Lizeth B. Gil López is pursuing a doctoral degree in applied demography at The University of Texas at San Antonio. She earned bachelor’s degrees in law and communication sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and a master’s degree in demography from El Colegio de México. She has had a long career in the Mexican federal public service, focusing on the design, monitoring, and assessment of public policies for social and territorial development. Gil López has also collaborated on national and international research projects on rural governance and food security. She is a passionate researcher of territorial development and demographic patterns. Her interests include the economic consequences of aging and migration. On campus, Gil López served as a research assistant at the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research, contributing to applied demography projects, including data analysis for the Texas Department of Transportation.