Faculty Member
Dr. Maritza Sotomayor is a Full Professor of Economics at the Woodbury School of Business, Utah Valley University, where she has been a faculty member since 2009. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate-level courses in various modalities, including face-to-face, online, hybrid, and in both small and large class settings. Dr. Sotomayor has received numerous awards, including the 2022 Dean's Award for Scholarship and the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award. She has also been a Senior Fellow for the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) since 2019.
Dr. Sotomayor's primary research interests focus on international trade issues, such as the effects of regional integration in developing countries, intra-industry trade measurement, and global value chains, along with comparative studies. She co-authored the article "Measurement of Inequality-adjusted Human Development at Sub-National Level for the United States 2015 and 2020," published in the Journal of Economic Development in 2023. Currently, she is working on several research projects, including studies on the determinants of the Human Development Index, the value-added exports of the Argentine automotive industry, and the effects of USMCA on the Mexican labor market.
In the spring of 2023, Dr. Sotomayor was a Visiting Professor at Universidad Nacional de Moreno in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She earned her Ph.D. from the Universidad Autónoma 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.
Major: Applied Economics
Economics capstone research project, Spring 2025
Principles of Economics I SS, Spring 2025
Principles of Economics II SS, Spring 2025
Principles of Economics II SS, Spring 2025
This is a special recognition for continuing support of global spotlight programs, particularly for the effort on the application for the UVU-UNESCO chair initiative.
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.
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.
