curriculum vitae

As an interdisciplinary researcher, I specialise in art and cultural studies, digital media, information and communication technologies, and participatory photography. My career in academia spans ten years but as an art/media practitioner, I have nearly two decades of work experience – from advertising and digital media (content creation, graphic/information design, photographic arts, video production) to exhibition design (expos, galleries, museums). I work with graphic arts, digital images, information design, performance, and web design (including learning management systems/LMS).

education + awards

2018–2023 (UK)
MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ART — PhD in Art and Design

• Manchester Metropolitan University Vice Chancellor PhD Scholarship
• Research: ‘Reframing the ASEAN discourse by way of participatory photography and curatorial collaboration’ (Practice-led PhD)
• Supervisors: Dr Beccy Kennedy, Dr Sian Bonnell, and Ms Jane Brake
• Awarded with various funding grants for international conferences

2014–2018 (Hong Kong)
HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY — Postgraduate Research (PhD level)

• HKBU Haimen Institute of Science and Technology Studentship Award
• Research: ‘Photographing the ASEAN: a participatory project in Manila’
• Supervisors: Professor Ian Aitken and Dr Cherian George
• Awarded with various funding grants for international conferences

2011–2012 (UK)
UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER — Master of Arts (MA) in Visual Culture with Merit

• Postgraduate Scholarship Award, British Council & IELTS
• Dissertation: ‘It’s More Fun in the Philippines: A visual culture and critical analysis of state and social media interventions in nation-building and subject formation’ (awarded with Distinction)
• Supervisors: Dr Marquard Smith and Professor Harriet Evans
• Awarded with Merit; Awarded with a Certificate of Recognition by the Philippine Embassy, London

2001–2006 (Philippines)
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN — Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art Studies (Interdisciplinary Track)

• Thesis: ‘Computer graphic design and billboard advertising: technology, social production, and industry (Case study of EDSA – Metro Manila)’
• Thesis Advisers: Dr Flaudette May Datuin and Dr Ana Maria Theresa Labrador
• College Scholar Recognition, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (2002)

other institutions attended

2021 (UK/Virtual)
HARPERCOLLINS AUTHOR ACADEMY UK

• Writing Nonfiction (Autumn Course)
• Publishing Foundation Masterclasses for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Backgrounds

2019 (Estonia)
NORDIC SUMMER UNIVERSITY

• Summer School Theme: Artistic Research – Performing Heterotopia
• Circle 7 Theme: Absences and Silences

2017 (Italy)
EUROPEAN MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION DOCTORAL SUMMER SCHOOL

• Summer School Theme: Contemporary Issues in Media, Communication, and Cultural Studies
• Host Institutions: Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy & European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)

2017 (Italy)
ACADEMY OF GLOBAL HUMANITIES AND CRITICAL THEORY

• Academy Grant 2017 (Full Award)
• Summer School in Global Studies and Critical Theory Theme: Sovereignty and Social Movements
• Host Institutions: Universita Di Bologna (Italy), Duke University (USA) & University of Virginia (USA)

2017 (Philippines)
VARGAS MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN

• Visiting Researcher Project: Photographing the ASEAN: PhotoVoice as research method, Southeast Asia as visual culture (public forum and exhibition walk-through)
• Supervisor: Professor Patrick Flores, PhD

2016 (China)
PhD WINTER SCHOOL ON PARTICIPATION & COMMUNICATION

• Host Institutions: International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Participatory Communication Research Section (IAMCR-PCR) in partnership with Jinan University (China) & Uppsala University (Sweden)

2012 (Estonia)
ASIA-EUROPE FOUNDATION (ASEF) UNIVERSITY

• Summer School Theme: Conscious Consumers for Environmental Sustainability
• Host Institutions: Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), University of Tartu, Estonian School Student Councils’ Union & European Commission

teaching experience

2022–2023 (Philippines)
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

• Professional Lecturer I (Part-time), College of Liberal Arts Department of Communication
• MA Communication, Major in Applied Media Studies: Communication and New Media Theory; Media Criticism: Approaches and Practices
• BA Communication Arts: History of Communication and Media Theory; Special Topics in Communication Arts: Production, Display, Discourse

