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Sustainable Development Goals

Research interests

• City and gender
• Daily mobilities
• Urban Studies
• Qualitative methods for the study of space
• Feminist theories of the city

Profile

Professor Paula Soto Villagrán has a Master's degree and a Ph.D. in Anthropological Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Iztapalapa Campus.

She did a postdoctoral research stay in Human Geography in the Department of Sociology at the UAM. She is a Professor in the Department of Sociology of the Division of Social Sciences and Humanities, Iztapalapa Campus of the UAM. Head of the Space and Society research area and professor in the Human Geography Department. Member of the National System of Researchers.

She has been a consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank with the project "Viajemos Seguras en el Transporte Público de la Ciudad de México. Aportes al Diseño e Implementación de Políticas de Prevención de la Violencia de género en espacios Públicos de la Ciudad" developed in 2014-2015 and recently with the 2019 project "Análisis de la movilidad, accesibilidad y seguridad de las mujeres en los Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM) de la Ciudad de México" of the Transport Gender Lab of the Inter-American Development Bank-IDB.

She is currently Researcher in charge of the SECTEI Project "A gender-intersectional look at the daily mobility practices of men and women in Mexico City. Aportes para la construcción de ciudades cuidadoras e inclusivas/9978c19" and the CONACYT Project "Habitar, moverse, cuidar y trabajar en tiempos del COVID-19. A study on urban socio-spatial practices/313411".

In 2020 she received recognition from Transfromative Urban Mobility Initiative (https://womenmobilize.org) as Remarkable Women in Transport 2020.

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Research interests

• City and gender
• Daily mobilities
• Urban Studies
• Qualitative methods for the study of space
• Feminist theories of the city

Academic Work

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Open Access	References	UN SDGs
	Murray, L., Moriarty, J., Villagrán, P.S. and 1 more (...) (2026).Introduction. Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico,1-27
	Murray, L., Moriarty, J., Ramos, O.S. and 1 more (...) (2026).Stories as Social Change. Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico,174-185
OA	Murray, L., Moriarty, J., Villagrán, P.S. and 1 more (...) (2026).Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico. Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico,1-189	\| 5 \| 16 \|
	Murray, L., Moriarty, J., Villagrán, P.S. and 1 more (...) (2026).Trans-Sensory Storying. Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico,57-77
	Ramos, O.S., Villagrán, P.S. (2026).Arrows of Suffering and Resistance: Situations of Gender Violence, Senses and Emotions. Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico,125-150	\| 5 \| 16 \|
	Villagrán, P.S., Ramos, O.S. (2026).Spaces that Listen, Feel and Resist. Spatial, Temporal and Emotional Experiences of Gender Violence in Mexico and the UK. Storying the Immobilities of Gender Violence in the UK and Mexico,78-101	\| 5 \| 16 \|
OA	Soto-Villagrán, P. (2024).Exploring mobilities of care: a preliminary analysis in Mexico City. Ciudad y Territorio Estudios Territoriales,56(220) 455-472	\| 5 \|
	García, M.V.I., Villagrán, P.S. (2023).Mapping bodies, spaces and territories in Latin America. Geographische Zeitschrift,111121-136	\| 5 \|
OA	Linz, J., Villagrán, P.S. (2022).Dreaming of Staying: Experiences of Women Facing Eviction in Mexico City. Revista INVI,37(104) 10-45	\| 5 \| 11 \|
OA	Soto-Villagran, P. (2022).Landscapes of care in Mexico City: Experiences, mobility, and infrastructures. Iconos,26(73) 57-75
OA	Soto-Aracena, A., Matus-Betancourt, O., Soto-Villagrán, P. and 1 more (...) (2021).Power and gender in relationships between teachers and students in medical schools. Revista Medica de Chile,149(12) 1737-1743	\| 5 \| 10 \| 16 \|
	Aguilar, A., Gutiérrez, E., Villagrán, P.S. (2021).Benefits and unintended consequences of gender segregation in public transportation: Evidence from mexico city’s subway system. Economic Development and Cultural Change,69(4) 1379-1410	\| 5 \| 11 \| 16 \|
	Donoso, A.G., Villagrán, P.S. (2021).UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG GENDER, SPACE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT: The case of Waorani Women in Gareno, Ecuador. The Routledge Handbook of Development and Environment,298-307	\| 5 \| 16 \|
	Mejía-Dorantes, L., Soto Villagrán, P. (2020).A review on the influence of barriers on gender equality to access the city: A synthesis approach of Mexico City and its Metropolitan Area. Cities,96	\| 1 \| 5 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \|

