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 is a Professor in Urban & Region Planning (URP) and Ethnic & Women’s Studies (EWS). As an interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. Huerta teaches and conducts research on the intersecting domains of community & economic development, Chicana/o & Latina/o studies, immigration & Mexican diaspora, social movements & social networks and the informal economy. Among other scholarly publications, he’s the author of  (2013) and  (2019). He’s also the lead editor of , Vol. 4, (2016). 

In addition to his civic engagement, public scholarship, media coverage and speaking engagements, he’s conducted two TEDx talks on behalf of los de abajo/ those on the bottom (click  and ). Born in the U.S., he was raised in a Mexican colonia (Colonia Libertad in Tijuana, Baja California) and an American barrio (Ramona Gardens public housing project or  in East Los Angeles). As a first generation elementary school, high school and university graduate, he holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley—one of the first Chicanas/os to do so. He also holds an M.A. in Urban Planning and a B.A. in History from UCLA.