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Sarah Bowen is affiliated with Pacific University Oregon in the United States and specializes primarily in Psychology, with a strong focus on Clinical Psychology. Their research body encompasses 66 publications across this main field, including significant contributions to subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology, Social Psychology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research themes cover a variety of topics with an emphasis on mindfulness and behavioral interventions. Key areas of focus include:

  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions

Sarah Bowen has authored papers appearing in several scholarly venues. Frequent publication sources include:

  • Mindfulness
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Substance Use & Misuse
  • Spirituality in Clinical Practice
  • Trials

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bowen underscore an interest in mindfulness-based relapse prevention, coping strategies, and mental health interventions. Selected recent papers include:

  • Approach Coping and Substance Use Outcomes Following Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention Among Individuals with Negative Affect Symptomatology, 2020, Mindfulness
  • Self-Efficacy as a Potential Mechanism of Behavior Change in Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention, 2022, Mindfulness
  • Mindfulness-based resilience training for aggression, stress and health in law enforcement officers: study protocol for a multisite, randomized, single-blind clinical feasibility trial, 2020, Trials
  • Disrupting the path to craving: Acting without awareness mediates the link between negative affect and craving, 2020, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention Program as an Adjunct to the Standard Treatment for Smoking: A Pragmatic Design Pilot Study, 2020, Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Throughout their work, Bowen has collaborated frequently with several scholars, indicating ongoing research partnerships. Regular co-authors include:

  • Katie Witkiewitz
  • Corey R. Roos
  • Ana Regina Noto
  • Vanessa C. Somohano
  • Michael Christopher

Best Publications

  • Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for substance use disorders: a pilot efficacy trial.

    Sarah Bowen;Neharika Chawla;Susan E. Collins;Katie Witkiewitz

  • Relative Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention, Standard Relapse Prevention, and Treatment as Usual for Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Sarah Bowen;Katie Witkiewitz;Seema L. Clifasefi;Joel Grow

  • Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population

    Sarah Bowen;Katie Witkiewitz;Tiara M. Dillworth;Neharika Chawla

  • Depression, craving, and substance use following a randomized trial of mindfulness-based relapse prevention.

    Katie Witkiewitz;Sarah Bowen

  • Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for substance craving.

    Katie Witkiewitz;Sarah Bowen;Haley Douglas;Sharon H. Hsu

  • Surfing the urge: brief mindfulness-based intervention for college student smokers.

    Sarah Bowen;Alan Marlatt

  • Spirituality, mindfulness and substance abuse.

    Janis Leigh;Sarah Bowen;G. Alan Marlatt

  • Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Addictive Behaviors: A Clinician's Guide

    Sarah Bowen;Neha Chawla;G. Alan Marlatt

  • The role of thought suppression in the relationship between mindfulness meditation and alcohol use.

    Sarah Bowen;Katie Witkiewitz;Tiara M. Dillworth;G. Alan Marlatt

  • Retraining the addicted brain: a review of hypothesized neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness-based relapse prevention.

    Katie Witkiewitz;M. Kathleen B. Lustyk;Sarah Bowen

  • Mindfulness-Based Treatment to Prevent Addictive Behavior Relapse: Theoretical Models and Hypothesized Mechanisms of Change

    Katie Witkiewitz;Sarah Bowen;Erin N. Harrop;Haley Douglas

  • Mindfulness‐based treatments for co‐occurring depression and substance use disorders: what can we learn from the brain?

    Judson A. Brewer;Sarah Bowen;Joseph T. Smith;G. Alan Marlatt

  • Intensive Mindfulness Training and the Reduction of Psychological Distress: A Preliminary Study

    Brian D. Ostafin;Neharika Chawla;Sarah Bowen;Tiara M. Dillworth

  • Mindfulness-based resilience training to reduce health risk, stress reactivity, and aggression among law enforcement officers: A feasibility and preliminary efficacy trial.

    Michael S. Christopher;Matthew Hunsinger;Lt. Richard J. Goerling;Sarah Bowen

  • PTSD symptoms, substance use, and vipassana meditation among incarcerated individuals

    Tracy L. Simpson;D. Kaysen;S. Bowen;L. M. MacPherson

  • Development and evaluation of a mobile intervention for heavy drinking and smoking among college students.

    Katie Witkiewitz;Sruti A. Desai;Sarah Bowen;Barbara C. Leigh

  • Role of Resilience in Mindfulness Training for First Responders

    Joshua Benjamin Kaplan;Aaron L. Bergman;Michael Christopher;Sarah Bowen

  • Mindfulness and modification therapy for behavioral dysregulation: results from a pilot study targeting alcohol use and aggression in women†

    Peggilee Wupperman;Peggilee Wupperman;G. Alan Marlatt;Amy Cunningham;Sarah Bowen

  • Relationship between Dispositional Mindfulness and Substance Use: Findings from a Clinical Sample

    Sarah Bowen;Matthew C. Enkema

  • The mindfulness-based relapse prevention adherence and competence scale: Development, interrater reliability, and validity

    Neharika Chawla;Susan Collins;Sarah Bowen;Sharon Hsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Katie Witkiewitz
Katie Witkiewitz University of New Mexico
G. Alan Marlatt
G. Alan Marlatt University of Washington
Mary E. Larimer
Mary E. Larimer University of Washington
Tracy L. Simpson
Tracy L. Simpson University of Washington
Judson A. Brewer
Judson A. Brewer Brown University
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis M. Donovan University of Washington
Christine M. Lee
Christine M. Lee University of Washington
Cheng-Fang Yen
Cheng-Fang Yen Kaohsiung Medical University
Kristina M. Jackson
Kristina M. Jackson Brown University
Debra Kaysen
Debra Kaysen Stanford University

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