Advising Center Staff
The College of Health Professions Academic Advising Center employs five full-time academic advisors and one full-time administrative assistant. Advising inquiries and questions can be directed below:
Phone: 512.245.3506
Email: hpadvising@txstate.edu (all email correspondence should include your Texas State ID number)
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Ms. Sara Boysen, MHIM - Director
First Generation StudentStudent Development Trainings Completed:- LGBTQiA Allies Training
- Transition from Service to Classroom: Helping Student Veterans Succeed at Texas State
- From Foster Care to College Student: Helping Support Foster Care Alumni Succeed at Texas State
- Mental Health First Aid Training
- Allies for Individuals with Disabilities
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Ms. Leslie Aguirre - Academic Advisor II
First Generation Student
Student Development Trainings Completed:
- LGBTQiA Allies Training
- Empowering First Generation College Students from College to Commencement to Career
- In Limbo: Dilemmas Faces by Undocumented Students
- Transition from Service to Classroom: Helping Student Veterans Succeed at Texas State
- Mental Health First Aid Training
- Understanding International Student Needs: What in the world does this acronym mean? (RCL, CPT, OPT, etc.)
- From Foster Care to College Student: Helping Support Foster Care Alumni Succeed at Texas State
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Ms. Heather Jaime Sherrill - Academic Advisor I
Transfer Student
Student Development Trainings Completed:
- Empowering First Generation College Students from College to Commencement to Career
- Supporting Transgender/Non-Binary People in Higher Education Settings
- In Limbo: Dilemmas Faces by Undocumented Students
- Transition from Service to Classroom: Helping Student Veterans Succeed at Texas State
- LGBTQiA Allies Training
- From Foster Care to College Student: Helping Support Foster Care Alumni Succeed at Texas State
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Ms. Rebecca Lowery - Academic Advisor I
First Generation Student
Student Development Trainings Completed:
- LGBTQiA Allies Training
- In Limbo: Dilemmas Faces by Undocumented Students
- Supporting Transgender/Non-Binary People in Higher Education Settings
- From Foster Care to College Student: Helping Support Foster Care Alumni Succeed at Texas State
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Ms. Isabel Buchman - Academic Advisor I
Student Development Trainings Completed:
- LGBTQiA Allies Training
- In Limbo: Dilemmas Faces by Undocumented Students
- Supporting Transgender/Non-Binary People in Higher Education Settings
- From Foster Care to College Student: Helping Support Foster Care Alumni Succeed at Texas State
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Ms. Elise Barlow - Administrative Assistant II
Student Development Trainings Completed:- LGBTQiA Allies Training
- Supporting Transgender/Non-Binary People in Higher Education Settings
- Allies for Individuals with Disabilities
A Safe Office is a place where 75% or more of all full-time employees have completed the four hour Allies training. We commit to respecting the sexual orientation and gender identity and expression of all people.
A Veteran Friendly Office (VFO) ensures that our Texas State student veterans are provided with friendly, proper and immediate assistance. These efforts assist their academic goals and personal endeavors.