Brian D. Villaverde
Asst. Prof. Brian D. Villaverde, MC
Assistant Professor III
Program Chairperson, BA Communication (2016-2018; Sept. 2021-present)
Research Council Member for BA Communication, CAS Research Council (2016-present)
Areas of Interest: Communication Research, Communication Management, Political Communication, Social Media Communication Studies, Gender Studies
Contact Information: bvillaverde@slsu.edu.ph
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Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy in Communication (ongoing)
University of the Philippines Diliman (Quezon City, Philippines)
CHED K-12 Transition Scholar
Master in Communication (2013)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University (Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines)
Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Magna cum laude (2009)
Southern Luzon State University (Lucban, Quezon, Philippines)
Subjects Taught
Foreign Language Course for Graduate School Programs
COM03 – Print Media Principles and Practices
COM08 – Organizational Communication
COM11 – Advertising Principles and Practices
COM17 – Communication Management and Entrepreneurship
Res01 – Methods of Research
General Education English and Literature
Research and Publications
Research Publications
Guinto, N. L., Villaverde, B. D., & Manzanilla, S. M. (2021). (Un)thinking the “new” in the new normal: Reflections on ways forward from the Southern Luzon State University. In D. dL Paragas (Ed.), Higher Education Interventions During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic (pp. 57–64). Quezon City, Philippines: University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies.
Villaverde, B.D. (2018). Revisiting 'Asia(ns)’ in Computer-Mediated Communication Studies. TILAMSIK: The Southern Luzon Journal of Arts and Sciences, 10. 51-64.
Villaverde, B.D. (2013). Value-Added Ads: An analysis of award-winning advertisements in the Philippines. The Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication 2013 Official Conference Proceedings. The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. ISSN: 2186-5906
Institutional Research
Analyzing errors in Senior High School Students’ Essays: Groundwork for instructional design in Purposive Communication (SLSU-funded)
Collaborators: Prof. Nicanor L. Guinto, Dr. Shiela Manzanilla
Funded by: SLSU Office of Research Services
Date of Completion: July, 2018
Documenting the Indigenous Peoples in CALABARZON
Collaborators: Dr. Milo O. Placino, Dr. Mari Jane A. Lee, Prof. Brian D. Villaverde, Prof. Judeimar Ungriano, Ms. Mary Jane Camarador, Ms. Khristalyn V. Fraginal, Ms. Princess Catherine L. Pabellano
Funded by: Congressional Initiative, Office of Senator Loren Legarda
Date of Completion: ongoing
Research Presentations
Villaverde, Brian D. 2017. "Hyperpersonalization and small-town culture on Facebook: The case of ‘popular’ millennials in a small town in the Philippines". Presented at the HKU Postgraduate Conference in Sociolinguistics: Multi-modal and Mediated Discourse Analysis, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, September 28-29, 2017.
Guinto, Nicanor L. & Villaverde, Brian D. 2016. Writing Assessment in the Philippines: Challenges and Implications in the ASEAN Integration (with CHED Conference Funding). Presented at the 5th Centre for Language Communication International Symposium, National University of Singapore, Singapore. May 25-27, 2016.
Villaverde, Brian D. (2013). Value-Added Ads: An analysis of award-winning advertisements in the Philippines. Presented at The Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication 2013 The International Academic Forum 2013, Osaka, Japan, November 8-10, 2013.
Book Publications
Villaverde, B.D. (2016). "Chapter 9: Fundamentals of Oral Communication". In Manzanilla, S.M., Dizon, J.M., & Guinto, N.L., Communication in the scientific and technical professions. Lucban, Philippines: SLSU Department of Languages, Literature, and Humanities. ISBN 978-621-95386-3-3
Guinto, N.L. & Villaverde, B.D. (2015). Functional English in a global society 2: Developing study and thinking skills in English. Lucban, Philippines: SLSU Department of Languages, Literature, and Humanities. ISBN 978-621-95386-4-0
Guinto, N.L. & Villaverde, B.D. (2011) Functional English in a global society: Vocabulary building and communicative grammar. Lucban, Philippines: SLSU Department of Languages, Literature, and Humanities. ISBN 978-621-95386-1-9
Newspaper Publication
Villaverde, B.D. (2012, April 9). "Marking territory". Young blood column. Accessible via: https://opinion.inquirer.net/26431/marking-territory?fbclid=IwAR3G7jsAMIyc5a-qWaMRnN_3SyFQVUULCP_dxF8K8fDs8cNsHxlNY5SiPBE
Extension Services & Volunteer Work
Reviewer, Communication Research Textbook Developed by the Department of Communication Research, College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines – Diliman
Professional Affiliations
Member, Philippine Association of Communication Educators
Member, Association of Tertiary Press Advisers of Southern Tagalog
Member, Association of Luzonwide Tertiary Press Advisers
Updated: January 17, 2020