Professor Emeritus
REYES, Soledad S.
Professor Emeritus
Education: PhD in Philippine Studies at University of the Philippines, MA Literature at Ateneo de Manila University, MA Sociology of Literature at University Essex England, AB Literature (English) at Ateneo de Manila University
Specialization: Philippine literary history, criticism, the Tagalog novel, popular culture, komiks and films, and women’s writing
Courses Taught in IS: Research, Popular Culture
Full-Time Faculty
BRION, Rofel G.
Professor
Education: PhD in Philippine Literature at University of the Philippines, MA in Literature at Ateneo de Manila University
Specialization: Literature, creative writing, popular culture (film, television, social media, music, theater, dance), folk culture, cross-cultural relations and communication.
Courses Taught in IS: Senior Seminar, Literature and Creative Writing, Interdisciplinary Approaches, Great Books Filipino, Film and Society
CARSI CRUZ, Nikki B.
Assistant Professor, Chair
Education: PhD in Southeast Asian Studies at National University of Singapore, MA in Peace and Development Studies in Castellon, Spain.
Specialization: Nonviolence, performing arts, martial arts, theater, ecology and environmental advocacy, literary criticism, and various topics of cultural studies.
Courses Taught in IS: Senior Seminar, Introduction to Interdisciplinary Approaches, Nonviolence, History & Environmental Practice in Southeast Asia, Introduction to Aesthetics
CHUA, Jonathan O.
Associate Professor
Education: PhD in English Studies Anglo-American Literature at University of the Philippines–Diliman, MA Literature and AB Humanities at Ateneo de Manila University.
Specialization: Fiction, Research, Great Books, British Literature, and Philippine Literature
Courses Taught in IS: Fiction, Research, Great Books, Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Arts
GUEVARA, Marita Concepcion Castro
Associate Professor
Education: PhD in Sociology at University of Philippines-Diliman, MA in Sociology at Ateneo de Manila University, AB in Literature in English at Ateneo de Manila University.
Specialization: Qualitative and participatory research methods, urban poverty and informal settlements; women and gender; children and youth; contemporary Filipino families; film and popular culture
Courses Taught in IS: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Approaches, Senior Seminar, Gender, Art, and Society
LABASTILLA, Skilty C.
Assistant Professor, Academic Adviser, Research Coordinator
Education: PhD candidate in Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University, MS Social Development at Ateneo de Manila University, BA Anthropology at University of the Philippines Diliman.
Specialization: Sustainable development, youth and gender development, film and popular culture
Courses Taught in IS: Senior Seminar, Representation of Otherness in Film and Literature, Introduction to Popular Culture, Introduction to Interdisciplinary Approaches, INTACT
TAN, Jean Emily P.
Associate Professor
Education: PhD in Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, MA in Philosophy at Ateneo de Manila University, AB in Philosophy at Ateneo de Manila University.
Specialization: Intersection of autobiography and philosophy, feminist pedagogy, resilience in relation to memory, narrative, and testimony
Courses Taught in IS: Senior Seminar, Gender Relations, Reading for Life, Interdisciplinary Approaches
Part-Time Faculty
ABAYA, Camille Veronica D.
Lecturer
Education: AB Interdisciplinary Studies, Ateneo de Manila University
Specialization: Communication (media studies), Theater Arts and Performance, Marketing and Digital Communication, Publishing.
Courses Taught in IS: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Approaches
ALFONSO, Alphonsus Luigi E.
Lecturer
Education: MA Communication at University of Santo Tomas, AB Legal Management from the University of Santo Tomas.
Specialization: Management, communication, and design, with a particular focus on skills and qualitative research.
Courses Taught in IS: Senior Seminar, Interpersonal Communication
CAYABYAB, Antonio Maria P.
Lecturer
Education: Bachelor of Music Major in Choral Conducting at University of the Philippines, Bachelor of Arts in Communication at Ateneo de Manila University.
Specialization: Piano music performance, film music, scoring, jazz
Courses Taught in IS: Rudiments of Music, Filipino Film and Society, Basic Music Research and Criticism
FRANCISCO, Karen Fatima R.
