Key Research Areas

On-Going Research Projects

Full-time Faculty

Dr. Wilfredo Arce

• McDonaldization and Competing Rationalities in the Philippines
  Principal Investigator, April 2006-present

Dr. Ana Maria Theresa Labrador

• The Study of Modern Paints in the Asia Pacific Region
  Australia Research Council Linkage Grant
  Member, Research Team, June 2008-June 2011
• Research Protocols and the Protection of Indigenous People's Intellectual Property in the Asia Pacific Region
  University of Melbourne Research Office and Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation
  Principal investigator, February 15 - June 30, 2008
• Asia Pacific Twentieth Century Conservation of Art Research Network (APTCCARN), Examining 20th century Philippine painting, patent history and assess materials as it relates to Southeast Asian art with research partners
  Co-Project Leader, June 1, 2008 - June 1, 2011

Dr. Emma Porio

• Vulnerability and Resilience to Flood and Climate Change-Related Risks Among Riverine Communities in Metro Manila
  Principal investigator, December 2007-August 2008
• Dispute Resolution Mechanisms and Access to Justice Among the Urban Poor in the Philippines
  Principal investigator, June 2008-March 2009
• Poverty, Social Housing and Community Organizations in the Philippines
  Principal Investigator, June 2008-January 2009
  " Global Householding, Gender and Status Construction in a Philippine Village
  Principal investigator, October 2007-March 2009

Dr. Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu

• Understanding the Nature of Social Change in the Philippines
  Office of the President, Ateneo de Manila University
  Principal Investigator, April 2008-October 2009
• Protecting and Preserving Philippine Architectural Heritage in Manila and Metro Manila Society for the Preservation of Philippine Culture
  Principal Investigator, May 2008-April 2011

Dr. Fernando Zialcita

• Protecting and Preserving Philippine Architectural Heritage in Manila and Metro Manila Society for the Preservation of Philippine Culture
  Principal Investigator, May 2008-April 2011

Part-Time Faculty

Mr. Michael Canilao, M.A. Candidate

• Understanding the Peopling of Benguet- Archaeology of the Earliest Benguet Gold-Mining Settlements
  Principal investigator, November 2006- October 2008

Ms. Leslie Lopez, MS SocDev

• Ethos of Philippine Military
  Institute of Philippine Culture Merit Research Award
  Principal Investigator, June 2007-present
• Understanding the Nature of Social Change in the Philippines
  Office of the President, Ateneo de Manila University
  Member, Research Team, April 2008-October 2009

Dr. Raul Pertierra

• Social Networks and Computer Mediated Interactive Communication Technologies
  Institute of Philippine Culture Merit Research Award
  Principal Investigator, July 2008-June 2009