Gary Bowen, Ph.D.
Kenan Distinguished Professor | UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC, UNITED STATES
Expertise includes school success; military families; community capacity building; work and family stress
Biography
Gary Bowen, Ph.D. is a Kenan Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Social Work. Bowen’s areas of expertise include school success; military families; community capacity building; work, family, and community linkages; family stress, coping, and social support; adolescent resiliency; and evaluation research. He co-directs the School Success Profile project in the School of Social Work. He was named a National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Fellow in 2001 for his enduring contributions to the field of family studies through a career of teaching, scholarship, outreach, professional service and leadership. He served as president of NCFR from 2009-2011. Bowen has published extensively on the social environmental antecedents of school engagement and academic success of middle and high school students, as well as on the nature of the work and family interface in the U.S. military. He is currently working on a joint, Department of Defense-sponsored project with the University of Georgia on implementing a community capacity building project directed at providing support initiatives for military members and their families through mobilizing communities.
Industry Expertise (6)
Health and Wellness
Education/Learning
Military
Social Services
Training and Development
Program Development
Areas of Expertise (8)
Military Families
Military Life
Academic Success of Middle and High School Students
Social Work with Families
Crime and Violence in Schools
Work and Family Linkages
Community Capacity Building
Performance Driven Management
Accomplishments (5)
Kenan Distinguished Professor (professional)
University of North Carolina
Fellow (professional)
The Society for Social Work and Research
Former President (professional)
National Council on Family Relations
Fellow (professional)
National Council on Family Relations
Numerous Professional and Academic Awards (professional)
Dr. Bowen has received numerous awards in his distinguished academic career.