As STEM teacher, I work to improve outcomes for student education in science through the development of instructional materials, methods and curricula, mentoring of students/teachers, and implementation of research. My recent teaching and leadership work with the Department of Science and Technology (through the Philippine Science High School System) has focused on the improved delivery and implementation of educational opportunity for Filipinos in science.

My undergraduate work in chemistry and graduate work in applied mathematics allow me to fill the niche of experimental design and analysis. A large aspect of my educational work involves improving outcomes of high school students in STEM research. I founded Tanim Talino to bridge the gap in Filipino student preparedness for research, specifically as a response to the remote learning circumstances during the pandemic.

Despite these professional pursuits, my primary interests are in the studies and implementation of science education, with a focus on how science education was, and could be, crafted. A common theme in my research interests is the student, particularly on how she navigates ideas about herself, society, and actual STEM work, as a result of her STEM education.