Faculty & Staff

(as of SY 2025-2026)

Full-time

Carmel V. Abao, PhD

Associate Professor & Head of the Higher Education Practicum Committee

PhD in Development Studies, De La Salle University-Manila; MA in Politics and Governance, University of Sussex, UK.

Democratic Theory, Labor and Migration, International Political Economy

cabao@ateneo.edu

Arjan P. Aguirre, MA, MSc (On Study Leave)

Assistant Professor

PhD in Political Science (ongoing), University of Pittsburgh, USA; MSc in Comparative Politics (Democracy and Democratization), London School of Economics and Political Science (as Chevening Scholar), UK; MA in Political Science (Global Politics), Ateneo de Manila University. 

Comparative Politics, Electoral Politics, Party Politics, Contentious Politics, Social Movements, Executive-Legislative Relations

aaguirre@ateneo.edu 

Christopher Nex Bengson Beñas, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dr Phil in Political Science, Leibniz Universität Hanover, Germany; MA in Public Policy, Central European University, Hungary; MSc in Education (Higher Education), University of Oxford, UK. 

Political Economy, Development Studies, Public Policy, Higher Education, Science Studies, Drug Policy, Environmental Politics 

nbengson@ateneo.edu

Pilar Preciousa P. Berse, PhD (On Leave)

Assistant Professor

PhD in International Studies, Waseda University, Japan; Master in Public Administration, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan.

Public Policy, Local Governance, Southeast Asian Politics, Disaster Policies on Gender and Education, Education for Sustainable Development and Peace

pberse@ateneo.edu

Anne Lan K. Candelaria, PhD.

Associate Professor & Assistant Vice President for Graduate Education

PhD in Education Management, Nanyang Technological Univeristy, Singapore; MA in Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University. 

Public Policy, Decentralization, Education Reform

acandelaria@ateneo.edu

Hansley Juliano, PhD cand.

Instructor

PhD in International Development (ongoing), Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University; MA in Political Science (Global Politics), Ateneo de Manila University

Social Movements, Global Political Economy, Japanese Politics, Government and History

hjuliano@ateneo.edu

Ma. Elissa J. Lao, DPA

Associate Professor & Director of University Gender and Development Office 

Doctor of Public Administration, UP Diliman; Master in International Studies, UP Diliman.

Social and Political Change, Labor Migration, Gender and Development

mlao@ateneo.edu

Diana J. Mendoza, PhD

Assistant Professor & Director of Ricardo Leong Institute for Global and Area Studies

PhD in Political Science, City University of Hong Kong, HK; MA in Political Science, UP-Diliman

Comparative Politics, Southeast Asian Studies, Policy Studies, EU-ASEAN Relations

dmendoza@ateneo.edu

Jennifer S. Oreta, PhD

Associate Professor & Dean of Ateneo School of Government

PhD in Political Science, University of Santo Tomas; MA in Educational Management, De La Salle University-Manila.

Security Governance, Peace Process, Human Rights, Human Security

joreta@ateneo.edu

Jess Paul M. Pasibe, MA

Instructor

MA in Political Science (Global Politics), Ateneo de Manila University

Election Management and Institutional Design; Electoral Reform and Political Finance; Political parties; Democratic Parties

jpasibe@ateneo.edu

Ronald A. Pernia, PhD

Assistant Professor

PhD in Political Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan; MEd in Social Studies, UP Cebu.

Comparative Democratization (and Autocratization), Philippine Politics, Quantitative Methods and Empirical Research

repernia@ateneo.edu

Oliver John C. Quintana, MA

Assistant Professor & Coordinator of Ateneo Martial Law Museum and Library

MA in International and Area Studies with Specialization in Indian and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea

International Relations, Philippine Foreign Policy, Migration, Memory Studies

oquintana@ateneo.edu

Mariel S. Quiogue, MA

Instructor

Doctor of Public Administration (ongoing), UP Diliman; MA in Women and Development Studies, UP Diliman.

Public Policy, Public Administration, Gender and Politics, Local Governance, Women and Gender Studies

mquiogue@ateneo.edu

Miguel Paolo P. Rivera, PhD cand. (On Study Leave)

Instructor

PhD in Geography (ongoing), University College Dublin, Ireland; MA in Political Science (Global Politics), Ateneo de Manila University.

Political Theory, Authoritarianism, Democratization, Global South, Far Right, Platformization

mprivera@ateneo.edu

Alma Maria O. Salvador, PhD

Associate Professor & Head for University Rankings and Benchmarking

PhD in Development Studies, De La Salle University-Manila; Master in International Studies, UP Diliman.

International Relations, Environmental Politics, Decentralization

asalvador@ateneo.edu

Gino Antonio P. Trinidad, MA (Associate Chair)

Instructor

Doctor of Public Administration (ongoing), UP Diliman; MA in Political Science (Global Politics), Ateneo de Manila University.

Public Administration, Methods, Politics and Governance 

gtrinidad@ateneo.edu

Maria Lourdes G. Veneracion, PhD (Chair)

Associate Professor

PhD in Political Science, UP Diliman; Master in International Studies, UP Diliman.

Women, Peace and Security, Gender and Transitional Justice, Women's Human Rights, Gender and Mass Atrocity Crimes

mlveneracion@ateneo.edu

Chester A. Yacub, SJ, PhD

Assistant Professor

PhD in International Relations, University of Nottingham, UK; MSc in International Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK; MA in Economics, Ateneo de Manila University; MA in Theological Studies, Ateneo de Manila University

International Relations, International Political Economy, Securitization, Strategic Studies, Non-Traditional Security, South China Sea Disputes, Process-Tracing

cyacub@ateneo.edu

Part-Time

Benjamin G. Barretto, MM

Beatriz C. Beato, MA

Arthel D. Caronoñgan, Jr., JD

Juan Gabriel Daray, MA

Rikki Daniele Louis Dela Paz, JD

John Aquilino Edmund De Lima, MA

Kayla S. Fabi, MPA

Vincent Carlo Legara, MA

Millard O. Lim, MA

Ericka Lynn Nava, MA

Karla Mae G. Pabeliña, MA

Anzelwise Augustus Dominik Y. Paras, MA

Vincent Ivan Paredes, JD

Ricardo A. Sunga III, LLM

Alenz Avril P. de Torres, JD, MPM

Stephanie Beatriz O. Valera, PhD

Tomasito Villarin, DPA cand.

Jane Espenida Yu, LLM

Administrative Staff

Salome S. Llanes

Miggy Sercado

Graduate Assistant

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Project Assistant

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Research Staff

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