Dr. Julie Belandres-Otadoy is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of San Carlos (USC)–Talamban Campus, Cebu City, Philippines. She has a doctoral degree in environmental science from the University of the Philippines (UP), Diliman, Quezon City, and a master’s degree in veterinary parasitology from the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines (UP), Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines.
Dr. Belandres-Otadoy’s research interests are in the areas of global biodiversity and conservation, functional ecology, parasitology and topics in environmental science. Currently, she is mentoring students together with the Kahibalo Foundation, Poland and Holy Name University, Philippines in implementing the project entitled The Population and Conservation of Philippime endemic mammals in Anda, Bohol, Philippines” which is funded by the Kahibalo Foundation.