Allen is a socio-academic activist and an artist who advocates for gender equality and the feminist movement. Pursuing performance studies and utilizing art as a weapon for social change, he has been part of several productions that tackle relevant social issues. Filipino diaspora, transnationalism, globalization, queer of color criticism, the performance of literature, performance curation, and spectatorship are among his research interests.

Areas of concentration/study:

Critical Filipinx Studies, Performance of Immigration Law, Rhetoric

Capstone/Thesis/Dissertation Title:

Performing Chamber Theatre: Performances by the Theatre-maker, the Performers, and the Spectators (Undergraduate Thesis)

Awards:

 The C.V. Starr Fund for Asian/Pacific/American Student Research (2021) - NYU The Leigh George Odom Memorial Award for Distinguished MA Student (2021) - NYU Performance Studies Emerging Scholar (2021) - Tisch Salute 2021 Department of Performance Studies Student Representative (2021) - NYU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean Travel Grant (2020) - UP Diliman Creative/Critical Theses Grant in the Arts, Culture, and Humanities (2020) - UP Mobility for Vigor and Excellence (MOVE UP) Scholarship for Exchange Study (2019) Writing Fellows for Emerging and Early Career Theatre and Performance Studies Scholars (2023-2024) José Esteban Muñoz First-Time Presentation Award (2023)

Study Abroad Site(s):

Hokkaido University, Japan - Hokkaido University Short-Term Exchange Program (HUSTEP) 2019