Global Citizenship Curriculum Project - Georgetown University

Mark Anthony D. Abenir is an associate professor of development studies and the service-learning program manager at the Ateneo de Manila University. A dedicated practitioner-scholar, he integrates service-learning as a key pedagogical approach in his courses on community development and social change, project management, and sustainable development. He also serves as section co-editor of the International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE). His expertise lies in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of community, social welfare, and poverty reduction programs that are participatory, people-centered, gender-sensitive, and rights-based. His research interests include service-learning and community engagement in higher education, grassroots social and community development, studies on children and youth empowerment, and disaster management and resilience. He holds a doctoral degree in social development and a master's degree in community development, both with a focus on social development planning and administration. He is a member of the Global Citizenship Curriculum Project Faculty Working Group.