Preeti Sharma is presently working as Assistant Professor in the department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. She has thirteen years of experience in the field of extension, research and teaching. Her field of specialization is women empowerment, capacity building, entrepreneurship and water management. She has worked on several projects sponsored by ICAR, DST on different positions. Presently she is handling two projects sponsored by DST and UGC. She has published one book entitled “Entrepreneurial activities of SHGs: Instrumental for the empowerment of rural women.” She has authored seven book chapters and published fourteen research papers and several popular articles. She has presented research papers in several International and National conferences/ seminars. She has taught many of the undergraduate courses and is the member of University JRF Examination preparation committee. She has been awarded with several awards such as University Gold Medal for PhD research, Ganga Singh Chauhan Memorial Award for meritorious research work in the field of Extension Education, Junior research fellowship and Senior research fellowship by Indian Council of Agricultural Research for M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees.