Karl Patrick R. Mendoza is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Behavioral Sciences at De La Salle University. He obtained his PhD from the University of Canterbury and is currently the Vice-Chair of the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), a worldwide professional organization of media and communication researchers with over 2,800 members from over 100 countries. His research interests include trust, culture, and public communication with a specific emphasis on the Global South. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented papers at conferences hosted by the Australian & New Zealand Communication Association, the Philippine Sociological Society, and the Philippine Political Science Association, among others. In addition, he has been awarded several prizes and scholarships, including the Judith Ensor Prize for Students with a Specific Learning Disability (2021), the MFAT Postgraduate Research Development Award (2021), and the UC Doctoral Scholarship for Students with Disabilities (2019). In 2009, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Consular and Diplomatic Affairs from De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde, and in 2018, he received a Master of Arts in Political Science from De La Salle University. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies in New Zealand in 2019, he served as part-time faculty at a number of Metro Manila universities, including the University of Santo Tomas, Centro Escolar University, and Far Eastern University.