Violeda Umali, BA, MA, MA

Short Biography
I am a graduate of the University of the Philippines, where I received my B.A. degree in Communication Research (cum laude) and my M.A. degree in Demography, and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), where I received my Master of Mass Communication degree. I am a full-time faculty member (currently on leave) of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, where I teach courses in communication research. Alongside teaching, I have been involved in research, training, and extension projects in the areas of communication and media; population and family planning; reproductive health; and gender and women’s issues.

PhD Topic
The Politics of Population Policy-Making in the Philippines: Insights from the Population and Reproductive Health Legislative Proposals.

Publications
Umali, V.A. (forthcoming). Dynamics of legal pluralism in policy-making: The case of the population and reproductive health debate in the Philippines. In W. Zips & M. Weilenmann (Eds.), The Governance of Legal Pluralism: Studies from Africa and Beyond. Muenster-Hamburg-London: Lit Verlag.
Umali, V.A. & Bañez, E.S. (forthcoming). Evolving democracy: A memetic analysis of the latest proposal for constitutional change in the Philippines. In B. Newman, K. Gouliamos & S. Hennenberg (Eds.), Political Marketing: Cultural Issues and Current Trends. NY: Haworth Press.
Umali, V.A. & Pagaduan, A.J.P. (2008). ICT-readiness among small and medium enterprises in rural Philippines: The case of Oriental Mindoro. In Banerjee, I. & Rao, M. (Eds.). Media and Development in Asia: Regional Perspectives. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre.
Paragas, F.D. & Umali, V.A. (Issue editors). (2008). Plaridel: A Journal of Philippine Communication, Media and Society, vol. 5 no. 1. February 2008.
Umali, V.A., Laguna, E.P., Bañez, E.S., & Javelosa, M.U. (2007). Country study: The Philippines. In ASEAN and Trafficking in Persons: Using Data as a Tool to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Geneva: International Organization for Migration.
Umali, V.A. & Paragas, F.D. (2006). The Philippines. In K. Karan (Ed.), Cyber Communities in Rural Asia: A Study of Seven Countries. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre.
Umali, V.A. (2005). The cybertrafficking of Filipino girl children: Weaknesses of Philippine policies. In Asian Women 2005, vol. 20, pp. 175 – 206.
Tiongson, N.G. & Umali, V.A. (Issue Editors). (2004). Plaridel: A Journal of Philippine Communication, Media and Society, vol. 1 no. 1. February 2004.
Umali, V.A. & Portus, L.M. (2002). Synergizing skills and scholarship: Communication education in the Philippines. In U. Khattab & F. Ibrahim (Eds.), Communication and Media Studies in ASEAN: Bridge to New Frontiers. Malaysia: School of Media and Communication Studies, UKM.
Umali, V.A. (1991). Exploring community resources for effective communication. In V. Valbuena (Ed.), Modules in Public Education and Social Marketing. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre.

