Joan M. Dizon
Asst. Prof. Joan Macapagal Dizon, MDC
Assistant Professor II
Chairperson, BA Communication Program (2012-2013)
BA Communication Extension Facilitator (2006-2008, 2018)
Adviser, CAS Student Council (2008-2009)
Adviser, College Red Cross Youth (2010-2013)
Adviser, Snaipseht (2009-2011)
Extension Facilitator, BA Communication (2007-2012)
Member, Documentation Committee for SLSU Events (2007-present)
Areas of Specialization: Social Media, Development Communication, Advertising, Meme Studies, Semiotics, Broadcasting
Contact Information: jmdizon2@up.edu.ph
Public Pages: Academia | Research Gate | LinkedIN | Wordpress
Short Bio
Jo is currently writing her dissertation at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. She, likewise, studied Media and Religion from the Society of St. Paul Seminary Foundation, and Mandarin Language in Ateneo de Manila University and Sun-Yat Sen University in China. She was a visiting professor in Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam and taught both undergraduate and graduate students. She is an author/editor of collegiate modules, and is a regional speaker on Communication, Media and Leadership. Jo is also a certified Advanced English Proficiency Trainer in Grammar and Fluency by the Business Process Association of the Philippines.
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy in Media Studies Candidate (ongoing)
University of the Philippines Diliman (Quezon City, Philippines)
SLSU Faculty & Staff Development Scholar
Fulbright-CHED Dissertation Grant Fellow (Michigan State University, USA)
Master of Development Communication (2012)
University of the Philippines Open University (Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines)
Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communication (1995)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines)
Subjects Taught
Research 1: Research Methods
Research 2: Thesis Writing
Foreign Language: Mandarin
Communication Management and Entrepreneurship
Development Communication
Science and Health Communication
Introduction to Communication Media
Media Ethics
Writing for Radio and Television
Introduction to Film Advertising Principles and Practices
Advanced Writing for Print
Speech Communication
Writing in the Discipline
Study and Thinking Skills
Vocabulary building and communicative grammar
Visiting Professor, Thai Nguyen University, Viet Nam
Visiting Professor, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Viet Nam
Special Awards/ Prizes
Fellow (Dissertation Grant, 2018-2019), CHED-Fulbright, October 26, 2017
Parangal ng Pagkilala, UP College of Mass Communication, April 25, 2018, April 27, 2017, April 29, 2016
Fellow, Kritika: National Workshop on Art and Cultural Criticism, Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center, De La Salle University, May 2-6, 2017
Fellow, UP Gawad Plaridel Masterclass: Scriptwriting, UP College of Mass Communication, September 2015
Outstanding Student (University Scholar), University of the Philippines - Diliman, May 6, 2015
With High Honors, Mandarin Language Program, Sun-Yat Sen University & Hanban, Guangzhou, China, May 30, 2008
Research and Publications
Research Publications
Dizon, Joan M. 2015. "Brand(ishing) Power: The politics of a logo". Tilamsik: The Southern Luzon Journal of Arts and Sciences, 8(1). 201-203.
Dizon, Joan M. 2014. “What’s on your mind? Rhetorics of Identity Construction in Facebook”. Available at https://papers.iafor.org/proceedings/issn-2186-5906-the-asian- conference-on-media- masscommunication-
Research Presentations
Dizon, Joan M. 2017. “Voices in the wilderness: Broadcast personalities’ industry experiences during the Martial Law Era”. Paper presented at The Remains of a Dictatorship: An International Conference on the Philippines under Marcos, Novotel Hotel, Quezon City, Philippines, 3-4 August, 2017 (with conference grant from Philippine Studies, Ateneo de Manila University)
Dizon, Joan M. 2016. “Sleepless in Cyberspace: How Facebook creates a culture of insomnia among Filipino youth”. Paper presented at the Asian Congress for Media and Communication 2016 International Conference, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 27-29 October, 2016 (with Research Dissemination Grants from the University of the Philippines - Office of International Linkages and UP College of Mass Communication)
Dizon, Joan M. 2016. “Meme Generation: Cultural productions in meme circulations”. Paper presented at Mulat: The 6th Sining del Pilar, Cecilia Lazaro Kritika Series, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 17 March, 2016
Dizon, Joan M. 2014. “What’s on your mind? Rhetorics of Identity Construction in Facebook”. Paper presented at the Fifth MediAsia and FilmAsia 2014, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Rihga Royal Hotel, Osaka, Japan, 12-16 November, 2014 (with travel grants from Southern Luzon State University and the UP College of Mass Communication)
Book Publications
Dizon, Joan M. 2016. "Legal and Ethical Considerations". In Manzanilla, S.M., Dizon, J.M., & Guinto, N.L. [Eds.], Communication in the scientific and technical professions. Lucban, Philippines: SLSU Department of Languages, Literature, and Humanities. ISBN 978-621-95386-3-3
Manzanilla, S.M., Dizon, J.M., & Guinto, N.L. [Eds.] (2016). Communication in the scientific and technical professions. Lucban, Philippines: SLSU Department of Languages, Literature, and Humanities. ISBN 978-621-95386-3-3
Newspaper Publications
Dizon, Joan M. 2013, August 5. Jewels in my classroom. Philippine Daily Inquirer August 5, 2013 (Also available at http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/byline/joan-m-dizon)
Extension Services & Volunteer Work
Keynote Speaker, "Eh di wow! Communicating faith ver. 2.0, PhiloComm Fest 2015, Society of St. Paul Seminary Foundation, November 14, 2015
Thesis Panelist, St. Paul University - QC, 2014-2018
Junior Reviewer, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2014
Media Production Staff/Publication Staff, Daughters of St. Paul/Paulines Publishing, July 1998 – August 1999
Campus Minister, Campus Ministry Office Polytechnic University of the Philippines, May 1995 – October 1995
Professional Affiliations
Fulbright Alumni Association
Philippine Association of Communication Educators
Association of Tertiary Press Advisers of Southern Tagalog
Association of Communication and Media Educators
Updated: October 7, 2019