SHARON BOWMAN, PH.D., HSPP, ABPP, LMHC

Pronouns: she/her

Dr. Sharon Bowman, PhD, HSPP, ABPP, LMHC has been at Ball State University for 35 years. She is a Professor of Counseling Psychology and Chair of Department for Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology, and Counseling, training both master’s level counseling students and doctoral level counseling psychology students. She also has a small therapy practice at The Briarwood Clinic in Muncie. She has a B.A. in Psychology from The Ohio State University, a M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Akron and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. 

Dr. Bowman is Board Certified in Counseling Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), and President Elect of that board. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (via Divisions 17 and 45), and a Past President of the Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of APA. She served on the Indiana State Psychology Board for 20 years. 

Dr. Bowman ‘s work is focused in areas of diversity (race and ethnicity, women’s issues, LGBTQ issues), in mentoring and supervision, and in disaster and trauma psychology (She has served as a disaster mental health counselor with the American Red Cross for over 28 years).