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Hazel T. Biana

Full Professor and Research Fellow

Educational Background

PhD in Philosophy
De La Salle University

Master in Philosophical Research
De La Salle University

BS in Commerce Major in Advertising Management,
BA Major in Philosophy
De La Salle University

Hazel T. Biana is a Professor of Philosophy at De La Salle University, and a Research Fellow of the Southeast Asia Research Center and Hub (SEARCH) and the Social Development Research Center (SDRC). She was the former Vice President of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines (PAP) (2020-2023). She is an active member of the Global Feminist Artificial Intelligence Research (f<A+I>r) Network. In 2024, she received a grant from the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada, to pilot test SafeHer: A Women Mobility and Empowerment App with the hope of curbing transit violence against women through artificial intelligence.

Research Interest

  • Postfeminism
  • Philosophy of Place
  • Cultural Criticism
  • Feminist Artificial Intelligence
  • Philosophy through Pop Culture

Selected Publications

  • Joaquin, J. J. B., Biana, H. T., & Dacela, M. A. (2020). The Philippine higher education sector in the time of COVID-19. Frontiers in Education, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.576371
  • Biana, Hazel T. (2020) “Extending bell hooks’ Feminist Theory,” Journal of International Women’s Studies: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 3.
  • Del Castillo, F. A., Biana, H. T., & Joaquin, J. J. B. (2020). ChurchInAction: the role of religious interventions in times of COVID-19. Journal of Public Health, 42(3), 633–634. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa086
  • Biana, H. T., & Joaquin, J. J. B. (2020). COVID-19: The need to heed distress calls of healthcare workers. Journal of Public Health, 42(4), 853–854. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa145
  • Biana, H., & Joaquin, J. (2020). The ethics of scare: COVID-19 and the Philippines’ fear appeals. Public Health, 183, 2–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.04.017
  • Joaquin, J. J. B., & Biana, H. T. (2020). Philippine crimes of dissent: Free speech in the time of COVID-19. Crime Media Culture an International Journal, 17(1), 37–41. https://doi.org/10.1177/1741659020946181
  • Biana, H. T. (2021). Love as an Act of Resistance: bell hooks on Love. In Springer eBooks (pp. 127–137). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4834-9_9
  • Joaquin, J. J. B., & Biana, H. T. (2020). Sustainability science is ethics: Bridging the philosophical gap between science and policy. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 160, 104929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104929
  • Rivas, V. A., & Biana, H. T. (2021). Plants, public health and the pandemic. Journal of Public Health, 44(2), e336–e337. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdab244
  • Biana, H. T. (2020). The Philippine Ukay-Ukay culture as sustainable fashion. DLSU Business & Economics Review, 30(1), 154-164.
  • Joaquin, J. J. B., Biana, H. T., & Dacela, M. A. (2020). The Philippine higher education sector in the time of COVID-19. Frontiers in Education, 5: 576371.
  • Biana, Hazel T. and Nalam, Ruel M. (2020) “Terms of Endearment: The Displacement of Inday,” Asia-Pacific Social Science Review: Vol. 20: Iss. 3, Article 9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.59588/2350-8329.1319 
  • Biana, H. T., & Biana, R. T. (2020). COVID-19: prioritizing healthcare workers. Journal of Public Health, 43(2), e265–e266. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa213
  • Biana, H. T., Javier Jr, R., & Jabar, M. (2021). Assessing Cultural, Linguistic, and Indigenous Competencies: The Case of Early Childhood Care and Development Teachers in the Philippines. Asia-Pacific journal of research in early childhood education, 15(1).
  • Biana, H. (2013). Reaching the unreached: philippine distance education and dislocation. In J. Worldw. Forum Educ. Cult (Vol. 4, pp. 73-84).
  • Biana, H. T. (2024). Feminist Re-Engineering of Religion-Based AI chatbots. Philosophies, 9(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies9010020
  • Joaquin, J. J. B., Biana, H. T., & Dacela, M. A. (2020). The Philippine Higher Education Sector in the Time of COVID-19. Frontiers in Education, 5 (October), 1–6.
  • Biana, H. T., & Joaquin, J. J. (2024). The irony of AI in a low-to-middle-income country. AI & Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-023-01855-2
  • Arambulo, H. K. M., Sahagun, C. T., & Biana, H. T. (2021). COVID-19: back to healthcare basics in Philippine prisons. Journal of Public Health, 43(2), e342–e343. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdab056
  • Biana, Hazel T. and Domingo, Rosallia (2021) “Lesbian Single Parents: Reviewing Philippine COVID-19 Policies,” Journal of International Women’s Studies: Vol. 22: Iss. 12, Article 8.

 

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