Brebante, Zyra Ruth

Administrative Positions

She is currently the Student Relations Officer in the College of Human Kinetics and is the Faculty Adviser to the CHK-Student Council.

Courses handled

She handles various dance and fitness courses at the College of Human Kinetics. She introduced Aerobic-Striptease Dance as a form of Physical education in UP in 2008 and still teaches this course up to the present. Aside from various aerobic dance classes, she also teaches Philippine Folk dances, Linedance, and Modern jazz. For CHK major classes, she handles Fundamental Rhythm and both Basic and Advance Fitness dance courses.

Publications

Body image, body mass index and the experience of Hiya in physical education among Filipino female university students

By Jonathan Y Cagas and Zyra-Ruth Brebante

Lectures

- Speaker. "Linedance Activity" 3rd National Conference on Sport Pedagogy, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, November 8, 2014

- Paper Presenter. "Exploring Hiya Physical Education" 2nd National Conference on Sport Pedagogy, UP CHK NIPS Auditorium UP Diliman, 12 October 2013

• Keynote Speaker. "Journaling as a Research Tool" 4th Human Movement Scientific Fitness Symposium March 5, 2012 UP Los Baños, College, Laguna

• Aerobic Striptease as a Physical Education Course. National Conference on Sport Pedagogy. October 13, 2012 College of Human Kinetics University of the Philippines Diliman

Research Activities

Body Image, Body Mass Index and Hiya of Filipino Female University Students in Aerobic Striptease, Researcher, June 2012 - April 2013

Line Dance as a Physical Activity Intervention Program, Researcher, March 2011- (on-going), with funding from Gatorade

Link Between Body Image, Body Mass index and Hiya in Female College Students, Researcher, June 2012- (on-going)