Ph.D in INDIGENOUS STUDIES

phd in indigenous studies

Program Description

The PhD in Indigenous Studies is a graduate program that employs interdisciplinary perspectives in engaging historical and contemporary issues confronting Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines and elsewhere. The PhD program also seeks to valorize indigenous epistemologies (ways of knowing) that have been neglected and marginalized by hegemonic scientific epistemologies.

Program Learning Outcomes

At the end of the program, graduates will be grounded in theories and frameworks to conduct research, publish, implement programs on indigenous issues, or teach. Specifically, graduates can:

    • Synthesize the core issues, problems, concerns and visions of Indigenous Peoples; the nature, elements and parameters as well as the theoretical, methodological, interdisciplinary approaches and ethical considerations to Indigenous Studies;
    • Produce knowledge that will benefit Indigenous Peoples and the rest of humanity; and,
    • Utilize knowledge through policy advocacy, development programs/projects, education and information campaigns and/or other knowledge products and forms of actions that will positively impact Indigenous Peoples/Communities.

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ADMISSION

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Diploma of Master’s Degree in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, or other related fields
  • Letter of Intent (addressed to the Dean of the College of Social Sciences)
  • Duly Accomplished Application Form (which can be downloaded at here.)
  • Two (2) Reference Report Forms (which can also be downloaded from the same link above)
  • 3 to 4-page capsule research proposal
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Original Transcript of Records and Diploma of previous academic degrees (original and certified photocopy of the original)
  • Interview
  • Birth certificate
  • FOR WORKING STUDENTS: an official permit from his/her employer or supervisor indicating the maximum number of units the student is allowed to enroll
  • FOR MARRIED WOMEN: photocopy of Marriage Certificate (The photocopy of the Marriage Certificate is only for proof of change in name from previous academic records)
  • FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS (non-English): a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 500
  • Application fee (PhP 250.00)

APPLICATION PROCESS

STAGE 1. Prepare Letter of Intent (addressed to the Dean of the College of Social Sciences), and Curriculum Vitae

STAGE 2. Accomplish the Application Form (UPB-GP Form No. 1). This form can be provided by the Graduate Program Office.

    • Don’t forget to attach a 2×2 ID picture and your signature
    • Don’t forget to answer the essay portion in the form.

STAGE 3. Fill out the needed information in the Reference Report (UPB-GP Form No. 2) before sending this to your identified references. The form will be sent directly by the references to the GPO email.

STAGE 4. Prepare your capsule research proposal using the following format:

    • Font style: Arial
    • Font size: 12
    • Spacing: 1.5

The 3-4 page proposal must contain the following:

 

    • Research Topic
    • Brief Background/Rationale
    • Research Problem
    • Research Objectives

STAGE 5. Scan and prepares copies of the original/certified true copies of the following documents:

    • Official Transcript of Records (OTR)
    • Diploma
    • Birth Certificate
    • Official permit from employer (unless released in PDF).
    • Marriage Certificate (if applicable)

STAGE 6. Pay the Application Fee of Php 250.00 and send proof of payment (scanned deposit slip/digital receipt) through email at gpo.upbaguio@up.edu.ph and cash.upbaguio@up.edu.ph with the SUBJECT: Last Name-Proof of Payment (Ex. Dela Cruz-Proof of Payment)

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

To obtain the degree, the student must complete 49 units (including 12 units of dissertation), pass a comprehensive examination, publish or at least provide proof of acceptance of publication from the dissertation in a refereed journal, and submit a research utilization plan that will benefit the indigenous community.

  • Core Courses (9u)
  • Major Courses (19u)
  • Electives (9u)
  • Dissertation (12u)

CORE COURSES (9u)

IS 301 (3u). Indigenous Studies. Key elements of indigenous studies: definition(s), nature, characteristics, goals, theoretical and philosophical perspectives.

IS 302 (3u). Indigenous Knowledge. Definitions, characteristics, roles and contributions of Indigenous Knowledge to human development and its relationship and interaction with Western/scientific knowledge systems.

IS 390 (3u). Indigenous Research Methodologies. Survey of indigenous research methodologies.

MAJOR COURSES (19u)

IS 320 (3u). Directed Readings in World Ethnographies. A guided reading of selected world ethnographies representing communities in Africa, East and Southeast Asia, North America and South America. Pre-requisite: IS 301.

IS 330 (3u). Historical Construction of Being and Becoming Indigenous. Historical construction of ethnicity and indigeneity. Pre-requisite: IS 301.

IS 350 (3u). Perspectives on Indigenous Languages. The state of indigenous languages in relation to identify politics, local and global relations, language policy and education. Pre-requisite: IS 301.

IS 398 (3u). Special Topics on Indigenous Studies. Latest development and new topics in the field of Indigenous Studies.

IS 399.1 (3u). Research in Indigenous Studies. Problem formulation, design and strategies in Indigenous Studies research. Pre-requisites: IS 301, IS 302, and IS 390.

