Faculty Profile for Dr. Scott W Bowman

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Dr. Scott W Bowman
Professor — School of Criminal Justice & Criminology
HILL 108
phone: (512) 245-3584

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Bowman, S. W. (2018). The Kids are Alright - Making a Case for Abolition of the Juvenile Justice System. Critical Criminology, 26(3), 393–405.
  • Morley, R. H., Fulton, C. L., Bowman, S. W., & Trujillo, L. T. (2023). Exploring the Intersection of Mindfulness, Race Related Threat Perception Failure, and the Use of Deadly Force. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology.
  • Morley, R. H., Bowman, S. W., Fulton, C. L., Roche, S. P., Jantz, P. B., & Trujillo, L. T. (2021). Mindfulness, Self-Control, Implicit Bias, Race, Threat Perception Failure, and the Accidental Use of Deadly Force Against Off-Duty Police Officers. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 36(1), 86–95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-019-09352-3
  • Bowman, S. W. (2020). Intentional Inclusion – Thoughts on Galvanizing a Diverse and Inclusive University. In Cuentos & Testimonies: Diversity & Inclusion at Texas State University. Texas State University.
  • Bowman, S. W., & Peel, M. E. (2018). What Was Old Is New Again: An Examination of Contemporary Theoretical Approaches Used in Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice Research. In The Handbook of Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Justice (pp. 227–254).

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Teaching, College of Applied Arts. August 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Service, College of Applied Arts. August 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Teaching, College of Applied Arts. August 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. 2014

Selected Grants

  • Morley, Richard H (Principal), Smith, Kenneth Scott (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal), Trujillo, Logan Thomas (Co-Principal), Fulton, Cheryl Lisa (Co-Principal), Jantz, Paul B (Co-Principal), Bowman, Scott W (Co-Principal), Roche, Sean Patrick (Co-Principal). Exploring the intersection of mindfulness, stress, large-scale brain networks, bias, threat perception failure, and the decision to use deadly force using virtual reality, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 30, 2019, Funded: November 9, 2019 - Present). Grant.
  • Bowman, Scott W. Bexar County Probation: Analysis of Revocation, $50000. (Funded: 2012). Grant.
  • Bowman, Scott W. Research Enhancement Program (REP) Grant--“Implicit Associations Testing.”, $3295. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
  • Bowman, Scott W, Travis, R.. Research Enhancement Program (REP) Grant--“Hip Hop and Positive Youth Development.”, $8000. (Funded: 2008). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Special Assistant to the Provost
July 1, 2018-Present
Co-Chair
Naming Task Force
September 2020-April 2021
Editorial Review Board Member
Race & Crime
2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Policing & Society
December 2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of School Violence
December 2023-Present