Aaron Bowen MLIS, MAIS

Overview

I am a reference and instruction librarian at Wichita State University. My subject areas are Health Sciences, Psychology, and Communications. My roles include providing information literacy instruction and assessment, offering reference and research consultation services, and acting as a library liaison in my subject areas.  I am also a Co-Director of WSU’s Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities.  In this role I collaborate with the Director and other Co-Directors of the center on identifying and applying for grant funding, developing grant budgets and timelines, and crafting language for the different elements of grant applications.

Academic Interests and Expertise

My specialties include LibGuide design, evidence-based practice instruction, coordinating systematic reviews, crafting a teaching module on dispelling medical disinformation, and offering instruction on EndNote citation management software.

Publications

• Musaji, I., O’Bryan, E., and Bowen, A. (2025). Approaches to training speech-language pathologists to work with people with aphasia: A systematic review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Accepted.
• Alagic, M., Sclafani, M., Filbert, N., Rimmington, G., Demissie, Z., Dutta, A., Bowen, A., Lindsay, E., Kuhlmann, M., Rattani, A., and Rai, A. (2023). Adaptive scaffolding toward transdisciplinary collaboration: Reflective polyvocal self-study. In: Guralnick, D., Auer, M.E., Poce, A. (eds), Innovative Approaches to Technology-Enhanced Learning for the Workplace and Higher Education: Proceedings of The Learning Ideas Conference 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems book series, v. 581. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21569-8_3.
• Chesser, A., Keene Woods, N., Bowen, A., Vargas, I.L., and Hawley, S. (2021). Mental health literacy and women: A systematic review. The Kansas Nurse, 96(1), 6-19. https://soar.wichita.edu/handle/10057/22423
• Bowen, A. (2018). The visual effect: A literature review of visual design principles as they apply to academic library websites. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 23(3-4): 67-88.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10875301.2019.1702133.
• Bowen, A., Ellis, J., and Chaparro, B. (2018). Long nav or short nav?: Student responses to two different navigational interface designs in LibGuides Version 2. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 44(3): 391-403.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2018.03.002
• Bowen, A. (2014). LibGuides and Web-based library guides in comparison: Is there a pedagogical advantage? Journal of Web Librarianship, 8(2): 1-25.  https://doi.org/10.1080/19322909.2014.903709
• Bowen, A. (2012). A LibGuides presence in a Blackboard environment. Reference Services Review, 40(3): 449 – 468.  https://doi.org/10.1108/00907321211254698

Grants

• Co-PI: Enhancing Disaster Literacy of Kansas Communities Through Incorporation of NASA-Relevant Materials in Middle School Curriculum, October 2022.  $76,330 over one year.
• Co-PI:  Data-enabled Disaster Resilience Center, September 2020 – October 2024. $300,000 over three years.
• Internal Organizational Partner:  Institute for Health Disparities.  $300,000 over three years
• Multiple grant proposals under development through the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities