Ely
D. Gomez is
recognized as one of the local experts in development
broadcasting. Gomez developed the concept of
development or community broadcasting which
served as the foundation of the College of Development
Communication's (CDC) community broadcasting
courses.
She has contributed greatly to the growth of
the College curriculum by pioneering in several
courses, particularly in development broadcasting.
She
was instrumental in the founding and strengthening
of DZLB, University of the Philippines, Los
Banos' (UPLB) development-oriented educational
radio station. Through her efforts to involve
rural women in the conceptualization and implementation
of their very own development-oriented radio
stations, she also helped develop the concept
of participatory broadcasting. She is currently
the chair of the Department of Development Broadcasting
and Telecommunication of CDC, UPLB.
Although
her greatest area of contribution in communication
is development broadcasting, she has continued
to pursue a wide range of interests and concerns
in communication in general. These areas include:
the role of communication in technology transfer,
communication policies and planning, science
communication, Filipinization and language studies;
communication research and training, community
communication, and gender and communication.
Her
concerns and research interests are best communicated
in the various books she has authored and co-authored.
She has seven published books including, "Enhancing
Rural Women's Participation in Development:
The Case of Women's Radio (Philippines)".
Among her works also are articles in refereed
and non-refereed journals, papers, course syllabi,
book chapters, training manual, and monographs.
UPLB,
honored her in 1986 as the Most Distinguished
Teacher and also as the Distinguished Researcher
of the then Institute of Development Communication,
and in 1989, as Outstanding Teacher of the College
of Agriculture. More recently, in 1999, she
was once more chosen as Outstanding Teacher
of the College of Development Communication.
In
1996, the Sentro ng Wikang Filipino of the UP
system also honored her with the Gawad Cecilio
Lopez Award for her efforts to promote Filipinization.
Ely
D. Gomez is a professor of the College of Development
Communication (CDC), UPLB. She obtained her
Bachelor of Science in Education and Master
of Education from the University of the Philippines
and her PhD. in Educational Media from Michigan
State University.
Source:
Philippine Association of Communication Educators
