Dr. Punzalan is an assistant professor of archival studies at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies. He holds a PhD in Information, with a focus on archival studies, from the University of Michigan School of Information (2012) and two graduate certificates, one in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) and the other in Museum Studies. He previously taught as an assistant professor at the School of Library and Information Studies at theUniversity of the Philippines (Diliman).