Faculty Profile for Mrs. Sara Denise Davis Boysen

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Mrs. Sara Denise Davis Boysen
Dir, College Academic Advising — Health Prof Academic Advising Center
ENC 302
phone: (512) 245-3506
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Sara Boysen, MHIM, is a lecturer in the Department of Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) and has taught Medical Terminology since Spring 2019. Sara earned the MHIM at Texas State in May 2018 and was the first student to complete a master's thesis in the program. Sara also earned a BA in History in May 2002 from Texas State University.

In addition to teaching for the Department of HIIM, Sara teaches for the Health Sciences program and has served as the Director of the College of Health Professions Advising Center since 2002. In that role, she enjoys supporting students in their academic pursuits from the time they enter Texas State through graduation.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Boysen, S. D. D., Hewitt, B. A., Gibbs, D. L., & McLeod, A. J. (2019). Refining the Threat Calculus of Technology Threat Avoidance Theory. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 45, 95–115. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.04505

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Employee of the Month. May 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Foundations of Excellence 2014, Texas State University Student Foundation. March 21, 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Quarterly Team Award, Texas State University. March 2012
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2011 TEXAAN Outstanding Academic Advisor, TEXAAN. 2011
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Academic Advisor of the Month, Texas State University. October 2010

Selected Service Activities

Member
Academic Advising Task Force
November 2024-Present
Member
AVP for Academic Advising and Transitions Search Committee
November 20, 2024-Present
Member
College Curriculum Committee
January 2005-Present
Member
Director, School of Nursing Search Committee
December 13, 2023-May 8, 2024
Member
College of Health Professions Associate Dean Search Committee
December 1, 2023-February 15, 2024