Rapporteur. A ten-country thematic study on women affected by natural disasters for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). (December 2016 to May 2017)
Along with the research team, coordinated to organize access to the participant countries with the mediation of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs.
Along with National Focal Point persons, gained access to and interviewed various government ministries and residents of flood-prone municipalities in Brunei Darussalam and Lao PDR.
Co-wrote evidence-based recommendations in the “Women in Natural Disasters: Indicative Findings in Unravelling Gender in Institutional Responses.”
Presented findings to all stakeholders in a validation workshop and in a panel at the Philippine Political Science Conference of 2017.
Writer/Co-producer. “Bigkis ng Lahi.” (Ties that Bind). (October 2009 to January 2010)
A documentary on the impact of large-scale mining on indigenous peoples of Mindoro island. A project for Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme for South and Southeast Asia, funded by Dutch foundation CordAid. Co-production with director and cinematographer Butch Maddul.
Along with leaders in the Mangyan indigenous community (Samahan ng mga Nagkakaisang Mangyan Alangan), conducted fieldwork and interviews of key stakeholders in the province of Mindoro, Philippines. Respondents in local government, civil society and indigenous communities.
Wrote documentary script.
Research Officer. Centre for Policy Advocacy and Development, Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development. (June 2008 to August 2009).
Wrote policy briefs, technical reports and occasional speeches for member-legislators in the Philippine Congress. Contributed to drafting external communications for advocacy purposes on the passage of the Reproductive Health Bill (newspaper editorials, cross-network communications)
Participated in the organization and holding of mass mobilizations (rallies) with partner civil society, professional groups and interested local residents in Quezon City.
Interviewed key members of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (in person at the 26th Asian Parliamentarians’ Meeting on Population and Development, Jakarta, Indonesia) and via Skype. Synthesized other documents and wrote report. Project funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
May 2-3, 2009. (Participant, Philippine Delegation). 26th Asian Parliamentarians’ Meeting on Population and Development (Sponsored by UNFPA and the Japanese government). Jakarta, Indonesia.
October 22 to 30, 2008. (Participant). People’s Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights Conference. Manila, Philippines.
January 8-10, 2015. Volunteer. ISA Global South Caucus Conference 2015. SMU, Singapore.
January 2011. Teacher Training. Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning. NUS, Singapore.
October 14 to 16, 2008. Legislative Advocacy Training Workshop. Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development .
January 27 to February 2, 2008. Volunteer. 9th Annual Conference, Global Development Network. “Security for Development: Confronting Threats to Survival and Safety.” Brisbane, Australia.
August 2007, May 2008. AusAid ALA Leadership Development Program, ACT & QLD
November 24 and 25 2004. Rapporteur. Conference on Philippine Foreign Policy. Department of European Studies. Ateneo de Manila University.
April 30 to May 15 2001. Oral Communication in French. Accord École de Langues, Paris France
June 2007 - March 2008. Customer Satisfaction Associate (Part-time). Cupid Media. Gold Coast, Australia.
2004. News Reader (part-time). NU 107 Home of NU Rock. Radio Station. Ortigas, Philippines
2004. French Teacher (part-time). Philippine Normal University (in cooperation with the French embassy). Manila, Philippines
2003. French Teacher (part-time). Divine Angels Montessori, Cainta Rizal, Philippines
PhD Programmes
2010. University of Sydney, City University of Hong Kong, London School of Economics and Political Science
Grant Applications
2020. Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowship. Score: 79,2%. (Funded applications scored more than 93%) Host Institution: Tampere Research Group for Cultural and Political Sociology, Tampere University.
Academic Positions
2025. Research Associate. Invited for final interview. Department of Political Science, University of Luneburg, Germany
2024. University Assistant (Postdoc). Invited for a final interview. Department of Political Science, University of Vienna, Austria.
2019. Assistant Professor Feminist Political Economy/Women & Public Policy. Invited for first round of interviews. University of Texas Rio Grande, United States
2019. Postdoctoral Research Assistant - Project on Unpacking the Global Governance of Migration. Invited for first round of interviews. Queen Mary University London, UK
2018. Assistant Professor Global Governance Theory. Invited for first round of interviews. Virginia Tech University, United States
2017. Postdoctoral Fellow. One of the last 4 considered for the position. Global Leaders Fellowship Programme. Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University
2016. Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Invited for first round of interviews. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Journal Submissions
2025. Review and Reject. International Theory
2024. Review and Reject. Review of International Studies
2018. Review and Reject. International Theory
2017. Desk Reject. European Journal of International Relations
2020. Executive Search Research Associate. Perrett Laver. Declined offer to move to London for the position. Perrett Laver, Amsterdam.
2019. Qualitative Researcher, People Analytics. Invited for three rounds of interview and selection process. Booking HQ, Amsterdam Netherlands.
2016. Associate Consultant, Compliance, Forensics, Intelligence (CFI), South-east Asia. Invited for Interview. Control Risks, Singapore
2016. Learning Designer. Invited for Interview. Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
2016. Consultant (Private tutoring industry). Selected for hiring, employment pass application rejected by Ministry of Manpower. IvyPrep, Singapore