| Title: |
Professor Director, PhD Program in Urban Studies and Public Affairs |
| Dept: | Urban Studies |
| Office: | UR 219 |
| Phone: | 216-687-9226 |
| Email: | W.BOWEN@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. UR 219, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
Education: | ||
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B.A., Zoology and Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1977
Masters equivalent, Military Logistics, Naval Supply Corps School, 1979 Masters degree, Public Administration, College of Charleston/University of South Carolina, 1982 Ph.D., Regional Analysis and Planning, Indiana University at Bloomington, 1990 | ||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| William M. Bowen was born in Cleveland and raised in Florida. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill he was commissioned as a Supply Officer in the United States Navy. While on shore duty he entered into a Master of Public Administration program and found that he loved doing research and teaching. He currently serves as Professor and Director of the PhD Program in Urban Studies and Public Affairs in the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. His research and teaching interests are in research-based decision-making and problem solving in regional analysis and planning, especially in relation to economic development, energy policy, and environmental issues. When he is not engaged in scholarship, he spends his time in community service through Civic League activity and through various leadership roles in the Boy Scouts of America. He is also the lead guitar player for a local classic rock and blues band named "The OldKids." | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| Cleveland State University Distinguished Faculty Award for Service, 2009.
Adele Mellen Prize for Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship, 2005 (for The Chief Purpose of Universities: Academic Discourse and the Diversity of Ideas). Outstanding Teacher: Cleveland State University, 2000. The Japan Seminar Participant: Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2000. Visiting Scholar: National Sun-Yat Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, awarded by the National Science Council of Taiwan, 1993-1994 Elected to Pi Alpha Alpha, The National Honor Society For Public Affairs and Administration, 1993 Young Investigators in the Field of Energy, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 1992 - 1993 1st Place, Regional Science Association International Dissertation Competition, 1990. The Nuclear Waste Site Selection Decision: A Comparison of Decision-Aiding Models. Graduate Student Teacher of the Year, School of Public And Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, 1989-1990. | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Research-based decision-making and problem solving in regional analysis and planning, especially in relation to economic development, energy technology and policy, and environmental issues. | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Research Methods and Statistics
Econometrics (800 level) Seminar in Spatial Data Analysis (800 level) Multivariate Statistical Analysis (800 level) Empirical Research Methods (800 level) Elementary Statistics (600 level) Philosophy of Science and Society (600 level) Urban Data Analysis (400 level) Public Administration and Environmental Policy Introduction to Public Administration (600 level) Environmental Policy and Administration (600 level) Geography, Planning, Economic Development Economic Development Seminar (800 level) Urban Spatial Structure (600 level) The Planning Process (500 level) Japanese Politics, Business and Economic Geography (400 level) Urban Development and Planning (300 level) Urban Structures and Policies (200 level) Urban Geography (200 level) Weather and Climate (100 level) Physical Geography (100 level) Other Scientific Knowledge, Risk, and Decision-Making (700 level) | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| American Society for Public Administration, 1981 - present (President, Northeast Ohio Chapter, 1996-1997)
Association of American Geographers, 1985 - present The Regional Science Association International, 1987 - present | ||
| University Service: | ||
| Member, CSU Graduate Council, 2004 - present
Member, CSU Faculty Senate, 2004 - present Member, CSU University Curriculum Committee, 2002 2004 Faculty Senate President, Faculty Representative on the University Board of Trustees, Member of the Ohio Faculty Council, and Member of Presidential Search Committee, Cleveland State University (2000 2002) | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| Associate Editor, International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, 2008 - present
American Editor, International Journal of Global Environmental Issues (2001 - 2007) Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Environmental Management and Technology Secretary/Treasurer, Program for Public Programs and Processes, Institute For Operations Research and Management Science (1996 - 2000) | ||
| Community Service: | ||
| Pepper Pike Civic League, 2005 - present (Chair: Board of Trustees)
Heights Community Congress, 1990 - 1999 (Board of Trustees) Leader: Boy Scouts of America , 1996 - present | ||