Reading, Early Grades, Art and Language Education (REGALE)

(as of January 2023)

READING EDUCATION/LITERACY EDUCATION

Padilla, Portia P.
Professor
Educational Qualifications: 
PhD Psychology (Developmental Psychology), Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo)
MAEd (Reading Education), University of the Philippines Diliman
BSE (Major in English, Minor in Math), University of the Philippines Diliman
Email address: pppadilla@up.edu.ph

Preclaro-Ongtengco, Maria Hazelle
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications:
MA Reading Specialist Program, Teachers College, Columbia University USA
Bachelor of Elementary Education, Special Education, University of the Philippines Diliman
Specialization: Beginning Reading, Literacy Instruction for Intermediate Learners, Reading Intervention, Diagnostic Teaching
Research interests: Literacy Assessment and Instruction, Challenges in Learning to Read and Write, Diagnostic Teaching, Assistive Technology for Reading and Writing, Literacy Across the Lifespan, Children’s Literature
Ongoing Studies/Research Projects: Oral Language Development in the Kindergarten Curriculum: Revisiting the Competencies, Identifying Strengths and Gaps and Drafting Recommendations
Extension Service Activities: Beginning Literacy,  Specialized Literacy Programs, Literacy Assessment and Instruction
Email address: mrpreclaroongtengco@up.edu.ph
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Rk_NDmMAAAAJ&hl=en
Academia.edu Profile: https://up-diliman.academia.edu/hazellepreclaro
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazelle-preclaro-467388142/

Reoperez, Marie Grace C.
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications:
PhD (Reading Education), UP College of Education
MA (Reading Education), UP College of Education
Bachelor in Secondary Education (English and Values Education), Far Eastern University
Specialization: Literacy Education, Adolescent Literacy Education; Adolescent Literature, Content Literacy Education
Research interests: Adolescent Literacy, Adult Literacy, Content Literacy, Reading Motivation, Digital Literacy, Literacy Assessment
Ongoing Studies/Research Projects:
1. COVID-19 and its impact on Adult Education and Learning:  A scoping research in the UK, Afghanistan and  the Philippines (with Gina Lontoc, Joahna Mante, Rosalie Quilicol, Katrina Topacio, Arceli Amarles) 
Extension Service Activities: Informal literacy trainings, Trainings & lecture-workshops on adolescent and adult literacy and assessment
Email address: mcreoperez@up.edu.ph
Google Scholar Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marie-Grace-Reoperez
Academia.edu Profile: https://independent.academia.edu/GraceReoperez
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4574-9149

Salvador, Ana Maria Margarita S.
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications:
MA Developmental Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University
AB Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University
Specialization: Literacy Education, Montessori Education, Early Childhood Education, Children’s Literature
Research interests: Reading Motivation, Children’s Literature, Literacy in Early Childhood, Oral Language Development, Family Literacy
Ongoing Studies/Research Projects:
1. Motivation to Read Among Middle Graders;
2. Patterns of language use of children in low SES families and language input from the home environment (with Metila, R., Fua, M., Zara, N., Morallo, A., & Gan, J.)
Extension Service Activities: Trainings & Lecture-workshops on Early Literacy and Numeracy
Email address: assalvador1@up.edu.ph.
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=mXmHFb8AAAAJ
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maita-salvador-a5469b15b/
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6294-5742

Ocampo, Dina Joana S. 
Professor
Specialization: Literacy development and difficulties, literacy program development, assessments and research on literacy
Research interests: Multiliteracy development and literacy difficulties, Teacher professional development, Development of assessments for language and literacy, Education policy and school improvement
Email address: dina.ocampo@up.edu.ph

Lecturer:
Lucasan, Kathrina Lorraine M., Senior Lecturer

EARLY GRADES/EARLY EDUCATION

Alcazar, Marie Yvette C.
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications:
MAEd Reading Education, University of the Philippines Diliman
BEEd Teaching in the Early Grades, K-2, University of the Philippines Diliman
Specialization: Early Childhood Education, Early Literacy and Numeracy
Research interests: Learning through play, Oral language development, Parenting and mental health, Mental health of children, Counseling young children
Ongoing Studies/Research Projects: Oral language development,  Factors affecting parenting styles
Extension Service Activities: Trainings & Lecture-workshops on Early Literacy and Numeracy
Email address: mcalcazar@up.edu.ph.
Academia.edu Profile: https://up-diliman.academia.edu/MarieYvetteAlcazar
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-1773

Alipustain, Eva Haydee
Assistant Professor
Specialization: Early childhood education, curriculum development and assessment
Research interests: Social Studies in Early Childhood Education, Critical Thinking, Critical Pedagogy
Email address: egalipustain@up.edu.ph

Diaz, Leonor E.
Associate Professor
Specialization: early childhood education
Email address: lediaz@up.edu.ph

