UP Campus: Mexico City

Antonia Terán Bustamante received her Ph.D. in Management Sciences and her Master’s degree in Management from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). During her doctoral studies, she received a scholarship from CONACYT and graduated with honors. Since 2013, she has worked at the National School of Public Administration ( Universidad Panamericana ) on the Mexico City Campus, where she is a Tenured Researcher, Level C, in the School of Economics and Business. She is also a Level 1 member of the National System of Researchers (CONACYT).

During her graduate studies, she was awarded the Alfonso Caso Medal. Her research focuses on innovation, competitiveness, entrepreneurship, human capital, machine learning models, and Bayesian networks. She has published in international scientific journals indexed in Scopus, including *Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity*, *Administrative Sciences*, *Sustainability*, *Contaduría y Administración*, and *Frontiers in Psychology*.

Research Areas

• Human Capital
• Innovation Focused on the Big Picture and the Details in Industry and Entrepreneurship

Dr. Víctor Gálvez is a research professor in the School of Psychology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico ( Universidad Panamericana), where he also serves as head of the Research Coordination Office and as chair of the Internal Commission for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (CICUAL) of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

In 2018, he founded the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Development (LANCyD), a state-of-the-art laboratory dedicated to the study of brain connectivity and functional neuroimaging for the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, the validation of instruments for measuring social cognition, and the treatment of addictions using neuromodulation techniques.

His career has been marked by close inter-institutional collaboration. He is a professor and advisor at UNAM and an active collaborator at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INNN), institutions where he conducts research projects in neuropsychology and mentors emerging scientific talent, bridging the gap between academia, community service, and professional practice.

With more than 25 international articles and 425 citations, his academic impact is remarkable. Recently (2024), he introduced the concept of “psycheidolia,” a key framework for understanding the perception of mental processes in artificial agents.

Research Areas

• Cognitive Neuroscience

Professor Vicente de Haro Romo holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the UP (2002), a master’s degree in philosophy from the UNAM (2006), and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the UP (2012). He received the National Prize for Philosophy Theses (2002) for his bachelor’s thesis.

He served as academic coordinator and full-time professor in the School of Philosophy, and later as a professor-researcher and research secretary in the Department of Humanities. He is currently director of the Humanities division at the Mexico campus of the Institute of Humanities and a professor of the History of Philosophy, specializing in Kant and the development of German Idealism, in the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy program. He has taught graduate-level courses in Mexico and abroad.

He is a Level 1 researcher in the SNI, a member of SEKLE, and a research associate at the Center for Civic Humanism at the ICS of UNAV. He has published three books, including *Duty, Virtue, and Practical Reason in Kant’s Metaphysics of Morals* (Olms, 2015), as well as various scholarly and popular articles and book chapters.

Research Areas

• Philosophy and Modern Anthropology
• Philosophical Hermeneutics

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, a Master of Science (Neurobiology), and a Ph.D. in Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience), both from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She holds certifications in neonatal and infant assessment: 1) The Network NICU Neonatal Scale, 2) the Pretchl Method for the qualitative assessment of general movements, 3) Infant Massage from the IAIM’s Mexico chapter, and 4) Emotional Availability Scales and Emotional Attachment Zones.

Her line of research focuseson biomarkers of childhood neurodevelopment, with the goal of identifying early behavioral risk markers for neurodevelopment and recognizing the individual characteristics and unique needs of each infant. This has made it possible to propose adjustments to their care based on the resources available in both the home and hospital settings, with the aim of promoting optimal neurodevelopment during the first two years of life. The findings of this research have led to outreach activities for parents, presentations at national and international scientific conferences, and publications in various indexed scientific journals.

Since 2015, she has worked as a Research Professor in the Research Coordination Office of the School of Psychology at the Universidad Panamericana, where, in addition to her teaching and research duties, she supervises thesis projects.

Research Areas

• Neurodevelopment

Member of the National System of Researchers (SNI), Level I. Postdoctoral fellow in “Curriculum, Discourse, and Researcher Training” at the Technical University of Machala, Ecuador. Ph.D. in Education from the University of Barcelona, Spain. Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education from the University of the Pacific ( Universidad Panamericana). Full-time research professor in the School of Education at the University of the Pacific (UP), as well as Secretary of Research. Professor at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels.

Research Areas: Actors and processes in educational practice. Reflective practice and teaching. Research Groups: Education, Institutions, and Innovation. Mexican Council for Educational Research (COMIE). Mexican Network for Research on Educational Research (REDMIIE). International Network on the Teaching of Research (RISEI). International Platform for Reflective Practice. Editorial Director of the Pan-American Journal of Pedagogy. *Saberes y Quehaceres del Pedagogo* since January 2021.

