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Ms. Nerissa Zuzarte completed her B.A. and M.A. in Psychology from St. Xavier’s College of Arts, Science & Commerce, and her B.Ed. from PES’s College of Education, Farmagudi–Ponda. She has also qualified the NET examination. She was awarded at the Goa University Convocation for securing the first rank in M.A. Psychology (2021–2023), and has received several academic scholarships and prizes.
Her academic fields of interest include Counselling Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Ageing, and Positive Psychology. She has actively participated in research-focused national-level Faculty Development Programmes.
She is passionate about making psychology engaging, relatable, and meaningful for students. She strives to create a dynamic learning environment that nurtures curiosity, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of human behaviour, encouraging students to grow both academically and personally
- FDP'S ATTENDED
• November 2025: Five-day National-level Online Faculty Development Programme on “Bibliometric Paper Writing & Scientific Publications”, organised by B.N.M. Degree College, Bengaluru.
• November 2025: Seven-day National-level Virtual Faculty Development Programme on “Navigating the Nuances of Research”, organised by Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College.
• July 2025: One-day Faculty Development Programme on “Enhancing Emotional Intelligence for Proactive Teaching”, organised by the B.A. Department of Psychology, Don Bosco College, Panaji, Goa.
• One-week National-level Online Faculty Development Programme on “Basics of SPSS for Quantitative Data Analysis”, organised by Smt. Ahalyabai Appanagouda Patil College of Arts & Commerce for Women, Chikodi, Karnataka, in collaboration with Nucleus of Learning and Development.
- FDP'S CONDUCTED
• 7 March 2025: Attended a Management Development Programme (MDP) session on “Emotional Intelligence for Effective Educators”.
- SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES ATTENDED
• 24 September 2025: One-day workshop on “Research Best Practices & Academic Integrity”, organised by Drillbit in association with Goa University.
- STATE LEVEL ACHIEVEMENTS
• Awarded at the Goa University Convocation for securing the first rank in M.A. Psychology (2021–2023),
• Awarded at Rajhauns Best Performance Rewards (2018)
- In recognition of topping at the HSSC exam in Arts Faculty (2017 -2018)
- In recognition of highest percentage of marks in Psychology, History, Logic
• 1st prize at the G20 Elocution Competition organised by School of International & Area Studies, Goa University (2023)
