Department of Communication

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Faculty & Staff

Department of Communication faculty, AY 2025-2026

Full-time Faculty

 

Dr. Christine Anne R. Cox
Dr. Christine Anne R. Cox

Chair
Assistant Professor

Media & cultural studies | popular culture & gender | development & social justice | communication technology | qualitative research
ccox@ateneo.edu
Dr. Leonor C. Hernando
Dr. Leonor C. Hernando

Assistant Professor

Media | organizational communication | social development | risk and disaster management | family & gender
lhernando@ateneo.edu
 
Dr. Estelle Marie M. Ladrido
Dr. Estelle Marie M. Ladrido

Assistant Professor

Media and cultural studies | media sociology | national identity; communication research | television/video production | qualitative research 
eladrido@ateneo.edu
 
Dr. Jozon A. Lorenzana
Dr. Jozon A. Lorenzana

Associate Professor

Digital media in everyday life | media audiences | morality, the middle class, the working class | transnational migration | social media | intimacy, sociality and social inequalities
jlorenzana@ateneo.edu
 
Janella H. Paris
Janella H. Paris

Instructor

Feminist media studies | postfeminism | pop culture | transnational fandom | journalism studies
jparis@ateneo.edu
 
Dr. Maria Inez Angela Z. Ponce de Leon

Associate Chair/Graduate Programs Coordinator
Associate Professor

Science communication | disaster risk management & risk communication | molecular genetics & evolution | qualitative research
iponcedeleon@ateneo.edu
 
Andrew Albert J. Ty
Andrew Albert J. Ty

Instructor

Cinema storytelling | cinema studies | cultural theory | media studies | multimedia & game technologies | musicology & ethnomusicology | narrative | popular culture | screen, visual and media cultures
aty@ateneo.edu
 
Dr. Gilbert Jacob S. Que
Dr. Gilbert Jacob S. Que

Assistant Professor

Communication, spaces, culture & identity | area studies | Indian studies & diaspora | society & belonging
gque@ateneo.edu
 
Serena M. Vaswani
Serena M. Vaswani

Instructor

Audience & reception studies | fan studies | critical cultural studies | popular culture
svaswani@ateneo.edu
 
Aaron Vicencio
Aaron Vicencio

Instructor

Communication & media geographies | issues in & of homes & dwellings | environmental humanities, media production and photographies | visual ecologies, ethics, & visual culture
avicencio@ateneo.edu
 

Part-Time Faculty

Suzette Ann Abrera
Norman Timothy Agatep
Alemberg Ang
Ma Sonia Araneta
Maria Christina Barbin
Michael Ryan Bulosan
Arlene Burgos
Mara Alyssabel Cepeda
Gershom Chua
Jaline Kyla Coco
Jose Agustin Cuenco
Robbin Charles Dagle
Luis Francisco De La Vega III
Ruel De Vera
Gay Ace Domingo
Paterno Esmaquel II
Neal Nikko Espejo
Richelle Joy Figueroa
Manolo Gonzales
Ricky Gonzales
Martina Maria Gutierrez
Ma Rosario Hofilena
Pia Hontiveros-Pagkalinawan
Atty James Imbong
Samantha Javier
Katherin Lacson
Leslie Hans Lagdameo

Claire Drueco Lopez
Glen Charles Lopez
Stephen Niels Lopez
Jeremiah Magoncia
Ma Anna Manansala
Melissa Vera Maramara
Cheryl Nasol
Mario Nery Jr
Ma Teresa Pacis
Paulo Paculan
Anna Cielo Perez
Macon Reman
Jayneca Jeselle Reyes
Barny Rivera
Atty Charlton Jules Romero
Pauline Saltarin
Dr Severino Sarmenta Jr
Toto Sorioso
Dennis Temporal
Eleanor Teo
Jonathan Torres
Michael Tuviera
Dr Victor Valbuena
Vina Vicente
Dan Louie Villegas
Chin Wah Wong

Nonteaching Staff

Alejandro R. Adolfo
Alejandro R. Adolfo

Audiovisual Supervisor

aadolfo@ateneo.edu
 
Maritess C. Carlos

Administrative Assistant

mcarlos@ateneo.edu
 
Jeffrey G. Lorenzo
Jeffrey G. Lorenzo

Audiovisual Technician

jlorenzo@ateneo.edu
Elizabeth P. Lucas
Elizabeth P. Lucas

Administrative Assistant

elucas@ateneo.edu
 
Karlo Rafael G. Montenegro
Karlo Rafael G. Montenegro

Administrative Officer, ELJCMC

kmontenegro@ateneo.edu
 
Christian M. Valderama
Christian M. Valderama

Digital Multimedia Production Officer 

cvalderama@ateneo.edu