Francis Simonh M. Bries, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Social Psychology – University of the Philippines – Diliman

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of the Philippines – Diliman

Bries, F. S. M., & Labor, P. D. P. (2025). It’s complicated: The contradictions of Filipinos’ conceptions of democracy. ISEAS Perspective, 2025(95).  https://www.iseas.edu.sg/articles-commentaries/iseas-perspective/2025-95-its-complicated-the-contradictions-of-filipinos-conceptions-of-democracy-by-francis-simonh-m-bries-and-paul-danielle-p-labor/

Bries, F. S. M. (2024). Off the streets and on the web: Directions for digital politics research in the Philippines. PCS Review 16 (1), 167–201. https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=24923

Chiong, III, A. E., Corpus , E. J. D., Coralde, S. P. L., Coronel, N. K. A., Chuatak, J. T. Y., Cruz, L. L. A., Bries, F. S. M., & Rozul, C. D. A. (2024). Development and validation of a stressor-coping style scale for students in a public medical school. Acta Medica Philippina, 58(22), 14–22. https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.8599

Bries, F. S. M., Ngina, K. M. C., & Marasigan, J. B. (2021). Does the news shape our views? Effects of media exposure on implicit and explicit attitudes toward drug addicts in the Philippines. Mountain Journal of Science and Interdisciplinary Research, 81(1), 37–53. https://doi.org/10.70884/mjsir.v81i1.280

Bries, F. S. M., Chiong, A. E., III, Calleja, E. A. J., & Quisto, A. P. (2018). “Ang gusto ko lamang sa buhay ay…” Paunang pagbuo at pagsusuri ng isang imbentaryo ng mga motibasyon ng mga Filipino [“All I want in life is…” Initial development and validation of an inventory of motivations of Filipinos]. DIWA E-Journal, 6, 19–51. https://www.pssp.org.ph/diwa/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2-Artikulo-Bries-et-al..pdf

Member, American Psychological Association (APA)

Member, Asian Association of Social Psychology (AASP)

Member, International Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (ΦΚΦ), Chapter 045 (University of the Philippines)

Member, International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP)

Associate Member, National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)

Kasaping Propesyonal, Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (PSSP)

Lifetime Member, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences (ΠΓΜ), Philippine Alpha Chapter

Member, Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP)

Member, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)

Gil J. Puyat Professorial Chair — University of the Philippines Diliman (2025–2026)

Asuncion Miteria Austria Psychology Professorial Chair — University of the Philippines Diliman and UP Alumni Association of Wisconsin (2023)

Loretta Makasiar-Sicat Prize for the Social Sciences (First Runner-Up) — Philippine Social Science Council (2023)

APA Dissertation Research Award — American Psychological Association (Science Directorate) (2021)

SPSSI Researchers in the Global South Grants Program — Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Fall 2021)

Sixth Place, Psychometrician Licensure Examination — Professional Regulation Commission (2016)

Co-Editor, DIWA E-Journal Tomo 9 — Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (2024–2026)

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social Issues — Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (2022–2025)

International Conferences

Bries, F. S. M., & Villarosa, F. A. A. (2026, April 28–30). Constructing Charter Change: The Philippines’ Constitution and its Reform across Presidential Inaugural Speeches and State of the Nation Addresses (1986–2025) [Paper presentation]. 2026 Philippine Political Science Association International Conference, Silliman University, Dumaguete City.

Doble, J. M., Bries, F. S. M., & Sabater, N. M. (2026, April 28–30). Disaggregating (Dis)parities: A Baseline Comparison of Filipinos’ Political Participation across Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities [Paper presentation]. 2026 Philippine Political Science Association International Conference, Silliman University, Dumaguete City.

Decolonial and Indigenous Social Psychology Collective (Bries, F. S. M., Delos Santos, J. J. I., Flores, J. D. R., Robles, A. M., Domingo, P. R. C., Doble, J. M.,). (2025, December 11–12). Towards an indigenous and decolonial social psychology: Experiences in teaching [Paper presentation]. 5th Southeast Asian Indigenous Psychology Conference (SEAIP 2025), online.

Bries, F. S. M., & Labor, P. D. P. (2025, May 23–24). Filipino Citizens’ Conceptions of Democracy: Contradictions and Disjunctions [Paper presentation]. 2025 Philippine Political Science Association International Conference, Newtown Plaza Hotel, Baguio City.

Local Conferences

Decolonial and Indigenous Social Psychology Collective (Delos Santos, J. J. I., Flores, J. D. R., Robles, A. M., Domingo, P. R. C., Doble, J. M., Bries, F. S. M.). (2025, November 27–29). Tungo sa katutubo at dekolonyal na sikolohiyang panlipunan: Mga karanasan sa pagtuturo [Conference symposium]. Ika-49 Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino at Ika-3 Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Ginhawa (PKSP 49 x Ginhawa 3), University of the Philippines Diliman.

Bries, F. S. M. (2024, September). Believing is for Doing: From Core Political Values and Democratic Preferences to Political Participation [Paper presentation]. 60th Psychological Association of the Philippines Annual Convention, Saint Louis University, Baguio City.

Bries, F. S. M. (2024, September). The Impact of Media Usage and Trust on Online Political Participation [Paper presentation]. 60th Psychological Association of the Philippines Annual Convention, Saint Louis University, Baguio City.