I am a PhD candidate at the Australian National University (ANU) Research School of Humanities and the Arts, supported by the University Research Scholarship (URS). I served as an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of the Philippines Diliman (2013-2024). The University of the Philippines recognised my artistic achievements by conferring upon me the UP Artist 1 award (2020-2022) as part of its Arts Productivity System. 

In 2024, I joined the ANU Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies as a casual sessional academic. Additionally, I contributed to the TRaCE Transborder project, a global and cross-institutional initiative led by McGill University and hosted by several universities including the ANU. I was a 2023-2024 Bordin/Gillette Fellow at the University of Michigan’s Bentley Historical Library, where I conducted archival research. Also, I held a Visiting Research Fellowship at Marinduque State University’s Sentro ng Wika at Kultura (SWK) and Office of Media and International Affairs (OMIA) from July to September 2022. 

Hailing from Boac, Marinduque, in the Philippines, I draw upon my cultural heritage to inform my research and academic pursuits. My research interests include critical heritage studies, theatre and performance studies, ethnochoreology, anthropology of dance, arts management, cultural policy and administration.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2587-2748
Scopus Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57666864600