Dr. Julia Gutiérrez
Dr. Gutiérrez is a Chicago native, born and raised in the La Villita (Little Village) neighborhood on the city’s Southwest Side.
Interdisciplinary Feminist Scholar, Qualitative
Researcher, and Educator
About Dr. Julia Gutiérrez
Dr. Gutiérrez earned a bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies and Sociology from Northeastern Illinois University, an M.A. in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a Ph.D. in Gender Studies from Arizona State University.
"There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle
because we do not live single-issue lives.”
Audre Lorde
Teaching Philosophy
Dr. Gutiérrez’s teaching philosophy is shaped by over a decade of experience in diverse educational settings, ranging from community colleges to R1 research institutions. Through these experiences, she has come to understand that one of the most feminist approaches to undergraduate teaching is to recognize that is not about how much a professor knows, but about how much the student learns.