LOU ANGELI A. OCAMPO, PhD
Associate Professor
Office Phone: 89818500 ext. 2222
Lou Ann Ocampo is a faculty member of the Department of Geography, University of the Philippines Diliman. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Geography, as well as core courses in the Tri-College Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program, where she serves as Coordinator. At the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), she chairs Panel 5 of the CSSP Ethics Review Board. Beyond the University, she is a member of both the Steering and Scientific Committees of the International Geographical Union – Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems (IGU-CSRS).
EDUCATION
> BS Geography – University of the Philippines
> MS Geography – University of the Philippines
> Docteur en sciences (géographie) – Université de Liège, Belgium
SPECIALIZATION
> Political ecology
> Indigenous resource management systems
> Risk perception studies
> Emotional geographies
COURSESTAUGHT
> Geog 1 – Places and Landscapes in a Changing World
> Geog 103 – World Regional Geography
> Geog 111 – Resource Management and Conservation
> Geog 131 – Geography of the Philippines
> Geog 157 – Geography of Latin America
> Geog 159 – Geography of Africa
> Geog 173 – Cultural Geography
> Geog 192 – Field Methods in Geography
> Geog 198 – Special Topics: Geographies of Hallyu
> Geog 198 – Special Topics: Filipino and Indigenous Geographies
> Geog 199 – Seminar
> Geog 209 – Spatial Analysis
> PS 301 – Perspectives in Philippine Studies
> PS 302 – Theories in Philippine Studies
> PS 330 – Filipino Perspectives on Philippine Development
> PS 398 – Directed Readings
> PS 399 – Research Methods in Philippine Studies
AWARDS AND GRANTS
> 2023 UP International Publication Award
> 2023 UP Diliman Professorial Chair Award
> OneUP Faculty Grant for Teaching and Public Service (2022-2024)
> Local Adaptation, Resilience & Interpretation of Socio-Natural Hazards and Environment Management in the Philippines research and scholarship grant. Funded by Académie De Recherche Et D’Enseignement Supérieur (ARES), Belgium (2014 to 2019)
> Challenges of Agrarian Transition in Southeast Asia (ChATSEA) research and scholarship Grant (2006 to 2010)
PUBLICATIONS
> De Guzman, M. T., Martinez, M. S., Garcia, E., Palis, J., Anacta, V. J., Cadag, J. R., Ocampo, L.A. … & Gutierrez, D. (2024). INTEGRATING SERVICE-LEARNING IN GEOGRAPHY IN PHILIPPINE HIGHER EDUCATION. Pennsylvania Geographer, 62(2).
> Ocampo, L.A. & Schmitz, S. (2022). Accumulation by Dispossession & Hazardscape Production in Post-Corporate Gold Mining Itogon, Philippines. Geographical Research, 61 (1), 44-57. DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12565
> Ocampo, L.A. (2021). Storying Emotional Geographies among Dispossessed Ibaloi and Kankanaey Miners. Philippine Social Science Review, 73 (2), 44-62. [Published May 31, 2024]
> Zoleta-Nantes, D.B., Martinez, M.S., & Ocampo, L.A. (2008). Environmental Management and Urban Planning in Metro Manila, The Philippines. Regional Development Dialogue 29 (1) Spring.