Biography
Dr. Bowen was a Registered Nurse and trained Midwife and is now Professor Emeritus. She has extensive clinical, educator, and administrator experience in Women’s Medical and Mental Health. Her research focus, into understanding the mental health of mothers and vulnerable women, brought these areas of expertise together. Angela held local, provincial, and national funding for her many research projects to improve the health of mothers and their families.
Angela retired to care for her husband, but she continues to co-lead a provincial working group that has developed policy recommendations to address gaps related to maternal mental health, including designating Maternal Mental Health Day proclaimed the first in Saskatchewan and globally, with World Maternal Mental Health Day being the first Wednesday in May.
She was involved in projects related to Aboriginal maternal health in Australia and projects prior to retirement were to improve Indigenous mothers’ access to culturally secure birth in Saskatchewan. She is presently consulting to a northern First Nation to develop a free-standing birthing centre.
Angela found great professional joy in mentoring over 30 graduate students. She is a prolific presenter and author of refereed articles, book chapters, and other knowledge translation activities related to maternal health. She is a proud mother and grandmother which led to her publish “Today’s Grandmother: Your Guide to the First Two Years.”
Research Interests
- Maternal mental health
- Indigenous Birthing and Midwifery
Methodology
- Quantitative
- Qualitative
- Mixed methods