Research Lecturer, Currently on Fulbright Research Fellowship at University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance (U-M SMTD)
Education: PhD in Music Performance at Philippine Women's University, Masters in Music, piano performance at Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar, Bachelor's Degree in Music Major in Piano at the University of the Philippines College of Music.
Specialization: Piano performance, music education, historical musicology
Courses Taught in IS: Basic Music Research and Criticism, Development of Music in Western Society, Philippine Music, Rudiments of Music
LORENZANA, George Peter A.
Lecturer
Education: MA candidate in Art History and Criticism at UP Diliman, BFA Creative Writing at Ateneo de Manila University.
Specialization: Art History and Theory, Cultural Studies of Technology, Video Games and Relational Aesthetics, Themes in art, history, and culture, from Greek mythology to K-pop.
Courses Taught in IS: Senior Seminar, Introduction to Aesthetics, Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Arts, Cultural Studies of Technology, Art Appreciation
OFILADA, Edward Joseph C.
Lecturer
Education: MA History, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Specialization: Cultural History, Chinese-Filipino History, History of Mathematics, History of Sports
Courses Taught in IS: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Approaches
PALILEO, Aaron Emerson A.
Lecturer
Education: MBA, Double Major in Marketing & Entrepreneurship at Asian Institute of Management, AB Interdisciplinary Studies, Minor in Business & Communications at Ateneo de Manila University.
Specialization: Creativity & Innovation, Brand & Marketing, Entrepreneurship
Courses Taught in IS: Creativity & Innovation, Brand & Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Development of Creative Projects
REYSIO-CRUZ, James Andrew E.
Lecturer
Education: BFA in Creative Writing, Minor in Education at Ateneo de Manila University
Specialization: Socio-Cultural Studies, Theater Practice, and Creative Writing
Courses Taught in IS: Philippine Music and Culture
SANTOS, Margarita Sotera B.
Lecturer
Education: MA candidate in Curatorial Studies at University of the Philippines-Diliman, AB Humanities
Specialization: Children’s Literature, Creative Writing, Art Curatorship, Cultural Community Work
Courses Taught in IS: Great Books Middle Period and Great Books Modern Period
SANTOS, Rica Remedios B.
Lecturer
Education: PhD in Creative Writing at University of the Philippines-Diliman, MA English Language & Literature at Ateneo de Manila University, AB Humanities at Ateneo de Manila University
Specialization: Creative writing, Anglo-American Literature, Philippine Literature in English
Courses Taught in IS: Great Books Middle Period and Great Books Modern Period
Part-Time Research Faculty
ABANTE, Kenneth Isaiah I.
Research Lecturer, Currently teaching at Harvard University
Education: Master in Public Administration in International Development at Harvard University, BS Management Engineering, Minor in Philosophy at Ateneo de Manila University.
Specialization: Collective action movements in public finance, public transport, and public data, tax and customs reform.
Courses Taught in IS: Youth Leadership for Engaged Citizenship
TRINIDAD, Jose Eos R.
Research Lecturer, Currently teaching at the University of California Berkeley
Education: PhD in Sociology and Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago, MA in Social Sciences at the University of Chicago, AB Interdisciplinary Studies at Ateneo de Manila University.
Research Areas: Data-driven Organizations, Education Policy, Student-centered learning
Courses Taught in IS: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Psychology of Leadership, Psychology and Personal Growth, Creativity and Innovation in Education, Writings of Horacio Dela Costa
Full-time IS Faculty borrowed from other Departments
CRUZ, Priscilla Angela T.
Associate Professor, Department of English
Education: PhD in English Language and Literature at Ateneo de Manila University
Specialization: Writing/Literature Teaching, Teacher Training Educational Linguistic
Courses Taught in IS: Great Books
INDIAS, Joi Marie Angelica M.
Instructor, Department of Fine Arts
Education: MA in Social Design at Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA Information Design at Ateneo de Manila University.
Specialization: Human-Centered Design, Intersections of Design, Public Policy, Governance, and Social Change
Courses Taught in IS: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Creativity and Innovation
PASTRANA, Allan J.