ART EDUCATION

Beltran-Almazan, Romina
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications:
MAED in Curriculum Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman
Bachelor in Interior Design, University of the Philippines Diliman
Specialization: Art Education, Curriculum Development and Instructional Design,  Space Planning, Painting 
Research interests: Art education program development and implementation, Curriculum Overload, Art and literacy; Visual Literacy, Aesthetic development, Stakeholders’ beliefs about and participation in art education, Heutagogical practices and strategies in art education, Art Education approaches including art for wellness, universal learning, inclusive, expressive, culture-based art education,
Ongoing Studies/Research Projects: CIDS Fellowship, Co-Produced Oral Language Intervention Program for 5-year Old Children
Extension Service Activities: – Teacher training and program development consultant for Deped , schools and other organizations, President – Art Ventures and Advocacy Network, Artbox project proponent and coordinator
Email address: rbalmazan@up.edu.ph.
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_EDKm14AAAAJ&hl=tl
Academia.edu Profile: https://independent.academia.edu/RominaPhoebeAlmazan
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romina-phoebe-beltran-almazan-8b507812/

Defeo-Baquial, Charo Marie V.
Assistant Professor
Specialization: Art Education, Special Education, Graphic Design, Traditional & Digital Art
Research interests: Expressive Arts, Inclusive Arts, Curative Education, Art and Wellness
Ongoing Studies/Research Projects: CIDS Fellowship, Co-Produced Oral Language Intervention Program for 5-year Old Children
Email address: cvdefeobaquial@up.edu.ph.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1735-4844

LANGUAGE EDUCATION

Metila, Romylyn A.
Associate Professor
Educational Qualifications:
Doctor of Education in Language Education, College of Education, University of the Philippines – Diliman
Master of Arts in Language Education, College of Education, University of the Philippines – Diliman
BSEd Major in English, College of Education, University of the Philippines – Diliman
Specialization: Mother tongue education or mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-MLE), multilingualism, code-switching, translanguaging, language program design and evaluation, discourse analysis
Research interests: MTB-MLE implementation, language planning and policy, code-switching, translanguaging, language acquisition
Ongoing Studies/Research Projects:
1. Patterns of language use of children in low SES families and
language input from the home environment (with Salvador, M., Fua, M., Zara, N., Morallo, A., & Gan, J.)
2. Covid-19 Framing in Philippine Newspapers (with Zara, N. & Morallo, A.)
Email address: rametila@up.edu.ph.
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com.ph/citations?user=6ZABATUAAAAJ&hl=en&citsig=AMD79opZFWUQ0AfIaQjRhDZJ-JtytagxGw
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-1840

Morallo, Audrey B.
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications:
Master of Arts in Education (major in Language Education), College of Education, University of the Philippines – Diliman
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Santo Tomas, Manila
Research Interests: Discourse analysis, linguistic mitigation, corpus linguistics, teacher training, language acquisition
Ongoing Studies/Research Projects:
1. Patterns of language use of children in low SES families and
language input from the home environment (with Salvador, M., Fua, M., Zara, N., Morallo, A., & Gan, J.)
2. Covid-19 Framing in Philippine Newspapers (with Zara, N. & Morallo, A.)
3. Mitigation patterns in supervisory discourse and how they contribute to maintaining dialog
4. Scoping study on investigations into translanguaging practices in the Philippines
Extension Service Activities: Teacher training
Email address: abmorallo@outlook.up.edu.ph
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9859-4166

Sicat-De Laza, Crizel P.
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications:
PhD Filipino-Pagpaplanong Pangwika (ongoing), College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman
MA in Filipino Language Education, College of Education, Saint Louis University
BA Philippine Studies, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman
Research Interests: Language Policy and Planning, Critical Language Education, Materials Development
Ongoing Studies/Research Projects:
1. Ideolohiya at Praktika ng Pangangasiwang Pangwika sa Tahanan
2. Panayam kay Melania Flores: Guro ng Wika at Unyonista
Email address: cpsicatdelaza@up.edu.ph

Zara, Nerissa O.
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Language Education (Ongoing), UP College of Education
MA in Language Education, UP College of Education
AB Literature, Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Santo Tomas
Research Interests: Multimodality, Linguistic Landscape, Social Semiotics, Alternative learning Systems, Technology in language education
Ongoing Studies/Research Projects:
1. Patterns of language use of children in low SES families and
language input from the home environment (with Salvador, M., Fua, M., Zara, N., Morallo, A., & Gan, J.)
2. Covid-19 Framing in Philippine Newspapers (with Zara, N. & Morallo, A.)
Email address: nozara@up.edu.ph
ORCID: 0000-0003-4504-0738

Lecturers:
Alcazaren, Holden Kenneth G. – Senior Lecturer
Bravo-Sotelo, Karizza P. – Senior Lecturer
Garcia, Vincente Mikael A. – Lecturer
Salayo, Juland D. – Senior Lecturer
Suarez, Cecilia A. – Professorial Lecturer
Wyson, John Daryl B. – Senior Lecturer
Zafra, Reynele Bren G. – Senior Lecturer