For her significant contributions to the field of peace/political psychology through her deep involvement in Philippine liberation movements, during and after martial law. Her direct experiences in collective movements informed her writings and scholarship on peace/political psychology from a Global South perspective. During the country’s democratic transition, she brought peace/political psychology to strategic national institutions, leaders, and projects related to social peace in the Philippines. Dr. Montiel’s primary contribution to the global field of peace/political psychology lies in her excellent and original scholarship. She is a world-renowned and multi-awarded senior scholar on the psychology of peacebuilding and democratic transitions.
Birthdate: 20 October 1951
 
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. Social Psychology - Ateneo de Manila 1984
 
- MA Social Psychology - Ateneo de Manila 1984
 
- A.B. Sociology - Maryknoll College 1972
 
 
   
Research Interest:
- Peacebuilding and Peacemaking
 
- Psychology of Active Nonviolence and Social
 
- Justice
 
- Democratic Transitions
 
- Asian Peace Psychology
 
- Psychology of the Global South
 
   
Honors and Awards Received:
- 2016 - Outstanding Psychologist - Psychological Association of the Philippines
 
- 2010 - Ralph K White Lifetime Contribution Award - American Psychological Association
 
- 1998 - Distinguished Contribution Award - American Psychological Association