Stephen Bowen is an

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biologist, educator, and educational administrator.Profile for Stephen Bowen

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

. From August 2005 until his retirement in May 2016"Oxford College of Emory Selects Next Dean, Effective August 1"
Emory University, 20 June 2005 (archived). he served as the Dean and CEO of

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, located in

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, Georgia.

Early life and education

Bowen received his

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in 1971 from

Depauw University DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the G ...

. He earned an M.A. from

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in 1973 and his Ph.D. from Rhodes University in

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in 1976.

Career

Bowen's biological research has focused primarily on the

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of fishes. He has published widely on diet and digestion in a number of aquatic species, the nutritional value of organic detritus and biofilm, and fish population dynamics. His work has been supported by the

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, the

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Sea Grant Program, the

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, the

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Food and Agriculture Organization, among other agencies. He has been designated a certified fisheries

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by the

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. Bowen also served as a senior fellow at the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Beginning in 1978, he joined the faculty of

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as an assistant professor. He later became head of the Department of Biological Sciences, then an associate dean, vice provost, interim provost, and finally in 2000 vice provost for instruction and distance learning. In 2001, he became provost and vice president for academic affairs at

Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineering. ...

Personal life

Bowen has been married to his wife Nancy since 1973. They have three children: Gabriel, Matthew, and April. After retiring from Emory University in 2016, he and his wife now reside in Grand Haven, MI.

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