College of Education and Human Development

HESA Faculty since 2011 

Education

Ph.D.  Psychology and Education, University of Michigan, 2008

M.A.  Education (Research Methods), University of Michigan, 2008

M.A.  Education (Higher Education), University of Michigan, 2005

B.A.  Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001

Research Interests

College diversity experiences; religious minority students; measurement of college student outcomes; college rankings; student retention

Teaching at BGSU

Postsecondary Students in the United States

Educational Outcomes of American Colleges and Universities

Theory and Assessment of College Student Development

Supervised Field Experience in College Student Personnel

Governance and Organization of Higher Education

Issues and Methods of Applied Inquiry in Higher Education

Survey Methodology

Selected Publications

Bowman, N. A. (in press). The conditional effects of interracial interactions on college student outcomes. Journal of College Student Development.

Bowman, N. A., & Denson, N. (in press). Diversity experiences and perceptions of climate among Australian university students. Journal of College Student Development.

Bowman, N. A., & Toms Smedley, C. (in press). The forgotten minority: Examining religious affiliation and university satisfaction. Higher Education.

Denson, N., & Bowman, N. A. (in press). University diversity and preparation for a global society: The role of diversity in shaping intergroup attitudes and civic outcomes. Studies in Higher Education.

Park, J. J., Denson, N., & Bowman, N. A. (in press). Does socioeconomic diversity make a difference? Examining the effects of racial and socioeconomic diversity on the campus climate for diversity. American Educational Research Journal.

Bowman, N. A. (2012). Effect sizes and statistical methods for meta-analysis in higher education. Research in Higher Education, 53, 375-382.

Bowman, N. A. (2012). Promoting sustained engagement with diversity: The reciprocal relationships between informal and formal college diversity experiences. Review of Higher Education, 36, 1-24.

Bowman, N. A. (2012). Structural diversity and close interracial relationships in college. Educational Researcher, 41, 133-135.

Bowman, N. A., & Brandenberger, J. W. (2012). Experiencing the unexpected: Toward a model of college diversity experiences and attitude change. Review of Higher Education, 35, 179-205.

Bowman, N. A., & Denson, N. (2012). What’s past is prologue: How precollege exposure to diversity shapes the impact of college diversity experiences. Research in Higher Education, 53, 406-425.

Bowman, N. A., & Griffin, T. M. (2012). Secondary transfer effects of interracial contact: The moderating role of social status. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 18, 35-44.

Bowman, N. A., & Small, J. L. (2012). The experiences and spiritual growth of religiously privileged and religiously marginalized college students. In A. Bryant Rockenbach & M. J. Mayhew (Eds.), Spirituality in college students’ lives: Translating research into practice (pp. 19-34). New York: Routledge.

Bowman, N. A., & Small, J. L. (2012). Exploring a hidden form of minority status: College students’ religious affiliation and well-being. Journal of College Student Development, 53, 491-509.

Brandenberger, J. W., & Bowman, N. A. (2012). Reciprocal influences of spirituality, religious commitment, and prosocial development during college. In A. Bryant Rockenbach & M. J. Mayhew (Eds.), Spirituality in college students’ lives: Translating research into practice (pp. 121-137). New York: Routledge.

Small, J. L., & Bowman, N. A. (2012). Religious identification and college student development: A literature review and synthesis. Religion & Education, 39, 64-75.

Bastedo, M. N., & Bowman, N. A. (2011). College rankings as an interorganizational dependency: Establishing the foundation for strategic and institutional accounts. Research in Higher Education, 52, 3-23.

Bowman, N. A. (2011). Examining systematic errors in predictors of college student self-reported gains. In S. Herzog & N. A. Bowman (Eds.), Validity and limitations of college student self-report data (New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 150, pp. 7-19). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bowman, N. A. (2011). Promoting participation in a diverse democracy: A meta-analysis of college diversity experiences and civic engagement. Review of Educational Research, 81, 29-68.

Bowman, N. A. (2011). Validity of college self-reported gains at diverse institutions. Educational Researcher, 40(1), 22-24.

Bowman, N. A., & Bastedo, M. N. (2011). Anchoring effects in world university rankings: Exploring biases in institutional reputation. Higher Education, 61, 431-444.

Bowman, N. A., Brandenberger, J. W., Hill, P. L., & Lapsley, D. K. (2011). The long-term impact of college diversity experiences: Well-being and social concerns 13 years after graduation. Journal of College Student Development, 52, 729-739.

Bowman, N. A., & Denson, N. (2011). The integral role of emotion in interracial interactions and college student outcomes. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 4, 223-235.

Bowman, N. A., & Herzog, S. (2011). Reconciling (seemingly) discrepant findings: Suggestions for IR practice and future research. In S. Herzog & N. A. Bowman (Eds.), Validity and limitations of college student self-report data (New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 150, pp. 113-120). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bowman, N. A., & Hill, P. L. (2011). Measuring how college affects students: Social desirability and other potential biases in self-reported gains. In S. Herzog & N. A. Bowman (Eds.), Validity and limitations of college student self-report data (New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 150, pp. 73-85). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bowman, N. A., & Seifert, T. A. (2011). Can students accurately assess what affects their learning and development? Journal of College Student Development, 52, 270-290.

Herzog, S., & Bowman, N. A. (Eds.). (2011). Validity and limitations of college student self-report data (New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 150). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Small, J. L., & Bowman, N. A. (2011). Religious commitment, skepticism, and struggle among college students: The impact of majority/minority religious affiliation and institutional type. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 50, 154-174.

