Master of Arts in Special Education, St. Scholastica’s College – Manila, Philippines, 2011
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2003
Research Highlights
Lead Proponent: Associations of Physical Activity, Screen time and Sleep with Health and Developmental Outcomes among Filipino Preschool Children
Research Interests
Play in occupational therapy
Activity participation of children
Cross-cultural validation of pediatric outcome measures
Courses Handled
Research Highlights
Professional Activities
Courses Handled
Graduate Level
Health Research Methods
Undergraduate Level
Research 1 and 2
Major Recognitions
Lead Proponent: Associations of Physical Activity, Screen time and Sleep with Health and Developmental Outcomes among Filipino Preschool Children
Professional Activities
Member, Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines (2007-present)
Treasurer, Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines (2010-2011)
Public Relations Officer, Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines (2008-2009)
Internationalization Coordinator, UST College of Rehabilitation Sciences (2017-2018)
Community Development Coordinator, UST College of Rehabilitation Sciences (2009-2013)
Senior Occupational Therapist, Sunrise Early Intervention and Learning Center (Pediatric), Makati City (2004-2007)
Selected Publications
Morato-Espino, P. G., Medallon, K. G., Benzon, R., Arroz, M. T., & Angelino, C. (2019). Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Friedrich Short Form of the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS-F) to measure the stress level of Filipino parents and other caregivers of children with disability. Philippine Journal of Allied Health Sciences.
Gomez, I. N., Lai, C. Y., Morato-Espino, P. G., Chan, C. C., &Tsang, H. W. (2017). Behavioural and autonomic regulation of response to sensory stimuli among children: a systematic review of relationship and methodology. BioMed research international.