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Deborah J. Bowen is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Health Professions and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broader disciplines, their work is situated especially in General Health Professions, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Social Psychology, and Applied Psychology.

The main areas of study for Bowen include topics related to BRCA gene mutations in cancer, health policy implementation science, mental health and patient involvement, genomics and rare diseases, mental health treatment and access, ethics in clinical research, and digital mental health interventions.

Bowen has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Patient Education and Counseling
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authorship with Elizabeth M. Swisher, Catharine Wang, Barbara M. Norquist, Nicole Ackermann, and Brian H. Shirts.

Selected recent papers reflect the scope and focus of Bowen's research interests:

  • Strategies of community engagement in research: definitions and classifications, 2020, Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • Barriers, interventions, and recommendations: Improving the genetic testing landscape, 2022, Frontiers in Digital Health
  • Comparison of Teleintegrated Care and Telereferral Care for Treating Complex Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care, 2021, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Reaching Consensus on Principles of Stakeholder Engagement in Research, 2020, Progress in Community Health Partnerships
  • Remotely Delivered Cancer Genetic Testing in the Making Genetic Testing Accessible (MAGENTA) Trial, 2023, JAMA Oncology

Best Publications

  • How We Design Feasibility Studies

    Deborah J. Bowen;Matthew Kreuter;Bonnie Spring;Ludmila Cofta-Woerpel

  • Design of the Women's Health Initiative clinical trial and observational study

    G. Anderson;S. Cummings;L. S. Freedman;C. Furberg

  • Effect of estrogen plus progestin on global cognitive function in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study: a randomized controlled trial.

    Stephen R. Rapp;Mark A. Espeland;Sally A. Shumaker;Victor W. Henderson

  • Effect of exercise on total and intra-abdominal body fat in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial.

    Melinda L. Irwin;Yutaka Yasui;Cornelia M. Ulrich;Deborah Bowen

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health: Findings and Concerns

    Laura Dean;Ilan H. Meyer;Kevin Robinson;Randall L. Sell

  • Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: The Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary Modification Trial

    Shirley A. A. Beresford;Karen C. Johnson;Cheryl Ritenbaugh;Norman L. Lasser

  • Sexual orientation and health: comparisons in the women's health initiative sample.

    Barbara G. Valanis;Deborah J. Bowen;Tamsen Bassford;Evelyn Whitlock

  • Cancer yield of mammography, MR, and US in high-risk women: prospective multi-institution breast cancer screening study.

    Constance D. Lehman;Claudine Isaacs;Mitchell D. Schnall;Etta D. Pisano

  • Cancer-related risk indicators and preventive screening behaviors among lesbians and bisexual women.

    Susan D. Cochran;Vickie M. Mays;Deborah Bowen;Suzann Gage

  • Effect of Exercise on Serum Estrogens in Postmenopausal Women A 12-Month Randomized Clinical Trial

    Anne McTiernan;Shelley S. Tworoger;Shelley S. Tworoger;Cornelia M. Ulrich;Yutaka Yasui

  • Changes in diet, physical activity, and supplement use among adults diagnosed with cancer

    Ruth E Patterson;Marian L Neuhouser;Monique M Hedderson;Stephen M Schwartz

  • Family history of diabetes as a potential public health tool

    Tabitha A Harrison;Lucia A Hindorff;Helen Kim;Roberta C.M Wines

  • Overweight and obesity in sexual-minority women: evidence from population-based data

    Ulrike Boehmer;Deborah J. Bowen;Greta R. Bauer

  • Research Funded by the National Institutes of Health on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations

    Robert W. S. Coulter;Karey S. Kenst;Deborah J. Bowen;Scout

  • Reliability and Validity of the Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale

    Douglas W. Levine;Daniel F. Kripke;Robert M. Kaplan;Megan A. Lewis

  • The importance of health insurance as a determinant of cancer screening: evidence from the Women's Health Initiative.

    Judith Hsia;Elizabeth Kemper;Catarina I. Kiefe;Jane G. Zapka

  • An application of the stage model of behavior change to dietary fat reduction

    Susan J. Curry;Alan R. Kristal;Deborah J. Bowen

  • The Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS): A Trial of the Effect of Estrogen Therapy in Preventing and Slowing the Progression of Dementia

    Sally A. Shumaker;Beth A. Reboussin;Mark A. Espeland;Stephen R. Rapp

  • Differences in Survival by Histologic Type of Pancreatic Cancer

    Megan Dann Fesinmeyer;Melissa A. Austin;Christopher I. Li;Anneclaire J. De Roos

  • Health Inequalities Among Sexual Minority Adults: Evidence from Ten U.S. States, 2010

    John R. Blosnich;Grant W. Farmer;Joseph G.L. Lee;Vincent M.B. Silenzio

Frequent Co-Authors

Tait D. Shanafelt
Tait D. Shanafelt Stanford University
Neil E. Kay
Neil E. Kay Mayo Clinic
Wylie Burke
Wylie Burke University of Washington
Yutaka Yasui
Yutaka Yasui St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Susan L. Slager
Susan L. Slager Mayo Clinic
John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Curtis A. Hanson
Curtis A. Hanson Mayo Clinic
Cornelia M. Ulrich
Cornelia M. Ulrich University of Utah
Nicole Urban
Nicole Urban Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Jennifer L. Hay
Jennifer L. Hay Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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