Lenis Aislinn C. Separa is an independent researcher who engages in interdisciplinary studies in the fields of intercultural communication, migration, language, education, business, and tourism. She earned her PhD in Communication and Journalism from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences of Massey University Wellington, New Zealand where she focused on the cultural adaptation of Filipino migrants in New Zealand. She is a graduate of B.A. Communication Research cum laude at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines and took Master of Management major in Business Management at the University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines, and Master of Arts in Education major in Language Education at Bataan Peninsula State University, Philippines. With her passion in advancing different areas of Philippine studies, Dr. Separa actively engages in cross-country collaborative research projects and networking.