Fernando Paragas

Paragas started teaching at Comm Res in 1997 as an instructor. He was an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from December 2009 to December 2014.

The president of the Philippine Association for Communication and Media Research, Inc., Paragas is also convenor of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies Higher Education Research and Policy Reform Program, and editor-in-chief of “Plaridel,” a refereed Philippine journal of communication, media, and society.

In 2021, Paragas led a study on community quarantine wellness index (CQWI) for PhilCare CQWI. This earned PhilCare the top award in communication research at the 18th Philippine Quill Awards.

Education

• PhD Ohio University
• Master of Arts (M.A.) University of the Philippines
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of the Philippines

Companies

• Dean University of the Philippines (2022)
• Professor University of the Philippines (2019)
• Chair, Graduate Studies Department, College of Mass Communication University of the Philippines (2015 — 2019)
• Associate Professor University of the Philippines (2015 — 2018)
• Assistant Professor Nanyang Technological University (2009 — 2014)