Assistant Professor of History

University of the Philippines Diliman

Grace Liza Y. Concepcion, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the Department of History, University of the Philippines Diliman. She holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of the Philippines, where she explored colonial dynamics in Laguna during the early Spanish period. She earned her M.A. in History from Universidad de Navarra, Spain, focusing on primary school teachers in Luzon during the late 19th century, a B.A. Honors in English from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and a BA Humanities from the University of Asia and the Pacific. Dr. Concepcion is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She has previously served as the Executive Director of the University Research Office at the University of Asia and the Pacific, where she led initiatives to enhance research output. As a faculty member at the University of Asia and the Pacific, she served as Chair of the History Department and Vice Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Her research has been published in local and international journals. Dr. Concepcion has also contributed to several book chapters and edited volumes, examining topics such as missionary costs and land tenure practices in the Philippines. She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Saliksik Kasaysayan Fellowship Grant (2023) and the Mendel Fellowship from Lilly Library, Indiana University (2019).