Division of Social Sciences

Asst. Prof. Ruth Edisel Rylle B. Sadian-Cercado

Asst. Prof. Ruth Edisel Rylle B. Sadian-Cercado

Chairperson, Division of Social Sciences

Economics

Gerwyn P. Enerlan

  • Assistant Professor
  • MS Economics, UP Los Baños
  • BA (SS) Economics, UP Tacloban College
  • gpenerlan@up.edu.ph
  • Disaster studies, time series analysis, economic evaluation, local and regional economic development

Hector Bryan P. Grama

  • Assistant Professor
  • MS Agricultural Economics, UP Los Baños
  • BA (SS) Economics, UP Tacloban College
  • hbgrama@up.edu.ph
  • Agriculture/commodity value chains; gender in value chains; climate change knowledge and adaptations; project evaluation

Marieta B. Sumagaysay

  • Professor
  • PhD Social Science Research, Leyte Normal University
  • MA Economics, School of Economics - UP Diliman
  • MM Business Management, UP Tacloban College
  • BA Social Sciences (Economics), UP Tacloban College
  • mbsumagaysay@up.edu.ph
  • Gender and women economic empowerment, value chain analysis (various sectors), gender in fisheries and aquaculture, work-from-home during pandemic/disasters, labor economics, disaster-induced migration

Kim Arianne B. Zarzua

  • Instructor
  • BA (SS) Economics, UP Tacloban College
  • gpenerlan@up.edu.ph
  • Disaster studies, time series analysis, economic evaluation, local and regional economic development

Political Science

Claire Ed C. Bacong

  • Instructor
  • BA(SS) Political Science, UP Tacloban College
  • ccbacong@up.edu.ph
  • Women, Peace, and Security (WPS), Gender, Conflict and Human Rights

Ladylyn L. Mangada

  • Associate Professor
  • Master of Management, UP Tacloban College
  • BA(SS) Political Science, UP Tacloban College
  • llmangada1@up.edu.ph
  • Local Politics and Governance, Risk Reduction and Resilience Building, Global Sustainability, Decolonization

Leandro G. Piga

  • Assistant Professor
  • MA International Relations, International University of Japan
  • BA(SS) Political Science, UP Tacloban College
  • lgpiga@up.edu.ph
  • Development, Agrarian Reform, Sustainability and Peace

Antonio D. Salazar, Jr.

  • Instructor
  • MA Public Policy, Chiang Mai University
  • BA (Political Science), UP Visayas - Miagao
  • adsalazar2@up.edu.ph
  • Public Policy, Decentralization, Decolonization, Climate Crisis, Peace and Security

Donabel S. Tumandao

  • Assistant Professor
  • MA Political Science, UP Diliman
  • BA(SS) Political Science, UP Tacloban
  • adsalazar2@up.edu.ph
  • Public Policy, Decentralization, Decolonization, Climate Crisis, Peace and Security

Britanny Jhill Y. Villarin

  • Instructor
  • BA(SS) Political Science, UP Tacloban College
  • byvillarin@up.edu.ph
  • International Relations and Global Politics

Psychology

Jisaiah Enoch C. Alban, RPm

  • Instructor
  • BA (Psychology), UP Tacloban College
  • jcalban@up.edu.ph
  • Meaning-making, mental health, marriage and family

Alloundra Mae L. Belano, RPm

  • Instructor
  • BA (Psychology), UP Tacloban College
  • albelano@up.edu.ph
  • Mental health, sensemaking, digital psychology

Sherlyn Anne C. Bureres, RPm

  • Instructor
  • BA Psychology, UP Tacloban College
  • scbureres@up.edu.ph
  • Emotional resilience, disaster and mental health, gender and sexuality

Pierce S. Docena, RPm

  • Assistant Professor
  • MA Psychology, UP Diliman
  • BA(SS) Psychology, UP Tacloban College
  • psdocena@up.edu.ph
  • Gender and sexual minority groups, mental health, resilience

Ervina A. Espina

  • Associate Professor
  • PhD Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University
  • MA Psychology, UP Diliman
  • MA Psychology, University of San Carlos
  • BA(SS) Psychology, UP Tacloban College
  • eaespina1@up.edu.ph
  • Gender, disaster and mental health, psychology and social spaces

Rowena S. Guiang, RPsy

  • Assistant Professor
  • PhD Clinical Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University
  • MA Psychology, UP Diliman
  • MA Education Reading, UP Diliman
  • AB(SS) Psychology, UP Tacloban College
  • rsguiang1@up.edu.ph
  • Gender, disaster, mental health

Rogene A. Ramos, RPm

  • Instructor
  • BA (Psychology), UP Tacloban College
  • raramos@up.edu.ph
  • Mental health, children and adolescents, educational psychology

Ruth Edisel Rylle B. Sadian-Cercado

  • Assistant Professor
  • BA(SS) Psychology, UP Tacloban College
  • MA Psychology, UP Diliman
  • rbsadiancercado@up.edu.ph
  • Mental health, gender, psychology and children, bereavement

Kimberly Mae E. Tañola, RPm

  • Assistant Professor
  • BA (Psychology), UP Tacloban College
  • ketanola@up.edu.ph
  • Mental health, LGBTQ, gender and sexuality, trauma, children

Sociology

Rima Jessamine M. Granali

  • Instructor
  • BA Journalism, UP Diliman
  • MA Sociology, UP Diliman
  • rmgranali2@up.edu.ph
  • Gender and Development, Fisheries and Agriculture, Value Chain Analysis, Social Capital

Dakila Kim P. Yee

  • Assitant Professor
  • BA Sociology, UP Diliman
  • MA Sociology, UP Diliman
  • dpyee@up.edu.ph
  • Environmental Sociology, Urban Political Ecology, Conservation

Division Staff

Avegearl Jean G. Ramirez

  • Division Secretary
  • agramirez@up.edu.ph