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The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is a stimulating community of learners committed to the pedagogical ethos of excellence, rootedness, diversity, openness, service, creativity, faith, and justice in pursuit of the continuing understanding of the ever-shifting human condition across deep and contemporary times.

Equipped with the transdisciplinary knowledge instruments of anthropology, archaeology, development, geography, sociology, and communities of practice, the Department produces well-rounded persons working, leading, and who made remarkable achievements in politics, law, medicine, the sciences, art, business, cultural resource management, journalism, government and intergovernmental service, international and community development, faith relations, and social advocacies.

 

Faculty

ABAYA

EUFRACIO C. ABAYA, PhD
Lecturer
Michigan State University, Ph.D. Anthropology
Medical anthropology, educational anthropology
eabaya@ateneo.edu

 

ABLETIS

JOHN N. ABLETIS, MA
Lecturer
University of the Philippines Diliman, M.A. Sociology
Sociology of education,  Social stratification,  Qualitative research
(Grounded Theory Methodology)
jabletis@ateneo.edu

 

BALBOA

JOSEMARIA FERNANDO Y. BALBOA III, MA
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, M.A. Sociology
University of Santo Tomas, A.B. Sociology
Sociology of Work and Labour Relations
jbalboa@ateneo.edu
 

 

 

BAUTISTA

REGINA S. BAUTISTA, MA
Lecturer
York University, M.A. Dance
Ethnography, engaged anthropology, performance studies and phenomenology 

 

CANUDAY

JOSE JOWEL P. CANUDAY, DPHIL (OXON.)
Associate Professor
University of Oxford, DPhil Social and Cultural Anthropology
Xavier University, M.A. Anthropology
Visual and material anthropology, Anthropology of conflict and displacement, Rooted cosmopolitanism and interreligious relations, 
and Anthropological practice and historical narratives
jcanuday@ateneo.edu

 

CARBAJA

ROSSELLE TRISHIA  R. CARBAJA, MS
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, M.S. Social Development
Education, Youth
rtreyes@ateneo.edu

 

CLAMOR

WILFRED LUIS L. CLAMOR, PhD
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, Ph.D. Sociology
De La Salle University, MS Health Social Science
De La Salle University, BS Behavioral Sciences
Survey Research
​​​​​wclamor@ateneo.edu

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CLAUDIO

JESSICA SANDRA CLAUDIO, MA
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, M.A. Sociology
Gender and women’s studies, social inequality, social movements, monitoring and evaluation, social determinants of health, quantitative and qualitative methods, survey research
jclaudio@ateneo.edu

 

DALUPANG

JOHN PAOLO C. DALUPANG, MA (PhD cand.)
Lecturer
New York Institute of Technology, M.Sc. Environmental Technology
Ateneo de Manila University, AB Social Sciences
jdalupang@ateneo.edu

 

EVIOTA

 

ELIZABETH UY EVIOTA, PhD
Lecturer
Rutgers University, Ph.D. Sociology
New School for Social Research, M.A. Sociology
Social inequality, gender issues, political economy, conflict, development, the state
eeviota@ateneo.edu

 

YANRO JUDD C. FERRER, MA
Lecturer
University of the Philippines Diliman, M.A. Sociology
Science and Technology Studies (STS), Digital Sociology, Platform Studies, Ethnomethodology/Interactional Sociology, Media and Communication Studies
yferrer@ateneo.edu

 

 

FUENTES

 

RICZAR FUENTES, PhD
Associate Professor
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) Archaeological Sciences
University of the Philippines Diliman, M.A. Archaeology
Prehistoric archaeology, human evolution, prehistoric migration and island adaptation, stone tool technology, lithic use-wear analysis, Southeast Asian prehistory
rfuentes@ateneo.edu

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GAPPY

JOHN MARTIN GAPPY, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of the Philippines Diliman, PhD Anthropology
Ateneo de Manila University, M.A. Anthropology
Cultural anthropology, organizational culture, structure and agency, and social change
jgappy@ateneo.edu

 

 

DAVE RYAN MIKHAIL S. GO, MA
Lecturer
University of the Philippines Diliman, MA Linguistics
Ethnolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Cultural Heritage and Anthropology, Historical Linguistics, East Eurasian Cultures and Linguistics
dsgo@ateneo.edu

