Associate professor of Higher Education at LSU | Mother of two | Alum of @IowaStateU
Joined September 2019
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22 Oct 2025
Looking to #GeauxHigher in your future career? Learn more about LSU’s graduate programs in Higher Education Administration at one of our Virtual Info Sessions! @LSUCHSE @LSUSOE
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30 Apr 2024
Super pleased to publish this brand new report on CCB degrees in the US. Check it out! @braggassociates @occrl @CommunityCCRC @CSCCResearch @AERADiv_J @ASHEoffice @ILcctrustees @CCJRP_Research
14 Mar 2024
Excited for this webinar with @CCBA_Network and grateful to @JoyceFdn. Join us to hear Anthony Carnevale’s latest research from @GeorgetownCEW and lots more on Bacc attainment in 7 Midwest states. @braggassociates @occrl @insidehighered @edILLINOIS @ILcctrustees @CommunityCCRC
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21 Apr 2024
Great conference! #CSCC2024 Always my academic home. Honored to serve on the program committee. Can’t wait to come back next year🥰🥰 @CSCCResearch @XueliWang1
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Exciting news! Dr. Senlin Chen received an NIH grant for the ProudMe project, addressing childhood obesity and revolutionizing adolescent health right here in Baton Rouge. @PBRCNews @LSUResearch @LSU_Kinesiology lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/202…
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24 Jan 2024
I am recruiting a passionate doctoral graduate assistant to work with me on a NSF project about transfer student success, starting in fall 2024. Incoming PhDs are welcomed. Check this link for details 👉lsu.edu/chse/education/gradu…
Information about our PhD program 👇@LSUSOE @LSUCHSE
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6 Dec 2023
Join our December virtual open house tomorrow (12/7) at 6 pm central time!
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27 Jun 2023
Come join me tomorrow for the LSU Science Cafe as I will deliver a presentation about transfer student success. See you at the Varsity Theater! Doors open at 5 pm.👇👇👇
We are excited to see @LSUSOE's Dr. Chen at the next LSU Science Cafe! Will we see you there?! 👀👇#changemakers
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26 Apr 2023
26 Apr 2023
Fri. April 28, 11am Central Time: Join @ASHE_CIHE for a webinar on “Lived Experiences in an Era of Unprecedented Uncertainty and Challenges: New Voices from Intersectional Identities". Register to attend at tinyurl.com/234yxxky
ALT Black and White Poster describing the CIHE Webinar with a cover of the Journal of International Students. Text: Join us for an International Higher Education Research and Discussion Webinar on Friday, April. 28th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST. Lived Experiences in an Era of Unprecedented Uncertainty and Challenges: New Voices from Intersectional Identities Editors: Drs. Charles Mathies & Katie Koo (Moderator). Journal of International Students Cover. Journal of International Students Special Issue. Presenters: Dewi Andriani, Nur Hafeeza Ahmad Pazil, Hyeungok Kang, Sung-Ryung Lyu, & Sehyun Yun. Click to register for event: tinyurl.com/234yxxky. Questions? Contact Hannah Minghui Hou, ASHE CIHE Communications Coordinator, at mhou009@odu.edu.
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26 Apr 2023
Proudly attending a special session at the inaugural Graduate Research Conference for my former mentee, Dr. Kimberly Davis, @kimbarlie one of the awardees of the distinguished dissertation award, as she presenting her dissertation study about hazing in HWF. @LSUCHSE @LSUSOE
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AprilChen retweeted
6 Apr 2023
Going to #AERA23?👍
Interested in #belonging #motivation?🙌
Join our @AERA_MotSIG symposium on Friday (4/14) for an exciting session feat. @chrisrozek @DrDeLeonGray @BrookeEdu @GaramAnnLee @carlton_fong & @drkellyallen as discussant!
tinyurl.com/2mbpk6u4👈
#AERAbelonging
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28 Mar 2023
See you all in Chicago! 🥰🥰🥰
27 Mar 2023
The #CSCC2023 program is available! Thank you to @DrLukeWood, @bnachmanreports @JorgeBurmicky, Soko Starobin, and @emzgallaher for putting together an amazing program! See you all in Chicago! @CSCCResearch cscc.pitt.edu/wp-content/upl…
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8 Mar 2023
Feeling extremely honored and grateful to be named a LSU Rainmaker alongside such prestigious scholars. Many thanks to my colleagues, mentors, and LSU for recognizing my research in higher education. Excited to continue making waves! @LSUSOE @LSUResearch @LSUCHSE #LSUrainmaker
Congratulations to the new LSU Rainmakers!
Yu April Chen
Emmanouil Chatzopoulos
Sunyoung Park
Z. George Xue
Mark Samuel Wagner
Shengmin Guo
They show outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity for their respective ranks & disciplines.
More: lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/202…
ALT Graphic that includes the headshots of the six LSU faculty. Text: LSU Rainmakers
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AprilChen retweeted
30 Nov 2022
Looking to #GeauxHigher in your future career? Learn more about our MA and PhD programs in Higher Education at one of our Virtual Open Houses! We have two tomorrow - December 1! Register here today: tinyurl.com/LSUHEAOpenHouse2…
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Join us on November 11th! 👏
8 Nov 2022
As part of our annual #GeauxPreaux event, the Higher Ed program invites all @LSU doctoral students to come to a panel this Friday in the Union! Hear from recent PhD graduates as they share advice for finishing the dissertation and life after PhD. #GeauxHigher #PhinisheD
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Fresh CTP digest in your inbox! Reach out if you want to be added to the listserv. The highlight? Curriculum Camp 2023 Call for Proposals is OFFICIALLY OPEN! Looking forward to receiving your submissions!
bit.ly/CC2023-proposal-submi…
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AprilChen retweeted
25 Oct 2022
Looking to #GeauxHigher in your future career? Learn more about our MA and PhD programs in Higher Education at one of our Virtual Open Houses! Our first one is tomorrow - October 26! Register here today: tinyurl.com/LSUHEAOpenHouse2…
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AprilChen retweeted
17 Oct 2022
📢Half (!) of bachelor's degree earners have taken some community college coursework
💫1 in 5 masters degree earners started at a #comm_college
🎆1 in 10 PhDs started at a CC
That's a lotta transfers. Happy #TransferStudentWeek everyone!
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AprilChen retweeted
17 Oct 2022
Welcome to National #TransferStudentWeek! Be sure to share your celebrations and student stories. We can't wait to see the creative ways you are celebrating the transfer students at your institutions.
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