Conference Presentations and Technical Papers
Local government units and the localization of the population policy in the Philippines. (2010). XVII World Congress of Sociology of the International Sociological Association held on 11-17 July in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Leisure and recreation among people with disabilities in the Philippines. (2010). XVII World Congress of Sociology of the International Sociological Association held on 11-17 July in Gothenburg, Sweden.
“The influence of age on interpersonal communication comfortableness and competence in informal settings: Insights from two Philippine studies.” (2009). The 1st Autumn Conference of the Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction Section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), 21-23 October 2009, Tampere, Finland. (co-author)
“Health is wealth: Negotiating responsibility and accountability in medical tourism.” (2009). Global Studies Association 2nd Annual Conference Challenging globalization: New perspectives, alternative visions, emerging agendas, 2-4 September 2009, Royal Holloway, University of London. (sole author)
“Science versus/into rhetoric: Assessing the role of research in population policy-making in the Philippines." (2008). Final conference of the project The Politics of Knowing: Research, Institutions and Gender in the Making, 27-28 November, Prague, Czech Republic. (sole author)
"The Philippine government’s system for data collection on trafficking in persons: Governance issues and implications." (2008). Colloquium on 17 September organized by the Center for International Studies, Inha University, South Korea (sole author)
“Critical citizens: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.” (2008). The 3rd Viennese Conference on Southeast Asia, 13-14 June 2008, University of Vienna (sole author)
"Consumption and reception of Asian films by Filipino viewers: An exploratory study." (2006). Asia Culture Forum 2006, 26-29 October, Gwangju, South Korea. (sole author)
"Towards Improving Data Collection on Trafficking in Persons in the Philippines." (2006). ASEAN-SOMTC Workshop on Improved Data Collection on Trafficking in Persons, 5 June, Bali, Indonesia. (senior author)
"Evolving democracy: A memetic analysis of the latest proposal for constitutional change in the Philippines." (2006). 3rd International Political Marketing Conference, 6-8 April, Nicosia, Cyprus. (senior author)
"Culture, contraception, and population legislation: Insights from the discourses on the proposed ‘two-child policy’ in the Philippines." (2005). XXV International Population Conference of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), 18-23 July, Tours, France. (sole author)
"Understanding the stigma of child adoption in the Philippines." (2005). International conference on "Reproductive Disruptions: Childlessness, Adoption, and Other Reproductive Complexities", 19-22 May, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (sole author)
"The cybertrafficking of Filipino girl children: Weaknesses of Philippine policies." (2004). International Symposium on "Girls Caught in the Web: the Internet, Sexual Violence, and Girls’ Rights", 8-9 October, Seoul, Korea. (sole author)
"ICT-readiness among small and medium enterprises in rural Philippines: The case of Oriental Mindoro." (2004). 13th Annual Conference of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), 1-3 July, Bangkok, Thailand. (senior author)
"Towards a discourse on political communication: The case of the 2001 Philippine national elections." (2002). 23rd Conference of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), 20-26 July, Barcelona, Spain. (senior author)
"Synergizing skills and scholarship: Communication education in the Philippines." (2001). ASEAN Symposium on Communication and Media Studies: Building Bridges and Exploring New Frontiers, 8-10 November, Bangi, Malaysia. (senior author)
"The discourse of sexuality among Filipino and Singaporean youth." (2000). 50th conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 5-7 June, Acapulco, Mexico. (sole author)
"Women and the water supply sector: An examination of women’s practical and strategic needs and participation in the Philippine water supply sector." (1994). Country paper submitted to UN-ESCAP. (co-author)
"Images of Japan in the test videotapes." (1992). Research report submitted to ITFP-Japan for the project Images of Japan in the Philippine Media. (sole author)

Major International Projects
2006. Project Coordinator for the Philippines, Data Collection Methodology Project on Human Trafficking in ASEAN Countries of the International Organization for Migration
2004. Trainer, Training Program on Content Analysis Principles and Methodologies organized by the Globe International, Mongolia National University and Zorig Foundation, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2003. Secretariat Coordinator, Sangandaan 2003 International Conference on Arts and Media in Philippine-American Relations, 1899 – 2002 sponsored by the University of the Philippines, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the San Francisco State University
2002. Project Associate, Project on the Development of Training Modules on Reproductive Health Behavior Change Communication for Community Workers of the UNFPA and NPCFP Hanoi, Vietnam
2000. Workshop Program Coordinator, International Workshop on Communication Research Agenda-Setting for the Asia-Pacific Region sponsored by the University of the Philippines and UNESCO-ORBICOM

Awards and Recognition
Accepted as Associate Member of the National Research Council of the Philippines in 2006
Recipient of the University of the Philippines System International Publication Award in December 2006
Accepted as Regular Fellow of the Social Weather Stations (Philippines) in 2005
Recipient of the ASEAN Postgraduate Fellowship of the Singapore government, January-December 1999

Courses taught
Economy and Society of Southeast Asia: Gender Issues, Winter Semester 2008, East Asian Studies, University of Vienna

Contact
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