Rachel Bowen Email & Phone Number

Washington, United States

Mansfield, Ohio

Began as Assistant Professor in 2008, earned tenure in 2017 and promoted to Associate Professor. Taught 3 undergraduate courses per semester at Mansfield campus. Served in dual role as graduate instructor at Columbus campus. Led class of up to 45 open-enrollment students. Recognized for versatility, innovation, collaboration, and encouraging open exchange of ideas around difficult political controversies.My service to the university included the university's Diversity Committee (Chair, 2019-2020), General Education revision implementation committee, University Senate, Mansfield Campus Executive Committee, the Undergraduate Studies Committee and Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee of the Political Science Department, and the Regional Campus Faculty Council.• Served as lone political science instructor at Mansfield campus and taught several undergraduate classes, including Introduction to Comparative Politics, Global Politics, Gender and Politics, Torture and Human Rights, The New Religious Politics, Civil Liberties in the Courts, Contemporary Issues in American Politics, and Introduction to American Politics• Extensive community outreach related to international affairs and diversity and inclusion

Columbus, Ohio Area

Two-year, 50% appointment as faculty fellow within the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Primary functions include program development, research grant writing and compliance, program coordination, leadership development, public advocacy, event planning, data analysis, budget management, talent acquisition, and reporting. • Manage all facets of President and Provost’s Leadership Institute program, including applicant selection, budget oversight, program design, guest speaker selection, logistics, and event planning• Lead Advocates and Allies for Gender Equity program, including grant writing, recruiting, training, program assessment, and revamping online curriculum – program success earned consulting opportunities with University of Vermont and Bonneville Power Authority • Conceptualized, developed, and organized all aspects of first-annual Forward: Creating Feminist Futures symposium; shifted program online due to COVID-19 and partnered with Office of Alumni Affairs to promote and market program virtually • Designed and implemented university-wide survey, with over 2500 respondents, on differential impact of COVID-19 crisis on women and minoritized faculty and staff; analyzed data, developed report, and presented findings to university leaders to drive change • Spearheaded selection process for new Program Coordinator, including reviewing job descriptions, recruiting, interviewing, and selection

Mansfield, Ohio

At Lawrence, I taught Comparative Politics, Women and Politics, Latin American Politics, and a senior seminar on the Politics of Torture.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Comparative Government

I was the first person to complete Georgetown's joint J.D./ Ph.D. program in the field of Comparative Government. Dissertation: "Justice.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Social Sciences, Concentration In Gender, Class, And Ethnicity Studies, Magna Cum Laude