Academic Background

• PhD in Development Studies major in Economics and Public Policy 
  • University of the Philippines Los Baños
  • PhD Fellowship, University of Bergen, Norway
  • PhD Fellowship, Freiburg University, Germany
• MA Economic
  • University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines
• BS Economics 
  • University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines 

Professional and Academic Experience

• College President, Northern Bukidnon State College 
• Dean, Graduate School, Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan 
• Executive Assistant to the Vice-President for Higher Education, Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan 
• Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan 
• Department Chairperson, Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan 
• Lead Researcher/Consultant  

Affilations, Awards, and Honors

• Board Member, Philippine Economics Society 
• Technical Panel for Economics, Commission on Higher Education 
• Regular Member, National Research Council of the Philippines 
• Member, SEARCA Alumni, Associates, and Fellows (SAAF) 
• Member, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Philippines 
• Member, International Public Policy Association  
• Member, Philippine – Canada Network for Sustainability 
• Member, Development Studies Association 
• Member, The Society for the Study of Social Problems 
• Member, Organization of Women in Science and Development 
• Member, American Economic Association 
• Gawad Parangal National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), Manila, Philippines 
• Scholarship Grant: Women’s Leadership for Community Development, Coady Institute, St. Francis Xavier University,  Canada 
• Outstanding Alumni Award, College of Economics and Management, UPLB Alumni Association, Philippines 
• Scholarship Grant: Asian Productivity Organization 
• Scholarship Grant: Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme, United Nations Environmental Program Tongji University, Shanghai, China Shanghai, China 
• Outstanding Alumni Award for the College of Economics and Management UPLB Alumni Association, Philippines 
• Best Paper Award: Fifth Asia Future Conference, Manila, Philippines Atsumi International Foundation (Japan), Philippines 
• Class Valedictorian College of Public Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines 
• Best Dissertation College of Public Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines 
• PhD Academic Excellence Award, College of Public Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Baños Philippines 
• AFC Asian Award: Fourth Asia Future Conference, Seoul, South Korea Atsumi International Foundation (Japan), South Korea 
• Best Presenter Award: Fourth Asia Future Conference, Seoul, South Korea Atsumi International Foundation (Japan), South Korea 
• Climate Risk Research Award Allianz (Germany), Germany 
• Research Award, Collaborative Research for Young Scholars Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (Japan), Japan 
• Dissertation Grant CHED, Philippines 
• PhD Sholarship, SEARCA (ASEAN), Philippines 
• PhD Fellowship University of Bergen, Norway 
• PhD Fellowship University of Freiburg and DAAD, Germany 
• Fellowship: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Valuation, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia and IDRC, Indonesia 
• Fellowship: Friedrich Naumann Foundation International Academy for Leadership, Germany 
• Scholarship Grant: Sustainable Human Development, Central European University and UNDP, Hungary 
• Fellowship: Market Access for Sustainable Development, Wageningen University, Netherlands Fellowship Program, Netherlands 
• Scholarship Grant: WTO-Philippine Global Trade Program, DTI-USAID, Philippines