Education
PhD Psychology
Massey University
Wellington, New Zealand
2019
MA Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
2013
BA (Psychology)
University of the Philippines Visayas
Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines
2004
Specialised Training
Area-focused Training Course in Mental Health Services after Disasters in Asia
Hyogo Institute for Traumatic Stress
Kobe, Japan
2008
Employment History
Associate Professor (2021-present)
Assistant Professor (2014-2020)
Instructor (2007-2014)
University of the Philippines Visayas
Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines
Guidance Counsellor (2005-2007)
La Consolacion College
Bacolod City, Philippines
Organisational Membership
- Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Young Scientist (2018-2021)
- Member, International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)
- International Collaborator, IAAP Taskforce on Terrorism and Peace Building
- Member, International Society on Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
- Member, Asian Association of Social Psychology (AASP)
- Member, American Psychological Association (APA)
Papers/Posters Presented in Conferences
Patel, A., Galano, M.M., Guilaran, J., Davis, J., & Shevlin, M. (2021, November 2-5). Diversifying academic publishing in traumatic stress studies: Opportunities for change and strategies for moving forward. 37th International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 37th Annual Meeting, USA.
Guilaran, J., de Terte, I., Kaniasty, K., & Stephens, C. V. (2021, July 29-31). Received social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms in New Zealand and Philippine emergency responders. 14th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Seoul, Korea.
Guilaran, J. B., de Terte, I., Kaniasty, K., & Stephens, C. V. (2017, August 25-27). Emergency responders and post traumatic stress symptoms: A meta-analysis on the effectiveness of social support. 12th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Guilaran, J. B., de Terte, I., Kaniasty, K., & Stephens, C. V. (2017, July 5-7). Social support in first responders: A review of effects on post traumatic stress symptoms. 38th Stress and Anxiety Research Society Conference, Hong Kong.
Kaniasty, K., de Terte, I., Guilaran, J. B., Bennett, S. (2017, July 5-7). Going southwest of San Francisco: A scoping review of post disaster social support investigations conducted in Oceania. 38th Stress and Anxiety Research Society Conference, Hong Kong.
Guilaran, J. B., de Terte, I., Kaniasty, K., & Stephens, C. V. (2016, September 2-4). Social support among disaster first responders: A review of literature. New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference 2016, Wellington, New Zealand.
Baquiano, M. J. & Guilaran, J. B. (2016, July 24-29). #SONA2014: Social representations of the 2014 Philippine State of the Nation Address in 140 characters. 31st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
Baquiano, M. J. & Guilaran, J. B. (2015, August 19-22). #SONA2014: Social representations of the 2014 Philippine State of the Nation Address in 140 characters. The 11th conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology and Psychological Association of the Philippines 52nd Annual Convention, Cebu City, Philippines.
Guilaran, J. B. (2015, March 26-27). Compassion fatigue and satisfaction as predictors of burnout: A look at the professional quality of life in the Philippines. 5th ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies (ARUPS) Congress, Singapore.
Baquiano, M. J. & Guilaran, J. B. (2015, March 26-27). Stories of disaster in a small island setting: The Bayas Island, Philippines Experience. 5th ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies (ARUPS) Congress, Singapore.
Guilaran, J. B. (2014, December 8-11). Caregiver and organizational attachment as predictors of compassion fatigue and satisfaction among humanitarian relief workers. Building individual and organizational capacity for psychosocial intervention after disasters in the Asia and Pacific region: Workshop on psychological intervention after disasters.International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Baquiano, M. J. & Guilaran, J. B. (2014, December 8-11). Stories of disaster: The Estancia experience. Building individual and organizational capacity for psychosocial intervention after disasters in the Asia and Pacific region: Workshop on psychological intervention after disasters. International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Baquiano, M. J. & Guilaran, J. B. (2014, October 22-23). Stories of disaster: The Bayas, Estancia experience. International Scientific Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas and Manila Observatory, Iloilo, Philippines.
Guilaran, J. B. (2014, July 8-13). What you “don’t see” can’t hurt you: The role of attachment avoidance in compassion fatigue among humanitarian workers in the Philippines. 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Paris, France.
Guilaran, J. B. & Bautista, V. V. (2013, October 22-24). Psychospiritual first aid. 4th Asian Regional Union of Psychological Societies Congress/ 50th Psychological Association of the Philippines Convention, Quezon City, Philippines.
Guilaran, J. B. (2012, November 22-24). Pagsasama sa panahon ng sakuna: Panimulang pag-aaral sa epekto ng organisasyon sa compassion fatigue at satisfaction ng mga humanitarian relief workers. Ika-37 ng Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino, Batangas City, Philippines.
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