Czarina Saloma

Czarina Aya-ay Saloma - Akpedonu is a Filipino sociologist who is the current dean of the School of Social Sciences at Ateneo de Manila University.

Education

Saloma-Akpedonu has a bachelor's degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman, a master's degree from Peking University in China, and a doctorate from Bielefeld University in Germany.

Books

Saloma-Akpedonu is the author of books including:

Possible Worlds in Impossible Spaces: Globality, Knowledge, Gender and Information Technology in the Philippines
Casa Boholana: Vintage Houses of Bohol
''Many Journeys, Many Voices: The Life and Times of Filipina Overseas Workers, 1960-2010''

Recognition

The National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines named Saloma-Akpedonu an outstanding young scientist in 2007.
She has also served as president of the Philippine Sociological Society and the Women's Studies Association of the Philippines.