Dr. Rosario Velasco-Tatlonghari is an Assistant Professor of the UPLB College of Development Communication. She had been teaching science communication for more than fifteen years and earned her Ph.D. degree in Development Communication (with Environmental Science as cognate) from UPLB. Prior to her academic life, she worked with NGOs promoting sustainable agricultural technologies and environmental protection to farmers in Luzon and Visayas. Thus, she was fortunate to experience being both a science communication professional and practitioner, her involvements ranging from technology transfer, public understanding of science to public engagement with science. These work experiences shaped her research interests that include local and indigenous knowledge, climate change, natural resources management, risk communication, participatory communication, community development, among others.