IS 399.2 (3u). Research Seminar in Indigenous Studies. Student presentation of the conceptual and empirical chapters (at least one empirical chapter) of the dissertation. Pre-requisite: IS 399.1.

ELECTIVES (9u)

IS 321 (3u). Indigenous Material Culture. Exploration on how objects reflect individuals and societies that produce them; an examination of the design and meaning(s) of objects through multidisciplinary perspectives and methodologies.

IS 322 (3u). Gender and Sexuality Systems in Indigenous Communities. Gender and sexuality systems in indigenous communities through the lens of intersectionality; a multidimensional conception of oppression based on the dimensions and intersections of identities such as age, ethnicity, class, age, religion, place-affiliation, and others.

IS 323 (3u). Culture and Psychology. Exploration on how human behavior is anchored on social, cultural, and historical realities and contexts; critique of western assumptions about human behavior and socio-cultural perspectives in holistically understanding psychological concepts and principles.

IS 325 (3u). Indigenous Religions. A study of indigenous religions: theories of religion and ethnologies of different forms and types of religious formations in indigenous settings to underscore its value as an academic field. Pre-requisites: IS 301.

IS 331 (3u). Heritage and Indigenous Peoples. Understanding Indigenous Peoples heritage.

IS 340 (3u). Indigenous Communication. Explorations of contexts and processes in indigenous and dominant communication system towards the creation of alternative communication frames for Indigenous Peoples’ empowerment.

IS 351 (3u). Representations of the Indigenous in Media and Literature. The construction and representation of Indigenous identity in media and literature. Pre-requisite: IS 301.

IS 380 (3u). Ethnobotany: Interaction of Plants and Culture. Indigenous Peoples’ relationship with their environment particularly their notions, uses and conservation of plants; a survey of plants in indigenous communities that have been described botanically and culturally; the diversity of these plants, their characteristics, uses and names (including local or common and scientific names) and relationships to cultural and historical configurations of indigenous communities. This courses also engages in ethical considerations in doing ethnobotany.

IS 381 (3u). Ethnomathematics: Interplay of Mathematics and Culture. Overview of ethnomathematics as a research program, covering history, philosophy, approaches and motivations, the nature of mathematical knowledge, and alternative conceptions of quantity, relations, and space, including critical topics like critiques of the field and its role in mathematics education and in the decolonization of knowledge.

IS 400 (12u). Dissertation. A dissertation on Indigenous Studies. Pre-requisites: All program courses and comprehensive examination.

CRE 281 (3u). Indigenous Management of Resources. The course will cover indigenous knowledge system as an emerging science and indigenous practices in natural resource management in the modern world.

CRE 283 (3u). Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues on the Environment. Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues on the Environment is an interdisciplinary course on environmental ethics, and research ethics pertinent to conservation and restoration biology, the various schools of thought on environmental ethics, Philippine environmental laws and the right to the environment, and the emerging social issues on the environment. Pre-requisites: COI.

MLL 231 (3u). Literature in the Oral Tradition. The study and documentation of various types of folk literature with focus on Cordillera literature.

CURRICULUM

FULL-TIME

FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Course Number Course Title Units
IS 301 Indigenous Studies 3
IS 302 Indigenous Knowledge 3
IS 390 Indigenous Research Methodologies 3
  Total   9
Second Semester
IS 320 Directed Readings in World Ethnographies 3
IS 350 Perspectives on Indigenous Languages 3
CRE 281 Indigenous Management of Resources 3
  Total   9
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
Course Number Course Title Units
IS 330 Historical Construction of Being and Becoming Indigenous 3
IS 399.1 Research in Indigenous Studies 3
Elective 1 3
  Total   9
Second Semester
IS 398 Special Topics on Indigenous Studies 3
IS 399.2 Research Seminar in Indigenous Studies 1
Elective 2 3
Elective 3 3
  Total   10
THIRD YEAR
First Semester
Course Number Course Title Units
IS 400 Dissertation 12
  Total   12

PART-TIME

FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Course Number Course Title Units
IS 301 Indigenous Studies 3
IS 302 Indigenous Knowledge 3
Total 6
Second Semester
IS 320 Directed Readings in World Ethnographies 3
IS 350 Perspectives on Indigenous Languages 3
Total 6
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
Course Number Course Title Units
IS 390 Indigenous Research Methodologies 3
IS 330 Historical Construction of Being and Becoming Indigenous 3
Total 6
Second Semester
IS 398 Special Topics on Indigenous Studies 3
CRE 281 Indigenous Management of Resources 3
Total 6
THIRD YEAR
First Semester
Course Number Course Title Units
IS 399.1 Research in Indigenous Studies 3
Elective 1 3
  Total   6
Second Semester
IS 399.2 Research Seminar in Indigenous Studies 1
Elective 2 3
Elective 3 3
  Total   7
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester
Course Number Course Title Units
IS 400 Dissertation 12
  Total   12

Faculty Profile

June Chayapan Prill-Brett

June Chayapan Prill-Brett

Position: Professor Emeritus
Categories: DASP
June Chayapan Prill-Brett, Ph.D: Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Ph.D., in Anthropology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1987
M.A., in Anthropology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1975
B.A., in Anthropology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1971

Research Interests

Indigenous culture, Cordillera, ethnohistory

Publications

Prill-Brett, June. Tradition and Transformation: Studies on Cordillera Indigenous Culture. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 2015.