Bastedo, M. N., & Bowman, N. A. (2010). The U.S. News and World Report college rankings: Modeling institutional effects on organizational reputation. American Journal of Education, 116, 163-183.

Bowman, N. A. (2010). Assessing learning and development among diverse college students. In S. Herzog (Ed.), Diversity and educational benefits (New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 145, pp. 53-71). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bowman, N. A. (2010). Can 1st-year college students accurately report their learning and development? American Educational Research Journal, 47, 466-496.

Bowman, N. A. (2010). College diversity experiences and cognitive development: A meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research, 80, 4-33.

Bowman, N. A. (2010). The development of psychological well-being among first-year college students. Journal of College Student Development, 51, 180-200.

Bowman, N. A. (2010). Dissonance and resolution: The non-linear effects of diversity courses on well-being and orientations toward diversity. Review of Higher Education, 33, 543-568.

Bowman, N. A., & Brandenberger, J. W. (2010). Quantitative assessment of service-learning outcomes: Is self-reported change an adequate proxy for longitudinal change? In J. Keshen, B. Holland, & B. Moely (Eds.), Research for what? Making engaged scholarship matter (Advances in Service-Learning Research, Vol. 10, pp. 25-43). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Bowman, N. A., Brandenberger, J. W., Lapsley, D. K., Hill, P. L., & Quaranto, J. C. (2010). Serving in college, flourishing in adulthood: Does community engagement during the college years predict adult well-being? Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 2, 14-34.

Bowman, N. A., Brandenberger, J. W., Mick, C. S., & Toms Smedley, C. (2010). Sustained immersion experiences and student orientations toward equality, justice, and social responsibility: The role of short-term service-learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 17(1), 20-31.

Bowman, N. A., & Small, J. L. (2010). Do college students who identify with a privileged religious group experience greater spiritual development? Exploring individual and institutional factors. Research in Higher Education, 51, 595-614.

Bowman, N. A. (2009). College diversity courses and cognitive development among students from privileged and marginalized groups. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2, 182-194.

Bowman, N. A. (2009). The cultural psychology of social class in the United States: Individualism, interpersonal relationships, and well-being. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag.

Bowman, N. A., & Bastedo, M. N. (2009). Getting on the front page: Organizational reputation, status signals, and the impact of U.S. News and World Report on student decisions. Research in Higher Education, 50, 415-436.

Bowman, N. A., Kitayama, S., & Nisbett, R. E. (2009). Social class differences in self, attribution, and attention: Socially expansive individualism of middle-class Americans. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 880-893.

Chambers, A., & Bowman, N. A. (2009). Progressing toward the public good: Current conceptions, future directions, and potential challenges. In P. A. Pasque, N. A. Bowman, & M. Martinez (Eds.), Critical issues in higher education for the public good: Qualitative, quantitative, and historical perspectives (pp. 263-279). Kennesaw, GA: Kennesaw State University Press.

Kitayama, S., & Bowman, N. A. (2009). Cultural consequences of voluntary settlement in the frontier: Evidence and implications. In M. Schaller, A. Norenzayan, S. Heine, T. Yamagishi, & T. Kameda (Eds.), Evolution, culture, and the human mind (pp. 205-227). New York: Psychology Press.

Pasque, P. A., Bowman, N. A., & Martinez, M. (Eds.). (2009). Critical issues in higher education for the public good: Qualitative, quantitative, and historical research perspectives. Kennesaw, GA: Kennesaw State University Press.

Pasque, P. A., Bowman, N. A., Small, J. L., & Lewis, R. (2009). Student-initiated curricular and co-curricular pathways toward participation in a diverse democracy. Multicultural Perspectives, 11, 80-89.

Locks, A. M., Hurtado, S., Bowman, N. A., & Oseguera, L. (2008). Extending notions of campus climate and diversity to students’ transition to college. Review of Higher Education, 31, 257-285.

Selected Service to the Profession

• Editorial board member, Journal of College Student Development, Journal of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Review of Educational Research
• Co-section chair (Division J, Section 1), 2010 American Educational Research Association conference
• Proposal reviewer, American Educational Research Association conference, Association for the Study of Higher Education conference
• Manuscript reviewer, American Educational Research Journal, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Researcher, International Journal of Behavioral Development, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Journal of College & Character, Journal of College Student Development, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Journal of Higher Education, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Research in Higher Education, Review of Educational Research, Review of Higher Education

Selected Awards and Honors

• 2012  Promising Scholar/Early Career Award, Association for the Study of Higher Education.
• 2010  Greenleaf Scholar, Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.
• 2009  Spirituality in Higher Education Research Awards, Higher Education Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles.
• 2007  Daniel Katz Dissertation Fellowship, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
• 2004  Exemplary Proposal and Presentation, Association for Institutional Research Forum.
• 2002  Regents’ Fellowship, University of Michigan.
• 2001  Honor Society Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
• 2001  Summa cum laude and Psychology Departmental Honors, University of California, Los Angeles.
• 1997  National Merit Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Professional Memberships

• American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
• Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

Related Experience

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Social Concerns, University of Notre Dame, 2008-2011
• Program Assistant, Comprehensive Studies Program, University of Michigan, 2002-2003
• Curriculum Developer/Consultant, Kaplan Educational Centers, 2001-2002