James Madison University
Rockingham, VA
Lindsey A. Harvell-Bowman is an interdisciplinary researcher at James Madison University as Associate Professor in the School of Communication Studies. A member of the Osage Nation, a Native American tribe of the American Great Plains (Oklahoma), she received her PhD in Social Influence from the University of Oklahoma in 2012, where she focused on existential concern as a persuasion tool in campaign message design. Dr. Harvell-Bowman’s research currently centers around the psychological experiences of suicidality and death anxiety, as well as mortality salience effects in advocacy messages.
Dr. Harvell-Bowman is a member of the International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology (ISSEP) Board of Directors, and has served as Treasurer on the ISSEP Executive Committee, as well as a member of the Task Force for Pedagogical Advancement and the Grants & Awards Committee. Dr. Harvell-Bowman also serves on the Board of Trustees with the Ernest Becker Foundation (EBF) and has been featured on several of their webinars. Her research also served as a framework for the EBF’s publication, “Death Anxiety & Social Change: A communications Guide for Advocates.” She has a co-edited book entitled, Denying Death: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Terror Management Theory (2016), as well as a sole-authored book entitled, The Psychology and Communication Behind Flight Anxiety: Afraid to Fly (2021). She’s worked on several grant-funded interdisciplinary research teams involving communication, psychology, and health research.
Dr. Harvell-Bowman has nearly a decade of experience in formal ethical review of research, having served as a member and Vice-Chair of the Institutional Review Board. Currently, she serves as the Chair of the IRB at James Madison University. Since her tenure as Chair, alongside her board, she has passed 7 standard operating procedures and helped to revise two policies - all leading to more efficient research processes.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM PT