 

 

GUEVARA

 

MARITA CONCEPCION CASTRO GUEVARA, PhD
Lecturer
University of the Philippines Diliman, Ph.D. Sociology
Qualitative Research, Participatory Poverty Assessment, Urban Poverty and Informal Settlements, Women and Gender, Children and Youth, Popular Culture
mguevara@ateneo.edu

LABASTILLA

 

SKILTY C. LABASTILLA, MS
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, M.S. Social Development
Urban poverty and informal settlements, Governance, Gender, Youth studies, & Qualitative research methods
slabastilla@ateneo.edu

 

 

LANIOG

 

JEHU LANIOG, MS 
Lecturer
Purdue University, M.S. Anthropology
Agricultural development, ecology, postcolonialism, decoloniality, post-development, anarchism, and social movements.
jlaniog@ateneo.edu

 

 

LEVISTE

ENRIQUE NIÑO P. LEVISTE, PhD 
Department Chair, Associate Professor
National University of Singapore, Ph.D. Sociology
Ateneo de Manila University, M.S. Social Development
Sociology of education, Political sociology, Global citizenship education
eleviste@ateneo.edu

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LIM

 

LIZA L. LIM, PhD
Lecturer
University of Hawaii, Ph.D. Sociology
Social development (rural), Sociology of Natural Resources and the Environment, Local Governance, Social Movement
llim@ateneo.edu

 

 

MERCADO

PAULINE S. MERCADO, MS
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, M.S. Social Development 
Resettlement and Land Use
pmercado@ateneo.edu

 

MIJARES

CLARISSA CECILIA RAMOS-MIJARES
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, M.A. Anthropology
University of the Philippines Diliman, B.A Business Management
University of the Philippines Diliman, B.M. Dance 
Culture, Art history, and Dance
cmijares@ateneo.edu

 

MILLO

ARTEMIO P. MILLO JR., MA
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, M.A. Sociology
Gay studies, Queer studies
amillo@ateneo.edu

 

NAVARRA

MELISSA QUETULIO-NAVARRA, PhD
Associate Professor
Department Graduate Coordinator
Wagenigen University and Research Center, Ph.D. Sociology
Kobe University, M.A. International Studies
Urban poverty issues under the gender prism: demolition and eviction, adequate resettlement, community development, community organizing
mnavarra@ateneo.edu

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PAWLIK

ALFRED F. PAWLIK DR. RER. NAT
Professor
School of Social Sciences Research Coordinator
Director, Anthropological and Sociology Institute of the Ateneo
University of Tübingen, Ph.D. Prehistoric Archaeology 
University of Tübingen, M.A. Prehistoric Archaeology
Prehistoric Archaeology of the Asia-Pacific Region and Europe, Geology, Quaternary Ecology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers, Traceological and Morphological Analysis of Artefacts, Prehistoric Technology and Experimental Archaeology, Human Behavoural and Cognitive Evolution, Island Adaptation and Maritime Interaction, Archaeological Prospection, Survey and Excavation
apawlik@ateneo.edu

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PORIO

EMMA E. PORIO, PhD
Professor Emeritus
University of Hawaii, Ph.D. Sociology
University of Hawaii, M.A. Population Science
Development and marginality, urban governance/structures, 
gender, climate change vulnerability/adaptation
eporio@ateneo.edu

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QUINONES

MAY FLOR PAGASA QUINONES, MA
Lecturer
University of the Philippines, MA Anthropology
Migration, education, and women and children’s issues 
mquinones@ateneo.edu

 

RACELIS

 

MARY RACELIS, PhD (HONORIS CAUSA)
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, 2000
De la Salle University, Doctor of Social Sciences, Honoris Causa, 1975
University of the Philippines, M.A. Sociology
Urban poverty, community organizing, civil society, gender, and social policy
mracelis@ateneo.edu

YUAN GABRIEL R. REYES, MA
Lecturer
MA Anthropology, Ateneo de Manila University
AB Sociology, Ateneo de Manila University
Anthropology of Language, Anthropology of Drugs and Alcohol, Prohibition and Control, Languages of Subcultures and Social Movements, Politeness and Impoliteness
yreyes@ateneo.edu