Instructor, Department of Fine Arts
Education: MA in Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Bachelor of Music in Music Literature and Piano Performance at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music.
Specialization: Creative Writing, poetry, music literature, piano performance,, literary criticism
Courses Taught in IS: Music Appreciation I & II, The Development of Music in Western Society, The Broadway Musical of the 20th Century, Art Song as Condensed Opera, Basis Music Research and Criticism, Introduction to Opera
RESPETO, Jerry R.
Associate Professor, Department of Filipino
Education: PhD in Filipino (Panitikan) at University of the Philippines-Diliman, Artistic Director of Arete
Research Areas: Theater, Literary History Religious Rituals Theater Practice and Translation Theater Criticism, Ethnographic Research
Courses Taught in IS: Great Books Philippines
VICENCIO, Aaron R.
Instructor, Department of Communication
Education: MS Geography at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Diploma in Photojournalism at Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University, AB Psychology at Ateneo de Manila University
Research Areas: Home studies, visual culture, and ethical visual journalism practices
Courses Taught in IS: Creative and Spatial Geohumanities
VILLANUEVA, Martin V.
Assistant Professor, Department of Fine Arts
Education: MFA Creative Writing at De La Salle University, BFA Creative Writing at Ateneo de Manila University.
Research Areas: Creative writing practice, the development of the essay (as genre, form, practice)
Courses Taught in IS: Senior Seminar, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Creativity and Innovation
Part-time IS Faculty borrowed from other Departments
BAUTISTA-YAO, Ines Erica C.
Lecturer, Department of English
Education: Master of Arts in English Language and Literature Teaching at Ateneo de Manila University, Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts at Ateneo de Manila University
Specialization: Literature, Creative Writing, Young Adult Literature
Courses Taught in IS: Reading the Romance
BICOMONG, Vanessa P.
Lecturer, Department of Marketing and Law
Education: AB Communication at Ateneo de Manila University
Research Areas: Education Reform and Transformation, Economic Development and Social Justice, Bridging Cultural Divides
Courses Taught in IS: Senior Seminar I
SUNICO, Ramon Vicente C.
Lecturer, Department of English
Education: MA in Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, MA in Philosophy at Ateneo de Manila University
Specialization: Literature, creative writing, poetry, publishing, children’s literature, bilingual parallel-text picture books
Courses Taught in IS: Great Books (Ancient), The Book
Administrators
CARSI CRUZ, Nikki B.
Chair, Assistant Professor, Research Coordinator
Education: PhD in Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, MA in Peace and Development Studies in Castellon, Spain.
Specialization: Nonviolence, performing arts, martial arts, theater, ecology and environmental advocacy, literary criticism, and various topics of cultural studies.
Courses Taught in IS: Senior Seminar, Introduction to Interdisciplinary Approaches, Nonviolence, History & Environmental Practice in Southeast Asia, Introduction to Aesthetics
LABASTILLA, Skilty C.
Instructor, Academic Adviser
Education: PhD Candidate in Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University, MS Social Development at Ateneo de Manila University, BA Anthropology at University of the Philippines Diliman.
Specialization: sustainable development, youth, and gender development, film and popular culture
Courses Taught in IS: Senior Seminar, Representation of Otherness in Film and Literature, Introduction to Popular Culture, Introduction to Interdisciplinary Approaches, INTACT
Staff
TIZON, Raquel B.
Department Secretary
rtizon@ateneo.edu
84266001 local 5340
ABUNDO, Maegan M.
Office Assistant
mmonterde@ateneo.edu
84266001 local 5341
GONZALES, Julianne E.
Office Assistant
jegonzales@ateneo.edu
PORRAS, Kyrah Irish M.
Graduate Assistant, MA candidate in English Language and Literature Teaching
kyrah.porras@obf.ateneo.edu
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Horacio dela Costa Hall
Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus
Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights
1108 Quezon City
Philippines
Telephone +63 2 8426 6001 local 5340, 5341
is.soh@ateneo.edu