Prill-Brett, June. A Comparative Study of Agricultural Commercialization in Selected Highland Communities of the Cordillera-Ilocos Region. CSC Working Papers 24. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1994.

Prill-Brett, June. Common Property Regimes among the Bontok of the Northern Philippine Highlands and State Policies. CSC Working Papers 21. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1993.

Prill-Brett, June. Ibaloy Customary Law on Land Resources. CSC Working Papers 19. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1992.

Prill-Brett, June. Baguio: A Multi-Ethnic City and the Development of the Ibaloy as an Ethnic Minority. CSC Working Papers 15. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1990.

Prill-Brett, June. Indigenous Experience of Autonomy in the Cordillera. CSC Working Papers 10. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1989.

Prill-Brett, June. The Bontok Chuno Feast in the Context of Modernization. CSC Working Papers 12. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1989.

Prill-Brett, June. A Survey of Cordillera Indigenous Political Institutions. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 1987.

Prill-Brett, June. Coping Strategies in the Bontok Highland Agroecosystem: The Role of Ritual. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio,1987.

Prill-Brett, June. Pechen: The Bontok Peace Pact Institution. Baguio City: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio,1987.

June Chayapan Prill-Brett

Professor Emeritus

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology...

Leah E. Abayao

Leah E. Abayao

Position: Professor, Dean
Email: leabayao@up.edu.ph
Categories: DHPH
Professor of History
Department of History and Philosophy
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Senior Fellow, The Frick Collection-New York City, USA
Research Fellow, Linden Museum – Stuttgart, Germany
Research Fellow, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, USA
Visiting Scholar, Katholieke Universitet Leuven, Belgium
Ph.D. in History, University of the Philippines Diliman
M.A. Social Development Studies, University of the Philippines
B.A. Social Sciences Majors in Anthropology and History, University of the Philippines

Research Interests

Indigenous Knowledge, Community Heritage, Philippines Cordilleras, Indigenous Peoples

Extension Work

Go Global SDGs in Action Student Challenge (with York University), 2022 – present
International Indigenous Student Exchange Program (with York University, 2021 – present
CHED Kabadang Research and Publication Capacity Building, 2021 – present
External Evaluator, National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Mapping Program, 2020 – present
Community Archives (with the National Archives of the Philippines), 2014 – present

Publications

ORCID 0000-0001-5505-336X
Scopus Author ID: 11940079500 & 57402054500

Abayao, Leah, Podruchny, Carolyn, Fong, Jimmy. Indigeneity and the Production of knowledges on Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines (forthcoming)

Ronan Q. Baculi, Giovanni M. Malapit & Leah E. Abayao. 2022. Atmospheric pressure plasma deposition of silver nanoparticles on bark fabric for bacterial growth inhibition, The Journal of The Textile Institute, DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2021.2024378

Abayao, Leah. 2021. “Policy Landscape for Customary Forest Management in the Philippine Cordilleras.” Philippine Journal of Public Policy: Interdisciplinary Development Perspectives.

Abayao, Leah. 2020. Disaster Risk Governance in Northern Philippine communities: Issues and Prospects in Climate Change Talks. In Chou, K.-T., Hasegawa, K., Ku, D., & Kao, S.-F. (Eds.). (2020). Climate Change Governance in Asia (1st ed.). Routledge.

Abayao, Leah, Akanisi Sobusobu Tarabe, Vuthy Lic, Prasert Trakansuphakon. 2020. Forest Policies and Indigenous Peoples’ Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Sustainable Forest Management: Fiji, Cambodia and Thailand. Tebtebba Foundation.

Abayao, Leah. 2019. Indigenous Studies as a platform for Internationalization in Higher Education. Proceedings of the Indigenous Peoples Education conference. University of the Philippines Baguio.

Abayao, Leah. 2018. Cordillera Objects in the Philippines Collection (of the Linden Museum). In Co-creation Labs: Illuminating Guests, Artists and New Voices in European Museums of World Culture. Sanstein Verlag and Linden- Museum Stuttgart.

Tolentino, Delfin (Editor), Abayao, Leah, Amores, Analyn, Martin, Marlon. 2017. Ifugao People of the Earth, ArtPost Asia.

Abayao, Leah. 2014. Spirituality and the (re) constructions of indigenous traditions. InUnsettling Discourses: The Theory and Practice of Indigenous Studies. Cordillera Studies Center, UP Baguio. 2014; Pages 127-134.

Abayao, Leah. 2013. Probing Indigenous Peoples Rights to Education. The Cordillera Review: Journal of Philippine Culture and Society. Vol. III, No. 1-2, March – Sept. 2011. Cordillera Studies Center, UP Baguio, Philippines.

