Educational Background:

• PhD in Development Studies (with specialization in Economics and Public Policy), University of the Philippines, Los Baños.
  • Dissertation: Multidimensional Indicators of Adaptive Capacity of Rice Farming Households to Address Varying Conditions of Seawater Intrusion in the Philippines.
• Master of Arts in Economics, University of San Carlos.
  • Thesis: Determinants of Regional Output: The Case of Northern Mindanao, Central Visayas, and National Capital Region.
• Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of the Philippines, Los Baños.

Professional Experience:

• President, North Bukidnon Community College (NBCC), January 2020-Present.
• Dean, Graduate School, Xavier University, May 2019-January 2020.
• Executive Assistant to the Vice-President for Higher Education, Xavier University, 2015-2019.
• Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University, 2013-2015.
• Research Focal Person, Social Sciences, Xavier University, 2007-2012.
• Chairperson, Department of Economics, Xavier University, 2006-2013.
• Faculty, Department of Economics, Xavier University, 1999-Present.
• Credit and Collection Officer, PLDT-PhilCom Inc., 1997-1998.

Publications:

• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden & Ma. Kresna Navarro. Enablers and Constraints of Localized Climate Financing: The Case of a Second-tier City in the Philippines. Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment. Volume 1, 2018, pages 191-223.
• Rosalina Palanca-Tan & Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden & Ma. Kresna Navarro & Marichu Melendez-Obedencio & Caroline Laarni Rubio-Sereñas. 2018. "Total economic value of the Cagayan de Oro river basin," Chapter in: Innovation Addressing Climate Change Challenges, chapter 12, pages 169-184 Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden. 2018. Ecotourism policy options for the white water rafting in Cagayan de Oro River, Philippines: a multi-criteria analysis. International Journal of Tourism Policy. Volume1, pp 67-73.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden. 2017. Socio-Economic Situationaire of the Artisanal Fisheries in Cagayan De Oro River, Philippines. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), Volume 8, Issue 2, April-June 2017. DOI: 10.4018/IJSESD.2017040102.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden. 2016. Economic contributions of the artisanal capture fisheries in Cagayan de Oro River, Philippines. International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics, Volume 37, Issue Number 2, pp 11-27. ISSN 0973-9340.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden & Ma. Kresna Navarro. 2016. The Social Cost of Upgrading Informal Settlements in Butuan City, Philippines. Journal of Urban Regeneration & Renewal, Volume 9, 15-16. ISSN: 752-9638/E-ISSN: 1752-9646.
• Rosalina Palanca-Tan & Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden & Ma. Kresna Navarro & Marichu Melendez-Obedencio & Caroline Laarni Rubio-Sereñas. 2015. Cost and Benefits of Ecosystem Based Adaptation. The Case of the Philippines. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. viii + 32pp. ISBN: 978-2-8317-1778-4.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden. 2015. Asset-based Determinants of Poverty Intensity: A Meso-level Application in the Philippines.2015. WSEAS Transactions in Business and Economics. Volume 12, 2015. ISSN: 1109-9526/E-ISSN: 2224-2899.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden. 2015. State of Management Regimes of River Basin Organizations in the Philippines.2015. Environmental Policy and Law, Volume 45, Issue 3-4, 2015. ISSN: 0378-777X/E-ISSN: 1878-5395.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden & Ma. Kresna Navarro. 2014. The Cost of Misguided Urbanization: The Case of Informal Settlements in Butuan City, Philippines. 2014. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 3 No. 6. ISSN 2281 3993(Print) ISSN 2281-4612(Online) DOI: 5901/ajis.2014.v3n6p441.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden. 2014. Political Ecology of the Small-scale Gold Mining in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.2015. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Number 24, 2014. ISSN 2039-9340/E-ISSN 2039-2117.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden. 2014. Protecting Water Supply: The Philippine Experience.2014. Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol. 39, Number 4, Winter Issue, 2014. ISSN: 0278839X.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden. 2014. Housing Affordability Challenges: The Case of the Median Income Households in Cagayan de Oro City Philippines. 2014. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 4 No. 10 (1), 2014. ISSN 2220-8488/ EISSN 2221-0989.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden & Ma. Kresna Navarro & Marichu Melendez-Obedencio. 2013. A Sustainability Analysis on Campus Ecology. 2013. International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences (IJPSS), Vol. 4, Issue 9. ISSN: 2249-5894.
• Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden & Ma. Kresna Navarro & Marichu Melendez-Obedencio & Caroline Laarni Rubio-Sereñas. 2012. Basic Principles in Economics with Taxation, Agrarian Reform and Consumer Education. XU Press, Philippines, 2012. ISBN No.:978-9719094-16-6.

