08/05/2025
๐ก๐๐ช๐ฆ | ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐บ, ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐โ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐
The BS Psychology thesis titled โLife on the Outside: The Lived Experience of Formerly Incarcerated Mothersโ, authored by Twinkle Marie Libayan, Jerika Belle Jarquio, Eula Marie Jimenez, Mc Benjamin Lopez, and Princess Hannah Mae Hamzah Macalinao, clinched the Best Undergraduate Thesis Award for Gender and Development Category during the Campus-Level Search for Best Thesis held last April 29.
The study, which focuses on the challenges of formerly incarcerated mothers and their families, as well as their coping mechanisms, was selected by evaluators Dr. Ma. Teresa Y. Acantilado, Dr. Noemi M. Boado, and Dr. Doreen A. Torres after the presentation proper and panel interview.
The team will represent the campus in the University-Wide Search for Best Undergraduate Thesis, scheduled on May 14โ15 at the DMMMSU Open University System (DOUS).
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Earlier that same day, the Psychology team also topped the College-Level Search, the College of Arts and Sciencesโ Research Colloquium 2025, held at the Audio-Visual Room (AVR). With the theme โStrengthening Research Thrust Through Research Dissemination,โ the colloquium featured fourth-year students from the Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Bachelor of Arts in English Language, and Batsilyer ng Sining sa Filipino programs.
The event showcased 12 research presentations which all vie for the major awards, including Campus Best Undergraduate Thesis, Best Oral Presenter, and Best Research Poster.
Following thorough deliberation by the college-level panel namely Dr. Joan Rivera, Prof. Rodel Leonen, and Prof. Charlene Parungao, the same Psychology team emerged as the top contender across all major award categories. Their research, conducted under the mentorship of Prof. Maedel Rose Esguerra, garnered the distinctions.
The college remains hopeful for another university-level win, following its 2022 University Best Thesis Award, which was earned by the English Language department.
The colloquium, spearheaded by the College Research Unit, in collaboration with selected faculty, staff, and students, with the support of the dean and program chairpersons, is set to become an annual event aimed at strengthening the collegeโs student research culture and motivating students to produce more impactful research. #
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Words: Noreen Bambao
Photo: Twinkle Libayan