Enkiwe-Abayao, Leah and Rebeca Rios-Kohn. 2013. Breaking the Silence on Violence against Indigenous Girls, Adolescents and Young Women (Asia Pacific section) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Abayao, Leah.2005. Mainstreaming Intercultural Education: the case of UP Baguio’s Educational Assistance Program, Higher Education Policy 18, 409–411. Palgrave.

Abayao, Leah. 2006. Articulating Indigenous Peoples’ Culture in Education. In Indigenous Education and Empowerment: International Perspectives. Eds. Duane Champagne and Ismael Abu-Saad. Alta-mira Press, Oxford UK.

Abayao, Leah. 2001. Indigenous knowledge on Forest management and Conservation of Medicinal Plants among the Ifugaos of Northern Luzon. KASARINLAN Journal, University of the Philippines Press.

Abayao, Leah. 2000. Ifugao Ethnomedicine in History. The Journal of History. Volume 46, No. 1-4.

Enkiwe-Abayao, Leah, Jo Ann Guillao, Mikara Jubay-Dulay and Helen Magata. 2012. Reclaiming Forests and Coasts: Indigenous Peoples Cope with Climate Change. In Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples – Country Case Studies on Local Mitigation and Adaptation Measures Series. United Nations University – Institute of Advance Studies, Traditional Knowledge Initiative. 

Abayao, Leah, Sombolinggi, Rukka. 2010. Indigenous Peoples and the dynamics of development programs: The case of the East Kalimantan Communities Empowerment Program (EKLCEP). In Assessing the first decade of the World’s Indigenous People, 1995-2004. Vol. 1: The Southeast Asia Experience.

Abayao, Leah. 2009. Mayoyao Ethnohistory, 1850 – 1960. The Journal of History. “Philippine Ethnohistories: The Luzon Cordillera and Beyond”. Volume LV, January – December.

Leah E. Abayao

Professor, Dean

Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy College of...

Charita A. Delos Reyes

Charita A. Delos Reyes

Position: Professor
Categories: DHPH
Professor of History
Department of History and Philosophy
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Exchange Visiting Scholar for Advanced Research (PAEF-Fulbright Commission), The University of Maryland at College Park, 2017-2018
Visiting Scholar, The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 2017
Ph.D., History, University of the Philippines, 2014
Exchange Visiting Scholar (PAEF-Fulbright Commission), The George Washington University, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington D.C., 2011-2012
M.A., History, University of the Philippines, 2004
M.A., Educational Administration and Supervision, Saint Louis University, 2001, cum laude
B.S., Political Science, Saint Louis University, 1989, magna cum laude

Publications

“The Town-Gown Linkage and the Genesis of Post-War Baguio University Town,” The Cordillera Review: Journal of Philippine Culture and Society 7, no. 1 (March, 2017): 23-72.

Delos Reyes, Charita Arcangel. “Educating Mokimok and Chainus: The Ibaloys at the Bua School, 1901-1940.” In CHIVA: A Reader on Ibaloy History and Culture, edited by Jimmy B. Fong. UP Baguio: Cordillera Studies Center, 2017, pp. 35-60.

“Decompartmentalizing History and the Problem of Historical Inquiry.” Social Science Teaching, Research and Practice: Consolidating Lessons and Charting Directions 2. Edited by Lorelei Crisologo. Mendoza. Baguio City: College of Social Sciences and the Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio, 2016, pp. 85-99.

“Mula sanitarium tungong paaralan: Kasaysayan ng Pagbabagong-anyo ng Kaligiran ng Lungsod ng Baguio.” Sa Shuntug: Mga Kabundukan sa Kasaysayan at Kalinangang Pilipino. Patnugot, Lars Raymund C. Ubaldo. Manila: NCCA at ADHIKA ng Pilipinas, Inc., 2015: 66-78.

“The Genesis of a University Town: The Case of Baguio City, 1946-1973.” Conference Proceedings of the International Symposium on Education and Psychology, ISEP 2014-Fall 2014, Meiji University, Surugadai Campus, Tokyo, Japan, November 12-14, 2014. Published by the Knowledge Association of Taiwan (KAT), Taipei, Taiwan. ISSN 2236-6275 (CD Version)

“Urbana at Felisa: Ideological Reproduction of Femininity in Philippine Education, 1864-1938.” Philippine Social Sciences Review 64, no. 2 (July-December 2012): 49-75.

“From Physical Recreation to Digitisation: A Social History of Children’s Games in the Philippines.” In Negotiating Childhoods. Edited by Hopkins, Lucy; McLeod, Mark; and Wendy Turgeon. Brill, 2010 (print); 2020 (eBook): 99-109.

“Ang Information and Communications Technology (ICT) at ang Neokolonyal na Eduksayon sa Pilipinas (1945-Kasalukuyan).” In Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies 17, no. 2 (2002): 139-166.

Charita A. Delos Reyes

Professor

Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy College of...

