Kristen K Bowen
- kristen.bowen@famu.edu
- PHONE
- 850-599-3316
- OFFICE
- Criminal Justice
Perry Paige Bldg. Room #414C
Monday/Wednesday • 10:00 a.m. –1:30 p.m.
Tuesday/Thursday (Online) • 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
CCJ 3129 Multicultural & Adolescent Behavior Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
CCJ 3129 Multicultural & Adolescent Behavior • Tu.Th.— 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
CCJ 4670E Women & Crime • Online
CJE 4065E Police & Society • Online
Ms. Bowen's research area includes parental advocacy, school suspension, and juvenile
delinquency. She assisted with the statistical analysis and data management of projects
in collaboration with the Department of Public Instruction for the purpose of evaluating
alternative learning options for long-term suspended or expelled students in North
Carolina.
Ms. Bowen has taught as an Instructor at Savannah State University; while there, she
taught various courses in Juvenile Delinquency/Justice, Criminology, Law Enforcement,
and Drugs & Special Topics. Her research projects included Factors that contribute
to Student Stress at Savannah State University. Ms. Bowen also implemented a certificate
in Corrections for the Criminal Justice Program. Ms. Bowen has worked in the field
as a mentor and behavior specialist at Life Inc., and Triumph in North Carolina designed
to mentor and deal with behavioral modification of juveniles and at-risk youth. She
also was responsible for parental advocacy in the role of implementing strategies
for parents to communicate effectively with their children.
As a researcher, Ms. Bowen’s special interests are School Suspension and Expulsion,
racial disproportionate rates of African American Males, Juvenile Delinquency Causation
among female offenders, and factors that contribute to gangs. Also, current research
on ‘Long Term Impact of ACEs in Youth and Adult Substance Use Populations.'
- Creative Writing & Journaling
- Artistic Expression
- Photography
- North Carolina Central University • Spring 2006
M.S. in Criminal Justice w/concentration in Corrections
Magna cum laude - Elizabeth City State University • Spring 2003
B.S. in Criminal Justice
Cum laude
- Instructor • 2008- Present
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL - Lecturer • 2006-2008
Savannah State University, Savannah, GA
Publications
*The Disparate Treatment of Black Youth in the Juvenile Justice System; (Education Chapter)- EXPLORING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY CONTACT AND THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS-co-authored by Dr. Rachel Young: edited by Phyllis A. Gray, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company 10/2020
- CCJ 2010 & CCJ 2010E Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJE 4065 Police & Society
- CJL 3510 American Court Systems
- CCJ 4012 Penology
- CCJ 3129 Multicultural Adolescent Behavior
- CCJ Women & Crime
- CCJ Race, Class & Crime
- CCJ Juvenile Delinquency
