 She is a specialist in political science and is a professor at the prívate college Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) where she has taught courses on contemporary Mexican politics and comparative politics since 1991.She is the author of numerous articles about contemporary Mexican politics and relations between Mexico-United States.In 2009 she won the National Journalism Award in the category of Best feature article with "Open letter to Carlos Slim", along with journalist Carmen Aristegui and writer Carlos Monsiváis, the award is presented annually by the City Council of National Award Journalism "under the premises of autonomy, independence, impartiality, plurality and responsibility".