Maria Nela B. Florendo

Position: Professor
Categories: DHPH
Professor of History
Department of History and Philosophy
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Visiting Scholar, University of Memphis, 2016 – 2017
Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan, 2008
Ph.D., History University of the Philippines, 1992
M.A., University of the Philippines, 1984
B.S., University of the Philippines, 1979

Publications

“Integrating Indigenous People’s History in a General Philippine History Syllabus” Journal of History LXV (2019)

“Northern Luzon: Historical Interpretation of Regional Space” in Journal of History Vol. LXIV (2018):67-86.

“Space, Agency, and Narratives of Identity: The Indigenous Peoples of the Cordillera, Northern Luzon, Philippines” in Regional Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol. 1 (2016):30-65.

“Interethnic Relations in a Time of War: The Case of Baguio” in Journal of History Vol. LXII. “Challenges in the Writing of Local History Research in the Cordillera” in the Local History Network Journal, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, June 2015.

“If Church Ruins Could Speak: RE-thinking Reduccion and the Plaza Complex in Northern Cordillera.” Journal of History Vol. LXI 2015: 78-96.

Maria Nela B. Florendo

Professor

Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy College of...

Raymundo D. Rovillos

Raymundo D. Rovillos

Position: Professor
Categories: DHPH
Professor of History
Department of History and Philosophy
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Ph.D., History, University of the Philippines, 2005
M.A., Social and Development Studies, University of the Philippines, 1996
B.A., Social Sciences (History and Political Science), University of the Philippines, 1986

Publications

“Constructing the Boundaries of Places, Spaces and Identities in Abra (1823-1904)” Vol. VI, No. 1 March 2016. The Cordillera Review: Journal of Philippine Culture and Society. Baguio City: UP Baguio Cordillera Studies Center.

“History of Small-scale Mining in Fidelisan, Sagada, Mountain Province.” A Chapter of Main Report: Small-scale Mining in Sagada, Mountain Province: A Case Study. Completed in March 2015.

Raymundo D. Rovillos

Professor

Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy College of...

Analyn V. Salvador-Amores

Professor

Professor of Anthropology Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology College...

CSS-Faculty

Alejandro N. Ciencia

Position: Professor
Email: anciencia@up.edu.ph
Categories: DEPS
Professor of Political Science
Department of Economics and Political Science
College of Social Science

Academic Background

Ph.D., Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2010
Dissertation: “The Philippine Supreme Court and the Mining Act Ruling Reversal”

M.A., Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, 1996
Thesis: “Notions of Justice in the Cordillera”

B.A., Social Science (Double Major: Philosophy and Political Science), University of the Philippines Baguio, 1987.

Visiting Fellow:

Visiting Scholar, November 2019-February 2020, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (Fulbright Grant)
Visiting Scholar at Vanderbilt University, February-May 2008, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (CHED Sandwich Grant)

Research Interests

Justice, Political Philosophy, Judicial Behavior, Urban Resilience, Water Security, Climate Change, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

Academic Organization

Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA)

Extension Services

Facilitated Seminars/Workshops on:
Disseminating Research Outputs
Sustaining Research Projects
Research for Teachers
Scholarly and Academic Writing
Writing for Publication

Publications

Mendoza, L.C.; Cruz, G.A.; Ciencia, A.N.; and Penalba, M.A. 2020. “Local Policy and Water Access in Baguio City, Philippines.” International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, Vol. 20, Issue 1 (January-March 2020), pp.1-13.

Ciencia, A.N.; Mendoza, L.C.; Cruz, G.A.; Penalba, M.A.; Calde, N.L.; M.R. and Cabalfin, M.R. 2017. “Water Security and Urban Resilience: The Case of Baguio City, Philippines,” pp.146-164. Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities: Governance for a more Resilient Urban Future, edited by Diane Archer, Sarah Colenbrander, David Dodman. Routledge.

Cruz, G., Mendoza, L., and Ciencia, A. 2016. “The Civil Registration of Indigenous Peoples in the Cordillera Region: Issues in Implementing NSO Administrative Order No. 3 of 2004.” Public Policy Journal, 14, pp. 33-82.

Ciencia, A.N. 2016. “UP Baguio’s Water Security Project: Lessons Learned,” pp. 155-167. Social Science Teaching, Research and Practice: Consolidating Lessons and Charting Directions, Volume 2, edited by L.C. Mendoza. Baguio City, Philippines: College of Social Sciences, UP Baguio and the Cordillera Studies Center.

Flor, Alexander G.; Ciencia, Alejandro N.; and Sta. Maria-Abalos, Cecilia Fe L, eds. 2016. Resilience and Sustainability: Fourteen Narratives. Baguio City, Philippines: Cordillera Studies Center.

Mendoza, L.C.; Ciencia, A.N.; Cruz, G.; Penalba, M.; Calde, N.; and Cabalfin, M. 2016. “Engaging Communities in Addressing Water Security, Sanitation, and Urban Resilience Challenges in
Baguio City,” A report submitted to the ICLEI-Southeast Asia Secretariat.

