Faculty

AYALA, MICHAEL L.

Assistant Professor
Students Local Council Adviser
ORCID No. 0000-0003-2256-6585

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

PhD in Statistics 
Master of Arts in Christian Leadership
Graduate Diploma in Econometrics
Master of Science in Econometrics
Bachelor of Science in Statistics

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Statistics
Econometrics

RESEARCH INTEREST
Time Series Analysis
Econometrics
Bayesian Estimation

BALUBAYAN, CHRISTOPHER D. 

Assistant Professor
Faculty
Email: [email protected]
ORCID No. 0000-0002-7737-7696

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Juris Doctor
Doctor of Education in Educational Management
Master of Education in ALS
Master of Arts in Economics
Bachelor of Arts in Economics/Political Science
BSEd Social Studies (Earned Units)

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Education
Economics
Social Science

RESEARCH INTEREST

Education
Economics
Social Science

CARAMUGAN, KARLO MARTIN C.

Assistant Professor
Extension Head, CAEc Faculty Federation President
ORCID No. 0000-0001-8565-3470

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Juris Doctor
Master of Science in Economics
Graduate Diploma in Economics
Bachelor of Science in Economics

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Development Economics
Public Economics 
National and Local Government Finance
Public Policy
Labor Economics
Economic Growth Theory
Monitoring and Evaluation

RESEARCH INTEREST

Technology and Innovation
Impact Evaluation

DELUNA, ROPERTO S., JR.

Associate Professor
SERDAC Mindanao, Research Center Manager
Email: [email protected]
ORCID No. 0000-0002-0075-3606

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
Master of Science in Economics
Graduate Diploma in Economics
Bachelor of Science in Economics

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Project Planning and Management
Development Evaluation Methods
Behavioural Economics
Development / Agricultural Economics
Macroeconomics

RESEARCH INTEREST

Farm Succession and Land Fragmentation
Macroeconometrics and Asymmetry Analysis
Bioeconomy
Socioeconomics
Impact Evaluation

ESTRADA, RONALD D.

Associate Professor
BS Economics Program Head
Email: [email protected]
ORCID No. 0000-0002-9284-5558

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics with a cognate in Economics
Master of Science in Econometrics
Bachelor of Science in Statistics

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Statistics
Econometrics

RESEARCH INTEREST

Linear Models
Time Series Analysis
Survey Sampling
Small Area Estimation

FUERZAS, IVEE V.

Assistant Professor
Associate Dean, Graduate School Head
Email: [email protected]
ORCID No. 0000-0002-7893-241X

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Master of Science in Economics
Graduate Diploma in Economics
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Agricultural Economics
Economics
Environmental and Resource Economics

RESEARCH INTEREST

Microeconomics
Price Analysis
Agricultural Value Chain Analysis
Climate Change
Resilience

HINLO, JENNIFER E.

Associate Professor
College Dean
Email: [email protected]
ORCID No. 0000-0002-4116-4007

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Major in Agricultural and Resource Economics
Master of Science in Econometrics
Graduate Diploma in Econometrics
Bachelor of Science in Economics

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Economics
Econometrics
Agricultural and Resource Economics

RESEARCH INTEREST

Agricultural Price Analysis
Production Economics
Consumer Analysis
Time Series Analysis
Applied Econometrics
Financial Economics / Econometrics

PALEN, RIZAMAE S.

Instructor
Quality Assurance Head
Email: [email protected]
ORCID No. 0009-0007-8633-5037

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Master of Business Administration
Bachelor of Science in Economics

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Economics

RESEARCH INTEREST

Socioeconomics Research
Supply Chain Analysis
Time-Series Analysis

VISCA, ELIZABETH NERI C.

Instructor
PAD & OSAS Coordinator
ORCID No. 0009-0004-5888-1055

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Master of Science in Economics (on-going)
Bachelor of Science in Economics, major in Developmental Economics

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Economics
Development Economics
Agricultural Economics

RESEARCH INTEREST

Development Economics
Agricultural Economics
Microeconomics

ALEDON, WENDY A.

Instructor
AEconS Adviser
Email: [email protected]

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Master of Science in Econometrics (Ongoing)
Bachelor of Science in Economics, major in Monetary and Financial Economics

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Economics
Econometrics
Monetary and Financial Economics

RESEARCH INTEREST

Monetary and Financial Economics
Time Series and Panel Data Analysis
Green Economy
Impact Evaluation

VARQUEZ, CHRISTINE R.

Assistant Professor
Faculty (Study-leave)
ORCID No. 0000-0002-0159-9743

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (Ongoing)
Master of Science in Economics
Graduate Diploma in Economics
Bachelor of Science in Economics

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Agricultural and Resource Economics
Development Economics
Health Economics

RESEARCH INTEREST

Impact Evaluation
Applied Microeconometrics
Health Policy and Services
Circular Economy
Regional Growth and Development