Arcinas, Myla M.
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, De La Salle University
Master of Arts in Sociology, University of the Philippines
Specialization: Development Studies; Sociology; Evaluation Research; Women Studies
Dr. Myla M. Arcinas is an associate professor of the Behavioral Sciences Department of De La Salle University and an SDRC research fellow. She does research on gender, overseas Filipino workers and their left-behind family members, and health. She obtained her Ph.D. in Sociology from DLSU-Manila and her B.A. and M.A. in Sociology degrees from the University of the Philippines-Los Baños. Dr. Arcinas has headed the SDRC projects “Conflict of Interest in Infant and Young Child Nutrition among Professionals and Health Professional Societies” and “Enabling Women for an Active Role in Community Development: A Women, Work and Development Project.” Currently, she is a Co-Investigator for the project Behavioral Change Communication Intervention for Premature and Small Newborn Care: Development of Prematurity Communication Strategy for the PhilHealth Z-Benefit Package for Premature and Small Newborns and was Co-Investigator for the project “National Kids Online Survey (NKOLS)” both funded by UNICEF.