Research Areas

• Actors and Processes in Educational Practice
• Practice and Reflective Teaching
• Training of Researchers

An economist by training with a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Economic Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, he has been a member of the National System of Researchers since 2010. He specializes in financial regulation, economic growth, inequality, and technological change.

He has been a research professor since 2005 and has served as the coordinator of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at public institutions of higher education. At the Universidad Panamericana , he has served as head of the Academy of Economics in the School of Business, academic secretary, and research secretary at the School of Government and Economics, and he currently serves as research secretary for the School of Business.

He has 15 years of experience in teaching and research. His scholarly work includes articles, books, book chapters, and presentations at national and international conferences.

Research Areas

• Technological Innovation and Economic Growth
• Financial Regulation and Economic Growth

Román Rodríguez-Aguilar holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the School of Economics at the National Polytechnic Institute. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from the School of Engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), a Master’s degree in Administration and Public Policy from the School of Government and Public Policy at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), a postgraduate degree in Applied Statistics from the Institute for Research in Applied Mathematics and Systems at UNAM, a specialization in Philosophical Anthropology from the National School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology ( Universidad Panamericana ), and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from UNAM.

First-place winner of the 2015 National Prize for Research in Health Economics, awarded by the GlaxoSmithKline Foundation and the Mexican Foundation for Health. He is a Level II member of the National System of Researchers of SECHTI (Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation).

Dr. Rodríguez-Aguilar is currently a Tenured Research Professor (Level C) in the School of Business at the Universidad Panamericana.

Research Areas

• Sectoral Economy: Energy, Health, Agriculture, and the Environment
• Evaluation of Social Programs and Policies
• AI, Business Intelligence, and Data Science AI
• Innovation, Technology, and Digital Transformation Innovation
• Microeconomics and Industrial Organization

Mónica del Carmen Meza Mejía holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Navarra; a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Pan-American Institute of Senior Business Management (IPADE); and a Master’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the National Autonomous University of Mexico ( Universidad Panamericana). She serves as a Tenured Professor (Level “C”).

Since 1994, she has been a member of the faculty at the National Autonomous University of Mexico ( Universidad Panamericana), Mexico City campus, where she has held various administrative positions within the School of Education. In 2015, she completed a research fellowship at the Mora Institute, working on the project “Industrial Schools in Mexico.”

She has participated in numerous research projects funded by the institutional grant “UP Research Promotion.” She is a full member of the Mexican Society for Comparative Education, the Mexican Council for Educational Research (COMIE), and the Latin American Association for Educational Research (ALIE).

Since 2015, he has been a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI), with Level I recognition.

Research Areas

• Educational Principles and Practices
• Educational Thought: From Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
• Actors and Processes in Formal and Informal Settings

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the Universidad Panamericana, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Navarra. He is a Tenured Researcher (Level C) in the Department of Philosophy at the Universidad Panamericana. He serves as Director of the graduate programs in that department. He is a Level II member of the National System of Researchers (SECIHTII).

His area of expertise is medieval and scholastic philosophy, with a particular focus on the legal and practical philosophy of that period. Other areas of interest in which he has published include the philosophy of humor and laughter, as well as 20th-century Mexican philosophy. He is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, and books in these fields.

He is a tenured professor of the courses “History of Medieval Philosophy” and “History of Scholastic Philosophy” in the Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy at the UP; he teaches the course “Introduction to the Middle Ages” in the Master’s Degree in History of Thought at the UP; and he currently teaches the course “Research Methodology” in the Doctoral Program in Practical Philosophy and Applied Ethics.

He is a tenured professor of the courses “History of Medieval Philosophy” and “History of Scholastic Philosophy” in the Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy at the UP; he teaches the course “Introduction to the Middle Ages” in the Master’s Degree in History of Thought at the UP; and he currently teaches the course “Research Methodology” in the Doctoral Program in Practical Philosophy and Applied Ethics.

Research Areas

• Speculative Philosophy

An economist by training with a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, she has been a research professor since 2016 and a member of the National System of Researchers since 2018. She specializes in regional economics, quantitative methods, impact assessment, agri-food chains, and biocultural heritage; among her most recent projects are the impact assessment of the MAPFRE-UP Community Center, the Suster project funded by the European Union, and the TEEB AgriFood study on coffee, with support from the United Nations Development Program.

Throughout her professional career, she has served as a specialist in socioeconomic indicators at INEGI and as a professor of quantitative subjects and economics at universities in Mexico and abroad. At the National School of Business Administration ( Universidad Panamericana ), she has served as head of the Academies of Mathematics, Economics, and Research. She is currently a Level D Research Professor and Secretary of Research for the School of Business. She has 16 years of experience in teaching and research.

Research Areas

• Regional Economy
• Local Development
• Quantitative Methods
• Impact Assessment
• Agri-Food Chains
• Biocultural Heritage