Faculty Profile for Dr. Keya Sen

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Dr. Keya Sen
Assistant Professor — School of Health Administration
ENC 250
phone: (512) 245-3508
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 University of North Texas
Ph.D. Health Services Research, August 2020
Dissertation: “The Relationship between Social Isolation and Wellbeing in Older Adults”
The State University of New York
M.S. Community Health
The University of Calcutta
B.Ed. Education

Teaching Interests

 Healthcare Quality Improvement, Healthcare Culture and Management, Global Public Health, Community Health Education and Promotion, Health Informatics, Health Services Administration

Research Interests

 Social Isolation
Life Course and Aging
Community-Based Participatory Research for enhancing the quality of life for Older Adults

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Osborne, R., Renick, O., & Sen, K. (2022). Assessing the effectiveness of intergenerational virtual service-learning on loneliness and ageism: A pre-post study. Healthcare, 10(5), 1–10. https://doi.org/doi: 10.3390/healthcare10050893
  • Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Osborne, R., Renick, C. O., Sen, K., Pacheco, G. J., Lee, K. A., & Beauvais, B. M. (2024). Assessing the Effectiveness of a Virtual Service-Learning Project on Ageism and Social Competence (pp. 188–208). Retrieved from https://a3ca4778-922a-4bfd-9c5a-e762ca13f35d.usrfiles.com/ugd/a3ca47_931f93c4e49a42d18313864a246bef73.pdf
  • Shanmugam, R., Fulton, L., Kruse, C. S., Beauvais, B. M., Betancourt, J. A., Pacheco, G. J., … Sharma, A. (2024). The Effect of COVID-19 on Cancer Incidences in the U.S. Heliyon, 10(7), 1–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28804
  • Sen, K., Ramamonjiarivelo, Z., Renick, O., Laheji, N., Randall, O., & Beauvais, B. M. (2024). Examining the Effect of Contactless Intergenerational Befriending Intervention on Social Isolation Among Older Adults and Students’ Attitude Toward Companionship: Content Analysis. JMIR Aging, Vol 7 (2024)(e47908). https://doi.org/10.2196/47908
  • Shanmugam, R., Betancourt, J. A., Pacheco, G. J., & Sen, K. (2023). Indexing of US Counties with Overdispersed Incidences of COVID-19 Deaths. Mathematics, Mathematics 2023, 11, 3112. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11143112.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: SOHA Williamson Fund, College of Health Professions. October 2024 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Translational Health Scholar Showcase, TXST Translational Health Research Center. March 2024 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Aetna Award for Excellence in Research on Older Women and Public Health 2024, American Public Health Association. October 28, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2024 ACHCA Chapter/District Achievement Award, American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA). October 2023 - March 7, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidentail Distinction for Excellence in Scholarly Activities, Texas State University. September 8, 2023

Selected Grants

  • Biediger-Friedman, Lesli M (Principal), Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Co-Principal), Villagran, Melinda Morris (Co-Principal), Johnson, Cassandra (Co-Principal), Renick, Cecil O (Co-Principal), Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Supporting), Mendez, Francis A (Supporting), Sen, Keya (Supporting), Ramamonjiarivelo, Zo H (Supporting), Shanmugam, Ram (Supporting), Charles, Joni S J (Supporting). NUEVA - Nutrition for Underserved Elders Via Application, United States Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Community Living, Federal, $2764270. (Submitted: March 10, 2022, Funded: August 1, 2022 - July 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Sen, Keya. Service-Learning Excellnce Program, Texas State University, $500. (Funded: 2022). Grant.
  • Minifie, Jana Roberta (Co-Principal), Mandal, Sujata (Principal), Sen, Keya (Co-Principal). Development and application of innovative ecofriendly water purifier, Federal, $50000. (Submitted: May 30, 2024, Funded: October 2024 - October 2025). Grant.
  • Pradhan, Rohit (Principal), Sen, Keya (Supporting), Manning, Amelia Des Jardins (Supporting). Optimizing Agency Nurse Utilization in Nursing Homes: Management and Contextual Factors, Williamson Fund, Texas State University, $10000. (Submitted: May 31, 2024, Funded: July 1, 2024 - Present). Grant.
  • Sen, Keya (Principal), Chee, Kyong (Co-Principal), Mandal, Sujata (Co-Principal), Hwang, Sangchul (Co-Principal). Incontinence Management Program for Older Adults (Regional NSF I-Corps MVP), Texas State Regional I-Corps Site for Entrepreneurship, Texas State University, $4800. (Submitted: September 2022, Funded: December 2022 - March 2023). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
MHA Admission Committee, TXST
2024-Present
Member
College Research Enhancement Committee for REP
September 2024-Present
Member
American College of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA)
June 14, 2023-Present
Coordinator
Translational Health Research Center, TXST
2022-Present
Fellow
Service-Learning Excellence Program at TXST
2021-Present