Doctor Gabriela Barajas Martínez is a Professor of the Department of Sociology of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Azcapotzalco Campus. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM); a Master in Social Sciences from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO Mexico); a Specialist degree in Public Policies from the National Institute of Public Administration; and a BA in Sociology from the UAM Azcapotzalco Campus.

She has published scientific articles related to government policies and programs to address poverty in Mexico on public budgets with a gender perspective and public policies and budgets with a human rights approach.

She currently coordinates the Methodology Axis of the Sociology Degree at UAM Azcapotzalco Campus.