Danielle Marie A. Parreño, M.A., RPm
Senior Lecturer
Danielle Marie A. Parreño, M.A., RPm
Senior Lecturer
Clinical Psychology
Psychosocial support and wellness programs; Human-Animal Bond (HAB)and Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI); One Health and its contributions to psychosocial well-being; Trauma-informed, queer-affirmative, and feminist-oriented counseling; Therapeutic and expressive arts; Disaster mental health and psychosocial dimensions of climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Master of Arts in Psychology (Clinical Psychology), University of the Philippines Diliman
Diploma in Substance Use Interventions, De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPaCE)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of the Philippines Diliman
Refereed Journals
Parreño, D.M.A. (2025). Living a Life Worth Living with my Dog during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Danas/Ranas: COVID-19 Special Literary Issue, Diliman Review, 64(2). https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/dilimanreview/issue/view/1036
Tuazon, A.C.A., Gundran, G.P., Lam, H.Y., Cleofas, J.V., Garcia, F.B., Ignacio, R.E.P., Parreño, D.M.A., Calamiong-Otchengco, Y.M.L., & Yatco, M.C.L. (2025). Unahon Tool: The Development of a Mental Health Triage Tool for Evacuation Centers in the Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina (in press).
Calamiong, Y.M.L. & Parreño, D.M.A. (2020). A Cross-Sectional Study of the Disaster Preparedness of Students from the University of the Philippines Diliman. Journal of Competency Development & Learning, 15(4), 35–61. https://doi.org/10.21329/khrd.2020.15.4.35
Book Chapters
Fuentes, A.M.M., Parreño, D.M.A., & Dellosa-Rodriguez, A. (2024). Pagbibigay ng Kalinga sa mga Medical Frontliner: Tulong sa Pagharap sa Kabigatang Dulot ng COVID-19. In V.V. Bautista & D.L.A. Salvador (Eds.), Ang Ginhawa Bilang Hangarin at Balangkas: Sa Paglikha ng mga Mapagkalingang Unibersidad (pp. 101–109).
Parreño, D.M.A. & Bautista, V.V. (2020). Ang Hikayat ng Paggamit. Group Module 2 for Pagtalikod sa Droga, Pag-usbong ng Ginhawa (PDPG) Community-Based Addictions Recovery Program. University of the Philippines Diliman, Asian Theological Seminary, Life Change Recovery Center, University of the Philippines Manila, and Metropolitan Medical Centre—College of Arts, Sciences & Technology.
Parreño, D.M.A. & Fuentes, A.M.M. (2020). Ang Halaga ng Pagpaplano sa Buhay. Individual Module 6 for Pagtalikod sa Droga, Pag-usbong ng Ginhawa (PDPG) Community-Based Addictions Recovery Program. University of the Philippines Diliman, Asian Theological Seminary, Life Change Recovery Center, University of the Philippines Manila, and Metropolitan Medical Centre—College of Arts, Sciences & Technology.
Psychosocial Support Specialist, UP Diliman Psychosocial Services (UPD PsycServ)
Project Manager, "Development of Animal Assisted Intervention as a Wellness Program in the Workplace for the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) Personnel" implemented by Communitails, Inc.
Co-Investigator, "Pioneering Animal-Assisted Therapy for Female Adolescent Trauma Survivors in the Philippines (Project PAATTS)" implemented by the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) and Communitails, Inc., and funded by the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD)
Research Consultant, "Pilot implementation of Trauma-Informed Animal-assisted Therapy" implemented by Communitails, Inc. and in partnership with International Justice Mission (IJM), Philippine Survivor Network (PSN), and funded by the Atlantic Institute
University Research Associate, Mental Triaging for Evacuation Center and Camp Management Project (NICER Project 2) under the program, Center for Innovation for Cost-Effective Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health (DRRM-H), funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Health Emergencies and Disasters Study Group, National Institute of Health. University of the Philippines Manila