Dr. Ruby Roan-Cristobal is currently a Senior Lecturer at the College of Development Communication of the University of the Philippines Los Baños, and the Executive Producer and Program Anchor of a science and technology radio program aired nationwide on national radio, cable television, and social media.
She is also actively helping organizations and academic institutions in crafting policy papers, training programs, and strategic communication plans and strategies.
She previously worked for the Science Education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-SEI) where she retired as Chief Science Research Specialist, heading the Division which takes charge of STEM promotion, S&T human resources development and science education research, and the Management Information System or MIS of the Institute. During her tenure at the DOST-SEI, she served as the Science Consultant of Sineskwela, a curriculum-based science educational program on television produced by the ABS-CBN Foundation Inc., which aired for 14 years and viewed by public elementary school students in class.
She trained and practiced in various areas of science communication, science education, IT management, and S&T human resources research.
She obtained her PhD degree in Communication from the University of the Philippines, her Master of Professional Studies in Development Communication from the University of the Philippines Open University, and her BS Biology degree from the University of the Philippines. She was a Fellow of the Australia Award in Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia in 2014.
She is the current President of the Science Communicators Philippines (SciCommPH) Inc. , the Vice-President of Probe Media Foundation Inc. (PMFI), the Public Relations Officer of the Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs Inc. (PSYSC), and a member of the Philippines Communication Society (PCS).
