Alex J. Bowers

Professor of Education Leadership, Teachers College,

Columbia University

Alex J. Bowers is professor of educational leadership at Teachers College at Columbia University. He was previously an assistant professor of education leadership at the University of Texas at San Antonio and an adjunct professor of biological sciences at Oxnard College. He is an affiliate of the Data Science Institute at Columbia University and a faculty advisor to the Harvard Strategic Data Project. His work has been distinguished by multiple awards; he was the first person to win both the AERA Emerging Scholar Award for Division A (Administration, Organization and Leadership), and the UCEA Jack A. Culbertson Award for outstanding early faculty research. He was named an Outstanding Reviewer of the Year for the journals American Educational Research Journal, Educational Administration Quarterly, and the Journal of Educational Administration. He is associate editor for Educational Administration Quarterly, and currently serves on the editorial boards of the journals American Educational Research Journal and the Journal of Educational Administration. Bowers received his MA in molecular biology along with biochemistry and microbiology from The Pennsylvania State University and a PhD in educational administration from Michigan State University.