Dr. Ma. Teresa G. De Guzman is a full-time faculty at the University of the Philippines Manila. A practicing applied anthropologist who graduated from the University of the Philipines with a degree of PhD in Anthropology with a specialization in Cultural Anthropology. She has worked extensively with different Ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines, particularly with Aeta, Mangyan, and the Manobo. She has been in academia for the past 10 years complemented by 10 years of fieldwork. Her research interests and work mostly concentrate on the Indigenous groups, Indigenous Knowledge (IK), Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment, Health and Social Impact Assessment, Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM), and others. A former chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences for 6 years and currently an Associate Dean for Planning and Development. Apart from this, she is also the current Executive Director of Applied Social Science Research and Development (CASSRDI), a non-profit organization of research and Development.