Rodney Bowden

Contributing Faculty
Richard W. Riley College of Education and Human Sciences
Ph.D. Health Education and Promotion

Dr. Bowden received his PhD from Texas A&M University in 1995 focusing on lipid measurement and medical outcomes. Dr. Bowden has an extensive background in research including grants, sponsored projects and publications in the areas of lipid metabolism, inflammation and clinical cardiovascular disease in chronic disease populations. He has been awarded approximately $12 million in extramural funding and curricular contracts as a principal or co-investigator. Additionally, he has published over 80 peer-reviewed publications in various journals such as the Journal of Renal Nutrition, Nephron Clinical Practice, Journal of Nephrology, Postgraduate Medicine, American Journal of Health Behavior and Clinical Lipidology. Students have been included as a primary author or co-author on most publications. Finally, Dr. Bowden has presented nearly 200 research or practice related presentations at discipline specific scientific conferences with over 100 published abstracts in journals and conference proceedings with most including students as primary or co-authors.

Courses Taught

HLTH 6246 - Introduction to Research in Health Education and Health Promotion

Education

PhD, Texas A&M University

MS, Texas A&M University

BS, Sam Houston State University