Sandy Bowen, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Education

• Ph.D. University of Arizona, Language, Reading and Culture
• M.Ed. Utah State University, Communication Disorders: Education of the Deaf
• B.S. Utah State University, Elementary Education

Professional/Academic Experience

• 2008-Present: Professor, University of Northern Colorado
• 2002-2008: NCSSD Faculty Grant Team, National Center on Severe and Sensory Disabilities: UNC
• 1997-2002: Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado
• 1995-1997: Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado
• 1990-1994: Sign Language Instructor, Utah State University

Research/Areas of Interest

• Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Teacher Preparation Literacy development
• Literacy
• Early Childhood
• Early Intervention
• Multicultural DHH students and families

Publications/Creative Works

Correa-Torres, S. M., & Bowen, S. K.  (2016).  Recognizing the needs of families of children and youth who are deafblind.  American Annals of the Deaf, 161(4).

Bowen, S. K.  (2016).  Early intervention:  A multicultural perspective for students who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing multilingual learners.  American Annals of the Deaf, 161(1), 33-42.

Banerjee, R., Bowen, S., & Ferrell, K. A. (2011). Working with children with visual impairment, hearing loss, and severe disabilities.  In C. Groark (Series Ed.) & S. P. Maude (Vol. Ed.) Early Childhood Intervention: Shaping the future for children with special needs and their families, three volumes: Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Praeger.