Educational Background:

• PhD in Economics (Candidate), Ateneo de Manila University.
• Master of Arts in Economics, University of the Philippines, Diliman.
• Master of Arts in Economics, University of San Carlos.
  • Thesis: The Department of Labor and Employment’s Special Program for the Employment of Students in the Province of Camiguin (2000-2002), An Evaluation Study.
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Xavier University.

Professional Experience:

• Faculty, School of Management, University of the Philippines-Cebu, 2019-Present.
• Chairperson, Department of Economics, Xavier University, 2015-2016.
• Research Assistant, Health Policy Development Program, University of the Philippines School of Economics, 2012.
• Faculty, Department of Economics, Xavier University, 2004-Present.

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 & 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 & 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 & 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:

• Component Researcher, Total Economic Valuation of the Cagayan de Oro River Basin, Funded by International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), April 2015–July 2015.
• Component Researcher, The Realities of Resettlement Policy: The Case of Xavier Ecoville Resettlement Project, Asia Pacific Society of Public Affairs, April 2015-August 2015.
• Component Researcher, Economic Benefits of Parking Enforcement: The Case of Hapsay Dalan Program in Cagayan de Oro City, June 2014-March 2015.
• Component Researcher, A Social Welfare Analysis of Post Disaster Housing Resettlement Programs in Phase I, Sitio Calaanan, Barangay Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City, June 2014-March 2015.
• Component Researcher, Parking Analysis and Willingness to Pay Evaluation for Parking Facilities along Selected Central Business Districts, School Zones, and Market Areas of Cagayan de Oro City, June 2014-May 2015.
• Consultant Researcher, Research on Cost and Benefit Analysis of the Cogon Market Building, November 2013-March 2014.
• Consultant Researcher, Research on Cost and Benefit Analysis of the Cogon Market Building, November 2013-March 2014.
• Consultant Researcher, Research on Cogon Vendor’s Livelihood Opportunities, November 2013March 2014.
• Component Researcher, Carrying Capacity of Barangay Lumbia: Economic Component, funded by CHED-HERCC, March 2012-February 2013.
• Consultant Researcher, Evaluation Study on Investment Competitiveness in Cagayan de Oro City, February-March 2015.
• Team Leader, Inventory of Losses and Replacement Cost of the Proposed Butuan City Drainage Improvement, funded by ARBIWRMP & Asian Development Bank, August 2010-February 2011.
• Component Consultant, The Ecological Footprint of the Social Sciences Building of Xavier University Main Campus: An Assessment of Ecology and Economic Sustainability (KRC), June 2010-May 2011.
• Component Consultant, Moving Out of Poverty, July –August, 2006.
• Main Researcher, Evaluation Study of the Department of Labor and Employment’s Special Program for the Employment of Student, funded by DOLE-SPES, June 2003-May 2004.

Professional Memberships:

• Member, Philippine Economics Society

Courses Taught:

• Microeconomics, Mathematical Economics, Econometrics.