Ciencia, A.N.; Mendoza, L.C.; Cruz, G.; Calde, N.; Cabalfin, M.; and Penalba, M. 2015. “Towards Establishing Water Security and Urban Resilience in the City of Baguio,” Asian Cities Climate Resilience Working Paper Series, 27-2015.

Calde, Nimreh; Ciencia, Alejandro Jr.; and Rovillos, Raymundo. 2013. “An assessment of the implementation of the Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) in the Philippines,” Volume I: Main Report. Bonn, Germany: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

Ciencia, A.N. 2012. “From Judicialization to Politicization of the Judiciary: The Philippine Case,” pp. 117-138. The Judicialization of Politics in Asia, edited by Bjoern Dressel. London, UK: Routledge.

Ciencia, A.N. 2012. “The Independence and Activism of the Philippine Supreme Court: The Case of La Bugal v. Ramos.” The Cordillera Review: Journal of Philippine Culture and Society, Vol. 4,
No. 1, pp. 5-46.

Ciencia, A.N. 2011. “The Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Mining Act: A Political Science Perspective.” Philippine Political Science Journal (PPSJ), Vol. 32, No. 55 (Routledge).

Ciencia, A.N. 2011. “Governance Issues and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).” The Cordillera Review: Journal of Philippine Culture and Society, Vol. 3, Nos. 1–2, pp. 17-42.

Ciencia, A. N. 2006. “The Philippine Supreme Court and the Mining Act Reversal,” Working Paper published by the East-West Center as part of the International Graduate Student Conference
Working Paper series.

Ciencia, A.N. 2005. “Review of Democratization, Development, and the Patrimonial State in the Age of Globalization by Eric Budd.” Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies, 20 (2): 189-196.

Ciencia, A.N. 2001. “Notions of Justice in the Cordillera,” pp. 103-128. Towards Understanding Peoples of the Cordillera: A Review of Research on History, Governance, Resources,
Institutions and Living Traditions, Vol. 1, edited by V. Rico-Costina and M. Difontorum. Philippines: Cordillera Studies Center.

Casambre, A.L., Ciencia, A.N., Colongon, A.A., Rood, S., and Simeon-Bulosan, L. 1996. “Ethnic Variations in Cordillera Citizen Attitudes Towards Dispute Settlement.” Monitoring the State of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession, edited by M. Mangahas. Philippines: Social Weather Stations.

Alejandro N. Ciencia

Professor

Professor of Political Science Department of Economics and Political Science...

Corazon L. Abansi

Corazon L. Abansi

Position: Chancellor, Professor
Email: clabansi@up.edu.ph
Categories: IM
Professor of Management
Institute of Management
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Ph.D Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, University of the Philippines, 1997
MA Economics University of the Philippines, 1994
MS Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines, 1989
BS Economics University of the Philippines, 1980

Research Interests

Protection of the environment and the improvement of the quality of education.

Publications

Abansi, C. L. (2019). Biodiversity Conservation and Social Science Underpinnings in the Cordillera Highlands of Northern Philippines. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), 10 (4), 17-30.

Hall, R. A., Abansi, C. L., & Lizada, J. C. (2018). Laws, institutional arrangements, and policy instruments. In Water Policy in the Philippines (pp. 41-64). Springer, Cham.

Abansi, C. L., Hall, R. A., & Siason, I.M. (2018). Water demand management and improving access to water. In Water Policy in the Philippines (pp. 233-259).

Springer, Cham. Dayo, M. H., Rola, A., Abansi, C., Lizada, J., Hall, R. A., & Siason, I. (2018). When Sacred Water Becomes an Economic Good: Tensions and Governance
Challenges in Mount Banahaw, Philippines. Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 21(2).

Nguyen, M. R., Rota, A. C., Arcala-Hall, R., Lizada, J. C., Abansi, C.L., & David, M. E. 2017). Comparative Analysis of the National and Communal Irrigation Systems’ Water Governance: The Philippines Case. Journal of Public Affairs and Development, 2(2).

Corazon L. Abansi

Chancellor, Professor

Professor of Management Institute of Management College of Social Sciences...

CSS-Faculty

Santos Jose O. Dacanay III

Position: Professor
Categories: IM
Professor of Management
Institute of Management
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Ph.D. Business Administration University of the Philippines, 2007
Dip. Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines, 2000
Masters in Business Administration, Saint Louis College, 1998
B.S., Business Administration, University of the Philippines, 1995

Publications

Santos, R. R., Dacanay Ill, S. J. 0., Hapitan, R. B., & Abueg, L. C. (2018). Essentials of Investments in the Philippine Capital Market. Southville Global Education Network, 3rd edition.

Santos Jose O. Dacanay III

Professor

Professor of Management Institute of Management College of Social Sciences...

