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Maritza Sotomayor

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Dr. Maritza Sotomayor

Biography

Dr. Maritza Sotomayor is an Associate Professor of Economics at Utah Valley University's Woodbury School of Business, where she has been teaching since 2009. She earned her Ph.D. from the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona in Spain, her M.A. from the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City, Mexico, and her B.A. from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Lima, Peru.
With extensive experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses, Dr. Sotomayor has instructed classes of various sizes and formats, ranging from face-to-face and online to hybrid and small and large classes. She has received multiple awards for her teaching excellence, including the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2022 Dean's Award for Scholarship.
Dr. Sotomayor is a Senior Fellow for the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Research Fellow for the Utah Women & Leadership Project. Her research interests lie in international trade issues, including the effects of regional integration in developing countries, intra-industry trade measurement, and global value chains, to comparative studies. During her sabbatical period in the spring-summer 2023, she was a visiting professor at the Universidad Nacional de Moreno in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Education

Ph D, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, 2008

Major: Applied Economics

Teaching

ECON 4960

Economics capstone research project, Spring 2024

ECON 305G

International Economics GI, Spring 2024

ECON 2020

Principles of Economics II SS, Spring 2024

Presentations

Sotomayor, Maritza , 35th SASE International Conference, "An Analysis of the Effects of Foreign Investment and Trade on Welfare_ A Study Using the Human Development Index for the 50 United States (title in English)", SASE - Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (July 20, 2023)
Sotomayor, Maritza , Panel Discussion_ Labor and Social Inequalities in Mexico and the United States_ An Analysis from Different Perspectives.", "Indice de Desarrollo Humano relativo al Género para Estados Unidos 2015-2020", Universidad Nacional de Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (May 30, 2023)
Sotomayor, Maritza (Presenter & Author), Beingolea, Ana Maria (Presenter & Author), Sixth International Teaching Forum , "Internationalization at home_ How Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) has opened opportunities for virtual mobility", UVU, Orem, United States. (March 17, 2023)
Sotomayor, Maritza , Conversatorio: “Mujer y Economía: Desafíos actuales en la disciplina”, "Discussion Panel Mujer y Economía: Desafíos actuales en la disciplina", Economics Department, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Online. (March 8, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Howell, Parker , Sotomayor, Maritza , (2023) "Measurement of Inequality-adjusted Human Development at Sub-National Level for the United States 2015 and 2020" (Issue: 3, vol. 48). Soul: Journal of Economic Development . https://jed.cau.ac.kr/archives/48-3/48-3-3.pdf
Sotomayor, Maritza , Darowski, Emily , (2023) "Gender Development Indicators for Utah_ Based on 2015 and 2020 Human Development Index" (Issue: 8). Logan: https://www.usu.edu/uwlp/files/wp/no-8.pdf
Barajas-Escamilla, Maria del Rosio , Sotomayor, Maritza , (2022) "Mexico and the European Union trade renegotiation of 2020_ A deep integration agreement Version 2.0?" (Issue: Vol 5 No. 2). Turin: De Europa - European and Global Studies Journal. https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/deeuropa/article/view/6828/5903
Sotomayor, Maritza , Cordova, Miguel , (2022) "Rethinking Global Value Chains (GVCs) in Latin America under COVID 19_ Upgrade or seek regional GVCs?" (Issue: No. 40). Medellin: AD-minister. https://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/administer/article/view/6979
Sotomayor, Maritza , Aristondo, Jhana , (2022) "Does tourism foster human development? ADRL cointegration analysis for Utah" (Issue: 1, vol. 49). West Texas: Southwestern Economic Review. https://swer.wtamu.edu/sites/default/files/Data/Maritza%20Sotomayor.pdf

Awards

Dean's Award of Excellence for Scholarship

Woodbury School of Business - April, 2022

My scholarly work was recognized in the spring of 2022 with the Dean's Award. The previous year, my scholar production exceeded expectations, and I was considered as a candidate by one of my colleagues.

Faculty Showcase for Teaching Excellence

Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL) - September, 2017

Each semester OTL asks the Deans for a faculty member who has excelled in teaching. The OTL office showcases this contribution with a brochure with faculty members of each school and a display of their pictures in the Library's 5th floor.

Faculty Senate Excellence Award

Faculty Development Committee, Faculty Senate - February 27, 2016

The purpose of the Faculty Senate Faculty Excellence Award is to recognize full-time and adjunct faculty who have made significant contributions to UVU's mission through demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.