2020–2021 (UK)
MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

• Teaching Assistant, Courses: Manchester School of Art Unit X; RISE Learning Management System (LMS) Postgraduate Research Course Intensive; Undergraduate Tutorials (Art History, Curating, and Fine Arts students)
• Panel Member (Student Reviewer), Programme Enhancement, Approval and Review (PEAR) Panel

2014–2017 (Hong Kong)
HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

• Postgraduate Teaching Assistant, School of Communication & Academy of Film
• Courses: Approaches and Methods in Communication Research; Qualitative Modes of Research; Digital Public Relations; Strategic Issues & Reputation Management; Film & Media Arts

2013–2014 (Philippines)
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

• Instructor IV, College of Fine Arts and Design (Department of Advertising Arts)
• Courses: Art History; Interactive Advertising; Special Topics in Advertising; Presentation Skills

2010 (Philippines)
ENDERUN COLLEGES

• Part-time ESL Tutor, Enderun Tutorial and Language Centre
• English as a Second Language (ESL) Summer Programme

2006 (Philippines)
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

• Guest Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Letters (Journalism)
• Course: Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Newsroom

academic publications

2022 March (UK)
VISUAL STUDIES JOURNAL [AHCI]

• Understanding social critique in graffiti art from a (non-)Western perspective: Chinese students comparing Banksy and Zato through photo-elicitation (v.37, n.4, 2022), Co-author: Dr Wendy Wing Lam Chan, Publisher: Routledge – Taylor & Francis Group

2021 July (Brazil)
ANIMUS JOURNAL: CULTURAL & TECHNOLOGICAL IMAGES

• Mesa Sa Kwarto: Southeast Asian exhibition on a ‘tiny desk’ held in a live Zoom gallery (v.20, n.43, 2021), Publisher: Revista Interamericana de Comunicação Midiática

2017 August (Germany)
CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA RESEARCH

• Reframing the ASEAN discourse by way of participatory photography: the Manila pilot project (SuSo Book Series Edition Lumière – Bremen, 2018), Publisher: European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)

2014 December (China)
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL ADMINISTRATION

• ASEAN 2020 Vision: Collective identity building of Southeast Asian visual culture and economy via social media and other participatory venues of international relations (v.3, 2014), Publisher: University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) Beijing

peer review experience

2023 (France/Hybrid)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH (IAMCR)

• IAMCR 2023 Conference Lyon – Participatory Communication Research Section (PCR)

2023 (Canada/Hybrid)
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION (ICA)

• 73^rd Annual ICA Conference Toronto – Visual Communication Studies Division (VCSD)

2022 (China/Online)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH (IAMCR)

• IAMCR 2022 Conference Beijing – Emerging Scholars Network Section (ESN)

2021 (France/Hybrid)
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION (ICA)

• 72^nd Annual ICA Conference Paris – Visual Communication Studies Division (VCSD)

2020 (US/Hybrid)
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION (ICA)

• 71^st Annual ICA Conference Denver– Visual Communication Studies Division (VCSD)

academic conferences

2022 May (France/Hybrid)
72^nd ANNUAL ICA* CONFERENCE – PARIS
^{* International Communication Association (ICA)}

• One vision, one identity, one community: reinterpreting the ASEAN declaration through image-elicitation and visual ethnography (Visual Communication Studies Division – Hybrid Session: Images and People: Interactive Methodologies for Understanding Visual Communication)

2021 July (Kenya/Virtual)
IAMCR* 2021 CONFERENCE NAIROBI
^{* International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)}

• Mesa Sa Kwarto: A ‘tiny desk’ exhibition of Southeast Asian artefacts via Zoom during lockdown (Visual Culture Working Group – Pandemic Images Panel)
• Identity-participation in ASEAN through curatorial collaborations: a participatory approach (Participatory Communication Research Section – Participatory Processes, Public Policies and Citizenship Panel, Co-authors: Martin Vidanes, Freya Chow-Paul, and Kerrine Goh)

