Joseph Mercado FRIEdr (Tagalog pronunciation: [mɚkado], born July 2, 1972) is a Filipino statistician, professor, businessperson and university administrator who served as dean and vice president at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines from 2006 to 2018.[1][2]
Joseph Mercado | |
|---|---|
 Mercado in 2021 | |
| Born | July 2, 1972 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic University of the Philippines (BAS, MASc, DEM) Philippine College of Criminology (PhD) |
| Known for | Applied statistics |
| Awards | Distinguished Research Award (Academic International Consortium of Indonesia) Distinguished Service Award (Federation of Alumni Association in PUP Inc.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics, Applied statistics |
| Institutions | Polytechnic University of the Philippines |
| Website | https://www.pup.edu.ph |
Mercado has co-authored scientific publications involving pharmaceutical sciences,[3] economic analysis,[4] and sociological analysis[5] and received the Distinguished Research Award from the Academic International Consortium of Indonesia for his work in 2016.[6] At present, Mercado is a member of the Philippine Statistical Association, the National Research Council of the Philippines, and the Royal Institution, Singapore as a fellow.[1]
Early life and education
editMercado finished a Bachelor of Applied Statistics degree in 1993, a Master of Applied Science degree in 2000 and a Doctor of Educational Management degree in 2003, all at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP).[1]
In 2011, Mercado completed a Criminology PhD at the Philippine College of Criminology. After becoming a university vice president, he attended an Executive Development Program held by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) with other university administrators to further his knowledge on higher education management.[7]
Career
editPolytechnic University of the Philippines (2005–2018)
editIn 2004, Mercado first sat as the acting director of PUP Ragay. Consequently, in 2006, he was appointed as the director of PUP Sto. Tomas Batangas branch and then designated as the dean of the College of Science. At the same time, he was also the assistant director of the Center for Data and Statistical Analysis. Three years later, he became the executive director for branches and campuses. After a short five-month stint as executive director, Mercado then served as the vice president for branches and campuses for three years. In late 2015, Mercado was then appointed by Emanuel de Guzman, the university's president, to be the vice president for research, extension, planning and development.[1][8][9] To pursue personal endeavors, Mercado resigned from office in mid-2018. However, he still serves as an expert advisor to the university, specializing in applied statistics.[10]
Notable works
editScientific publications
editMercado has authored and co-authored several scientific publications that have been recognized in national and international journals.[4][11][12]
Among them are, but not limited to; "Mathematical Model for Estimating Income Tax Revenues in the Philippines through Regression Analysis using Matrices"[4] "Predicting Spousal Physical Violence in the Philippines: a Binary Logistic Regression Analysis” for the European Academic and Research Network;[11] and “Modeling the Philippines Real Gross Domestic Product: A Normal Estimation Equation For Multiple Linear Regression” for the American Institute of Physics’ Journal.[12]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d Valila, Krupskaya (2016). "President De Guzman appoints three new VPs". Polytechnic University of the Philippines Official Website. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Cruz, RG (August 27, 2015). "PUP president gets higher pay than UP president". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ Urrutia, Jackie D.; Tampis, Razzcelle L.; Mercado, Joseph; m. Baygan, Aaron Vito (2016). "Survival Analysis for the Risk of Developing Heart Attack". International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 8 (2): 6. doi:10.22159/ijpps.2016v8s2.15210. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mathematical Model for Estimating Income Tax Revenues in the Philippines through Regression Analysis Using Matrices". ResearchGate. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Reading Attitudes of the Students of Polytechnic University of the Philippines: A Principal Component Factor Analysis". ResearchGate. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Viray, Kriztine. "VPREPD speaks at Asia Pacific Confab". Polytechnic University of the Philippines News. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "CHED Launches the Second Batch of the Executive Development Program of the PhilHECS". Commission on Higher Education (CHED). July 20, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Dalac, Dan Esponilla (June 2014). "Administration Okays P1.7M Grant for 11 Researches". Polytechnic University of the Philippines News. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Viray, Joseph Reylan. "PUP inks MOU with Burapha University". Polytechnic University of the Philippines News. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Directory of Experts". PUP Official Website. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Analysis on Predicting Spousal Physical Violence in the Philippines Using Binary Logistic Regression". ResearchGate. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Urrutia, Jackie D.; Tampis, Razzcelle L.; Mercado, Joseph; Baygan, Aaron Vito M.; Baccay, Edcon B. (2016). "Modeling the Philippines' real gross domestic product: A normal estimation equation for multiple linear regression". Enhancing the Role of Mathematics in Interdisciplinary Research. AIP Conference Proceedings. 1707 (1): 050016. Bibcode:2016AIPC.1707e0016U. doi:10.1063/1.4940848. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
