Academic Profile – Yany P. Lopez

Yany P. Lopez 

Associate Professor


Education: 

  • Ph.D. in Philosophy, Macquarie University
  • Master of Science in Geography, University of the Philippines
  • Bachelor of Science in Geography, University of the Philippines

Specializations: Geographic Education, Geography of the Philippines,
Children’s Geographies

Research Interests: Children’s geographies; child participation; environmental education; disaster education; DRR; countermapping; geonarratives

Courses Taught:

  • Soc Sci 1
  • Geog 1
  • Geog 131
  • Geog 151
  • Geog 171
  • Geog 192
  • Geog 199
  • Geog 209
  • Geog 211
  • Geog 299

Publications: 

  • Ortega, A., Dela Cruz,B., Dayrit, C.,Angeles, E., Saguin, K., Garcia, L., Martinez, M., De Guzman, M., Lopez, Y. (2024). Counter-cartographies of Resistance: Exposing everyday authoritarianism in the Philippines. In B. Nehe & A. Eschamann (Eds.), Beyond Molotovs: A visual handbook of Anti-authoritarian strategies (pp. 80-85). transcript Verlag.
  • De Guzman, M., Lopez, Y., and Ortega, A. (2022). Geonarratives of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Negros Island, Philippines. Banwaan, 2(1), 1-24.
  • Saguin, K., Lopez, Y., Cadag, J., De Guzman, M., and Garcia, E. (2021). Geography’s trajectories in Philippine higher education. Transactions of Institute of British geographers. https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.12484
  • Abaya, M., Loic, L and Lopez, Y. (2020). Localising the UN Cluster Approach: the Philippines as a case study. Environmental Hazards, 19(4), 360-374.
  • Lopez, Y.P., Hayden, J., Hadley, F., & Cologon, K. (2012). Child participation and disaster risk reduction. International Journal of Early Years Education, 20(3): 300-308.
  • Lopez, Y.P. (2008). The State of Geographic Education in Selected Elementary Schools in Metro Manila, Philippines. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 17 (2008): 344-357.