2021 May (USA/Virtual)
71^st ANNUAL ICA* CONFERENCE – DENVER
^{* International Communication Association (ICA)}

• Looking for and after ASEAN: Southeast Asians caring about regional community building during the Covid-19 pandemic (Visual Communication Studies Division)

2020 May (Australia/Virtual)
70^th ANNUAL ICA* CONFERENCE – GOLD COAST
^{* International Communication Association (ICA)}

• Understanding social critique through street art from 5,000 miles away: perspectives of China’s post-90s generation in the UK (Visual Communication Studies Division – Vernacular Visual Cultures as Expressions of Social Identity Panel, Co-author: Dr Wendy Wing Lam Chan)

2019 July (Estonia)
NSU* SUMMER SYMPOSIUM 2019
^{* Nordic Summer University (NSU)}

• Southeast Asians photographing Southeast Asia: Participating in the ASEAN identity discourse

2018 May (Czech Republic)
ICA* DIGITAL ASIA PRECONFERENCE PRAGUE
^{* International Communication Association (ICA)}

• Non-North, Non-West: Southeast Asia by way of social media and participatory voices

2018 May (Czech Republic)
ICA* YOUNG SCHOLARS – VISUAL EXPRESSION OF VOICE
^{* International Communication Association (ICA)}

• Mediation of grassroots voices in Southeast Asian regionalism by way of participatory photography (ICA Visual Communication Studies Division)

2017 June (UK)
MeCCSA PGN* 2017
^{* Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association Postgraduate Network (MeCCSA PGN)}

• Postgraduate Paper Presentation, Conference theme: Borders & Boundaries: Territories, technologies, transgressions (Goldsmiths University of London & London School of Economics)

2017 May (USA)
67^th ANNUAL ICA* CONFERENCE – SAN DIEGO
^{* International Communication Association (ICA)}

• Poster Presentation, Conference theme: Interventions: Communication Research and Practice

2017 May (Austria)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR E-DEMOCRACY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT 2017

• Developing a viable e-participation model for the ASEAN: A Reflection (Accepted by the Center for E-Democracy, Danube University Krems, Austria)

2016 December (Australia)
CROSSROADS IN CULTURAL STUDIES CONFERENCE 2016 SYDNEY

• Transnational identity construction by way of crowdsourcing images: the ASEAN experience (Accepted by the University of Sydney & Western Sydney University)

2016 September (UK)
ASEASUK* CONFERENCE 2016 LONDON
^{* Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the United Kingdom (ASEASUK)}

• Southeast Asian community and identity building by way of crowdsourcing images

2016 July (UK)
IAMCR* 2016 CONFERENCE LEICESTER
^{* International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)} 

• Imagining Southeast Asia through participatory media: collective history, memory, visual culture
• The Spiral of Headline Type: Dynamic Impacts of News Type and Headline Length on Read Rate on Toutiao Aggregator (Panel Co-Chair: Angela Dan Wang; Paper Co-Authors: Angela Dan Wang, Wendy Wing Lam Chan, & Jade Xuan Xie)

2016 July (Hong Kong)      
RIDCH* INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016
^{* Research Institute for Digital Culture and Humanities (RIDCH)}

• Participation via crowdsourcing and photographic images: the Southeast Asian experience (Accepted by The Open University of Hong Kong)

seminars + workshops

2017 April–May (UK)
ADVANCED IMAGE ELICITATION METHODS (with Professor Gillian Rose)

• Participant, Seminar on Advanced Image Elicitation Methods, The Open University UK

2015 September (Hong Kong)
5^th INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE

• Participant, Whose Voice? Theory & Practice, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2014 July (China)
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE 2014

• Postgraduate Paper Presentation, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) Beijing

2014 March (Singapore)
MARKET RESEARCH IN THE MOBILE WORLD

• Organised by Merlien Institute in partnership with Kantar, Confirmit, and Global Market Insite

2013 September (Japan)
ASIAN WORKSHOP ON CULTURAL ECONOMICS

• Organised by Japan Association for Cultural Economics (JACE)