Completed Research and Consultancy Projects:

• Consultant for the Economic Sector, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in the District 1 of Zamboanga Del Norte: Economic Integrated Sector, Funded by International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). November 1, 2018-March 31, 2019
• Co-proponent/South Supervisor for PhD Economics, Building Up an Integrated Methodology for Water Resources Assessment and Management in Urban Coastal Areas (BIMWAM) in partnership with University of St La Salle, Université de Namur, Catholique Université de Louvain, and Université de Mons funded by Academie De Recherche Et D'Enseignement Superieur (ARES) of Belgium. January 2018-December 2023.
• Team Leader, Multidimensional Indicators of Adaptive Capacity of Rice Farming Households to Address Salt Water Intrusion in the Philippines and Vietnam, Funded by APN CRYS & SEARCA. August 2017-July 2018.
• Researcher, Integrated Ecological, Hydrologic and Sediment Transport Models of the Tagoloan River Basin (IEHSTrM-TRB), Funded by CHED DARETO. April 2017-March 2019.
• Team Leader, Exploring innovative ways of financing for climate compatible development in Asian cities: A research initiative covering select second-tier cities in India, Indonesia and the Philippines, Funded by ICSC and Germanwatch. July 2015-June 2015.
• Component Leader, Total Economic Valuation of the Cagayan de Oro River Basin, Funded by International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). April 2015-July 2015.
• Proponent Leader, Environmental Accounting on CDORB Resources, Funded by CESM Inc., RBCO & DENR. July 2013- June 2014.
• Consultant, Assessment on the Management Regimes of River Basin Organizations in the Philippines, Funded by CESM Inc., RBCO & DENR. July 2013- June 2014.
• Consultant, Socio-economic Dimensions of the CDORB, Funded by CESM Inc., RBCO & DENR. July 2013- June 2014.
• Consultant, Economic Valuation of the Ship Grounding Damages to the Coral Reefs and Marine Ecosystem of Agutayan Island, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines, funded by MBDA and GIZ. April 2014 – June 2014.
• Proponent Leader, Carrying Capacity of Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City: Socio-economic Component, Funded by CHED-HERC. June 2013-May 2014.
• Main Author, Assessment of Housing Need and Demand of the XU Employees, Funded by Kinaadman Research Center (KRC). Jan 2012-June 2012.
• Team Leader, The Ecological Footprint of the Social Sciences Building of Xavier University Main Campus: An Assessment of Ecology and Economic Sustainability, Funded by Kinaadman Research Center (KRC). June 2010-May 2011.
• Researcher, Inventory of Losses and Replacement Cost of the Proposed Butuan City Drainage Improvement, Funded by ARBIWRMP & Asian Development Bank. August 2010-Feb 2011.
• Team Leader, Hydraulic Mining in Cagayan de Oro City: Socio-Economic Assessment, Team Leader, Funded by Mindanao Research, June 2009-May 2010.
• Team Leader, Regional Indicator Project, Funded by EPRA and USAID, June 2007-May 2008.\
• Component Leader, Socio-economic Impact of the Lake Mainit Development Project, Funded Foundation for Philippine Environment. June 2007-May 2008.
• Main Author, New Firm Formation in Northern Mindanao”, Funded by Kinaadman Research Center (KRC). June 2007-May 2008.
• Main Author, Determinants of Regional Output: The Case of Northern Mindanao, The NCR, and Central Visayas, Funded by CHED. April 2005-May 2006.

Professional Memberships:

• Member, Economic Society of the Philippines
• Member, UPLB Alumni Association, Misamis Oriental Chapter
• Member, Council of Economic Educators
• Member, Compass Schools Network
• Member/Alumna, Netherlands Fellowship Foundation
• Member/Alumna, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Philippines
• Member, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)
• Member, International Public Policy Association
• Associate Member, National Research Council of the Philippines
• Official Representative of Xavier University, Philippine APEC Study Center
• Member, Regional Research Association

Courses Taught:

• Macroeconomics, Economics of Development, Public Finance, Research in Economics, Environment Economics.