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Elizabeth T. Urgel

  • Assistant Professor
  • College of Arts and Sciences

Areas of Interest

  • Organizational culture
  • Regionalism
  • Migration
  • Youth
  • Creative industries
  • Environmental care, including waste management and the circular economy

Dr. Elizabeth T. Urgel is an educator, a researcher, and a writer. She teaches Southeast Asian Studies and Asia Pacific Societies at the College of Arts and Sciences of UA&P. As a Visiting Professor at the University of Navarre in Spain, she lectured on Leadership and Economic Development.  She was a part-time senior lecturer on International Relations at the University of the Philippines (UP) Asian Center.  

Prior to joining UA&P, Dr. Urgel was a University Researcher at UP Diliman, where she earned her PhD in Philippine Studies and MA in Asian Studies. Her master’s thesis on the ASEAN Chambers of Commerce and Industry won the Outstanding Thesis Award for External Relations from the UP System Graduate School.    

Her recently concluded research funded by the Center for Research and Communication Foundation, Inc. (CRCFI) focused on the stakeholders’ cooperation in the furniture industry and weaving industry in the UNESCO Creative Cities of Cebu City and Baguio City, respectively.

Publications

  • Co-author. “Towards a Humanistic Teaching of Area Studies.” Synergeia. December 2020.
  • Writer. “All Souls’ Day Traditions Across the Asia Pacific.” Universitas. December 2019.
  • Co-Author.  Paglinang sa Kasaysayan 10: Kontemporaneong Isyu. Makati City: DIWA Learning Systems, Inc., 2018.
  •  Author. Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Culture. DIWA Senior High School Series. Makati City: DIWA Learning Systems, Inc., 2017.
  • Co-Author. Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship. DIWA Senior High School Series. Makati City: DIWA Learning Systems, Inc., 2017.
  •  Reviewer.  Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences. DIWA Senior High School Series. Makati City: DIWA Learning Systems, Inc., 2017.
  • Writer. APS Southeast Asian Studies Student Manual. 2016. 
  • Author. “Christian-Moslem Relations in Southeast Asia: Towards Peace and Harmony.” Universitas. June 2015.    
  • Author. “The Changing Face of Southeast Asia: Focus on Family, Household and Women.” Universitas. October 2014.  
  • Author. “Owning Christianity,” SSEASR Journal, vol 4, May 2010.
  • Co-Author. Journey into the World of English Language, 5. Makati City: DIWA Scholastic Press, Inc., 2008.

Professional Affiliations

  • Philippine Studies Association
  • Philippine Association for Chinese Studies
  • International Sociological Association Research Committee 22
  • Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA Fellows

Get in touch

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Contact

Phone: (632) 8637-0912 to 26
E-mail: [email protected]

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