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Mary Louise Petersen Chair in Higher Education, University of Iowa

Nicholas A. Bowman is the Mary Louise Petersen Chair in Higher Education, professor of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, senior research fellow in the Public Policy Center, and director of the Center for Research on Undergraduate Education at the University of Iowa. His research uses a social psychological lens to explore key issues in higher education, including student success, diversity and equity, rankings, admissions, and research methodology. This work has appeared in nearly 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, which include prestigious outlets such as Review of Educational Research, Educational Researcher, Sociology of Education, Social Psychological and Personality Science, and Science Advances. More information about his publications is available here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NkNZmqIAAAAJ&hl=en.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Mary Louise Petersen Chair in Higher Education, University of Iowa
  • 2015–present
    Director, Center for Research on Undergraduate Education, University of Iowa
  • 2017–present
    Professor, Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, University of Iowa
  • 2015–2017
    Associate Professor, Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, University of Iowa
  • 2011–2015
    Assistant Professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs, Bowling Green State University
  • 2008–2011
    Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Social Concerns, University of Notre Dame

Education

  • 2008 
    University of Michigan, M.A., Education (Research Methodology)
  • 2008 
    University of Michigan, Ph.D., Psychology and Education
  • 2005 
    University of Michigan, M.A., Education (Higher Education)
  • 2001 
    University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Psychology