's degree in groups and institutions at UAM Xochimilco Campus, Coordination of sponsored projects with INE/UAM 2020-2021.

Profile: psychosocial, training in social psychology, psychoanalysis, and social anthropology. The lines of research focused on the themes of subjectivity and social processes are aspects closely related to anthropology, particularly on aspects of culture, symbolic processes: the word, language, thought, social imaginaries. Institutions of care for children at risk and processes of constitution of subjectivity.