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Department of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences

GRADUATE FACULTY

  • Teaching and Research Faculty 
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Annie A. Parmis

Associate Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Education (Language Teaching)

Specialization

Research Interests

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Seregena Ruth L. Martinez

Associate Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. in English Language 

Specialization

Research Interests

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Rhodora Abalajen-Bande

Associate Professor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Arts in Language Teaching (Candidate)

Specialization

  • English Language Teaching

Research Interests

  • Second Language Teaching and Learning
  • Narrative Inquiry
  • Reflective Teaching

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Michael Carlo C. Villas

Assistant Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master in English

Specialization

  • Comparative Literature

Research Interest

  • Literary Theory and Criticism
  • Literary and Intellectual History
  • Translation Studies

Role

  • Graduate Research Adviser and Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

  • Teaching Faculty 
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Maria Vanessa E. Gabunada

Associate Professor III

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. in English Language and Literature

Specialization

  • Politics of Translation
  • Cebuano Literature
  • Language Imperialism

Research Interest

  • Postcolonial Translation
  • Regional Literary History
  • Linguistic Landscape
  • Translingualism

Role

  •  Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Cherry N. Rola

Associate Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Arts in Literature and Communication

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

 

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Sheena Mae P. Lubrio

Assistant Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master of Arts in Education - Language and Literacy Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Reading Educ. (candidate)

Specialization

  • Language and Literacy Education

Research Interest

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Children's Literature
  • Metacognition

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

 

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Daisy P. Acoritay

Assistant Professor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master in English

Specialization

  • English Language Teaching
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Language Pedagogy

Research Interest

  • Discourse Analysis
  • Critical Discourse Analysis
  • Critical Language Awareness
  • Language Pedagogy
  • Corpus Linguistics
  • Teacher Cognition
  • Language Assessment

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

 

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J-Annie G. Ebit

Assistant Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master of Education (Language and Literature)

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

    • Permanent

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