Pamela Bowen PhD, BA, CRNP, FNP-BC

Pamela Bowen PhD, BA, CRNP, FNP-BC
Associate Professor of Nursing

Scientist (C), Comprehensive Diabetes Center , School of Medicine
Scientist (C), Integrative Center for Aging Research , School of Medicine
Scientist (C), Minority Health & Research Center , General Clinical Research Center
Scientist (C), Alzheimer's Disease Center , Neurology
Scientist (C), Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute , Neurology
Associate Professor (P), Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care , Nursing Academic Affairs
Associate Scientist (C), Nutrition Obesity Res Center (NORC) , Nutrition Sciences Research
Associate Scientist (C), Center for Exercise Medicine , Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB)

Overview

Dr. Bowen has been a certified family nurse practitioner since 2000. Her patient population has been predominantly African Americans with obesity-related chronic illnesses, such as hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, and heart disease. She has personally witnessed the struggles people with limited resources face as it relates to adopting healthier lifestyle behaviors. Because of her research interest and clinical nursing experience, she is cognizant that reducing obesity health disparities among African Americans will require a multifaceted approach.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2021	Eye care for children in special schools: An audit of provision 2021
2020	Improving outcomes in patients with prediabetes through a lifestyle modification program. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 32:244-251. 2020
2019	Influence of Diabetes-Related Support on Aerobic Activity Among Older African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes. International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 89:279-293. 2019
2019	Visual Performance and Occupational Safety Among Aging Workers. Workplace Health and Safety. 67:506-511. 2019
2019	Understanding the Dietary Habits of Black Men With Diabetes. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 15:365-369. 2019
2019	Texting Older Sisters to Step: The TOSS Study. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 41:388-408. 2019
2019	Exercise is Medicine as a Vital Sign: Challenges and Opportunities.. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 4:1-7. 2019
2018	Understanding health policy to improve primary care management of obesity. Nurse Practitioner. 43:46-52. 2018
2017	Associations of Biobehavioral Factors and Self-Rated Health in Black Men: NHANES 2009- 2010. The 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress. 2017
2017	Theory of Planned Behavior: Social Support and Diabetes Self-Management. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 13:265-270. 2017
2017	Depression and physical functioning among older Americans with diabesity: NHANES 2009–2010. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 29:70-76. 2017
2016	Theory of planned behavior: Social support and diabetes self-management. Journal of Nurse Practitioner. 2016
2016	Research Project Seeks to Find Ways to Encourage Physical Activity Among African American Adults. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 2016
2015	Associations of social support and self-efficacy with quality of life in a sample of older adults with diabetes. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 2015
2015	Long-acting Insulins: A new entry offers an additional dosing choice. Nurse Practitioner Perspective. 2015
2015	Social Determinants of Health Related to Obesity. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 11:220-225. 2015
2015	Social determinants of health related to obesity. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2015
2015	A phenomenological study of obesity and physical activity in Southern African American older women. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 23:221-229. 2015
2015	Associations of social support and self-efficacy with quality of life in older adults with diabetes. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 41:21-29. 2015
2014	A phenomenological study of obesity and its impact on functional status, life-space mobility, and physical activity in southern African American older women 2014
2014	Modifying Public Policies to Combat Obesity. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2014
2014	Modifying public policies to combat obesity. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 10:100-106. 2014
2003	The Giger and Davidhizar Cultural competency skills test. Transcultural Nursing: Assessment & Intervention, (4th ed.). 2003
	Associations of body mass index and race with mental health among older adults in the deep south
	Does Using Policy Increase Physical Activity Discussions among African Americans?. University of Alabama Birmingham's Health Disparities Research 2017 Symposium.
	Promoting Physical Activity among African Americans through Policy Level Intervention. 2017 Annual Meeting, World Congress on Exercise is Medicine®, and World Congress on the Basic Science of Exercise and the Brain of the American Colleg.

Research Overview

Reducing obesity related health conditions and obesity health disparities among African Americans; minority aging; physical activity promotion; and system level health policy research.