Irene Padasas

My current work is focused on analyzing qualitative data from the Ecological Approach to Family Style Dining (EAT-FSD) pilot study. From this, our team aims to develop a summative overview that highlights the strengths of the program along with suggested improvements and recommendations for the project’s implementation.

My other research interests are focused on families in different contexts.

• I am currently part of research projects in Nebraska that explore parenting practices of migrant parents, and the quality of life of immigrants in different counties across the state.
• I am also involved in a project that explores the challenges in rural communities such as the declining populations, outmigration of youth, and limited economic opportunities. This project aims to teach high school students with STEAM/Entrepreneurial skills to encourage teenagers to develop a sense of connection between their skills and opportunities within their local communities.

• Software: Qualtrics, SPSS, NVivo, MAXQDA
• Methodology: Dietary Observation in Childcare Centers (DOCC), Fruit and vegetable acceptance by picture method with preschool children
• Peer mentoring, conducting a program evaluation

• Society for Cross Cultural Research
• Psychological Association of the Philippines
• National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Reviewer

I intend to work for a government agency or research university to continue my work on families in different contexts.

My involvement in this project provides me with many learning opportunities about issues focused on families, especially the different environmental factors impacting child development (e.g., feeding practices and children’s attitudes towards healthful eating), and how this knowledge could potentially be translated into practice.

• Organizational skills
• psychology background
• conscientiousness

Padasas, I. and L. P. Alampay. Submitted for initial review. Bidirectional relations of children’s externalizing behaviors and parenting practices of Filipino mothers and fathers. Philippine Journal of Psychology. Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines.

Padasas, I., M. R. T. de Guzman, and S. Kim. 2019, February. The role of youth in youth entrepreneurship in rural communities. Poster presented at the 2019 Society for Cross-cultural Research Meeting, Jacksonville, Florida

Padasas, I., M. R. T. de Guzman, and A. S. Garcia. 2018, February. Parenting from a distance: Philippine yayas (A follow-up). Paper presented at the 2018 Society for Cross-cultural Research Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada

Alianan, A., and I. Padasas. 2016, September. Pag-alaga sa Sarili at Mag-anak (PAG-ASA): Developing an Effective Positive Parenting Program for Parents in Low Income Communities. Paper presented at the 53rd Psychological Association of the Philippines Convention (PAP), Pampanga, Philippines.