PROFILE

Lorena Jean D. Saludadez

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Management and Development Studies

University of the Philippines Open University

  • Women and Development
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Management, Climate Change, Disasters
  • Open and Distance e-Learning

  • Saludadez, L. J. D., & Estillore, I. C. N. (2025). One platform, two experiences: A duoautoethnographic reflection on how Moodle facilitates student learning. ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning, 17(1), 83-100, https://doi.org/10.64233/VJBC3685
  • Saludadez, L. J. D., Casauay, F. A., Maranan, D. S., Serrano, J. V., & Alforja, R. A. M. (2025). Creative responses to sustainability: Cultural initiatives engaging with social & environmental issues — Philippines guide (V. Riccardi & K. Goh, Eds.). Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).

  • Project Staff Level III, Green Guide Philippines, Asia-Europe Foundation (October 2024 –  April 2025)
  • Researcher Associate – Student Engagement Specialist, UPOU-Studiosity AI Research, Studiosity (August 2024 – February 2025)
  • Research Associate, Module Development for Child Protection System and Public Finance for Children for LCE Course (September 2024 – September 2025)
  • OU5 Collaborative Research: Risk Management on Flood-Prone Communities in Southeast Asia (November 2022- December 2023)
  • OU5 Collaborative Research: Gender Inequality in Indigenous Peoples Access to Education (November 2022- December 2023)
  • ASEAN Member States’ Natural Disaster Approach: A Discourse Analysis of AMS Speeches Performed in Intergovernmental Fora and Conferences (September 2022)

Conference Participation:

  • Community, Agriculture, and AI: Transdisciplinary Co-Creation in USR, Kaohsiung Medical University, October 2025, Taiwan
  • 3rd World Immersive Learning Labs Symposium: The Metaverse as a Research Mentorship Platform for Open and Distance e-Learners in the Master of ASEAN Studies (MAS) Graduate Program, April 2025, Kyoto, Japan 
  • ISAS 2025: Decolonizing Art: Contributing to the “Asian Perspective” of Art through Discussions with Philippine Artists, UPOU, February 2025, Philippines
  • International University Social Responsibility Forum: Project Lakbay and Its Role in Promoting International University Social Responsibility, UPOU-KMU, September 2024, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 
  • 7th Philippine Research Conference on Tourism and Hospitality: From Displacement to Empowerment: Sustainable Tourism in the Railroad Community in Barangay San Antonio, Los Baños, Laguna, UPD AIT,  September 2024
  • 2nd World Immersive Learning Labs Symposium: Fostering Experiential Understanding of ASEAN through the Creation of the ASEAN Immersive Open World (AIOW), March 2024, Tokyo, Japan 
  • MoodleMoot Japan 2024: A Reflection on the Learners’ Moodle Experience from the Perspective of a New Vis-a-Vis Long -Time Moodle User
  • 2nd ASEANnale 2023: Risk Management on Flood-Prone Communities in Southeast Asia
  • 2nd ASEANnale 2023: The ASEANOLOGICAL Approach to Natural Disaster Management: A Discourse Analysis of AMS Speeches Performed in Intergovernmental Fora and Conferences
  • MoodleMoot Japan 2023: Assessment Issues in Moodle: The Case of the ASEAN Studies Graduate Program
  • 2022 PHISO Exploratory Workshop: Behind Resilience: Examining the Southeast Asian Discourse to Natural Disaster and Its Implications on the Global Approach to Natural Disaster Management
  • 37th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Uncovering Theoretical Limitations: Examining Predominant Perspectives of Prostitution in a Developing Country
  • OFF THE LIP 2020: A Constructivist Approach to Lived Experience: Humanizing Sex Workers by Understanding the Phenomenon of Prostitution

Invited Speaker: 

  • Resource Speaker, ODeL Essentials: What it Is, How it Works, and Why it Matters, Faculty Orientation, UPOU-FMDS, September 2025
  • Resource Speaker, The Power of an Informed Vote, Voter’s Education Seminar, Colegio de Los Baños, January 2025
  • Resource Speaker, Building Appreciation of ODeL: Why Does it Matter?, Faculty Orientation, UPOU-FMDS, September 2024
  • Subject Matter Expert, Online Course on Understanding the ASEAN Community, Civil Service Institute, September 2024
  • Resource Speaker, Navigating and Winning AI in Assessment Strategies, Biliran Province State University, July 2024
  • Resource Speaker, AI and University-Level Experience: How AI is Transforming Teaching, Learning, and Administration, UPOU, July 2024

  • ASEAN 201 – ASEAN Studies I
  • ASEAN 202 – ASEAN Studies II
  • ASEAN 203 – The ASEAN Organization
  • ASEAN 205 – Comparative Study of the Social, Economic, and Political Systems of ASEAN Countries
  • ASEAN 206 – Comparative Study of the Geography and Natural Resources of ASEAN Countries
  • ASEAN 212 – The Positioning and Contribution of ASEAN in the Regional and Global Context
  • ASEAN 234 – Politics and Governance Dynamics in ASEAN
  • ASEAN 241 – Environmental Issues in ASEAN
  • ASEAN 271 –  Country Study (Indigenous Peoples in the ASEAN Region)

Assistant to the Chancellor for UP VINTA-iUSR (OC)

Program Chair, Graduate Certificate in/Master of ASEAN Studies Program (FMDS)

Program Development Associate for IUSR (FMDS)