2012 November (UK)
DESIGNING AND RUNNING PARTICIPATORY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS

• Organised by PhotoVoice UK in partnership with the London International Development Centre

facilitator roles

• ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITÄT— Workshop Speaker, Transcultural Leadership Summit: Fluid Identity/ies in Regional Constructs (November 2021), Zeppelin Universität (ZU) Leadership Excellence Institute Zeppelin (LEIZ)
• LEADERSHIP JOURNEY INSTITUTE — Seminar Speaker, Poetry and Healing: Poetry, Pathography, and PhotoVoice (May 2018), Leadership Journey Institute (LJI) & Center for Growing and Giving Foundation (CGGF)
• BOLOGNA SOCIAL PRACTICE LAB — Co-Facilitator, Summer School in Global Studies and Critical Theory: Polit(t)ico: Mostra installativa e parata (July 2017), Bologna Social Practice Lab & Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
• VARGAS MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN — Facilitator & Researcher, Photographing the ASEAN: PhotoVoice as research method, Southeast Asia as visual culture (February–April 2017)
• BIENVENIDO N. SANTOS CREATIVE WRITING CENTER, DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY — Support Facilitator, 1^st International Writing Program Workshop in Manila (April 2016), US Embassy Manila & De La Salle University
• COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS & DESIGN,  UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS — Guest Speaker, Special Topics in Advertising in 60-Minute Conversations Seminar Series (March 2014)
• PHOTOVOICE UK — Support Facilitator, Lookout London / Lookout UK Participatory Photography Project (July–September 2012)

curatorial + exhibition work

• MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ART — Curator & Lead Researcher, Made in ASEAN Online Exhibition (2020–2021)
• NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS (NCCA) — Social Media Coordinator & Graphic Designer, Ties of History Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Vargas Museum, and Yuchengco Museum (2018)
• JAPAN FOUNDATION ASIA CENTRE — Social Media Coordinator, Almost There Exhibition at the Vargas Museum (2017)
• CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES — Artist, Chromatext Rebooted Exhibition (2015–2016)
• ACADEMY OF VISUAL ARTS — Co-curator, Nullah No La Exhibition, Hong Kong Baptist University (2015)
• KOO MING KOWN GALLERY — Curator, Twelve Hundred Miles Apart Exhibition, Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Film (2015)
• GSIS MUSEUM OF ART — Artist, As Yet Unwritten Exhibition, GSIS Museum of Art & Art Tempo Manila (2014)
• RICH MIX GALLERY LONDON — Graphic Designer, 10^th Annual Auction of Exceptional Photographs (November 2012); Photo Voices: Sharing Lives, Opening Eyes (October 2012)
• HUB WESTMINSTER — Graphic Designer, PICS (Photographic Images Changing Society) Festival 2012 (May 2012)
• REGENT STREET GALLERIES & CINEMA — Co-curator & Exhibition Designer, Through the Lens: Embodying the City MA Exhibition, University of Westminster (2011–2012)
• VARGAS MUSEUM – Exhibition Designer, Messenger of the Gods: Duddley Diaz Exhibition (2009)
• VARGAS MUSEUM – Exhibition Designer, Art Beyond Appearances Exhibition (2009)
• VARGAS MUSEUM – Exhibition Designer, Capturing Anxieties: Amorsolo, His Contemporaries, and Pictures of the War Retrospective Exhibition
   (2008)

film + video productions

• CINEMA ONE ORIGINALS FILM FESTIVAL 2017 — Art Director, Bundok Banahaw, Sacred and Profane (Documentary by Dempster Samarista, Director/Writer)
• CINEFILIPINO FILM FESTIVAL 2016— Crowd Director & Assistant Editor, Buhay Habanghubay / Life Afterlife (Film by Paolo Herras, Director/Writer)
• TWELVE HUNDRED MILES (2015)— Co-writer & Colorist, Twelve Hundred Miles (Film by Joni Gutierrez, Director/Writer)
• ABS-CBN & STAGES PRODUCTION SPECIALISTS— Multimedia & Projections Operations, Undaunted The Musical (2009–2010)
• CINEMANILA FILM FESTIVAL 2008 — Art Director, Manghuhula / The Fortuneteller (Film by Paolo Herras, Director/Writer)
• SIRKULO NG KABATAANG ARTISTA (UP SIKAT) — Artistic Director (2009–2017)

