Dr. Zenaida Quezada-Reyes (Philippines) took her Doctor of Philosophy with specialization in Philippine Studies at the University of the Philippines in 1993. She finished her Master of Arts in Education with specialization in Educational Administration at the Philippine Normal University in 1987. She also completed her Bachelor in Education, major in Social Science, Magna Cum Laude at the Philippine Normal University in 1978. She had Spanish Language training from the Foreign Service Institute of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippines and acquired various scholarships in the course of her studies. The scholarship sponsored by the German Foundation for International Development for instance, allowed her to obtain Post doctoral degree at the Institute of Sociocultural Studies of the University of Kassel in Witzenhausen, Germany in 1997.

Her stint with the Philippine Normal University allows her to do the following:
• Serves as lecturer, discussant and facilitator in the different Social Science courses at PNU, human rights, indigenous people, women’s rights and other issues in other schools, universities, government and non government organizations across the country;
• engages in studies and researches relevant to teacher education, social studies, indigenous people and women studies;
• designs modules for teacher education, local history and teaching of social science courses;
• advises graduate students who are working on their thesis and acts as member of the Panel of Examiners for thesis defense;
• conducts training and workshops for teachers in the field of Social Studies teaching, local government, women studies, human rights (e.g. trainer in human rights in Mongolia, border of Burma and Thailand, Public Safety Officers in the Philippines, women's group, urban poor, teachers and other professionals);
• evaluates student performance;
• designs curricular and co-curricular projects for students;
• consultant for content and instructional design in Social Studies and local history for secondary school students; and
• writer of Social Studies books and articles for Elementary and Secondary school students and teachers.

She has presented papers in both national and international conferences on education. Some of the remarkable papers include “Sexism in the Classrooms in the Philippines” Women’s World Congress, Seoul, Korea, June, 2005, “Engendering the Curriculum in the Philippines, “ Women’s World Congress, Uganda, Africa, July 2003, " Building a Culture of Peace and Human Rights Among Philippine Public Safety Officers, "International Conference on Human Rights Education in Asia and the Pacific Region in Osaka, Japan, and other papers presented in France, Germany, New York and Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

She has written articles and researches in doing collaborative research; Filipino women's status and issues and indigenous people in the Philippines, Human Rights Education in the Philippines and Basic Education Curriculum.

She is at present the President of the Women Studies Association of the Philippines; President, Philippine Association of University Women-PNU Chapter; member. Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society, Philippine Normal University Honor Society and member and one term board member, Ugnayang Aghamtao (Anthropological Society of the Philippines.