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About me
Mario Daniel Muñoz Ríos
Who I am
I am a PhD candidate in Social Sciences at the University of Guadalajara. I study industrialization, labor, environmental harm, and local development from an environmental justice perspective, with particular interest in the relationships between work, territory, and community well-being.
My dissertation examines the effects of industrialization in El Salto, Jalisco, between 2000 and 2025. During my research stay at UCLA I began a comparative line of work on Kern County, California. Earlier, I researched mining and socio-environmental conflicts in northern Mexico, themes that remain part of my work.
I use mixed methods, spatial analysis, and socioeconomic data to study industrial communities in Mexico and the United States.
Background
PhD, since 2023Social Sciences, CUCSH, University of Guadalajara
MA, 2019–2021International Economic Relations and Cooperation, University of Guadalajara
BSc, 2011–2015Industrial Engineering, CETI
Research stay, 2026Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
Research stay, 2025Leibniz Universität Hannover