consulting experience

• ASIA-EUROPE FOUNDATION (ASEF) — Videography & Logistics Support, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in an Era of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Pandemics International Conference (February 2023, Tokyo, Japan)
• THE ASIA FOUNDATION — Videographer & Editor, HerStory: Gender Award of Distinction  (January 2023, Manila, Philippines)
• UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) — National Consultant for Publications, Joint Programme on Integrated National Financing Framework (September 2022–January 2023, Manila, Philippines)
• UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) — National Consultant for Audiovisual Communication Productions, Joint Programme on Integrated National Financing Framework (May–December 2023, Manila, Philippines)
• THE ASIA FOUNDATION — Videographer & Editor, Philippine Clinical Legal Education Summit  (September2023–December 2023, Manila, Philippines)
• THE ASIA FOUNDATION — Videographer & Editor, HerStory: Gender Award of Distinction  (March 2023, Manila, Philippines)
• ASIA-EUROPE FOUNDATION (ASEF) — Graphic Designer, Governance & Economy Department (September–December 2021, Online)
• THE ASIA FOUNDATION — Media Content Consultant, Clinical Legal Education Program (CLEP) Learning Management System (December 2020–April 2021, Manila, Philippines)
• ADARNA DIGITAL MARKETING — Web Designer, Adarna Digital Marketing Website (2020–2021, London, UK)
• UP COLLEGE OF LAW — Web Designer, UP College of Law Website (2019–2021, Manila, Philippines)
• ASIA-EUROPE FOUNDATION (ASEF) — Videography & Logistics Support, 19th Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights (November 2019, Tromsø, Norway)
• ASIA-EUROPE FOUNDATION (ASEF) — Graphic Designer, Governance & Economy Department (November 2019–May 2020, Online)
• THE ASIA FOUNDATION — Graphic Designer, Routes Asia 2019, Philippine Department of Tourism (January 2019, Online)
• VARGAS MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN — Book Designer & Layout Artist,Vargas Museum Education Guide (2016, Manila, Philippines)
• DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) — Art Director / Graphic Designer, Mt. Nacolod Biodiversity Infokit and Awareness Project in Southern Leyte, Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (2013–2014, Manila, Philippines)
• ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE MANILLE — Creative Consultant, Philippine Art Residency Program (PARP) 2011 Launch and 2012 Edition (2010–2011, Manila, Philippines)
• SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES — ICT Development Specialist, Action Program for Judicial Reform Website (2006–2007, Manila, Philippines)

professional experience

2018 (Singapore)
ASIA–EUROPE FOUNDATION (ASEF) — Project Executive, Education Department

• Led the official communications of the department and managed its social media channels
• Designed and developed communication and information materials for various projects such as the 22^nd ASEF Summer University (in Croatia and Slovenia), the 3^rd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (in Belgium) and Navigators’ Training (in India and Poland), the 14^th ASEF Classroom Network Conference (Finland), and the 7^th ASEF Rectors’ Conference and Students’ Forum as well as the 38^th Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) Board of Governors meeting (in Romania)
• Designed and developed the new edition of ASEMInfoBoard Newsletter (online publication)

2012 (UK)
PHOTOVOICE UK — Projects and Programme Assistant

• Co-facilitated the ‘Lookout UK’ participatory photography project in partnership with Catch22 Youth charity while handling administrative duties from project management to social media
• Designed publicity materials and drafted press releases for the first ever ‘Photographic Images Changing Society (PICS) Festival’, an annual photography conference held in London
• Managed social media presence for the ‘Right Year for Children’ campaigns and exhibitions
• Designed the website for the Voice of Freedom project and assisted in liaising with project leads
• Received various trainings and certifications (participatory photography facilitator, working with persons with disabilities, working with children, etc)

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CV Note: Updated 25 March 2023 – please email kristianjeff[at]kjca.online
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