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
  • Pradhan, R., Davlyatov, G., Chisholm, L., Williams, C., Sen, K., Manning, A. D. J., & Weech-Maldonado, R. (2025). Agency Nursing Staff Utilization and Turnover in Nursing Homes: A Longitudinal Analysis. Healthcare, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13040379
  • 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

Selected Awards

  • 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
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement for Excellence in Scholarly Activities, Texas State University. August 19, 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Paper in Innovative Education, Green Cities Conference. June 2022

Selected Grants

  • Mandal, Sujata (Principal), Sen, Keya (Co-Principal), Minifie, Jana Roberta (Co-Principal). Development and application of innovative ecofriendly water purifier, National Science Foundation, Federal, $50000. (Submitted: May 30, 2024, Funded: November 2024 - December 2025). Grant.
  • Sen, Keya (Principal). Service-Learning Excellnce Program, Texas State University, $500. (Funded: 2022). Grant.
  • Sen, Keya (Principal), Ramamonjiarivelo, Zo H (Supporting). Assessing the effect of health literacy intervention for chronic disease management in older women, Texas State University, $10000. (Funded: June 2025 - August 2025). Grant.
  • Sen, Keya (Principal). The Role of Health Literacy in Managing Chronic Disease in Older Adult Populations in San Marcos, Translational Health Research Center, Texas State University, $6000. (Funded: October 2024 - May 2025). Grant.
  • Pradhan, Rohit (Principal), Sen, Keya (Co-Principal), 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.

Selected Service Activities

Member
MHA Admission Committee, TXST
2024-Present
Member
MLTCA Comprehensive Examination Committee, TXST
2024-Present
Member
College Research Enhancement Committee for REP (CREC)
September 2024-Present
Chief Operating Officer
Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program-AquaSipWater
January 2024-Present
Member
American College of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA)
June 14, 2023-Present