Nominee Biosketch

 Grace CRUZ

Given Name:                         Grace
Surname:                              Cruz

Country of nationality:         Philippines
Country of residence:          Philippines

Mailing address:                   University Of The Philippines Population Institute (UPPI)
                                           2nd Floor Palma Hall, Up Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Email address:                     This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Telephone (Home):             63 917-838 0807
Telephone (Office):            (632) 920 5402

Highest degree:                     Ph.D.
Year:                                      2005
Institution:                             University of the Philippines
Discipline:                              Sociology

Current employment/position: Professor, University of the Philippines Population Institute

Previous employment:
I have been employed in UPPI since I earned my M.A. Demography from the same Institute in 1986.

Other honorary or professional positions:
1. Chairperson, Demographic Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (DRDF), July, 2005 present
2. Commissioner, Population Commission, July, 2005- May, 2011
3. Immediate past president, Philippine Population Association

Publication:

1. Cruz, Grace, Anna Melissa Lavares, Maria Paz N. Marquez, Josefina N. Natividad and Yasuhiko Saito (2014) in 'Gender and Economic Well-being among Older Filipions', in Theresa W. Devasahayam (ed.) Gender and Ageing: Southeast Asian Perspectives. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore.

2. Cruz, Grace and Camhol Armand N (2014). Family and State Roles in Promoting the Well-Being of Older Filipinos. Philippine Social Science Council.

3. Cruz, Grace T., Maria Midea Kabamlan, Maria Paz N. Marquez and Arnie C. Trinidad (2013). Baseline Study on Access to Information and Services on Family Planning among Women in Urban Poor Areas in Manila: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice. Demographic Research and Development Foundation.

4. Cruz, Grace, Christian Joy P. Cruz, Melissa L. Gonzales and Clarinda L. Berja (2012). Parental Involvement in Adolescent Health and Development. Commission on Population and the Demographic Research and Development Foundation.

5. Cruz, Grace and Anna Melissa Lavares (2009). 'The Philippines' in Palmore, E., Whittington, F. and Kunkel, S. (eds.), International Handbook on Aging. California, USA.

6. Grace T. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito and Josefina N. Natividad (2007). Active Life Expectancy and Functional Health Status among Filipino Older people. Canadian Studies in Population, 34 (1), 29-47.

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