Dr. Bowen is a Full Member in the Cancer Prevention Research Program of the Public Health Sciences Division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. She is also a Full Professor in the Department of Health Services of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington. Dr. Bowen is currently an investigator in the regional Cancer Prevention Network, focused on community based research on cancer prevention targets, where she chairs the Screening working group. She is also a co-investigator on the regional Native American Community Health Network, a group of investigators and community health experts working to conduct research and training in Native communities in the West. Dr. Bowen is also the principal investigator on a Melanoma study, which adapts a cancer-related behavior change intervention for delivery via the Internet. She has been the principal investigator of several NIH-funded grants involving breast cancer risk communications, including the Breast Cancer Risk Counseling Studies, the RISK study and the WIRES study.
Dr. Bowen has been an investigator in the coordinating centers of three large multi-center prevention trials: the Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET), the Women's Health Trial: Feasibility Study in Minority Populations (WHT:FSMP) and the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). In addition, Dr. Bowen has led or participated in numerous community intervention studies that have successfully recruited and maintained advisory committees, including members of the community representing the target audience. She was also the principal investigator for a church-based dietary intervention trial and in that role chaired an advisory committee of local church leaders representing a broad variety of denominations. She also leads the Social and Behavioral Sciences Affinity group at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, a group that includes over 20 scientists and associated project staff focused on a wide range of cancer prevention interventions. Dr. Bowen is the Co-Principal Investigator of the Cancer Information Service located at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
