Our Team
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View Profile Geminn Louis C. Apostol, MD, MBA, MSc, PhD (c)
- Research Faculty, Environmental Health Specialist, ACRI
- Environmental Health
- Climate Change Adaptation and Health
- Socio-ecological Determinants of Health
Research Interests
- Researcher, ASMPH COVID-19 Infographic Series
- Author, Bridging Policy & Practice: Mapping the core competencies of environmental health services in the Philippines
- Author, Understanding Primary Care in Rural Areas of the Philippines — Using Ethnographic Evidence for the Universal Health Care Law
- Project Manager, Transforming Primary Healthcare in the Philippines: An Innovative Pilot Postgraduate Professional Development Program for Primary Physicians in the Province of Northern Samar (The “iPRIME” Project)
- Project Lead, Developing Omnibus Policies of Existing Issuances on Local Government Units and Health Systems for the Department of Health (Omnibus Project)
- Project Lead, Development of A Service Delivery Package and Basic Orientation Manual for Essential Environmental Health Services in the Philippines
- Environmental Health Specialist, Towards a Healthier Future for all Filipinos
- Environmental Health Specialist, ACRI bags honors at 2023 Healthy Pilipinas Awards
- Author, Policy Brief: Strengthening Regulation of PFAS in Food Packaging Perspectives from the Philippines
- Author, Policy Brief: Mitigating Dengue in a Warming World
- Researcher, POLICY BRIEF: From Research to Impact: Transformative Actions Against Arsenic Groundwater Contamination In Batangas
- Environmental Health Specialist, EcoWaste, ACRI zooms in on Microplastics
- Environmental Health Specialist, A TAALe of Arsenic: Sharing the narrative through an interactive map
Research work in ACRI
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View Profile Jenica Clarisse Y. Sy
- Research Assistant, ACRI
- Neuroscience
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Microbiology
- Neurodevelopment
Research Interests
- Research Assistant, Technological Transfer of Clinical and Molecular Advances in Autism
- Research Assistant, Prevalence of Fragile X Syndrome in Children with ASD in the Philippines
Research work in ACRI
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View Profile Maria Clarissa "Rissa" A. Coronel
- Research Associate, ACRI
- Mental Health
- Child Development
- Women's and Children's Rights
Research Interests
- Research Assistant, Mapping of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services in the Philippines in the time of COVID-19 Pandemic
- Research Associate, Analyzing Mental Health: Perception, Access and Delivery
- Research Assistant, Children's Journey into the World of Online Sexual Exploitation
- Field Intern, The Kamalayan (Mindfulness) Project in the Philippines
- Researcher, About mhPAD: going beyond the research
Research work in ACRI
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View Profile Michelle Edillon
- Research Associate, ACRI
- Psychology
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Education
- Child Development
Research Interests
- Research Associate, Policy Brief: Strengthening Regulation of PFAS in Food Packaging Perspectives from the Philippines
- Research Associate, Development of A Service Delivery Package and Basic Orientation Manual for Essential Environmental Health Services in the Philippines
- Project Manager, COVID-19 Information Dissemination Project
- Researcher, ASMPH COVID-19 Infographic Series
- Author, Bridging Policy & Practice: Mapping the core competencies of environmental health services in the Philippines
- Researcher, Rise and Thrive Program Team successfully concludes preparatory project design workshop
Research work in ACRI
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View Profile Mikhaela Francesca Marietta "Mikka" A. Malonzo
- Research Associate, ACRI
- Mental Health
- Clinical Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Community
- Social Justice
Research Interests
- Research Associate, Analyzing Mental Health: Perception, Access and Delivery
- Research Assistant, Mental Health First Aid in the School
- Researcher, About mhPAD: going beyond the research
Research work in ACRI
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View Profile Myla D. Levantino-Firmalo, RMT
- Research Associate, ACRI
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Research Interests
- Research Assistant, Technological Transfer of Clinical and Molecular Advances in Autism
- Research Assistant, Prevalence of Fragile X Syndrome in Children with ASD in the Philippines
- Research Assistant, Evaluation of the Clinical Outcomes of the Early Start Denver Model: Philippine Revised (ESDM-PR) for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Researcher, ASMPH Center for Research and Innovation hosts the Rise and Thrive program team during a three-day GEDSI Workshop
- Researcher, Rise and Thrive Program Team successfully concludes preparatory project design workshop
Research work in ACRI
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View Profile Sary Valenzuela, MD
- Project Lead, ACRI
- Environmental Health
- Modelling
- Climate Change
- Climate Justice
- Infectious Diseases
Research Interests
- Environmental Health Specialist, ACRI bags honors at 2023 Healthy Pilipinas Awards
- Author, Policy Brief: Strengthening Regulation of PFAS in Food Packaging Perspectives from the Philippines
- Author, Policy Brief: Mitigating Dengue in a Warming World
- Author, Toxic Truths Unveiled: ACRI and EcoWaste Coalition’s seminar on Day-to-Day Chemical Hazards
- Assistant Program Head, Dr. Sary Valenzuela awarded the Fr. Bienvenido Nebres Scholarship, Georgetown University
- Researcher, POLICY BRIEF: From Research to Impact: Transformative Actions Against Arsenic Groundwater Contamination In Batangas
- Researcher, A TAALe of Arsenic: Sharing the narrative through an interactive map
Research work in ACRI
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View Profile Veincent Christian F. Pepito
- Adjunct Research Faculty, ACRI
- Epidemiology
- HIV
- Leprosy
- Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Maternal and Child Health
- Public Health
Research Interests
- Co-Investigator, Secondary data analysis of surveys and other routine data for better health outcomes and improved health service delivery
- Project Manager, Mathematical Modelling for Universal Health Care in the Philippines
- Author, Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborators
- Co-Author, Experiences and satisfaction of high-risk mothers who gave birth in select facilities in Legazpi City, Philippines
- Co-Author, Determinants of HIV testing among Filipino women: Results from the 2013 Philippine National Demographic and Health Survey
- Author, Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries
- Author, Early response to COVID-19 in the Philippines
- Project Associate, Call for Workshop Applicants: Utilizing mathematical modelling to aid governance in Universal Healthcare in the Philippines
Research work in ACRI
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View Profile Kriselle J. Abcede
- Office Staff, ACRI
Research Interests
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