Rozel S. Balmores-Paulino

Position: Associate Professor
Email: rsbalmorespaulino@up.edu.ph
Categories: DASP
Associate Professor in Psychology
Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Ph.D, Psychology (major in Social Psychology and minor in Developmental Psychology), University of the Philippines Diliman, 2016
MA, Psychology, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2013
MA, Social and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Baguio, 2002
BA, Social Science (Double Major in Psychology and Anthropology), 1997, cum laude

Research Interests

Women and Work, Adolescent Risk Behaviors, Psychology of Filipino Humor, Stigma, COVID-19, Urban Safety, Social Psychology, Group Dynamics, Sikolohiyang Pilipino and Indigenous Psychology, Developmental Psychology

Extension Service

Member/Reviewer, DOST-PCHRD Mental Health-Technical Working Group (MH-TWG)

Reviewer, 2022 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Outstanding Research Awards (ORA); 2020 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Outstanding Research Awards (ORA); 2018 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Outstanding Research Awards

Reviewer, 2020 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Undergraduate Student Poster Awards

Reviewer, 2018 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)

Reviewer, 2017 American Psychological Association’s Doctoral Dissertation Research Award

Reviewer, Jurnal Biopsikososial: Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Mercubuana

Reviewer, Diliman Review (October 2021)

Reviewer, Mountain Journal of Science and Interdisciplinary Research (Benguet State University Research Journal) (October 2021)

Resource Person, CSS Lecture Series: Researching in the Social Sciences Digital Dialogues, Psychology of Humor (online via Zoom), Streamed live on April 26, 2021,

Resource Person, Center for Mental Health Proposal Writeshop, hosted by Regional Research, Development and Innovation Committee and Department of Science and Technology Cordillera Administrative Region, March 15, 2021 (online via Zoom)

Resource Speaker, Katatagan at Pagbangon sa Panahon ng Pandemya, CSC’s 40th Anniversary lecture, Teatro Amianan, UP Baguio, Streamed live on: June 25, 2020,
*a lecture on the impact of a pandemic and the diverse psychological reactions to the crisis; the practical ways of dealing with pandemic-related emotional distress; and managing the impact of COVID-19 through a resilience framework

Resource Person/Workshop Facilitator, on Experimental Research, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences and Philosophy, 2018 CSSP Extramural Training Seminar for Social Science Teachers, Crown Legacy Hotel and University of the Philippines Baguio, Baguio City April 28-30, 2018

Publications

The Correlation of Humor Styles with Psychological Well Being and Collective Action among Filipino University Students. Israeli Journal of Humor Research, September 2021, Vol. 10 Issue No. 2, pp. 28-59. Published by Israeli Society for Humor Studies.

Balmores-Paulino R.S. (2019) Laziness. In: Zeigler-Hill V., Shackelford T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham.

Balmores-Paulino R.S. (2019) Homeostasis. In: Zeigler-Hill V., Shackelford T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham.

Balmores-Paulino R.S. (2018) An Exploration on the Schema and Function of Humor. Israeli Journal of Humor Research: An International Journal, Vol. 7, Issue No. 2, pp. 43-63. Published by Israeli Society for Humor Studies.

Balmores-Paulino R.S. (2018) Prejudice. In: Zeigler-Hill V., Shackelford T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham.

Balmores-Paulino R.S. (2018) Spontaneity. In: Zeigler-Hill V., Shackelford T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham.

Balmores-Paulino R.S. (2018) Avoidance Coping Strategies. In: Zeigler-Hill V., Shackelford T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham.

Balmores-Paulino, R. S. (2018) Humor. In: Ziegler-Hill V., Shackelford T. (eds). Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham.

Balmores-Paulino, R. S. (2016) Culture as a Variable in Psychological Research. In: Crisologo-Mendoza L. Social Science Teaching, Research and Practice: Consolidating Lesson and Charting Directions (Conference Papers, Volume 1), pp. 17-34. Published by the College of Social Sciences and the Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio.

Milallos, Ma. Theresa R. and Balmores, Rozel S. (2009) Exploring the Capabilities of Selected Muslim Women in Baguio City, Northern Philippines. The Cordillera Review: Journal of Philippine Culture and Society, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 87-117, Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio.

Diaz, Maria Ana B., Balmores, Rozel S. and Gapasin, Mursha D. (2008) Filipino Youths in the Region: Demographic and Social Correlates of Suicide Ideation and Attempt Among the Youth in the Cordillera Administrative Region. Published by the Demographic Research and Development Foundation, Inc. University of the Philippines Population Institute (monograph).

Balmores , Rozel S. (2004).The Influence of Personality Traits on Married Women’s Career Choices. Philippine Journal of Psychology, Vol. 34, pp. 104-117. Published by the Psychological Association of the Philippines

Academic Organizations

Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Member, Pambansang Samahan ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino

Rozel S. Balmores-Paulino

Associate Professor

Associate Professor in Psychology Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology...

