Short Bio

Jo is currently writing her dissertation at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. She, likewise, studied Media and Religion from the Society of St. Paul Seminary Foundation, and Mandarin Language in Ateneo de Manila University and Sun-Yat Sen University in China. She was a visiting professor in Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam and taught both undergraduate and graduate students. She is an author/editor of collegiate modules, and is a regional speaker on Communication, Media and Leadership. Jo is also a certified Advanced English Proficiency Trainer in Grammar and Fluency by the Business Process Association of the Philippines.

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy in Media Studies Candidate (ongoing)

University of the Philippines Diliman (Quezon City, Philippines)

SLSU Faculty & Staff Development Scholar

Fulbright-CHED Dissertation Grant Fellow (Michigan State University, USA)

Master of Development Communication (2012)

University of the Philippines Open University (Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines)

Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communication (1995)

Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines)

Subjects Taught

Research 1: Research Methods

Research 2: Thesis Writing

Foreign Language: Mandarin

Communication Management and Entrepreneurship

Development Communication

Science and Health Communication

Introduction to Communication Media

Media Ethics

Writing for Radio and Television

Introduction to Film Advertising Principles and Practices

Advanced Writing for Print

Speech Communication

Writing in the Discipline

Study and Thinking Skills

Vocabulary building and communicative grammar

Visiting Professor, Thai Nguyen University, Viet Nam

Visiting Professor, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Viet Nam

Special Awards/ Prizes

Fellow (Dissertation Grant, 2018-2019), CHED-Fulbright, October 26, 2017

Parangal ng Pagkilala, UP College of Mass Communication, April 25, 2018, April 27, 2017, April 29, 2016

Fellow, Kritika: National Workshop on Art and Cultural Criticism, Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center, De La Salle University, May 2-6, 2017

Fellow, UP Gawad Plaridel Masterclass: Scriptwriting, UP College of Mass Communication, September 2015

Outstanding Student (University Scholar), University of the Philippines - Diliman, May 6, 2015

With High Honors, Mandarin Language Program, Sun-Yat Sen University & Hanban, Guangzhou, China, May 30, 2008

Research and Publications

Research Publications

Dizon, Joan M. 2015. "Brand(ishing) Power: The politics of a logo". Tilamsik: The Southern Luzon Journal of Arts and Sciences, 8(1). 201-203.

Dizon, Joan M. 2014. “What’s on your mind? Rhetorics of Identity Construction in Facebook”. Available at https://papers.iafor.org/proceedings/issn-2186-5906-the-asian- conference-on-media- masscommunication-

Research Presentations

Dizon, Joan M. 2017. “Voices in the wilderness: Broadcast personalities’ industry experiences during the Martial Law Era”. Paper presented at The Remains of a Dictatorship: An International Conference on the Philippines under Marcos, Novotel Hotel, Quezon City, Philippines, 3-4 August, 2017 (with conference grant from Philippine Studies, Ateneo de Manila University)

Dizon, Joan M. 2016. “Sleepless in Cyberspace: How Facebook creates a culture of insomnia among Filipino youth”. Paper presented at the Asian Congress for Media and Communication 2016 International Conference, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 27-29 October, 2016 (with Research Dissemination Grants from the University of the Philippines - Office of International Linkages and UP College of Mass Communication)

Dizon, Joan M. 2016. “Meme Generation: Cultural productions in meme circulations”. Paper presented at Mulat: The 6th Sining del Pilar, Cecilia Lazaro Kritika Series, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 17 March, 2016

Dizon, Joan M. 2014. “What’s on your mind? Rhetorics of Identity Construction in Facebook”. Paper presented at the Fifth MediAsia and FilmAsia 2014, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Rihga Royal Hotel, Osaka, Japan, 12-16 November, 2014 (with travel grants from Southern Luzon State University and the UP College of Mass Communication)

Book Publications

Dizon, Joan M. 2016. "Legal and Ethical Considerations". In Manzanilla, S.M., Dizon, J.M., & Guinto, N.L. [Eds.], Communication in the scientific and technical professions. Lucban, Philippines: SLSU Department of Languages, Literature, and Humanities. ISBN 978-621-95386-3-3

Manzanilla, S.M., Dizon, J.M., & Guinto, N.L. [Eds.] (2016). Communication in the scientific and technical professions. Lucban, Philippines: SLSU Department of Languages, Literature, and Humanities. ISBN 978-621-95386-3-3

Newspaper Publications

Dizon, Joan M. 2013, August 5. Jewels in my classroom. Philippine Daily Inquirer August 5, 2013 (Also available at http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/byline/joan-m-dizon)

Extension Services & Volunteer Work

Keynote Speaker, "Eh di wow! Communicating faith ver. 2.0, PhiloComm Fest 2015, Society of St. Paul Seminary Foundation, November 14, 2015

Thesis Panelist, St. Paul University - QC, 2014-2018

Junior Reviewer, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2014

Media Production Staff/Publication Staff, Daughters of St. Paul/Paulines Publishing, July 1998 – August 1999

Campus Minister, Campus Ministry Office Polytechnic University of the Philippines, May 1995 – October 1995

Professional Affiliations

Fulbright Alumni Association

Philippine Association of Communication Educators

Association of Tertiary Press Advisers of Southern Tagalog

Association of Communication and Media Educators

Updated: October 7, 2019