Rodney G. Bowden, PhD

Rodney Bowden, PhD, is a Professor and Brown Foundation Endowed Chair in Baylor University's Medical Science program and serves as a doctoral mentor in both the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation and through a dual appointment in the Department of Public Health. He joined Baylor in the fall of 2000. Bowden received his PhD from Texas A&M University in 1995 focusing on lipid measurement and medical outcomes. He served for eight years as an Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research in the School of Education at Baylor, and Executive Associate Dean and Dean for a combined six years in the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences at Baylor. He also served as a visiting scholar for six months at the University of Hawaii-Manoa in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Bowden has an extensive background in research including grants, sponsored projects and publications in the areas of lipid metabolism, inflammation, and clinical cardiovascular disease in chronic disease populations. He has been awarded approximately $12.5 million in extramural funding and curricular contracts as a principal or co-investigator. Additionally, Bowden has published ~90 peer-reviewed journal publications in journals such as the Journal of Renal Nutrition, American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research, Journal of Nephrology, Postgraduate Medicine, International Journal of Translational Medicine, Journal of Hospital Administration and Clinical Lipidology. Students have been included as a primary author or co-author on most publications and presentations. Bowden has presented nearly 200 research or practice related presentations at discipline specific scientific conferences with over 100 published abstracts in journals and conference proceedings.  

Areas of Research Interest

• Lipid Metabolism
• Inflammation
• Clinical Cardiovascular Disease
• Chronic Kidney Disease