AWARDS
Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award 2023
Union County Human Rights Award 2019
Teacher of the Year 2015
Outstanding Human Rights Educator Award 2013
City of Newark Municipal Council Commendation 2012 and 2013
Member Iota Tau Alpha 2013
Baxter Elderly 2012
Nominee Jefferson Award 2012
President’s Transforming Lives Award 2009
Greek Advisor of the Year Award 2008, 2009, 2010
Woman of Faith Woman and Action Award 2008
Northern State Prison Appreciation Award 2008
Zeta Phi Beta Educator of the Year Award 2008
Dissertation Award 2003
PUBLICATIONS
Bowe, N. (2008, 2017) Perspectives in Community Mental Health. Kendall Hunt
Bowe, N. Reviewer (2009) Understanding Your Health: Payne, Hahn, Lucas McGraw Hill Publisher
Bowe, N & Toney, J. (2010) Lessons Learned: Sometimes “No Day at the Beach” Huffington Post
Toney, J. & Bowe, N. (2010) Oil-Eating Microbes Have Appetite for Crude but Do They Have the Stomach? Truthout
Rodda, C. & Bowe, N. (2010) University Group Raises Concerns About B.P. Oil Spill Contaminants. Truthout
Bowe, N. (2014) What Does Death Have to Do With It Huffington Post
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
HED 3725 Death In Perspective
HED 3300 Community Mental Health
HED 5500 School Nursing Internship
HED 5300 Community Mental Health
HED 5400 Health and Social Activism
ID 1225 Issues in Contemporary Health
HED 3100 Environmental Health
HED 4100 Drug Use and Abuse
PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES
Research Symposium: The Death Class 2017
The Death Salon: The Death Class 2016
Chicago Ideas Week TED Talk: The Death Class 2015
“An Inter-Disciplinary Approach to Death Education” Keynote Rutgers University Ed of Life Conference 2104
“The Death Class: A True Story About Life”- Concordia College 2014
“Community Gardens as Peace Projects”- Allegheny College Democracy Now Conference 2014
“Examining the Impact of Community Gardens” Sustainability Conference, Newark N.J. 2013
Virginia Commonwealth University Peace Conference, Richmond Va. 2013
Benjamin V Cohen Peace Conference: Ball State University, Muncie Indiana 2013
“No Glove, No Love”-Women’s Center William Paterson University, Paterson N.J. 2013
Chinese Delegation Health Conference-Organizer/Presenter, Kean University Union N.J. 2013
Cultivating Peace and Violence Prevention: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Va. 2012
International Conference on Social Stress, Portsmouth N.H. 2012
Chinese Delegation Health Conference-Presenter, Union N.J. 2012
“Sex and the Mind”-Psychology Club Kean University 2011
Guest Speaker Hunger and Homeless Week Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless 2011
“Bipolar Disorder” National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Union, N.J. 2010
Speaker -“Bullying Prevention” St. Patrick’s High School, Elizabeth N.J. 2010
“Human Health Concerns of the BP Gulf Oil Spill” Union N.J. 2010
“Child and Adolescent Disorders” Plainfield School System 2010
“Child and Adolescent Disorders” N.J. School Nurses Association 2009
President’s Discussion on Civility and Acceptance, Kean University 2009
NJ Consortuim of School Nurses, Jersey City N.J. 2009
Guest Speaker/ Discussion “For Colored Girls” Residence Life Kean University 2009
Speaker/ Legislative Hearing “ Counting the Costs of Incarceration Essex County N.J. 2009