Scott E. Bowen

Scott E. Bowen

Research interest(s)/area of expertise

Behavioral pharmacology, behavioral toxicology, neurobehavioral teratology

Education

• 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

News mentions

• Inhalant that contributed to Aaron Carter's death needs more regulation, advocates say
• The movement to relax ban on psychedelic drugs
• Society for Psychopharmacology and Substance Use Scientist Spotlight

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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