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Nicholas Bowman

Professor

Current Positions

  • Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs

College of Education Affiliations

Education

  • BA in Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
  • MA in Education (Higher Education), University of Michigan
  • PhD in Psychology and Education, University of Michigan
  • Certificate in Culture and Cognition, University of Michigan
  • MA in Education (Research Methodology), University of Michigan

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Mary Louise Petersen Chair in Higher Education, University of Iowa, 2020
  • International Visiting Scholar, Western Sydney University, 2019 - 2019
  • Scholar of the Year, University of Iowa, 2018
  • Outstanding Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, 2015
  • Charles F. Elton Best Paper Awards, Association for Institutional Research, 2014
  • Outstanding Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, 2013
  • Charles F. Elton Best Paper Award, Association for Institutional Research, 2013
  • Promising Scholar/Early Career Award, Association for the Study of Higher Education, 2012
  • Greenleaf Scholar, Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, 2010
  • Spirituality in Higher Education Research Awards, Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA, 2009

Professional Memberships

  • American Educational Research Association
  • Association for Education Finance and Policy
  • Association for the Study of Higher Education

Selected Publications

  • Tennessen, N. & Bowman, N. A. (2021). 2020-2021 First Gen Hawks Evaluation. Iowa City, IA: Center for Research on Undergraduate Education, University of Iowa.
  • Bowman, N. A. (Eds.) (In Press). How college students succeed: Making meaning across disciplinary perspectives. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
  • Bowman, N. A., Preschel, S. & Martinez, D. (In Press). Does Supplemental Instruction improve grades and retention? A propensity score analysis approach. Journal of Experimental Education.
  • Bowman, N. A. & Denson (In Press). Institutional racial representation and equity gaps in college graduation. Journal of Higher Education.
  • LaCosse, J., Canning, E. A., Bowman, N. A., Murphy, M. C. & Logel, C. (2020). A social-belonging intervention improves STEM outcomes for students who speak English as a second language. Science Advances 6 (40) eabb6543.
  • Bowman, N. A., Jarratt, L., Culver, K. & Segre, A. M. (2020). Pair programming in perspective: Effects on persistence, achievement, and equity in computer science. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 13 (4) 731-758.
  • Culver, K. & Bowman, N. A. (2020). Is what glitters really gold? A quasi-experimental study of first-year seminars and college student success. Research in Higher Education 61 (2) 167-196.
  • Bowman, N. A., Jang, N., Kivlighan, D., Schneider, N. & Xiaomeng, Y. (2020). The impact of a goal-setting intervention for engineering students on academic probation. Research in Higher Education 61 142-166.
  • Bowman, N. A., Jarratt, L., Polgreen, L. A., Kruckeberg, T. & Segre, A. M. (2019). Early identification of students’ social networks: Predicting college retention and graduation via campus dining. Journal of College Student Development 60 617-622.
  • Bowman, N. A., Jarratt, L., Jang, N. & Bono, T. J. (2019). The unfolding of student adjustment during the first semester of college. Research in Higher Education 60 273-292.