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Talen is currently on study leave, pursuing her Doctor of Philosophy in Development Communication. She teaches major subjects in Communication course at SLSU. Aside from teaching, she's also involved in different community works and extension services.

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy in Development Communication (ongoing)

University of the Philippines Los Banos (Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines)

CHED K-12 Transition Program Scholar

Master of Arts in Communication Major in Communication Management (2013)

Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Main Campus (Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines)

Bachelor of Arts in Communication (2007)

Southern Luzon State University - Main Campus (Lucban, Quezon, Philippines)

Subjects taught

COM01: Introduction to Communication Media

COM10: Information and Communication Technology

COM13: Creative Dramatics

COM16 : Development Communication

COM18: Communication Management

RES02: Research Writing

General Education English & Literature

Foreign Language for Graduate School Programs

Research & Publications

Research Presentations

Fraginal, Khristalyn V. 2017. Social Media as Tool for Communicating S&T Information: The Case of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Presented at the HKU Postgraduate Conference in Sociolinguistics: Multi-modal and Mediated Discourse Analysis, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, September 28-29, 2017.

Fraginal, Khristalyn V. 2013. ONLINE EVE: A Comparative Visual Content Analysis on the Representation of Filipina in. Google & Yahoo. Presented at the 4th Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication of the International Academic Forum in Osaka, Japan, November 7-12, 2013.

Institutional/ Externally-funded Research

Documenting the Indigenous People in CALABARZON

Collaborators: Dr. Milo O. Placino, Dr. Mari Jane A. Lee, Dr. Shiela M. Manzanilla, Prof. Judeimar Ungriano, Prof. Brian D. Villaverde, Prof. Nicanor L. Guinto, Ms. Mary Jane S. Camarador, Ms. Princess Catherine L. Pabellano

Funded by: Congressional Initiative, Office of Senator Loren Legarda

Date of Completion: ongoing

Empowering Women in the Academia: A Study on the Position, Participation, and Representation of Women in Tertiary Academic Institutions (SLSU-funded)

Collaborators: Dr. Shiela M. Manzanilla, Mary Jane S. Camarador, Ms. Princess Catherine L. Pabellano

Funded by: SLSU

Date of Completion: ongoing

Book Publications

Fraginal, Khristalyn V. 2016. “Oral Technical Presentation”. In Manzanilla, S.M., Dizon, J.M., & Guinto, N.L. [Eds.], Communication in the scientific and technical professions. Lucban, Philippines: SLSU Department of Languages, Literature, and Humanities. ISBN 978-621-95386-3-3

Fraginal, Khristalyn V. 2015. “Using Visual Aids”. In Manzanilla, S.M. & Guinto, N.L. [Eds.], Writing in the professions: Technical report writing. Lucban, Philippines: SLSU Department of Languages, Literature, and Humanities. ISBN 978-621-95386-2-6

Fraginal, Khristalyn V. 2015. “Techniques in Technical Writing”. In Manzanilla, S.M. & Guinto, N.L. [Eds.], Writing in the professions: Technical report writing. Lucban, Philippines: SLSU Department of Languages, Literature, and Humanities. ISBN 978-621-95386-2-6

Extension Services and Volunteer Work

BA Communication Extension Facilitator

Resource Speaker, Training on Campus Journalism with the theme “Edifying Journalism to Resuscitate “The Pagsangahan” in the 21st Century organized by the Pagsangahan National High School, San Francisco, Quezon, September 19-20, 2019

Creative Consultant, SLSU’s entry for Himig Handog Music Video Making for the song Naririnig Mo Ba performed by Morissette Amon | ABS-CBN Network and MYX Music Channel | October 2017

Professional Affiliations

Member, Association of Tertiary Press Advisers in Southern Tagalog (ATPAST)

Member, Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE)

Member, Association of Communication Students (ACOMMS

Member, Asian Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC) - 2016

Updated: October 2, 2019