Tala Aurora T. Salinas-Ramos

Tala Aurora T. Salinas-Ramos

Position: Associate Professor
Email: tsramos@up.edu.ph
Categories: DASP
Associate Professor in Anthropology
Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Ph.D., Anthropology, University of the Philippines Diliman
M.A., Master of Arts in Social and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Baguio
B.A., Social Sciences (Double Major in Anthropology and Psychology), University of the Philippines College Baguio

Research Interests

Child labor, street children, call center, indigenous corporate property, gender, psychological anthropology , ethnohistory

Extension Services

Resource speaker of the 5-day workshop of the CHED-BARMM Funded project titled, “Capacity Building for Bangsamoro History, Culture, and Tradition (ZamBaSulTa)” , July 26-30, 2021 (through zoom platform)

Speaker, (2019) Cordillera Studies Center Anniversary Lectures (CSC 39th year), June 25, 2019 (Presented paper” Comparative Study of Indigenous Corporate Property Systems Management of Resources of Upland and Lowland Cognitive Descent Groups of Northern Luzon”)

Resource speaker, An Indigenous Studies Program Plan Forum on “Ethnographic Methods: Changes through Time. Sponsored by The Program for Indigenous Cultures in coordination with Cordillera Studies Center and UP Baguio. July 31, 2019

Lecturer and trainer: Don Mariano Marcos State University “Continuing Professional Education” Training for Social Studies Teachers, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, through UPB-CSS SSREI, July 2-12, 2019 (national)

Lecturer and Trainer, “Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences and Philosophy” , 2018 UP-CSSP Extramural Training for Social Science Teachers.

Module Writer. GE Course: Self and Society 1, University of the Philippines system (2018)

Lecturer (2018). “Ethnography of a Call Center: Learnings, Realities, Struggles and Compromises”. Paper presented for the celebration of the CSS week, UP Baguio.

Guest Lecturer and Trainer, “Training on Historical and Anthropological Research on Traditional Industries in Pangasinan”. Center for Pangasinan Studies. Capitol Resort Hotel, Lingayen, Pangasinan. September 8-9, 2017.

Publications

Salinas-Ramos, TA (2016). “Doing Critical Psychology in Indigenous Groups: The Case of Africa, New Zealand, and Australia” in Mendoza, L. (ed.) Social Science Teaching, Research and Practice. Conference Papers, Vol. 1, College of Social Sciences and the Cordillera Studies Center.

Canilao, N, Diaz, MA, Florendo, N, Salinas-Ramos, TA. (2015). “Indigenous Psychologies and Critical-emancipatory psychology” in Parker, Ian (ed.).  Handbook of Critical Psychology. London and New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.

Florendo, N, San Luis, MC, Salinas-Ramos, TA. (2011) “Critical Research in Philippine Community Psychology”. Annual Review of Critical Psychology: Critical Psychology in a Changing World: Building Bridges and Expanding the Dialogue.

Prill-Brett, J. and Salinas-Ramos, TA. With Follosco, A. (1998) Tuba Ethnohistory Cordillera Studies Center, UP College Baguio. . (Funding source: Municipal government of Tuba, Benguet).

Researches

Prill-Brett,J. and Salinas-Ramos, TA (2022) “Changes in Indigenous Corporate Property Systems and Management of Resources of Upland and Lowland Cognatic Descent Groups of Northern Luzon”. Funded by the Cordillera Studies Center, UP Baguio

Salinas-Ramos, TA. (2020). Physical to Virtual Departure: the (In)Visibility of OFWs in Call Center Work”.

Salinas-Ramos, TA. (2018). The Tampa/Irikan: An Indigenous Agricultural Agreement. A paper presented in the 1st International Conference on Pangasinan Studies. Lingayen, Pangasinan

Prill-Brett, J. and Salinas-Ramos, TA. (2018). A Comparative Study of Indigenous Corporate Property Systems and Management of Resources of Upland and Lowland Cognatic Descent Groups of Northern Luzon. A research grant from the Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio.

Salinas-Ramos, TA. (2016). Telepresence as a Tactic for Parenting: Negotiating for Time and Space Among Call Center Agents in Baguio City. Dissertation. University of the Philippines Diliman.

J. Bangcawayan, Diaz, MA , Salinas-Ramos, TA, A Villalon. (2013) Violence Against Indigenous Girls, Adolescents and Youth: The Philippine Experience. A paper submitted to the Tebtebba Foundation.

Salinas-Ramos, TA. (2011) The Exploration of Human Universals in Identity Reconstruction After Loss of a Partner. A paper prepared for the 14th Biennial Conference of the Society for Theoretical Psychology- Doing Psychology Under New Conditions, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Tala Aurora T. Salinas-Ramos

Associate Professor

Associate Professor in Anthropology Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology...

CSS-Faculty

Jennifer C. Josef

Position: Associate Professor
Categories: DASP
Professor of Anthropology and Sociology
Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Ph.D., Anthropology, University of the Philippines, 2018
M.A., University of the Philippines, 1997
B.A., University of the Philippines, 1989

Research Interests

Gender, gender identity

Publications

Josef, J. (2020) Vernacular self-representation in Filipino gender identities: the Bontoc minamagkit, South East Asia Research 

Jennifer C. Josef

Associate Professor

Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Department of Anthropology, Sociology and...

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1st Semester, AY 2022-2023

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