CHSE Faculty
Faculty at the Forefront
The College of Human Sciences & Education faculty are at the forefront — making the world a better place to live.
CHSE faculty cultivate future leaders who are innovative problem-solvers that seek to have a positive impact on society. We develop cutting-edge, high-quality research and leverage human capital to address the most pressing societal challenges facing the state, nation, and world.
We are committed to pursuing the highest and best version of ourselves, knowing that our excellence can empower transformation in the world.
Faculty & Staff Award Recipients97
Editorial or Review Board Members
2024-2025
206
Articles Published
2024-2025
$10.7M
Total Research Expenditures
2024-2025
Meet the CHSE Faculty
CHSE Faculty reside in the College's five academic units that are devoted to developing leaders and scholars of the future and creating and disseminating knowledge through transformational research.
Faculty News
LSU College of Human Sciences & Education will hold a press conference on November 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Huey P. Long Field House Ballroom to announce a seven-year, $35 million U.S. Department of Education grant to launch GEAR UP Louisiana Forward (GULF), a statewide initiative that will support Louisiana students prepare for success in high school, postsecondary education, workforce training and STEM careers. With required matching funds, the award represents an investment of more than $70 million in Louisiana's students, families, schools and communities.
Curriculum Theory Project is a community of scholars and students researching the role education plays in society. Here is a compilation of upcoming events for 2026.
LSU School of Social Work will host Allan Cole, PhD, dean of the University of Texas Austin School of Social Work, as a visiting scholar. Cole will give a free presentation entitled "Sixteen Words Can Change Your Life...and Your Work: a discussion of health humanities in social work" on Friday, November 13, at 10:00 a.m. in the Huey P. Long Field House room 1370.
Sulentic Dowell was part of a research group who presented an auto ethnographic case study at the October 2026 Conference of the International Association of Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement.
Meet the new faculty and staff members joining LSU's College of Human Sciences & Education for the 2026-27 academic year.
Qian leads the graduate programs in Educational Technology in LSU's Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education. Her scholarship spans emerging technologies and pedagogy, instructional design, and technology leadership. Her recent research focuses on AI models, prompt engineering, human-robot collaboration, and AI policy, literacy, and pedagogy.
LSU Kinesiology Professor Senlin Chen, PhD, and his team are developing a novel obesity prevention program to use in Louisiana schools, combining such tactics as virtual pets and coaches with the best science to encourage healthy behaviors.