Projects
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Completed Projects
- Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Do the 4Ps mitigate the impact ofnatural disasters? (with Ben Edwards and Matthew Gray of Australian National University(ANU). 2018-2019. Funded by the ANU Philippines Project. OPS Lead Investigator: Judith Borja with Isabelita Bas.
- Baseline Qualitative Study: Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child. Fund-managedby UNFPA. 2017-2019. Lead Investigator: Judith Borja, Nanette Mayol, Alan Feranil, Marilyn Cinco, Sonny Bechayda and the rest of the OPSSenior/Research Associates.
- Wave 2 Survey: Longitudinal Cohort Study on the FilipinoChild. 2018-2019. Fund-managed by UNFPA. Lead Investigator: Nanette Mayol, Tita Lorna Perez and Marilyn Cinco and the rest of the OPS Fellows and Senior/Research Associates.
- Wave 3 Survey: Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Girl and Boy Child (survey preparation/data collection). Fund-managed by UNFPA. 2018-2019. Lead Investigator: Dr. Judith Borja; OPS Co-Investigators Dr. Nanette Mayol, Tita Lorna Perez and Marilyn Cinco and the rest of the OPS Fellows and Senior/Research Associates.
- Intergenerational influences on gut microbiota composition in Cebu, Philippines with Northwestern University (2017-2019). OPS Investigators: Delia Carba and Dr. Judith Borja.
- Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child (Research Findings Dissemination). Fundedby UNFPA. Lead Investigator: Judith Borja; OPS Co-Investigators: Nanette Mayol, Tita Lorna Perez and Marilyn Cinco and the rest of the OPS Fellows and Senior/Research Associates.
- Wave 3 Survey: Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Girl and Boy Child (report writing phase). Fund-managed by UNFPA. 2018-2020. Lead Investigator: Judith Borja; OPS Co-Investigators: Nanette Mayol, Tita Lorna Perez and Marilyn Cincoand the rest of the OPS Fellows and Senior/Research Associates.
- Wave 4 Survey: Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child (data processing phase). Fundedby the Department of Health and UNFPA. 2019-2020. Lead Investigators: Nanette Mayol,Judith Borja OPS Co-Investigators: Tita Lorna Perez, Marilyn Cinco and Sonny Bechayda and the rest of the OPS Senior/Research Associates.
- Intergenerational influences on gut microbiota composition in Cebu, Philippines (withNorthwestern University). 2018-2020. OPS Investigators: Delia Carbaand Judith Borja.
- 2020 Phone Survey: Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child (data processing and report writing phase). Funded by UNFPA. 2020-2021. Lead Investigators: Nanette Mayol, Judith Borja; OPS Co-Investigators: Tita Lorna Perez, Marilyn Cinco and Sonny Bechayda and the rest of the OPS Research Associates.
- Wave 5 Phone Survey: Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child (preparatory phase). Funded by UNFPA. 2020-2021. Lead Investigators:Nanette Mayol, Judith Borja; OPS Co-Investigators: Tita Lorna Perez, Marilyn Cinco and Sonny Bechayda and the rest of the OPS Research Associates.
- Child Development and Adult Social and Human Capital: COHORTS (Consortium of Health Outcomes Research in Transitioning Societies) (with Emory University, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The OPS-managed Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey (CLHNS) is among the cohort studies involved in COHORTS. 2017-2021. Co- Investigators: Nanette Mayol, Judith Borja, Tita Lorna Perez, Delia Carba and Isabelita Bas.
- Dual-Cohort Prospective Study on Obesity (with University of California – Los Angeles and Demographic Research and Development Foundation). Funded by US National Institutes of Health. 2016-2021. OPS Investigators: Nanette Mayol, Tita Lorna Perez and Delia Carba.
- Lifecourse determinants and outcomes of epigenetic age acceleration across two generations, with Christopher Kuzawa of Northwestern University. Funded by the US National Institutes of Health. 2019-2024. OPS Lead Investigators: Nanette Mayol, Delia Carba, and Sonny Bechayda.
- Long-term health after Severe Acute Malnutrition in children and adults: the role of the Pancreas (SAMPA), with Juan Solon of Nutrition Center of the Philippines and Suzanne Filteau of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Funded by Medical Research Council. 2020-2022. OPS Lead Investigators: Nanette Mayol and Paulita Duazo
- Young Adult Fertility Survey 5 – Region 7 data collection, with Midea Kabamalan of UP Population Institute. Funded by DOH thru UPPI. 2021. OPS Coordinators: Delia Carba and Sonny Bechayda
New and Ongoing Projects