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ROLDAN

SUZANNA R. ROLDAN, MA
Lecturer
University of the Philippines, M.A. Anthropology
Anthropology of health, Maritime anthropology, Economic anthropology, Applied anthropology and qualitative research methods (ethnography)
sroldan@ateneo.edu

 

SALOMA-AKPEDONU

CZARINA SALOMA-AKPEDONU, DR. RER. SOC.
Professor
Dean, School of Social Sciences
Bielefeld University, Dr. rer. soc. (Sociology)
Peking University, M.A. Population Science
Sociology of development, built environment, science, technology and social innovation, gender and development, sustainable consumption and production, quantitative and qualitative assessment and monitoring.
csaloma@ateneo.edu

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SARMIENTO

EMILY ROQUE-SARMIENTO, MA
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, M.A. Sociology
Urban poverty, homelessness, and social problems
eroque@ateneo.edu

 

SOCO-RODA

MARIA ANDREA SOCO-RODA, PhD
Lecturer
National University of Singapore, Ph.D. Geography
National University of Singapore, M.A. Sociology
Urban geographies, Transnational identities, Social development
msoco@ateneo.edu

 

TAN

MARK REMINGTON TAN, MA
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, M.A. Sociology
Queer studies
mrtan@ateneo.edu

 

TANGARA

ARTHUR TANGARA JR., PhD (CAND.) 
Lecturer
Ateneo de Manila University, Ph.D. Sociology (Cand.)
Ateneo de Manila University, Masters in Public Management
atangara@ateneo.edu

 

TORRES J.N.

 

 

 

JUSTINE NICOLE V. TORRES, JD
Lecturer
University of the Philippines Diliman, Juris Doctor
Ateneo de Manila University, M.A. Anthropology
Indigenous Peoples and local community rights and land tenure, human-animal interactions, local ecological knowledge, biocultural diversity​​​​​​
jntorres@ateneo.edu

 

 

ALVIN JOHN PONCE VALSORABLE, MA
Lecturer
University of the Philippines Diliman, M.A. Sociology
Functional Analysis of different social and sociological areas, Social Capital/Social Resources, Economics and Organizational Sociology,  Situational transformation of law and order – Alternative Dispute Resolution System
avalsorable@ateneo.edu

WUI

MA. GLENDA WUI, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department Undergraduate Program Coordinator
University of Houston, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction
National University of Singapore, Ph.D. Sociology
University of the Philippines-Diliman, M.A. Sociology
University of the Philippines-Diliman, B.A. Philosophy
Youth Civic Engagement, Sociology of Education,  Social Movements, Migrant Labor
mwui@ateneo.edu
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ZIALCITA

FERNANDO N. ZIALCITA, PhD
Professor Emeritus
University of Hawaii, Ph.D. Anthropology
University of Hawaii, M.A. Anthropology
Ateneo de Manila University, M.A. Philosophy
Heritage and identity, art and its cultural context, interfaces between the foreign and the indigenous
fzialcita@ateneo.edu

 

ZULUETA

JOHANNA O. ZULUETA, PhD
Lecturer
Hitotsubashi University, Ph.D. Sociology
Migration in East Asia, examining issues related to ethnicity, gender, home, and aging


Staff

NEPOMUCENO

LEONARDO D. NEPOMUCENO JR.
Department Secretary
lnepomuceno@ateneo.edu

 

PANGILINAN

MARIA YSABELLE V. PANGILINAN 
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Student, M.S. Social Development
Ateneo de Manila University, AB Political Science
Minor in Development and the Law
Community-led rural and urban resettlement
maria.pangilinan@student.ateneo.edu

 

Galvez

MIGUEL ANGELO F. GALVEZ
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Student, M.A. Sociology
Ateneo de Manila University, AB European Studies - International Relations Minor in Literature (English)
Social capital, development, microfinance
miguel.galvez@student.ateneo.edu

 

 


Department of Sociology and Anthropology

G/F Ricardo & Dr Rosita Leong Hall
Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus
Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights
1108 Quezon City
Philippines

Telephone +63 2 8426 6001 local 5270 / 5271
Telefax +63 2 8426 5990
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