The UP Personality and Individual Differences Research Laboratory (UP PIRLab) is committed to expanding the knowledge base of individual differences and personality processes research. The Lab provides a venue for projects, discussions, and community activities related to the science of personality and individual differences. It manages the Masaklaw na Panukat (MaPa) ng Loob personality trait inventory and continues its development.
Email: upirlab.upd@up.edu.phÂ
The UP Ginhawa Clinical Psychology Research Lab is the research laboratory of the Clinical Psychology Program of the Department of Psychology, University of the Philippines Diliman. The Lab is dedicated to practice-informed and advocacy-oriented scholarship that advances culturally grounded, empirically rigorous, and socially responsive mental health and well-being research. Its work integrates research, clinical service delivery, professional training and supervision, community and public engagement, and mental health advocacy.
The Lab’s research agenda includes the development, implementation, and evaluation of culturally grounded and evidence-based interventions and assessment tools; psychological well-being and ginhawa research; psychotherapy process and outcome research; transdiagnostic approaches to assessment and intervention; addiction prevention and recovery; community mental health, university mental health systems and policies, disaster management, and digital mental health; and Sikolohiyang Pilipinong Pang-Klinika. It also advances scholarship and practice in relation to vulnerable and underserved populations, including children and adolescents, LGBTQIA+ communities, neurodivergent individuals, and other groups requiring affirming and context-sensitive mental health care.
Across its programs, the Lab maintains a sustained commitment to equity, inclusion, ethical clinical practice, public mental health policy, culturally responsive clinical assessment, and the strengthening of clinical supervision and training in the Philippine context.
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Jeryl Shawn T. Tan, M.A., RPsy - Associate Member
Karyl Christine A. Abog, M.A., RPsy - Associate Member
Rene Ela P. Ignacio, M.A., RPsy - Associate Member
Lizette S. Inocencio, M.A., RPsy - Associate Member
Lissa Antoinette P. Mendoza, RPsy - Associate Member
Rachel Ann Bornasal, Ph.D., RPsy - Associate Member
Maria Melinda G. Tan, Ph.D., RPsy - Associate Member
Jennifer Rose J. Soriano, Ph.D., RPsy - Associate Member
Grazianne Geneve Mendoza, Ph.D. (cand.) - Junior Member
Adrian Jay C. Alforque, RPm - Junior Member
Email: ginhawa.upd@up.edu.ph
The UP Kulektibo sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino works towards the advancement of SP by promoting a free, liberating, and transformative psychology with the goal of attaining a just and caring society.
The UPD Banyuhay Collective is dedicated to exploring patterns of change and stability in human development across the lifespan grounded in Filipino realities, and committed to transformation towards social justice and well-being.
Email: banyuhay.psych.upd@up.edu.ph
The UPD Social Psychology Research and Innovations Group (UPD SPRING) advances knowledge contextualized within cultural realities to address evolving societal concerns—advance the science, and advocate for society. UPD SPRING conducts research on topics such as civic engagement, conflict and reconciliation, corruption, LGBT+ psychology, sexual behaviors, morality, environmental actions. Composed of faculty, graduate students, and alumni of the UP Department of Psychology, our group seeks out opportunities to test and apply psychological concepts and theories in real world settings.
Email: spring_psych.upd@up.edu.ph
The Future of Work Hub advances the field of I/O Psychology in the Philippines by conducting research on critical workplace issues, developing and delivering training programs, and offering consultation services to improve organizational practices and employee well-being.
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Email: mnvalencia@up.edu.ph