Scott E Bowen (ad4771)

University information

Title: Department Chair
Unit: Psychology
Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science

Contact information

Department of Psychology
5057 Woodward
Room 8202.3
Detroit, 48202

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department:

Psychology

Title: Professor of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience
Secondary Title: Department Chair
Phone: 313-577-2803
Curriculum Vitae: https://people.wayne.edu/profile/ad4771/1578/cvsebowen_07272023.pdf 735633 1690479299 file
Social Media: https://x.com/scottbowen66
Research interest(s)/area of expertise:

Behavioral pharmacology, behavioral toxicology, neurobehavioral teratology

Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications: Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, University of Mississippi M.A. in Psychology, University of Mississippi B.A. in Psychology, University of Mississippi
Awards and grants:

Awards

  • WSU President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • WSU CLAS Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • Fellow status in Division 28, American Psychological Association
  • Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Leadership Training Grant/Mortar Board's LEAD Advisor Development Program

Grants

  • "Response Contingent Behavioral Effects of Abused Solvents". Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (National Research Service Award) -- Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (F32DA005670)
  • “Behavioral Studies of Opiate Tolerance and Dependence.” Role: Co-Investigator. Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (2R01DA003796)
  • “Self-administration of Abused Inhalants in Mice”. Role: Principal Investigator. Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (1R01DA15095)
  • “A Preclinical Model of Adolescent Toluene Abuse in Rats”. Role: Principal Investigator. Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (1R21DA019151)
  • “Behavioral Effects of Gestational Inhalant Abuse in Rats”. Role: Principal Investigator. Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (1R01DA15951)
  • ”Does Repeated Toluene Alter Ethanol’s Properties”. Role: Principal Investigator. Source: Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology
  • ”Inhaled Toluene-Produced Physical Dependence in Mice”. Role: Principal Investigator. Source: Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology
  • “The effects of gestational opioid exposure on the maternal brain, behavior and microbiome”. Role: Co-Investigator. Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA 052386). Susie Brummelte, PI
Selected publications:

Student names are italicized and underlined.

  • Bowen, S.E., Hannigan, J.H., Davidson, C. & Callan, S.P. (2018). Abstinence Following Toluene Exposure Increases Anxiety-Like Behavior in Mice. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 65, 42-50. PMID: 29292231. doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2017.12.010
  • Wallin, C.M., Bowen, S.E., Roberge, C.L., Richardson, L.M., Brummelte, S. (2019) Gestational buprenorphine exposure: Effects on pregnancy, development, neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, and behavior in a translational rodent model. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 205, 1-11. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107625
  • Apawu, A.K., Callan, S.P., Mathews, T.A., and Bowen, S.E. (2020). Repeated Toluene Exposure Leads to Neuroadaptation in Dopamine Release Mechanisms within the Nucleus Accumbens Core. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2020.115260
  • Davidson, C.J., Hannigan, J.H., and Bowen, S.E. (2021). Effects of Inhaled Combined Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (BTEX): Toward an Environmental Exposure Model. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2020.103518
  • Wallin, C.M., Bowen, S.E., & Brummelte, S. (2021). Opioid use during pregnancy can impair maternal behavior and the Maternal Brain Network: A literature review. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2021.106976
  • Wallin, C.M., Bowen, S.E., and Brummelte, S. (2021). Opioid use during pregnancy can impair maternal behavior and the Maternal Brain Network: a scoping review of the literature”. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. PMID: 33812002 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2021.106976
  • Cruz, S.L. and Bowen, S.E. (2021). The last two decades on preclinical and clinical research on inhalant effects. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. PMID: 34087382; DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2021.106999
  • Davidson, C., Svenson, D., Hannigan, J., Perrine, S. and Bowen, S.E. (2021). A Novel Preclinical Model of Environment-like Combined Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (BTEX) Exposure: Behavioral and Neurochemical Findings. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2022.107076
  • Svenson, D.W., Davidson, C.J., Thakur, C., and Bowen, S.E. (2022). Acute Exposure to Abuse-Like Concentrations of Toluene Induces Inflammation in Mouse Lungs and Brain. Journal of Applied Toxicology. doi.org/10.1002/jat.4285
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Translational Neuroscience Program

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Research Interests:

Research focuses on behavioral pharmacology, behavioral toxicology, and neurobehavioral teratology, also to understand why volatile organic solvents, such as toluene and nitrous oxide, are abused.

Disease/Disorder

Behavioral pharmacology and toxicology of commonly abused drugs.

Species

Rats and mice.

Methods

Rodent models/tests for anxiety or depression behaviors, activity, memory, operant methods of reinforcement, and developmental milestones.

Key Collaborators

John Hannigan, Shane Perrine, Alana Conti, Susanne Brummelte, George Borszcz, Matthew Galloway.

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