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Samantha Bowen

Credentials: BSW, MSW

Position title: Assistant Director of Violence Prevention

Pronouns: she/her

Education
BSW, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Education
MSW, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Sam Bowen started working at UHS in 2022 as the Assistant Director of Violence Prevention, after four years away from UHS while she worked in public health management of HIV/AIDS in Texas and California. Bowen leads a team of Violence Prevention specialists, who work to understand and address root causes of relatioship and sexual violence on our campus and in our broader community.

Bowen loves to work with college students because college is such a pivotal time in their lives for shaping skills and attitudes that inform how they build a safer, healthier, and more just world.

In 2017, Bowen received the Campus Impact Award for the Student Personnel Association for her work to expand campus primary violence prevention efforts and has been honored with several campus recognitions for her role advising and mentoring students.