Christal Ferrao

MA MCJ, NET
Assistant Professor
Joined in Jun 2025
christalferrao@donboscogoa.ac.in

Christal Ferrao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Don Bosco College, Panjim, since June 2025. Her teaching areas include Media and Cultural Studies, Corporate Communication, Advertising Management, Introduction to Events, Introduction to Copywriting, and Travel and Lifestyle Communication.

She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Communication Studies at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Goa Campus. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Symbiosis International University, Pune, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Media, English, and Psychology from Christ University, Bengaluru. She has also qualified for the UGC-NET examination.

Before joining Don Bosco College, she held several academic and media-related positions. She served as an Academic Associate at the Goa Institute of Management until June 2025, worked with the Multimedia Desk at Prudent Media as a Sub-Editor until March 2023, and was a Feature Writer for Viva Goa magazine until October 2021. She also contributed as a Content Writer to The Peacock magazine during the International Film Festival of India in January 2021.

Her academic and literary contributions span communication and media studies, management, sustainability, and gender studies. She co-edited Business for Good in Action: Celebrating AIM2Flourish Stories through Appreciative Inquiry, published in January 2026. She also contributed to the case study CoolAnt: Blending Tradition with Innovation for Sustainable Cooling Solutions, published in SAGE Business Cases in January 2025.

In addition to her academic work, she is the author of the poetry anthology It Is Like Magic, published in 2016 through a scheme sponsored by the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa. She has presented research papers at various seminars and contributed to sponsored projects across her areas of academic interes

  • CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
    • Research on Reflection of Culture in Goan Cinema presented at a National Seminar organized by the Directorate of Higher Education, Goa.
    • Worked on a conference paper on Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning presented at the International Responsible Management Education Conference in October 2026.
    • Presented a paper on the Role of Humour in portrayal of social issues in Rajkumar Hirani Films during Media Meet National Seminar on 4 August 2016 in Christ University, Bengaluru.
    • Poster presentation on Resilience and Social Support in Sojourn students during a Psychology Seminar on 7 February 2017 in Christ University, Bengaluru.
    • Worked on research to study women representation in boards. The research was presented during the INDAM Conference and published in Economic Political Weekly.
    • Research on Reflection of Culture in Goan Cinema presented at a National Seminar organized by the Directorate of Higher Education, Goa.
    • Worked on a conference paper on Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning presented at the International Responsible Management Education Conference in October 2026.
    • Presented a paper on the Role of Humour in portrayal of social issues in Rajkumar Hirani Films during Media Meet National Seminar on 4 August 2016 in Christ University, Bengaluru.
    • Poster presentation on Resilience and Social Support in Sojourn students during a Psychology Seminar on 7 February 2017 in Christ University, Bengaluru.
    • Worked on research to study women representation in boards. The research was presented during the INDAM Conference and published in Economic Political Weekly.

  • PUBLICATIONS
    Ferrao, C., & Singhal, D., (2025). CoolAnt: Blending tradition with innovation for sustainable cooling solutions. In Sage Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071981566

  • BOOK / CHAPTERS
    • Co-edited a book titled, "Business for Good in Action: Celebrating AIM2Flourish stories through Appreciative Inquiry" published by Kindle Direct Publishing in January 2026. https://www.amazon.in/Business-Good-Action-AIM2Flourish-Appreciative-ebook/dp/B0GDHXHCHP/ref=sr_1_3?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rwAKF0Z1P4PfVYdUByS1dA6Lg35PJV8po1lPzt-rCRI.Vlmw7TIDTeeb-lrmTLuXiWPJLdrOhf3aGf2RJ5foGfM&dib_tag=se&qid=1767787774&refinements=p_27%3ACHRISTAL+FERRAO&s=books&sr=1-3
    • Anthology of poems titled, "It is like magic", published by Broadway Publishing House in 2016 through a scheme sponsored by the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa. ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9384298476
    ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9384298470

  • FDP'S ATTENDED
    • AI & Prompt Engineering for Educators by SKLZ TECT LLP on 4th December 2025.
    • Impact Focused Entrepreneurship by Centre for Excellence in Sustainable Development, GIM from January 2025 to October 2025.
    • Emotional Intelligence in teaching at Don Bosco College in July 2025.
    • Rural Immersion Program titled, "Taragram Yatra" by Development Alternatives, an NGO, from 13th to 15th December 2024 where I served as a member of the Knowledge Partner team to prepare a policy cum proceedings document.

  • FDP CONDUCTED
    • Coordinated a Librarian Development Program at Goa Institute of Management in May 2024

  • SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES ATTENDED
    • Workshop-cum-Seminar on Salesian Pedagogy conducted by the Don Bosco, Panjim Province, from 19th February to 20th February 2026.
    • Microsoft Official Training for Microsoft Excel Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps) - conducted at the Goa Institute of Management from 17th to 22nd October 2024
    • Management Research and Publication Training- conducted at the Goa Institute of Management on 6th and 7th June 2024

  • WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED
    • Coordinated a workshop for Aspiring Journalists at Don Bosco College on 12th July 2025
    • Coordinated a workshop session planned as part of "Goa Water Stories" an initiative by the Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Goa Institute of Management from 2023 to 2024.

  • FUNDED PROJECTS
    • Project work funded by Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA), Australia wherein I organized the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Economics in Asia-Pacific region in April 2024.
    • Project work funded by Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD). Worked on business plan formulation, data analysis and report editing for research about Self-Help Groups in Goa at the Goa Institute of Management; The report was submitted to GIPARD in 2023.

  • INTERNATIONAL LEVEL ACHIEVEMENTS
    Received two Certificates of Recognition and a Letter of Appreciation from AlphaZulu Advocates, UK, for contributions as a Global SDG Advocate and Practitioner.

  • RESEARCH AREA
    Communication and Media Studies, Management, Sustainability and Gender Studies

  • GOOGLE SCHOLAR ID
    https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=jQTyCegAAAAJ

  • RESEARCH GATE PROFILE
    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christal-Ferrao


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