Dr. Ma Teresa G De Guzman

Prof. (Dr.) Ma. Teresa G. De Guzman is a Professor at the Department of Behavioural Sciences College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila. A practising applied anthropologist who graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree of Ph.D. in Anthropology with a specialization in Cultural Anthropology. She has worked extensively with different Ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines, particularly with Aeta, Mangyan, and Manobo. She has been in the academe for the past 25 years, complemented by 20 years of fieldwork. Her research interests and work are mostly concentrated on Indigenous groups, Indigenous Knowledge (IK), Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment, Health and Social Impact Assessment, Disaster Risk Management, and others. A former chair of the Department of Behavioural Sciences for six years and currently the convenor of the Manila studies program, Chair of the Ethics Committee Panel 5, and screening committee member of the PhD by Research. She is also the current Executive Director of the Interdisciplinary Research and Development (IRD) research and Development consultancy group.