Instructor in Psychology
Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

M.A., Psychology, University of the Philippines Diliman, ongoing
A.B., Psychology, Tarlac State University, 2012, magna cum laude

Research Interests

Mental health and culture – well-being as kaginhawaan, indigenous people’s experience of well-being; optimism and personality traits & processes; psychological variables in relation to voting

Publications

Yabut, H., Dumaop, D., Simpao, A. C., Quiñones, D. M., Silvestre, J. P. (2022). Cultivating Democratic Citizenship, Political Values, and Filipino Social Identification in Philippine Elections and Beyond (Policy Brief Volume 2 Issue 9 – ISSN 2719-0145).

Silvestre, J.P. (2020). Sense of Quality of Life from the Perspectives of Indigenous Peoples: A Narrative Analysis. Inquest: Research Journal of Tarlac State University 13(1). 3.