Ms. Christian Joy Cruz Christian Joy Cruz, University of the Philippines Population Institute University Researcher II, was recently awarded the Gawad Tsanselor sa Natatanging REPS (Research, Extension and Professional Staff) for 2017, one of the three winners for the said category.
UP Diliman’s Gawad Tsanselor is the university’s most prestigious award for performance excellence, given annually to deserving members of the faculty, REPS, administrative staff and students.
The awarding ceremonies took place on April 27, 2-17 at 6 p.m. at the Institute of Biology Auditorium. Since Ms. Cruz was at that time attending a conference abroad, the award was accepted in her behalf by UPPI Prof. Grace T. Cruz (no relation).
Prof. Grace Cruz (second from left) receives award for CJ Cruz
Ms. Cruz started working for the UPPI in 2006. She finished BS Biology in UP Baguio in 1994, Masters in Business Administration in UP Diliman in 1998 and MA in Demography at the UPPI in 2006 under a David and Lucile Packard Foundation Scholarship.
As a University Researcher of the UPPI, Ms. Cruz has collaborated with the UPPI faculty in research projects on fertility, mortality, migration, youth and ageing, among others. She has also pursued her own research
interests and has presented academic papers in various conferences in the Philippines and abroad on the topic of sexuality and gender identity. Ms. Cruz took a lead part in “Kwentong Bebot: Lived Experiences of Lesbians, Bisexual and Transgender Women in the Philippines"
Proudly holding the award are Prof. Cruz, Ms. Imelda Reyes (left) and Ms. Renea Santos (right)
The Philippine chapter in the book Violence: Through the Lenses of Lesbians, Bisexual Women, and Transgender People in Asia which garnered a Felipa de Souza Award in 2014. This award is in recognition of the courage and activism of grassroots groups and individuals working for the fundamental human rights of all people.
Ms. Cruz is an active member of the Population Association of America, the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, the Asian Population Association and the Philippine Population Association.
Video of the Gawad Tsanselor Natatanging Reps Awardees
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