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Prof. Moises Norman Z. Garcia, PhD

Department of Biological Sciences | Research Center for Social Sciences and Education

mzgarcia@ust.edu.ph | normanzgarcia@yahoo.com

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Academic Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education major in Biology, De La Salle University, 2015
Master of Education major in School Leadership, De La Salle University, 2001
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1983

Research Highlights

Project Lead: Plastic Material Balance Study Along Manila Bay (ongoing)
Team Member: Sachet Consumption In The Philippines: A Mixed-Method Study On Its Socio-Economic Implications And Insights (ongoing)
Team Member: Zero Waste Islands: Waste Management and Food Security in Siquijor Island (Under Review)
Team Member: Aquaponics for sustainable food security during pre- & post-disasters (ongoing)
Team Member: Assessment of Sanitary Quality of Terrestrial and Inland Freshwater Environments in Relation to the Residents’ Knowledge, Awareness, Beliefs, and Consumption Behavior in the Island Province of Siquijor (under review)

Research Interests

Environmental Education and Environmental Literacy
Science Education and Science Literacy
Biology Education
Solid Waste Management
Climate Change Studies

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Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

20th Dangal ng UST Gawad San Alberto Magno, Best Published Research in Social Sciences and Education, May 10, 2019, UST Cinematorium

Professional Activities

Organizer, Speaker & Facilitator: Seminar-Workshop: Purihin ang Panginoon! Paghahanda sa Sakuna Dulot ng Pagbabago ng Klima
Speaker: Inclusive Education Systems: Stories of Rural Farmers in the Philippines (Documentary Film)
Moderator: UNESCO Chair Literacy Day: World Cafe Experience
Panel Discussant: 1st International Conference on Gender, Adult Literacy, and Active Citizenship for Social Transformation (GALACST)
Organizer & Moderator: Waste-to-Energy or Waste of Energy
Presenter: Fostering Science Literacy of Filipino Freshmen College Students Zero Waste Practices and Its Socio-Economic Benefits: The City of San Fernando Pampanga in Context
Reactor: RCSSED Research Progress Presentation (Community-Engaged Studies Presentation)
Presenter: Filipino Consumers’ environmental beliefs, attitudes and perceived behavioral control towards their preference of products packaged in sachets
Trainee: “Marine Debris Tracker” (Sponsors: USAID, Save the Philippine Seas and EcoWaste Coalition)

Selected Publications

STREAMLINING WASTE HANDLING APPROACHES TO ZERO WASTE: COMMUNITY-BASED EXPERIENCES IN THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES Ancheta, A.A., De Castro, B.V., Garcia, M.N.Z., Cobar-Garcia, M.R.V. & Castillo, R.M. Journal of Nature Studies, January – June 2020, 19 (1), 49-65, Online ISSN: 2244-5226
SINGLE-USED PLASTICS: AN INTRACTABLE PROBLEM (GAIA Report 2020: Sachets) Cobar-Garcia, M.R.V., Ancheta, A.A., Garcia, M.N.Z., Castillo, R.M. & Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
THE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY OF ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS BASED IN MANILA AND NUEVA ECIJA PROVINCE: A MIXED METHOD STUDY Garcia, M.N.Z. & Cobar-Garcia, M.R.V. Environment, Development and Sustainability (Under Review)
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND FUNAMBULISM: AN ANALOGICAL TRANSFER FOR CONCEPT UNDERSTANDING Garcia, M.N.Z. & Cobar-Garcia, M.R.V. The Antoninus Journal (Under Review)

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