Margarita Huerta is a professor of research methodology. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. She has worked as a professor at Florida International University (FIU) and at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV); as a founder for an academic writing service (Real Academics); and as an educator in public schools and community colleges. Her research and publications focus on K-20 education for multilingual learners in the fields of science and writing.