EDUCATION

 

2022             University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada

                      PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies

 

2014             De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines

                      Master of Arts in Language and Literature, Major in Literature

 

2007             University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

                      Bachelor of Secondary Education – Major in English

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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

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2023-onwards University of British Columbia

                    Research Affiliate with the FEELed Lab (Feminist Environmental Lab)

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2023-2024 University of British Columbia

                    Research Associate in Environmental Humanities and Migrant Ecologies

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2023          Dartmouth College

                   Fellow in Environmental Humanities, “Affective Currents” Environmental Humanities Institute (Leslie Center                        for the Humanities)

 

2022-2023 Simon Fraser University

                    Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellow in the Humanities

                    Project: “Fragmenting the West Coast”

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

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University of British Columbia, Sole Instructor

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                  Communications in the Social Sciences (fall/winter 2024-2025)

                  Communications in the Humanities (winter 2025)

                  Interpersonal Communication: Personal and Professional Identity (winter 2024)

                  Studies in Composition, with focus on Sustainability (fall/winter 2023-2024)

                  Studies in Composition (Enhanced) (fall/winter 2022-2023)

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University of British Columbia, Teaching Assistant

 

                  Cultural Studies (fall/winter 2021-2022)

                  Introduction to Literary Genres (summer 2020)

                  Postcolonial Literatures (fall 2019)

                  Anthropocene Literatures (fall/winter 2018-2019)

                  Film and Media Studies (winter 2017, fall/winter 2017-2018)

                  Art History (fall 2016)

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University of Santo Tomas, Sole Instructor

                 

                  Young Adult Literatures (2014-2016)

                  Comparative Mythology (2014-2016)

                  World Literatures (2014-2016)

                  Philippine Literatures (2010-2012, 2014-2016)

                  Classical European Literatures (2010-2012)

                  Introduction to Humanities (2010-2012)

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

2021-2022 Graduate Academic Assistant, Centre for Scholarly Communication, University of British Columbia

 

2019-2021 Graduate Research Assistant, Public Humanities Hub Okanagan, University of British Columbia

 

2018-2019 Graduate Research Assistant, Punk Pedagogy, University of British Columbia

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FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

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2023 Public Engagement Accelerator Fund, Memorial University

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2023 Environmental Humanities Institute Fellow, Leslie Center for the Humanities, Dartmouth College

 

2022 Affiliated Symposium Funding Award, Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment

 

2022 Digital Humanities Innovation Lab (DHIL) Grant, Simon Fraser University

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2021 University Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia

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2020 Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies Graduate Scholarship, University of British Columbia

 

2020 Graduate Student Fund, Modern Language Association

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2019 UBC Tuum Est Initiative Fund Award

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2019 Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies Research-Creation Fund, University of British Columbia

 

2018 Nominee, Best Anthology in English, Philippine National Book Awards

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2018 University Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia

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2017 Graduate Student Travel Grant, Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment

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2017 Graduate Dean’s Entrance Scholarship, University of British Columbia

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2017 Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies Travel Research Grant, University of British Columbia

 

2017 University Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia

 

2016 Graduate Dean’s Entrance Scholarship, University of British Columbia

 

2016 University of British Columbia Graduate Scholarship

 

2016 Woodhaven Eco-Culture Centre Graduate Student Fellowship

 

2014 International Membership Grant, Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment

 

2012 Full University Scholarship Recipient, De La Salle University

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SERVICE

 

To University

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Graduate Student Committee, University of British Columbia, 2020-2021

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Canada Research Chair Tier 2 Hiring Committee, University of British Columbia, 2020-2021

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College of Graduate Studies Board, University of British Columbia, 2019-2020

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Volunteer, alumniUBC, University of British Columbia, 2017-2019

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Volunteer, Community Service Learning, University of British Columbia, 2019-2022

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Student Leadership Committee, University of British Columbia, 2019

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To Community

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Associate Editor, Environmental Humanities, 2024-present

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Board Member, poetry in Canada, 2023-present

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Board Member, Inspired Word Café, 2024-present

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Diversity Officer, Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment, 2019-2023

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Associate Editor for Literary Studies, AKDA: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, and Performance, 2022-present

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Co-Editor, The Goose: Journal of Arts, Environment, and Culture in Canada, 2022-2024

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Poetry Editor, Tiger Moth Review, 2022-2023

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Poetry Editor, The Goose: Journal of Arts, Environment, and Culture in Canada, 2019-2022

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Committee Member, Anti-Racist and Equity Working Group (Canada) in the Environmental Humanities, 2021-2022

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Committee Member (Conference), Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment, 2021-2022​​

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