Samantha Erika N. Mendez, Ph.D., RPsy

Associate Professor

Area

Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology

Research Interests

Meaning in Life, Well-being, Singlehood across Adulthood, Women's issues, Self & Identity, Existential Positive Psychology, Program development/interventions, Developmental Assessment

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Developmental Psychology (Minor in Clinical Psychology), University of the Philippines Diliman, 2012 - 2020

Masters in Special Education, Cebu Normal University, 2009 - 2012

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, cum laude, University of the Philippines Cebu, 2005 - 2009

Selected Publications

· Mendez, S.E.N. (2025). Happy spinsters? Singlehood as experienced by single middle-aged women in the Philippines. Personal Relationships, 32 (3), 1-12. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pere.70022

· Mendez, S.E.N. and Ong, M.G. (2024). Experiencing meaning in life as thirty-something single Filipinas through caring for the self and for others. Diliman Review, 66 (1), 66-96. https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/dilimanreview/article/view/9565/8437

· Mendez, S.E.N. (2022). Sense-making and spirituality: Single Filipinas’ lived experiences of meaning in life. Psychological Studies, 67 (3), 340-351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-022-00665-8

· Ochoa, D.P., Banzon-Librojo, L.A., Mendez, S.E., and Alampay, L.P. (2019). Sulong Kabataan: Pilot, implementation and evaluation of a youth substance abuse program. Philippine Journal of Psychology, 52, 5 – 37.

· Banzon-Librojo, L.A., Mendez, S.E., and Ochangco, E.D.I. (2015). Ang pagkamatulungin ng kabataang Pilipino. Diwa E-Journal, 3, 60-77.

Professional Associations

International Singles Studies Association
International Society on the Study of Behavioral Development
European Association of Developmental Psychology
Psychological Association of the Philippines
Pambansang Samahan ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino
Pi Gamma Mu (Alpha Chapter), International Honor Society of the Social Sciences

Awards and Certifications

Registered Psychologist, August 2024, Professional Regulations Commission
Cebu Normal University’s Best Seminar Paper “Storytelling as Positive Reinforcement for a Boy with Cri du Chat Syndrome,” October 2012
Certificate of Distinction, 8th Place, Licensure Exam for Teachers, April 2010, Professional Regulations Commission

Selected Presentations

International Conferences

· Mendez, S.E.N. (2025, August). Meaning in life at midlife: The perspectives of single Filipino women. Presented at the European Conference on Developmental Psychology 2025 at Vilnius, Lithuania.

· Mendez, S.E.N. (2024, June). The lived experiences of well-being among always single Filipino women at midlife. Presented at the 27th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development at Lisbon, Portugal.

· Mendez, S.E.N. (2023, August). The lived experiences of singlehood among always single Filipino women at midlife. Presented at the European Conference on Developmental Psychology 2023 at Turku, Finland.

· Mendez, S.E.N., Mamauag, B.V.L., Reyes, J.C., Alampay, L.P., Habacon, C., Noubary, Lachman, J.C. (2023, August). The user experience of participants of a self-guided chatbot intervention for parents. Presented at the 15th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Sarawak Malaysia.

· Mendez, S.E.N. (2020, June). Lived experiences of meaning in life of single Filipinas in their thirties. Presented at the 2020 Mind and Life Summer Research Institute Online, New York, USA.

Local Conferences

· Javier, T.S., Mendez, S.E.N., Reyes, J.D.F.C., Mamauag, B.V.L., Alampay, L.P. (2022, September). Making sense of the one-on-one time module of eFDS-MaPa: 4Ps families’ perspective. Presented at the Psychological Association of the Philippines’ 58th Annual National Convention (Online)

· Mendez, S.E.N. (2021, October). Exploring the lived experiences of meaning in life among single women in their thirties using IPA. Presented at the Psychological Association of the Philippines’ 57th Annual National Convention (Online)

· Mendez, S.E.N.(2019, Novermber). Ang meaning in life ng mga single na Pilipina. Presented at the Ika-44 Pambansang Kumperensiya ng Sikolohiyag Pilipino, Quezon City, Philippines

· Mendez, S.E.N., Ochoa, D.P., Banzon-Librojo, L.A., and Alampay, L.P. (2018, November) Mga pananaw ng kabataan sa droga: isang pagsusuri ng pangangailangan upang makabuo ng Substance Abuse Prevention Program. Presented at the Ika-43 Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino, Quezon City, Philippines

· Ochoa, D.P., Banzon-Librojo, L.A., Mendez, S.E.N. (2018, September). Sulong Kabataan: pilot implementation and evaluation of a youth substance abuse prevention program. Presented at the Psychological Association of the Philippines’ 55th Annual Convention, Manila, Philippines

· Mendez, S.E. (2016). Sources and predictors of meaning in life among Filipinos. Presented at the Psychological Association of the Philippines’ 53rd Annual Convention, Pampanga, Philippines

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