Courses taught by the professor in recent trimesters

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	26I	Taller de Tesis I	Posgrado
2	25O	Proyecto de Investigación en Diseño y Estudios Urbanos I	Posgrado
3	25O	Seminario Doctoral Investigación en Diseño y Estudios Urbanos I	Posgrado
4	25P	Metodología de la Investigación Geográfica	Licenciatura
5	25P	Seminario de Análisis Político III	Licenciatura
6	25I	Seminario de Análisis Político II	Licenciatura
7	25I	Sociología Urbana	Licenciatura
8	25I	Temas Selectos de Geografía II	Licenciatura
9	24O	Diseño de Investigación Geográfica	Licenciatura
10	24O	Seminario de Análisis Político I	Licenciatura
11	24O	Seminario de Investigación Geográfica II	Licenciatura
12	24O	Taller de Tesis IX	Posgrado
13	24P	Seminario de Investigación Geográfica I	Licenciatura
14	24P	Taller de Tesis VIII	Posgrado
15	24P	Metodología de la Investigación Geográfica	Licenciatura
16	24I	Seminario de Investigación Geográfica I	Licenciatura
17	24I	Sociología Urbana	Licenciatura
18	24I	Taller de Tesis VII	Posgrado
19	24I	Temas Selectos de Geografía II	Licenciatura
20	24I	Trabajo de Campo	Licenciatura
21	23O	Diseño de Investigación Geográfica	Licenciatura
22	23O	Seminario Temático III: Relaciones de Poder y Globalización	Posgrado
23	23O	Taller de Tesis VI	Posgrado
24	23P	Trabajo de Campo	Licenciatura
25	23P	Taller de Tesis V	Posgrado
26	23P	Metodología de la Investigación Geográfica	Licenciatura
27	23I	Sociología Urbana	Licenciatura
28	23I	Taller de Tesis IV	Posgrado
29	23I	Temas Selectos de Geografía II	Licenciatura
30	22O	La Unión Europea y la Integración Asiática	Posgrado
31	22O	La Unión Europea y la Integración Asiática	Posgrado
32	22O	Seminario de Investigación Geográfica I	Licenciatura
33	22O	Seminario de Investigación Geográfica II	Licenciatura
34	22O	Taller de Tesis III	Posgrado
35	22P	Seminario de Investigación Geográfica I	Licenciatura
36	22P	Trabajo de Campo	Licenciatura
37	22P	Taller de Tesis II	Posgrado
38	22P	Seminario de Tesis 3	Posgrado
39	22P	Proyecto de Investigación de Procesos Políticos XII	Posgrado
40	22P	Metodología de la Investigación Geográfica	Licenciatura
41	22I	Proyecto de Investigación de Procesos Políticos XI	Posgrado
42	22I	Seminario de Investigación Geográfica I	Licenciatura
43	22I	Seminario de Investigación Geográfica II	Licenciatura
44	22I	Seminario de Tesis 2	Posgrado
45	22I	Sociología Urbana	Licenciatura
46	22I	Taller de Tesis I	Posgrado
47	22I	Temas Selectos de Geografía II	Licenciatura
48	22I	Trabajo de Campo	Licenciatura

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