Jayeel Serrano Cornelio received his MSocSci (2007) and PhD (2011) degrees in sociology from the National University of Singapore. He was a recipient of the Asia Research Institute PhD grant, the Graduate Scholarship for ASEAN Nationals, and the Lee Foundation Prize for academic excellence. He was visiting research student at the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University and visiting research associate at the Institute of Philippine Culture. In the Philippines, he has also been research fellow at the East Asian Pastoral Institute and instructor in sociology and development studies at the Ateneo de Manila University.